Nice interpretation by Dr. Siegel: Anti-Smoking Groups Succeed in Undermining the Public's Appreciation of the Hazards of Smoking

[DrMA]

http://tobaccoanalysis.blogspot.com/2014/12/anti-smoking-groups-succeed-in.html

According to these sources, in 2010, 80% of the public believed that smoking was more hazardous than using non-tobacco-containing, non-combustible electronic cigarettes.

However, in 2013, only 60% of the public believed that smoking was more hazardous than using non-tobacco-containing, non-combustible electronic cigarettes.

ANTZ would typically interpret this as success - they've convinced the public that vaping is as dangerous as smoking. Siegel has a different spin:

Twenty percent of the public has been convinced that smoking is no more hazardous than inhaling aerosol from a device which involves no combustion and contains no tobacco.

Brilliant!

 

[Kent C]

Good piece.... he's making his way back to the 'plus' side for me I read Clive's post as well.

The original story is so inconceivable, that it could very well have been another 'Onion' story (as posted elsewhere). Sad point that it isn't though....

 

[Bill Godshall]

This is old news that Siegel is recycling.

Unfortunately, Siegel continues to falsely refer to e-cig prohibitionists and propagandists as "anti-smoking groups", which only gives these unethical and inhumane jerks (most of whom are or were Big Pharma shills) totally undeserved credibility.