@NoahSCosi Good thread Noah. The public has many misperceptions. One is JUUL. Only 0.6% of US high school students use that product, so banning it will have little impact on teen vaping.
#FactCheckMe here:
cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/7…
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Another is the "whole new generation addicted to nicotine." US teen nicotine use is lower today than at any time in the past 50 years. This is easily fact-checked from @CDCgov's National Youth Tobacco Survey and @NIH Monitoring the Future survey.
It is a fact.
Another is the "whole new generation addicted to nicotine." US teen nicotine use is lower today than at any time in the past 50 years. This is easily fact-checked from @CDCgov's National Youth Tobacco Survey and @NIH Monitoring the Future survey.
It is a fact.
@NoahSCosi @CDCgov @NIH 3
Third, there is no escaping this: One obvious interpretation of what has happened over the past 10 years is that US teen nicotine vaping just drove teen smoking down to near zero.
Over the past 50 yrs, the avg drop was ~7% per decade. Suddenly... 90%. Teens don't smoke now.
Third, there is no escaping this: One obvious interpretation of what has happened over the past 10 years is that US teen nicotine vaping just drove teen smoking down to near zero.
Over the past 50 yrs, the avg drop was ~7% per decade. Suddenly... 90%. Teens don't smoke now.
@NoahSCosi @CDCgov @NIH 4
Since almost all smokers start in their teens, and smoking kills people, THAT interpretation (above) implies that we have just witnessed a massive health benefit.
Yet, if you work in tobacco control and even hint at this you will lose your job, research grants, and be shunned.
Since almost all smokers start in their teens, and smoking kills people, THAT interpretation (above) implies that we have just witnessed a massive health benefit.
Yet, if you work in tobacco control and even hint at this you will lose your job, research grants, and be shunned.
@NoahSCosi @CDCgov @NIH 5
Most Americans assume that most nicotine vapers are teens. #FactCheck: There are 12 million US adult nicotine vapers...
cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhis…
vs. 0.7m high school frequent vapers.
cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/7…
95% are adults. In contrast, only 89% of alcohol users are adults.
Most Americans assume that most nicotine vapers are teens. #FactCheck: There are 12 million US adult nicotine vapers...
cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhis…
vs. 0.7m high school frequent vapers.
cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/7…
95% are adults. In contrast, only 89% of alcohol users are adults.
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IMHO, the only way the American public, journalists and politicians could get as profoundly misinformed as they now are is as a result of a massive well-funded propaganda effort funded by two unaccountable foundations: @BloombergDotOrg and @truthinitiative.
IMHO, the only way the American public, journalists and politicians could get as profoundly misinformed as they now are is as a result of a massive well-funded propaganda effort funded by two unaccountable foundations: @BloombergDotOrg and @truthinitiative.
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