@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.” fda.gov/tobacco-produc…
"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."
(3) @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…
(4) @DrCaliff_FDA's @US_FDA has confirmed and validate the public health concept of #HarmReduction in the field of tobacco control (which the @WHO still, strangely, utterly rejects).
For example...
(5) @DrCaliff_FDA's @US_FDA has authorized 8 tobacco “snus” products to advertise with this message:
“Using [this] instead of cigarettes puts you at a lower risk of mouth cancer, heart disease, lung cancer, stroke, emphysema & chronic bronchitis.” fda.gov/tobacco-produc…
(6) @DrCaliff_FDA's @US_FDA has authorized 3 nicotine vape (“e-cigarette”) products as "appropriate for the protection of public health" saying... #HarmReduction
(7) @DrCaliff_FDA's @US_FDA authorized these 3 nicotine vapes saying, “The manufacturer’s data demonstrates its tobacco-flavored products could benefit addicted adult smokers who switch to these products… by reducing their exposure to harmful chemicals.” fda.gov/news-events/pr…
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But here's the rub @DrCaliff_FDA. Authorizing ANY nic vape should have implications for the whole product category. They ALL work EXACTLY the same way.
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And here's the cold logic @DrCaliff_FDA. IF these gizmos are, indeed, SAFER than smoking, then every day that @US_FDA & @CDCgov delay promoting them for US adult smokers will, literally, CAUSE quantifiable horrible deaths from smoking-related cancer, heart & lung disease.
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So, please explain, @DrCaliff_FDA, why the @US_FDA has rejected MILLIONS of independent nicotine vape products that only adults use, and just authorized only 3 nicotine vapes, made by one Big Tobacco company, that almost NO ADULTS USE.
Congratulations. You have invited PAVE to tell you about the dangers of vaping. Here's a head's up on what they are going to tell you....
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(2) "Middle school use is up."
#FactCheck: MISLEADING. Middle & high school nicotine vaping dropped 61% over the past 4 years. 1.9% of teens vape nicotine daily, so may be 'hooked' (down >50% in the past 4 years).
Consider "the Standard Narrative" *pushed* by tobacco control:
• Whole new generation addicted to nicotine
• E-cigarettes are a gateway to smoking
• Ecig use increased exponentially, especially among teens
• They target teens
• Nicotine harms developing brains
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(1a) Where is this "whole new generation addicted to nicotine"?
In the USA, teen nicotine USE is lower today than at any time in the past 50 years.
#FactCheckMe: @CDCgov and @NIH survey data
(1b) Where is this "whole new generation "addicted" to nicotine"?
The above numbers do not measure "addiction." For that, we need to look at frequent and daily use.
#FactCheckMe: @CDCgov survey data
Daily Brain Harm News
15 past-Presidents of the top professional society in tobacco control call "nicotine brain harm" claims "speculative" because there is no human evidence.
Yet @CDCgov continues to tell the public "nicotine harms developing brains" is a known fact.
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(2) How do we sort that all out? First, we should consider what actually can, tragically, cause permanent life-long harm to developing brains.
- under-nutrition
- toxic stress factors (neglect, abuse, loss of parents,
and exposure to violence)
(3) Next, we should consider the evidence "nicotine harms developing brains":
Young rats have subtle reversible brain changes (not necessarily harms) that are comparable to changes caused by caffeine.
This is the evidence used to claim nicotine is a "brain poison."