Researchers Claim Switching to Snus Won't Help Public Health

[Vocalek]

Original Abstract:

Quantifying the effects of promoting smokeless tobacco as a harm reduction strategy in the USA -- Mejia et al. 19 (4): 297 -- Tobacco Control

http://tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/19/4/297.abstract#responses
I wrote about it in my blog.

http://nicotinetruth.blogspot.com/2010/08/what-if-we-told-truth-about-snus.html

 

[Xanax]

Thanks for the info. I've been curious about this topic for a while.

 

[hittman]

I may be mistaken but the only snus I heard mentioned was by RJ Reynolds. There are many studies and research proving that swedish snus is much safer than smoking. I am sure you already know this but thought I would mention it. Thanks for the link. I do appreciate it.

 

[rothenbj]

Nice response Elaine and great find. I shall add my own strictly from a consumer's standpoint, who had been lied to for a quarter century. That means I could have quit well over half the time that I smoke and tremendously reduced my chances that I now have of developing a smoking related disease.

That I wasted my time and hard earned money with HRT "solutions". It will be scathing in response to this study and I'd do it now if I wasn't on the road using my Droid.

 

[Vocalek]

Thanks Jim: I never heard back from tobacco Control that they had accepted my Response. Previously I have received an email when they have accepted one of my responses. But when I looked today, there it was. Notice that I only mentioned the GIGO factor in my blog, not in the medical journal response page. I thought Joel Nitzkin did it much more eloquently and tactfully.

 

[rothenbj]

Commented to TC abstract, duped to you blog and Emailed author,

 

[Vocalek]

Great Comment, Jim. Published it as soon as I saw it.