Journal Addiction puts together collection of vaping science

[DrMA]

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1360-0443/homepage/electronic_cigarettes.htm

 

[Painter_]

Wow! they open up strong.

Electronic cigarettes are being used by millions of people worldwide, mostly in an attempt to reduce smoking or stop altogether. Policy makers, smokers, clinicians and the public in general need accurate information on their safety and potential for reducing smoking rates. Unfortunately in some notable cases the science is being misused, with findings being distorted, misinterpreted or misrepresented. Interestingly, up until now this appears to be mainly (though not exclusively) by those who are opposed to electronic cigarettes.

Lots of good linked articles. Thanks for posting.

 

[Lessifer]

I've only read one article so far, the critique of the WHO report, but this is FANTASTIC. Copies of this and the related articles should be submitted to every committee/group considering e-cig legislation.

 

[catlady60]

3 more things stand out:

Selective reporting: e.g., focusing on studies that appear to show harmful effects whole ignoring those that do not.

Misrepresentation of outcome measures: e.g., claiming that e-cigarette use is prevalent among youth by using data on the proportion who have ever tried and creating the misleading impression that they are all current e-cigarette users.

Double standards in what is accepted as evidence: e.g., uncritically accepting conclusions from observational studies with major limitations when these claim that electronic cigarettes are causing harm, but discounting similar or better controlled studies when these appear to show the opposite.

Smackdown of ANTZ in 3..2..1...

 

[DC2]

Robert West.

 

[Mowgli]

Excellent - Shared on FB - Thanks for the link

 

[Anjaffm]

excellent! Thank you! :super:
And I caught it from Mowgli on Facebook and shared it right back - http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...ht-communicating-accurately.html#post14756224

Will ask the mods to close mine.

 

[Tache]

I actually e-mailed him (Robert West) to thank him for this excellent resource - and pointed out a small typo that I asked him to correct so that I could use the page as a reference when dealing with anti e-cig policy makers. I'll let you know what his response is (it is the weekend after all).

 

[Tache]

I actually received a prompt response from Robert West yesterday. Here's the email thread (I've removed email and physical address information from the note as I'm not sure of the policy on ECF) :

Dear Alison

Many thanks - and thanks for notifying me about the typo. I'm copying this to the head office to see if it can be changed.

Cheers

Robert




On Sat, Dec 6, 2014 at 3:07 PM, wrote:

Mr. West,

Thank you so much for your succinct commentary, "Electronic Cigarettes: getting the science right and communicating it accurately". Your introduction and the collection of articles following is a very useful reference and I would like to use it when responding to policy makers. I was directed to the following link by a posting in the ECF Media and General News section.

Addiction - - Wiley Online Library

As you note, those opposed to e-cigarettes do tend to use any excuse to discount information that does not support their views. There is the following typo on the page, "Selective reporting: e.g., focusing on studies that appear to show harmful effects whole ignoring those that do not.". I assume the intention was to use the word "while" rather than "whole". Would you be so kind as to have that corrected so that I can use the reference with impunity?

Thanks again for your excellent work. As an informed current vaper (and former smoker) it is so refreshing to come across logical, intelligent and evidence based material.

Cheers,

Alison