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Corrective education targeting misperceptions of nicotine products' relative harmfulness may facilitate their use [NRT and vapor products} for smoking cessation.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35368082/
Corrective education targeting misperceptions of nicotine products' relative harmfulness may facilitate their use [NRT and vapor products} for smoking cessation.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35368082/
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High perceived threat of tobacco may be overgeneralized to nicotine. Messaging should attempt to correct the misperception that nicotine causes cancer.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35385112/
High perceived threat of tobacco may be overgeneralized to nicotine. Messaging should attempt to correct the misperception that nicotine causes cancer.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35385112/
@DrCaliff_FDA's @US_FDA says that e-cigarettes are “potentially less harmful forms of nicotine delivery for adults, [and] many studies suggest e-cigarettes and noncombustible tobacco products may be less harmful than combustible cigarettes.”
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@DrCaliff_FDA's @US_FDA notes further: A Cochrane 2020 systematic evidence review found:
"ENDS [ecigs] may help more people stop smoking for six months or longer than using nicotine patches or gum [&] the overall incidence of serious adverse effects related to ENDS is low."
@DrCaliff_FDA's @US_FDA notes further: A Cochrane 2020 systematic evidence review found:
"ENDS [ecigs] may help more people stop smoking for six months or longer than using nicotine patches or gum [&] the overall incidence of serious adverse effects related to ENDS is low."
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@DrCaliff_FDA's @US_FDA notes further: “Existing studies have shown that daily ENDS [e-cigarette] use is associated with significant reductions in combusted cigarette use.”
fda.gov/media/153017/d…
@DrCaliff_FDA's @US_FDA notes further: “Existing studies have shown that daily ENDS [e-cigarette] use is associated with significant reductions in combusted cigarette use.”
fda.gov/media/153017/d…
Truth-telling and "utility" (greatest good for greatest number) are 2 basic principles in healthcare ethics that may come into conflict. For example:
17% of adults are salt-sensitive (more salt => higher blood pressure). 83% can eat as much salt as they like.
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17% of adults are salt-sensitive (more salt => higher blood pressure). 83% can eat as much salt as they like.
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The above figure comes from this peer-reviewed paper.
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…
Now, let's consider how truth-telling and utility come into conflict...
The above figure comes from this peer-reviewed paper.
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…
Now, let's consider how truth-telling and utility come into conflict...
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The dilemma for public health is this: If we tell EVERYONE to reduce their salt intake, this will help the 17% who are salt-sensitive. It may save lives.
But that requires us to violate truth-telling (i.e., it requires public health authorities to lie to 83% of adults).
The dilemma for public health is this: If we tell EVERYONE to reduce their salt intake, this will help the 17% who are salt-sensitive. It may save lives.
But that requires us to violate truth-telling (i.e., it requires public health authorities to lie to 83% of adults).
Arnold is correct, and this is about going green. COP26
WITH COP9 There is another fight.
With Tobacco Control,WHO,BLOOMBERG & His Philanthropies, Many have just tried to show them the Truth with real peer reviewed reseach & science. But they have twisted their own Article 5.3
WITH COP9 There is another fight.
With Tobacco Control,WHO,BLOOMBERG & His Philanthropies, Many have just tried to show them the Truth with real peer reviewed reseach & science. But they have twisted their own Article 5.3
This Article has everyone banning together, in support to actually ignore all science. Backed by renewed resources funded by a Billionaire who thinks No 1 should have anything except him. He has tried to ban Sugar,Pops,Sweet drinks, and a host of other items. Don't believe me
Read this article, as he tries to ban a dozen things. Now we wants to ban Ecigs and other Life Saving products
nation.time.com/2013/11/24/smo…
nation.time.com/2013/11/24/smo…
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@CJBoyd_Research: No one vapes THC in "ENDS." THC vs. nicotine vapes = different devices.
Your study found “wheezing or whistling” in teens who vaped THC. And it found that teens who vape nicotine ("ecigs") have no respiratory symptoms. None.
sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
@CJBoyd_Research: No one vapes THC in "ENDS." THC vs. nicotine vapes = different devices.
