FDA USA Today editoriai advocates FDA deeming reg and State AG action, Jeff Stier's op/ed supports e-cigs

[Bill Godshall]

The following editorial and op/ed will be in tomorrow's print edition of USA Today. Please go online and cast your vote on each.

USA Today editorial grossly misrepresents facts on e-cigs to advocate FDA deeming regulation (that would ban >99.9% of e-cigs now consumed by adults) and to urge State AGs to falsely redefine e-cigs as “cigarettes” to impose MSA restrictions on e-cigs.
E-cigarettes cloud progress on teen smoking: Our view

Jeff Stier’s Opposing View in USA Today – Rally behind e-cigarettes: Don’t undermine the promise of powerful harm reduction tools
Rally behind e-cigarettes: Opposing view

 

[choochoogranny]

Voted on both!

 

[catsitter]

Voted on both...

 

[TLS01]

Both as well.

 

[DC2]

Damn skippy I voted on both!

 

[AndriaD]

Yep, me too.

Andria

 

[nomore stinkies]

Done. I love the comment "nicotine laced" air. Please, stop the madness..........................................................

 

[Belushi]

Hmm... I went to the linked University of Michigan study that the first article references. From that study, followed the link to the associated "Tables and figures" and see no reference in the actual data to e-cigarettes. I do see references to cigarettes and smokeless tobacco, but not to electronic cigarettes. Wonder if the e-cigarrette analysis was base on extra questions being asked on the side as an after thought. Just wonder how questions were asked, anything distinguishing between kids experimenting vs true use, or smokers switching to e-cigarettes VS going straight to e-cigarettes (e.g. never having smoked cigarettes).

 

[sixstring]

voted on both

 

[Jman8]

67% strongly disagree on the first one. Me included.

Was going to quote some of that here but see that as pointless. Too easy to pick apart.