Consumer Advocates for Smoke-free Alternatives Assoc. is a member-driven non-profit working to ensure the availability of reduced harm alternatives to smoking.
Dec 15, 2023 • 16 tweets • 8 min read
Just...wow. This statement by @WHO is filled with misinformation, disingenuity, misdirection, half-truths, unproven claims, irony and outright lies! There's a lot to unpack here, so buckle down for a long thread...
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who.int/news/item/14-1…
A disingenuous...lie. The gold standard in scientific reviews 👇 found them to be VERY effective. While most are clinical studies, not "population level," we cannot ignore the fact that smoking has dramatically declined as vaping levels have risen. 2/16
A new (not yet peer reviewed or published, according to a UPI report) study claims vapers are more likely to suffer a stroke at a younger age than people who smoke. Let's break down all of the problems with this claim... 1/11
dailymail.co.uk/health/article…1) It's a cross-sectional study. Meaning it's looking at the stroke patients at specific points in their lives rather than following them over a period of time.
Why does this matter? Well, imagine if researchers were looking into car safety and studied people who...2/11