Your study found “wheezing or whistling” in teens who vaped THC. And it found that teens who vape nicotine ("ecigs") have no respiratory symptoms. None.
sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
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So, consider the logic of your statement on @CNN:
"Without a doubt, e-cigarettes are unhealthy and not good for lungs." ["Of course, we couldn't find any harms from nicotine vaping ('e-cigarettes'), but it just stands to reason there must be some."]
cnn.com/2021/03/03/hea…
So, consider the logic of your statement on @CNN:
"Without a doubt, e-cigarettes are unhealthy and not good for lungs." ["Of course, we couldn't find any harms from nicotine vaping ('e-cigarettes'), but it just stands to reason there must be some."]
cnn.com/2021/03/03/hea…
PS: I cannot state strongly enough how the community of millions of adult ex-smokers who use #SaferNicotine to avoid toxic forms of tobacco HATE the term "ENDS."
And how much we hate @CDCgov's insistence that some people vape THC in "Electronic NICOTINE Delivery Systems."
And how much we hate @CDCgov's insistence that some people vape THC in "Electronic NICOTINE Delivery Systems."
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If nicotine vapes ("e-cigarettes") are, in fact, safer than smoking, and help smokers quit, they are (obviously) profoundly different from recreational drugs like alcohol, caffeine & cannabis.
So, what if we just ask ex-smokers who vape how they're doing?
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If nicotine vapes ("e-cigarettes") are, in fact, safer than smoking, and help smokers quit, they are (obviously) profoundly different from recreational drugs like alcohol, caffeine & cannabis.
So, what if we just ask ex-smokers who vape how they're doing?
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Among ex-smokers who quit by switching to nicotine vapes, 93% say their health improved. 62% say "improved dramatically." The 5% who said "no change" said "I was healthy to begin with."
Healthier. This is so different from daily screaming headlines.
Among ex-smokers who quit by switching to nicotine vapes, 93% say their health improved. 62% say "improved dramatically." The 5% who said "no change" said "I was healthy to begin with."
Healthier. This is so different from daily screaming headlines.
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Among ex-smokers who quit by switching to nicotine vapes ("e-cigarettes"), 90% say they now have fewer and less sever lung infections. We're healthier. Does no one care?
Confirmed by these peer-reviewed studies.
nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…
omicsonline.org/open-access/ch…
Among ex-smokers who quit by switching to nicotine vapes ("e-cigarettes"), 90% say they now have fewer and less sever lung infections. We're healthier. Does no one care?
Confirmed by these peer-reviewed studies.
nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…
omicsonline.org/open-access/ch…
LED candles (tea candles). No combustion. Our passive protest against #COP9FCTC efforts to - literally - kill us and other #SaferNicotine user like us.
From London, Day one of @MikeBloomberg-funded @WHO @FCTCofficial fiasco
From London, Day one of @MikeBloomberg-funded @WHO @FCTCofficial fiasco
LED candles (tea candles). No combustion. Our passive protest against #COP9FCTC efforts to - literally - kill us and other #SaferNicotine user like us.
From London, Day one of @MikeBloomberg-funded @WHO @FCTCofficial fiasco.
From London, Day one of @MikeBloomberg-funded @WHO @FCTCofficial fiasco.
LED candles. No combustion. Our passive protest against #COP9FCTC efforts to - very literally - kill us and other #SaferNicotine user like us, plus 1.1 billion smokers.
From London, Day one of @MikeBloomberg-funded @WHO @FCTCofficial debacle.
@INNCOorg
From London, Day one of @MikeBloomberg-funded @WHO @FCTCofficial debacle.
