National Review - The War on E-Cigarettes

[telsie]

> Full article here. Excerpt below:

In fact, groups like Campaign for tobacco Free Kids have remained steadfast in their adamant opposition to many commonsense strategies for making tobacco less deadly. The most egregious example is their continued prohibitionist stance towards electronic cigarettes. E-cigarettes, which deliver nicotine to the user in a water-like vapor that does not contain the deadly amalgamation of particles found in tobacco smoke, have caught on over the last half-decade with smokers looking for less risky ways to get nicotine, or even trying to quit entirely. Published surveys suggest that e-cigarettes have helped a significant number of people remain abstinent from traditional cigarettes. Furthermore, despite fear-mongering by activist groups, tests performed on e-cigarette liquid and vapor demonstrate that the product is no more toxic than other nicotine-replacement therapy products such as the nicotine patch, gum, and inhaler.

 

[Placebo Effect]

Thanks for posting this. I co-authored the piece with Jeff Stier of the National Center for Public Policy Research, and I'm very happy with how it turned out.

 

[Bill Godshall]

Excellent article.
Thank you very much.

 

[Vocalek]

OMG! Are my eyes deceiving me? One of the commenters is John Polito, and he is speaking in favor of e-cigarettes!

 

[cookiebun]

Thanks for posting this. I co-authored the piece with Jeff Stier of the National Center for Public Policy Research, and I'm very happy with how it turned out.

Well done. Thanks very much.

 

[PoliticallyIncorrect]

Excellent piece. A brief, down-to-earth rundown of the basic facts we've been trying to force into the light of day: e-cigarettes are toxic to the same microscopic degree as are gums & patches, et al; nicotine is not a carcinogen, and when isolated from the toxic soup of garbage created by means of tobacco incineration is little different than caffeine at worst, with certain beneficial aspects otherwise; no one is claiming safety in an absolute sense, just orders of magnitude safer than cigarettes.

What pains me is that the soapbox here is the National Review--which inevitably means that politics will get in the way of common sense.

 

[Placebo Effect]

Based on this article, Jeff has been invited onto CBS Radio in Boston on October 4th at 9 PM. He'll be on Dan Rea's 'Nightside,' and he's getting the full hour to talk about the e-cigarette issue. This appearance is 6 days before the e-cigarette ban comes up for a public hearing at the Boston Public Health Commission, and I'm sure they'll be taking calls.

 

[Vocalek]

Cool. Hope all you beantowners get the opportunity to hear this broadcast. It would be great if Dan Rea also invited someone from the BPHC. I bet Jeff could hold his own in a debate.