The War on Vaping

[LoveVanilla]

The War on Vaping

If anti-vaping policies have been good for tobacco producers, they’ve also been good for major pharmaceutical manufacturers. Nearly $100 billion was invested in the development of such conventional nicotine-reduction treatments as patches, gums, and lozenges, and they constitute a $6 billion-per-year business. As CEI’s Minton demonstrated in meticulous detail, the financial and organizational links between the anti-smoking advocacy community, the pharmaceutical industry, trial lawyers, and the public sector were key to the effort of making vaping as difficult as possible.

 

[Rossum]

Nice historical summary.

There are a few small details that strike me as questionable, but they are not significant enough dig into one-by-one.

 

[thanswr1]

>>>Even though it is illegal to sell vaping products to minors, last year’s National Youth Tobacco Survey found that an estimated 5.3 million teens used e-cigarettes.

Since it is illegal to sell vaping products to minors, you do not have an FDA problem if they are being sold to minors. You have a law enforcement problem.

Every vape shop I've been in has carded people except if you're like me and you would have to be blind to believe I'm under 21. In addition, most online vendors also have an age check.

So if a teenager is getting their hands on vaping products, blame whoever it is who is giving them access to those products.

Which leads us full circle to "Since it is illegal to sell vaping products to minors, you do not have an FDA problem if they are being sold to minors. You have a law enforcement problem."

 

[MLEJ]

As long as info like this is confined to the internet and niche publications like Commentary, tobacco & pharma will win the war. The truth needs to get out to mainstream broadcast news.

 

[MLEJ]

Even though it is illegal to sell vaping products to minors, last year’s National Youth Tobacco Survey found that an estimated 5.3 million teens used e-cigarettes.

It always strikes me how they use the word "teens" lumped together with "minors" and "children" -- 18 & 19 year olds are "teens" who aren't minors or children.

They also always note survey data saying "used e-cigarettes" and such when having used isn't the same as using regularly.

 

[stols001]

Like most 'black market to minor" things, enforcement is well nigh impossible. A lot of this is minors getting (with or without consent) vapes from their parents. It's also like pill parties where you grab whatever out of the medicine cabinet and take what you want like different color M&Ms. Or using your parents card and computer to order your vape stuff, straight to your friend's house. I'm not sure exactly how online verification works.

I'm not sure it's a law enforcement problem actually, because I don't much consider it one to begin with. I'd rather see law enforcement focused on other stuff because in the grand scheme, minors vaping is UNIMPORTANT. I'm not going to say I approve of minors vaping, honestly, but I bet it is a lot safer than teen driving, teen drunk driving teen binge drinking teen drug use, teens playing with dynamite, teens doing dumb stuff to put on youtube really WHATEVER.

The list of things that should be addressed before vaping is almost endless.

Anna

 

[somdcomputerguy]

It always strikes me how they use the word "teens" lumped together with "minors" and "children" -- 18 & 19 year olds are "teens" who aren't minors or children.

They also always note survey data saying "used e-cigarettes" and such when having used isn't the same as using regularly.