FDA NIDA funded MTF finds sharpest annual decline ever in teen smoking and record low teen smoking rates, but MTF demonizes e-cigs to lobby for FDA deemin

[Bill Godshall]

Back on topic

Lots of news stories repeated the false fear mongering claims from MTF press release without any fact checking, failed to report record annual declines in teen smoking, record low teen smoking rates or that most teen vapers were/are cigarette smokers.
Teen E-Cigarette Use Steams Past Smoking, Survey Finds - US News
Survey finds teens trending toward e-cigarettes - SFGate
Survey: U.S. Teens
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2014/12/16/health/ap-us-med-teens-e-cigarettes.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/17/science/national-institute-on-drug-abuse-e-cigarette-study.html
Cigarette Smoking Among Teens Falls as Teens Choose E-Cigarettes
E-cigarettes increasing in popularity among teens, National Institute of Drug Abuse study finds - Washington Times

And several good articles

Mike Siegel: Glantz tells public there is no question that e-cigarettes are a gateway to smoking, but today’s Monitoring the Future data show the opposite
http://tobaccoanalysis.blogspot.com/2014/12/glantz-tells-public-there-is-no.html

Jacob Sullum: vaping rises to record highs, smoking falls to record lows, and activists insist ‘e-cigarettes are a gateway to smoking’
Vaping Rises to Record Highs, Smoking Falls to Record Lows, and Activists Insist 'E-Cigarettes Are a Gateway to Smoking' - Hit & Run : Reason.com

Tim Wostall: Excellent news as e-cigarette, or vaping, use rises
Excellent News As E-Cigarette, Or Vaping, Use Rises - Forbes

 

[Bill Godshall]

Since NIDA funded MTF, please note that NIDA Director Nora Volklow absurdly claimed: “Chronic e-cigarette use would be expected to produce even higher levels of third hand nicotine exposure, and it’s unclear how such exposure could impact the health of close family members, friends, and coworkers who are regularly exposed to these environments.”
http://www.drugabuse.gov/news-event...exposure-wins-top-nih-addiction-science-award

 

[AndriaD]

Not that "third-hand" BS again! I'm not even convinced of the "danger" of "3rd-hand cigarette smoke" and now they want to reach for an even bigger absurdity, with vaping? What total boobs.

Andria

 

[skoony]

Not that "third-hand" BS again! I'm not even convinced of the "danger" of "3rd-hand cigarette smoke" and now they want to reach for an even bigger absurdity, with vaping? What total boobs.

Andria

this is the part that stuck out to me.
" Lee found significant increases in the amount of nicotine on all five surfaces; "
so there was nicotine there naturally before the test?
what were the levels before and after? 1 ppm before and 2 ppm after is
a 100% increase. how would the levels of nicotine affect the nicotine levels found
naturally in ones body? for the answer to these questions don't hold your breath
waiting for an ANTZ response.

regards
mike