@INNCOorg
It's #ADHDAwarenessMonth. This 🧵 is about #ADHD and #nicotine. Nicotine is a stimulant. Prescription stimulants help many people with ADHD. Smoking is twice as common in people with ADHD than the general population. #SaferNicotine #ADHDAcceptanceMonth
#ADHDAwarenessMonth
...findings have led to the hypothesis that individuals with ADHD may smoke in order to alleviate requisite symptoms of the disorder and further suggest nicotine can be used to improve aspects of cognitive function in these patients
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…
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...findings have led to the hypothesis that individuals with ADHD may smoke in order to alleviate requisite symptoms of the disorder and further suggest nicotine can be used to improve aspects of cognitive function in these patients
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…
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#ADHDAcceptanceMonth
Some support for this hypothesis has been provided by studies which have shown positive effects of nicotine on ADHD symptoms and cognitive performance in non-smokers with ADHD.
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…
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Some support for this hypothesis has been provided by studies which have shown positive effects of nicotine on ADHD symptoms and cognitive performance in non-smokers with ADHD.
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…
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#WorldMentalHealthDay
A disproportionate number of people with #Schizophrenia smoke vs the general population. Are they self-medicating with nicotine? Can #SaferNicotine products help them stop smoking?
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A disproportionate number of people with #Schizophrenia smoke vs the general population. Are they self-medicating with nicotine? Can #SaferNicotine products help them stop smoking?
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#WorldMentalHealthDay
A high strength nicotine e-cigarette has the potential to help people with schizophrenia spectrum disorders to quit or reduce smoking.
academic.oup.com/ntr/article/23…
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A high strength nicotine e-cigarette has the potential to help people with schizophrenia spectrum disorders to quit or reduce smoking.
academic.oup.com/ntr/article/23…
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#WorldMentalHeathDay
Cognitive and early sensory alterations are core features of schizophrenia. A single dose of nicotine can improve those features in patients.
sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
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Cognitive and early sensory alterations are core features of schizophrenia. A single dose of nicotine can improve those features in patients.
sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
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The death toll from smoking is staggering (including my own father). 8 million people die every year from smoking
who.int/news-room/fact…
...including 480,000 in the USA
cdc.gov/tobacco/data_s…
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The death toll from smoking is staggering (including my own father). 8 million people die every year from smoking
who.int/news-room/fact…
...including 480,000 in the USA
cdc.gov/tobacco/data_s…
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Harm reduction can reduce that death toll, according to 15 past-Presidents of the world's leading professional society in tobacco control.
ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/pdf/10.210…
...and over 70 respected scientific and public health organizations around the world.
drive.google.com/file/d/1Ty7pgR…
Harm reduction can reduce that death toll, according to 15 past-Presidents of the world's leading professional society in tobacco control.
ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/pdf/10.210…
...and over 70 respected scientific and public health organizations around the world.
drive.google.com/file/d/1Ty7pgR…
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Quit smoking options include nicotine patches, gum & lozenges; prescription meds; and #SaferNicotine alternatives such as nicotine vapes, #snus, nicotine pouches & HnB.
Smokers who switch to e-cigarettes reduce their risk of cancer, heart & lung disease
docs.google.com/document/d/1LX…
Quit smoking options include nicotine patches, gum & lozenges; prescription meds; and #SaferNicotine alternatives such as nicotine vapes, #snus, nicotine pouches & HnB.
Smokers who switch to e-cigarettes reduce their risk of cancer, heart & lung disease
docs.google.com/document/d/1LX…
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@truthinitiative embraces tobacco #HarmReduction, but paints it as a tobacco & vape industry plot.
11 million US adults use #SaferNicotine vapes daily/regularly to quit or reduce smoking. We don't work for industry.
@robinkoval should talk to us.
truthinitiative.org/our-top-issues…
@truthinitiative embraces tobacco #HarmReduction, but paints it as a tobacco & vape industry plot.
11 million US adults use #SaferNicotine vapes daily/regularly to quit or reduce smoking. We don't work for industry.
@robinkoval should talk to us.
truthinitiative.org/our-top-issues…
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@truthinitiative paints tobacco #HarmReduction (THR) as a tobacco & vape industry plot.
15 past-Presidents of the Society for Research on Nicotine & Tobacco embrace THR. They are veterans of the fight against big tobacco. Not part of a "plot."
ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/pdf/10.210…
@truthinitiative paints tobacco #HarmReduction (THR) as a tobacco & vape industry plot.
