50 years ago, Big Tobacco perfected #MerchantsOfDoubt tactics: Just convince everyone "experts disagree" about smoking risks.
Today, our own health officials claim experts disagree about tobacco #HarmReduction.
...while in reality, agreement is strong & growing.
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Today, our own health officials claim experts disagree about tobacco #HarmReduction.
...while in reality, agreement is strong & growing.
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Over 60 official public statements from respected scientific & public health organizations, and government bodies in over a dozen countries.
All statements are hyperlinked in this document to the originals on those organizations' own websites.
docs.google.com/document/d/1Ty…
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Over 60 official public statements from respected scientific & public health organizations, and government bodies in over a dozen countries.
All statements are hyperlinked in this document to the originals on those organizations' own websites.
docs.google.com/document/d/1Ty…
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...Yes, even these say "SAFER"
...Yes, even these say "SAFER"
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Note that the 60+ orgs above are obvously a cherry-picked list. The ONLY argument being made here is that there is strong and growing consensus that nicotine vapes ("e-cigarettes") are SAFER than tobacco cigarettes.
Public health officials should stop claiming otherwise.
Note that the 60+ orgs above are obvously a cherry-picked list. The ONLY argument being made here is that there is strong and growing consensus that nicotine vapes ("e-cigarettes") are SAFER than tobacco cigarettes.
Public health officials should stop claiming otherwise.
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