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19 Aug, 4 tweets, 2 min read
15 leading public health experts who cannot possibly accused be of being "corporate shills" or "not thinking of children." All share the byline. All former presidents of the Society for Research on Nicotine & Tobacco, THE preeminent professional society.
ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/pdf/10.210…
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 15 of the world's top tobacco control experts agree:

Public health organizations, the media & policymakers focus primarily on risks to youth

This has caused most of the public, including smokers, to believe e-cigarettes are as dangerous as smoking
ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/pdf/10.210…
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 15 of the world's top experts in tobacco control agree:

E-cigarette use is likely far less hazardous than smoking

Policies intended to reduce adolescent vaping may also reduce adult smoking cessation
ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/pdf/10.210…
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 15 of the world's top experts in tobacco control agree:

Evidence shows e-cigarettes increase the odds of quitting smoking

The authors (& many scientists) encourage public health, the media and policymakers to consider vaping’s potential to SAVE LIVES
ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/pdf/10.210…

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Drug Abuse Resistence Education (D.A.R.E.)

A school-based education program. How well did it work? In 2001, US @Surgeon_General David Satcher placed the D.A.R.E. program in the category of "Ineffective Primary Prevention Programs."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug_Abus…

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School-based drug "education" mistake, now being repeated with vaping.

1992: "Researchers at Indiana University found that those who completed the D.A.R.E. program subsequently had significantly higher rates of hallucinogenic drug use than those not exposed to the program."
(3) The school-based drug "education" mistake, now being repeated with vaping.

1994: RTI researchers found the program was ineffective. So D.A.R.E. leaders tried to get publication of the findings blocked.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug_Abus…
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20 Aug
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15 past-Presidents of the world's leading Society for Research on Nicotine & Tobacco have issued a joint statement. It is a masterful review of evidence on nicotine vape safety, efficacy for smoking cessation, and teen use.
ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/pdf/10.210…
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 15 past-Presidents of @srntorg agree:

Vaping increases smoking cessation. This impact could be much larger if:

- public health paid more attention to adult smokers

- smokers received accurate information on relative risks

"That is not happening."
ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/pdf/10.210…
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 15 past-Presidents of @srntorg agree:

"The need to pay attention to ADLT smokers is particularly important from a #SocialJustice perspective."

Today’s smokers are disproportionately:
-lower income
-LGBTQ community
-People with #MentalHealth issues
ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/pdf/10.210…
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19 Aug
15 past Presidents of the Society for Research on Nicotine & Tobacco (THE preeminent professional society for global tobacco control) just published a broadside against #HarmReduction denial.

Perhaps @MikeBloomberg has been ill-advised? They disagree with him.

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 I have read the full text, but only the abstract is available to the public.

FFS American Journal of Public Health: Smoking causes more deaths/year than HIV, TB & malaria combined. THIS article should be open access.
@AMJPublicHealth
ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/AJ…
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 15 of the world's top experts in the field of tobacco conrol agree:

Public health organizations, media coverage and policymakers have focused primarily risks to youth

This has caused most of the public, including smokers, to believe e-cigarettes are as dangerous as smoking
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6 Aug
Claim: "Nicotine harms developing brains."

#FactCheck: "Educational achievement did not differ within twin pairs discordant for smoking, in adults and adolescents."
@SetNicFree
tweelingenregister.org/nederlands/ver…
Claim: "Nicotine harms developing brains."

#FactCheck: “The [inverse] IQ–smoking association disappeared after adjustments for shared environment and genetics.”
@SetNicFree
gwern.net/docs/iq/2010-w…
Claim: "Nicotine harms deveping brains."

#FactCheck: “Past smoking was not associated with significantly poorer performance than never-smokers in any cognitive domain.”
@SetNicFree
research.ed.ac.uk/portal/files/1…
research.ed.ac.uk/portal/files/1…
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28 Jul
9 in 10 frequent vapers are ADULT ex-smokers. What if someone just asked us how we're doing, and how bans and regulations affect us? (1/13)
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9 in 10 frequent vapers are ADULT ex-smokers. What if someone just asked us how we're doing, and how bans and regulations affect us?
FEWER LUNG INFECTIONS
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9 in 10 frequent vapers are ADULT ex-smokers. What if someone just asked us how we're doing, and how bans and regulations affect us?
FEWER COPD SYMPTOMS
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4 Jul
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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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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