15 past-Presidents of the Society for Research on Nicotine & Tobacco embrace THR. They are veterans of the fight against big tobacco. Not part of a "plot."
ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/pdf/10.210…
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@truthinitiative embraces tobacco #HarmReduction, but falsely claims it's a tobacco & vape industry plot.
...then falsely claims the vape market is "focused on growth and acquisition of new users, most of whom are youth and young adults."
@robinkoval
truthinitiative.org/our-top-issues…
@truthinitiative embraces tobacco #HarmReduction, but falsely claims it's a tobacco & vape industry plot.
...then falsely claims the vape market is "focused on growth and acquisition of new users, most of whom are youth and young adults."
@robinkoval
truthinitiative.org/our-top-issues…
#SaferThanSmoking - A Thread...
#SaferThanSmoking #SNEWS
“Use of snus confers a significant harm reduction benefit [vs smoking] which is reflected in the comparatively low levels of tobacco-related disease in Sweden compared with the rest of Europe [where snus is illegal].”
harmreductionjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…
“Use of snus confers a significant harm reduction benefit [vs smoking] which is reflected in the comparatively low levels of tobacco-related disease in Sweden compared with the rest of Europe [where snus is illegal].”
harmreductionjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…
#SaferThanSmoking #SNEWS
“The IQOS heated tobacco product emits substantially lower levels of carbonyls than a commercial tobacco cigarette but higher levels than an e-cigarette.”
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29920842/
“The IQOS heated tobacco product emits substantially lower levels of carbonyls than a commercial tobacco cigarette but higher levels than an e-cigarette.”
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29920842/
1) Just a reminder @WHO @FCTCofficial that the roof you live under is held up by pillars YOU are responsible to uphold.
If you ignore one it could bring the whole thing down.
Failing to acknowledge Article 1(d) and #harmreduction #tobaccoharmreduction is a failure of ideology.
If you ignore one it could bring the whole thing down.
Failing to acknowledge Article 1(d) and #harmreduction #tobaccoharmreduction is a failure of ideology.
2) That failure is not only apparent after the invention of #vape #vaping technologies but has been glaring at you and everyone that has been watching since 2006.
"The Fourth Pillar of the FCTC: Harm Reduction and the International Human Right to Health"
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…
"The Fourth Pillar of the FCTC: Harm Reduction and the International Human Right to Health"
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…
3) Your roof is falling down on your head.
You fail to ask the question, "Why do people use nicotine?"
Instead you dehumanize them. Demonize them. You "other" them.
Why are 70% of cigarettes smoked, smoked by the #neurodiverse?
Why do you attack #safernicotine options?
You fail to ask the question, "Why do people use nicotine?"
Instead you dehumanize them. Demonize them. You "other" them.
Why are 70% of cigarettes smoked, smoked by the #neurodiverse?
Why do you attack #safernicotine options?
The @GlobalStateTHR's response to the @WHO's 8th 'annual report on the #tobacco epidemic' calls out its attempt to distract from years of failure to reduce #smoking with a misguided war on #safernicotine products that are helping smokers quit. 1/
gsthr.org/media/releases…
gsthr.org/media/releases…
@WHO The WHO's release celebrates progress of its MPOWER strategy. Yet 1.1 billion people continue to #smoke worldwide and 8 million lives are lost annually to #smoking-related disease, figures that have remained static for two decades. This is not success.
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@WHO Even progress on MPOWER is underwhelming. 41 of the 49 countries that have not implemented a single MPOWER measure are LMIC - home to 80 per cent of the world’s smokers. 3/
If anyone tells you there's not enough evidence that nicotine vapes ("e-cigarettes") are safer than traditional cigarettes, show them this. 10,000 studies. 15 years of safe use. Millions fewer smokers... And I think I see a growing consensus among experts.
