The breakdown of this study has been posted a few places on this forum, and by many tobacco harm reduction experts.
But yeah, none of that breakdown ever saw the light of day in the mainstream media.
I really do understand why most informed vapers detest the ANTZ, and Big Pharma, and the government efforts against vaping.
But in the end, none of this would be possible without the mainstream media aiding and abetting them.
I think we as a group let the mainstream media off way to easy around here.
That is really the issue. We would all like to see honest journalism, but it is impossible to come by in mainstream media these days - all major media is owned by somebody, and that somebody has vested interests, and friends with vested interests... these days if it's on basic cable or in a well known newspaper or magazine, it won't be fully honest.
Think of it this way - imagine all of the pharmaceutical ads you see on television. All of those ads represent a financial agreement between that TV station and that pharmaceutical company. Let's say, specifically, we are talking about ABC running ads from Pfizer, for example. This means that Pfizer is paying ABC to run these commercials. Now, when the topic of Chantix comes up on the 11 o'clock news, do you really think ABC's going to be fully honest, knowing that it could cost them millions of dollars in advertisements?? I don't think so.
Now multiply this effect by every single from of mainstream media, and every heavily-advertised brand-name product. That is your reality.
And, unfortunately, this is still what most people trust as their main source of "honest" information. Anyone who really wants the truth must read between the lines and dig up alternative, sometimes buried, sources of information.
