NY Times: good article

[ThatJoeGuy]

Excellent article! I practically feel...vindicated!

Attached a PDF of the article just in case anyone would like it, or is unable to access the URL for any reason.

View attachment E-Cigarettes Help Smokers Quit, but They Have Some Unlikely Critics - NYTimes.pdf

 

[Uma]

Excellent research, excellent journalism, excellent excellent excellent!!

 

[dagnagan]

It's gotten a mention, with excerpt, on Instapundit this afternoon, which will send a huge amount of traffic to the story.

 

[Kurt]

And the New York Times, no less! Could it be we have been accepted? Bill, fantastic work!! This is true support from a huge media outlet.

 

[evilfrog]

What a pleasant surprise to find this in the paper this morning! Great job by all involved. Keep up the good work, Bill!

I might even cut this out and post it at work.

 

[Vocalek]

Here is the reaction from our friends at the American Council on Science and Health (ACSH)

Rare sanity in the world of tobacco harm reduction Publication Date: November 8, 2011 ACSH applauds John Tierney's column in today's Science section of The New York Times, in which he argues for the promotion of electronic cigarettes as a harm reduction method to reduce the tremendous toll of smoking in the U.S.

Rare sanity in the world of tobacco harm reduction > Facts & Fears > ACSH

Your watches: Health Facts & Fears

And here is the latest update from Professor Polosa: "Our BMC paper on e-cigs has been downloaded more than 4500 times since its publication. We expect this figure to rise even further because of its exposure in the NY Times column...."

 

[Vocalek]

More commentary on the article. From the Competitive Enterprise Institute:

Smokers’ Opportunity to Quit Smoking Opposed by Blinkered Anti-Tobacco Zealots

 

[Grammie]

A breathe of fresh air, superior article!

 

[telsie]

So refreshing to see an unbiased article about ecigs from a mainstream news source. I've been pimping the link to it all over the place!

 

[Poeia]

I also love that it doesn't come off like someone who drank the Kool Aid (or vaped the e-cig.) He doesn't say that PVs are the perfect solution to all of the world's problems, just that they are obviously healthier than the alternative. (And he pointed out some of the lies the FDA has been spreading.)

 

[stevejo]

I love reading articles like this -- true honest journalism. No, the e-cig isn't a miracle cure. Yes, it is ridiculously less harmful than analogs. So are snus and dissolvables.

It is awesome to finally see some blunt, factual journalism for us, rather than the regurgitated party line FDA bullshiz that many other media outlets seem to want to puke out.