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Simon Chapman wisely suggests ending government subsidization of NRT (that is ineffective for smoking cessation but lucrative for Big Pharma shills and government agencies that hawk NRT and protect it from market competition by e-cigs and smokeless tobacco), touts cold-turkey for smoking cessation, but refuses to even mention e-cigs, which have helped several million smokers quit smoking despite being demonized and banned (in many countries, including Australia) by the same groups that hawk and protect NRT.
https://theconversation.com/is-it-time-to-stop-subsidising-nicotine-replacement-therapies-36760
It would be helpful if lots of vapers posted comments on this article (agreeing with Simon's point about NRT, but also pointing out the benefits of switching to vaping).
As one who has I've known Simon for more than 20 years, I could never figure out why he is so rationale sometimes (e.g. pointing out the ineffectiveness of government run smoking cessation clinics and NRT for smoking cessation, opposing smoking bans at beaches and other vast outdoor areas), but so irrational on other scientific and policy issues (he campaigned to demonize and ban the sale of snus and e-cigs, and he campaigned to mandate plain packaging for cigarettes in Australia).
https://theconversation.com/is-it-time-to-stop-subsidising-nicotine-replacement-therapies-36760
It would be helpful if lots of vapers posted comments on this article (agreeing with Simon's point about NRT, but also pointing out the benefits of switching to vaping).
As one who has I've known Simon for more than 20 years, I could never figure out why he is so rationale sometimes (e.g. pointing out the ineffectiveness of government run smoking cessation clinics and NRT for smoking cessation, opposing smoking bans at beaches and other vast outdoor areas), but so irrational on other scientific and policy issues (he campaigned to demonize and ban the sale of snus and e-cigs, and he campaigned to mandate plain packaging for cigarettes in Australia).