Let's not let the Canadian Lung Association get away with this statement
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They are getting bombarded my stats&facts....including some of my own...
The argument begins & ends with.....
" 1 non-carcinogen drug in e-cigs (nicotine) vs. tobacco smoke, which contains over 4,000 chemicals, of which more than 70 are known to cause, initiate or promote cancer (carcinogens).
The argument begins & ends with.....
" 1 non-carcinogen drug in e-cigs (nicotine) vs. tobacco smoke, which contains over 4,000 chemicals, of which more than 70 are known to cause, initiate or promote cancer (carcinogens).
I hope the comments keep up. I posted that on about 4-5 facebook pages.
Surely with all the info being posted, CLA will have to pull their heads out of the sand, and stop taking the stand that HC is.
I bet they regret that article, they opened the door for us
Surely with all the info being posted, CLA will have to pull their heads out of the sand, and stop taking the stand that HC is.
I bet they regret that article, they opened the door for us
We also need our US e-cig cousins to comment, the CLA made mention of the FDA. I'd like to see hundreds of comments supporting e-cigs on their FB page.
I'm not on FB so I sent an e-mail to Janet Hass / jhass at lung.ca / to express my disappointment that the CLA would not encourage people to use any means available to stop smoking.
There are a few things I found wrong with the article : (Lol, a few)
1) "the Canadian Lung Association encourages people to quit using proven methods"
E-cigs are proven (by me) to work (for me) so it is a "proven method" and the CLA encourages people to "quit using" "proven methods". Something wrong with that!
2) "E-cigarettes are battery-operated devices that are designed to look like and be used in the same manner as regular cigarettes."
Well there's your problem right there! (My apologies to any small-batt users) Lol
3) The entire article has not one bad thing to say about cigarettes.... only e-cigs!?!? Something wrong there! It's supposed to be about National Non-Smoking Week not Non-e-cig week!!
I am immensely disappointed with CLA.
There are a few things I found wrong with the article : (Lol, a few)
1) "the Canadian Lung Association encourages people to quit using proven methods"
E-cigs are proven (by me) to work (for me) so it is a "proven method" and the CLA encourages people to "quit using" "proven methods". Something wrong with that!
2) "E-cigarettes are battery-operated devices that are designed to look like and be used in the same manner as regular cigarettes."
Well there's your problem right there! (My apologies to any small-batt users) Lol
3) The entire article has not one bad thing to say about cigarettes.... only e-cigs!?!? Something wrong there! It's supposed to be about National Non-Smoking Week not Non-e-cig week!!
I am immensely disappointed with CLA.
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I'm disillusioned with them.
BTW good idea about sending an e mail. I think I'll do the same, maybe take a different approach. Rather then tell them what's wrong with the article, I'll tell them my story, How I finally quit the death stix.
BTW good idea about sending an e mail. I think I'll do the same, maybe take a different approach. Rather then tell them what's wrong with the article, I'll tell them my story, How I finally quit the death stix.
How utterly ridiculous. Absolutely foolish statements made my a professional. Canada eh! I'll be writing an email. I'm off to find the Facebook page. 40 years of smoking and only vaping has gotten me off cigarettes. One year for me on Feb the 7th. Screw Health Canada and the Lung Association!!!
You know what scares me the most about all this. I was one of the people stupid enough to try one of those "prescriptions" to stop smoking. I'm still afraid to admit what it did to me. I'm afraid of being labelled for the rest of my life because of it. I'm ashamed of where it brought me. I can talk about it with "liquid courage" or as a "second party" to it, no emotion.
Hopefully, sooner rather then later, I can stand strong, head high, and tell my experience of these "so called scientific proven methods" of quitting smoking.
Vaping saved my life, in more ways then 1.
Hopefully, sooner rather then later, I can stand strong, head high, and tell my experience of these "so called scientific proven methods" of quitting smoking.
Vaping saved my life, in more ways then 1.
I am currently taking a break from FB due to all the stupid I see on it, but I am willing to fall off the wagon for a cause.... If only I really thought FB actually means something.
FB comments at this time don't hold a candle to snail mail written letters. As far as influence, as far as public knowledge or opinion I'm not sure that it holds an edge as its a small percent that look at those pages.
FB comments at this time don't hold a candle to snail mail written letters. As far as influence, as far as public knowledge or opinion I'm not sure that it holds an edge as its a small percent that look at those pages.
Social media comments don't tend to get "lost" or "not received" quite as quickly as snail mail. Yet I do tend to agree that snail mail takes it past the impulse response.
I am yet to see a FB outcry change anything, I mean sure things can get trendy on it, but it has yet to actually change anything. It is more a place for advertisers now, than a place to get together and chat with friends or cause a social change.
And the comments do get lost just as easy in a sea full of infighting in the comment sections you think they all read all 2000+ comments? Nope it's skimmed for words so they know what words to use in their marketing.
And the comments do get lost just as easy in a sea full of infighting in the comment sections you think they all read all 2000+ comments? Nope it's skimmed for words so they know what words to use in their marketing.
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This is about education not change. If you don't know what the issue is you won't ever be able to make a change.
One step at a time!
Yes sent it together withe the Global New flash and the CLA media blurb to the Toronto Star
Is it ok to send a potential news story to more than one publication? I'm thinking NOW magazine, the Globe, etc.
Edit: How about sending a copy to Melissa Ramsey who posted the story on GlobalTV.com?
Edit: How about sending a copy to Melissa Ramsey who posted the story on GlobalTV.com?
Excellent thought. I looked for her contact info but could not find. One would think that she would rather "correct" her own sloppy journalism rather than have someone else do it for her.
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