Thread by @vaper_the

@realDonaldTrump @SecAzar @FDACommissioner @CDCDirector @Surgeon_General
After all the sensational stories, #smokers of #America need assurance that it is safer to #vape.
Please implement something like described in "#THR messages targeted to smokers".

(And please excuse the parts about #GraphicWarnings & the British accent narration, I had very little budget & made it for an international audience.)

Of course, a message for #American #smokers would feature different messages. Here are some messages suitable for inclusion as inserts in #cigarette packs. 1/

"While #eCigarettes are not without health risks, they are likely to be far less harmful than combustible #tobacco #cigarettes." @theNASEM

We see the possibility for #ENDS products like #eCigarettes to provide a potentially less harmful alternative for .. adult #smokers who still want to get access to satisfying levels of #nicotine without many of the harmful effects [of] combustion of #tobacco." @FDATobacco 2/

"Based on currently available evidence, using current generation #eCigarettes is less harmful than #smoking #cigarettes." @AmericanCancer 3/

"Some #smokers may be unable or unwilling to quit using #nicotine and would benefit by completely switching to a much lower harm nicotine delivery mechanism (including potentially a well‑regulated #eCigarette)." @truthinitiative 4/

"#Ecigarettes have the potential to benefit adult #smokers who are not pregnant if used as a complete substitute for regular #cigarettes and other #smoked #tobacco products." @CDCTobaccoFree 5/

"We are, and remain, committed to the promise that #eCigs can help currently addicted adult #smokers quit; and improve their health by doing so." @ScottGottliebMD 6/

"If we could get all of those people [who smoke] to completely switch all of their cigarettes to noncombustible cigarettes, it would be good for public health"
Mitch Zeller: Director, CTP, @FDATobacco 7/

"#Ecigarettes /could/ help many #American adults and their addiction to traditional #cigarettes" @SecAzar 8/

And for a summary of those, and others, see:
"Evidence on #Ecigarette Safety" 9/9
thethr.blog/e-cig-safety/

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