What about when they lie about
vaping, as they usually do when they bring up the topic?
Like so:
From Mayo Clinic's webpage on "Nicotine dependence"
mayoclinic.org/
diseases-conditions/nicotine-dependence/basics/treatment/con-20014452
"
Methods to avoid
There is no scientific evidence that these products work to help stop smoking and little is known about their safety."
.... They list several things to avoid, including ....
"
Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes). Flavored mist containing nicotine that looks like smoke is puffed through a system that looks like a cigarette. Questions exist about the safety of e-cigarette vapor and the amount of nicotine provided."
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
From Mayo Clinic's page on "Healthy Lifestyle - Quit smoking"
mayoclinic.org/
healthy-lifestyle/quit-smoking/expert-answers/electronic-cigarettes/faq-20057776
"
What are electronic cigarettes? Are they safer than conventional cigarettes?
Answers from Lowell Dale, M.D.
When the FDA analyzed samples of two popular brands, it found variable amounts of nicotine and traces of toxic chemicals, including known cancer-causing substances (carcinogens). This prompted the FDA to issue a warning about potential health risks associated with electronic cigarettes.
Until more is known about the potential risks, the safe play is to say no to electronic cigarettes. If you're looking for help to stop smoking, there are many FDA-approved medications that have been shown to be safe and effective for this purpose."
----------------------------------------------------------
Lowell Dale is the Mayo doctor who told a journalist (Eli Lake) this:
"Dr. Lowell Dale, the medical director of the Mayo Clinic’s Tobacco Quitline, [told me] propylene glycol as a liquid...is "similar to antifreeze."
Jacob Sullum had this to say (on reason.com) about Lowell Dale's "similar to antifreeze" comment:
Propylene glycol, which is not an "active ingredient" in e-cigarettes but a carrier in which the nicotine and flavoring are dissolved, is known as "nontoxic antifreeze." Guess why. As Lake notes, it is approved by the FDA as a safe food ingredient. It is also used in various FDA-approved medications, including cough syrup and nasal sprays. Calling it "antifreeze" is a scare tactic aimed at clouding the issue. While it's true that there is not much research on the effects of inhaling propylene glycol, a 2012 study found that, unlike tobacco smoke, e-cigarette vapor does not impair lung function in the short term.
E-cigarettes indisputably deliver nicotine without the myriad toxins and carcinogens generated by burning tobacco. Whatever long-term risk propylene glycol vapor may pose is bound to pale in comparison with the well-established hazards of inhaling all of the chemicals you get from cigarettes (which, by the way, include propylene glycol). The bottom line is that Lake is much better off, in terms of the health risks he faces, for having switched from Marlboro Lights to e-cigarettes. Public health officials and anti-smoking activists who obscure that point are endangering smokers' lives by discouraging them from switching to a much safer alternative."
Mayo Clinic's got a lonnnnng way to go.