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The following respected scientific & public health organizations, with no industry ties, have reviewed the evidence and made public statements on the relative risk of #SaferNicotine vapes vs. toxic tobacco. There's rather a lot of them.
drive.google.com/file/d/1Ty7pgR…
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The following respected scientific & public health organizations, with no industry ties, have reviewed the evidence and made public statements on the relative risk of #SaferNicotine vapes vs. toxic tobacco. There's rather a lot of them.
drive.google.com/file/d/1Ty7pgR…
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WHO IARC thinks everything causes cancer. But they say nicotine vapes are safer than deadly cigarettes.
WHO IARC thinks everything causes cancer. But they say nicotine vapes are safer than deadly cigarettes.
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Again. What if we just ask adult ex-smokers how they're doing after they've switched to #SaferNicotine vaping?
OVERALL HEALTH
Again. What if we just ask adult ex-smokers how they're doing after they've switched to #SaferNicotine vaping?
OVERALL HEALTH
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LUNG INFECTIONS: 90% have fewer lung infections than when they smoked.
LUNG INFECTIONS: 90% have fewer lung infections than when they smoked.
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COPD: 93% of smokers with COPD who switch to nicotine vapes say their lung health has improved.
COPD: 93% of smokers with COPD who switch to nicotine vapes say their lung health has improved.
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Economics: Every market analyst on Earth sees product substitution as an absolute certainty: Nicotine vapes displace cigarette.
Tobacco Control: "Experts" continue to claim "there is no evidence that e-cigarettes help smokers quit."
THEY CAN'T BOTH BE RIGHT
@FCTCofficial
Economics: Every market analyst on Earth sees product substitution as an absolute certainty: Nicotine vapes displace cigarette.
Tobacco Control: "Experts" continue to claim "there is no evidence that e-cigarettes help smokers quit."
THEY CAN'T BOTH BE RIGHT
@FCTCofficial
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Now the dark side: Market analysts have access to detailed market data showing product substitution. So do Tobacco companies.
#BigTobacco is sitting on conclusive evidence that could settle this debate. Why not share it?
BECAUSE THAT WOULD SPOOK INVESTORS
@exposetobacco
Now the dark side: Market analysts have access to detailed market data showing product substitution. So do Tobacco companies.
#BigTobacco is sitting on conclusive evidence that could settle this debate. Why not share it?
BECAUSE THAT WOULD SPOOK INVESTORS
@exposetobacco
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Now the REALLY dark side:
Certain organizations claim "#SaferNicotine products are a Big Tobacco plot to make billions."
@BloombergDotOrg @truthinitiative @FCTCofficial
This claim helps Big Tobacco continue to hide the FACT that e-cigarette product substitution hurts them.
Now the REALLY dark side:
Certain organizations claim "#SaferNicotine products are a Big Tobacco plot to make billions."
@BloombergDotOrg @truthinitiative @FCTCofficial
This claim helps Big Tobacco continue to hide the FACT that e-cigarette product substitution hurts them.
#MedicalNicotine
348,601 "ever-#snus users had about 60% lower Parkinson's disease risk compared with never-snus users."
academic.oup.com/ije/article/46…
30,000 British doctors followed for 60 years: "current smokers at baseline had a 30% lower risk of PD."
n.neurology.org/content/neurol…
348,601 "ever-#snus users had about 60% lower Parkinson's disease risk compared with never-snus users."
academic.oup.com/ije/article/46…
30,000 British doctors followed for 60 years: "current smokers at baseline had a 30% lower risk of PD."
n.neurology.org/content/neurol…
#MedicalNicotine
Nicotine is beneficial for people with #ADHD. Research on adults and adolescents with ADHD shows that nicotine patches improve focus and attention, and reduce hyperactivity & impulsivity.
Nicotine is beneficial for people with #ADHD. Research on adults and adolescents with ADHD shows that nicotine patches improve focus and attention, and reduce hyperactivity & impulsivity.
#MedicalNicotine
Nicotine reduces symptoms of Alzheimer's disease (AD).
d1wqtxts1xzle7.cloudfront.net/48014043/bf001…
Nicotine reduces symptoms of Alzheimer's disease (AD).
d1wqtxts1xzle7.cloudfront.net/48014043/bf001…
