Category: Recent News

“In a two-part Sensible Medicine post, Dr. Satel will argue that the use of electronic cigarettes should be welcomed as a disruptive public health innovation. Electronic cigarettes easily top the list of “disruptive technologies in public health.” In 2014, the Oxford English Dictionary christened “vape” the Word of the Year, a tribute to the impressive rise of the electronic cigarette, a battery-powered device that heats a flavored solution containing nicotine and converts it into an inhalable, or “vape-able,” aerosol. Electronic cigarettes have become the most important tool in the battle against cigarette smoking. And yet, today, instead of rejoicing at the promise of electronic cigarettes, health agencies have fueled a massive campaign of doubt regarding its health advantages to smokers. E-cigarettes are also more effective than nicotine-replacement aids. In the second part of this post I will discuss the (debunked) claim that vaping poses a “gateway” to smoking for teens, a brief history of the distrust of tobacco harm reduction, the lop-sided risk communication mischaracterizing teen vaping at the expense of informing adults accurately, how anxiety over teens has shaped the FDA’s heavy-handed regulatory approach, smarter approaches deployed in the UK, and how Big Tobacco wins when adult smokers are scared away from vaping.”

ARTICLE LINK:  Vaping: The Great Innovation Public Health Failed to Embrace

From Brent Stafford at Regulator Watch

Unity. It’s the long sought-for desire of many within vaping advocacy. No more backbiting and griping between groups over strategy and tactics in the fight to save vaping.

Only focused and efficient action.

The dream may finally be a reality with the recent announcement of a “strategic alignment” between two powerhouse vaping advocacy groups in the U.S., SFATA, the Smoke-Free Alternatives Trade Association, and the USVA, the United States Vaping Association.

Joining us today to walk through the “unified stance” of the two groups are SFATA president April Meyers and USVA president Travis Pinkerton. Also, Darryl Tempest joins the conversation as SFATA’s strategic advisor and representative from the North American Vapor Alliance.

Could unified forces make a difference?

Find out!

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Released: February 14, 2023
Produced by Brent Stafford

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We’ve done this on the Smoker’s Show.
We’ve done this on the DP Show.
This has been done before by other YouTubers and doctors.
Now CASAA has done it.
And it needs to be done again and again, over and over until people see it.
DEBUNKING VAPING MYTHS!
Well done CASAA!

See more HERE: https://casaa.org/#factsmyths!

TIMESTAMPS
00:00:00 Jazzy Intro
00:05:35 Debunking Vaping Myths
00:05:40 E-liquid Contains More Nicotine Than Cigarettes
00:08:50 Vaping Causes Heart Attacks
00:10:00 E-cigarettes Don’t Help People Quit Smoking
00:12:08 Vaping Causes Popcorn Lung
00:14:02 Vaping Causes Lungs to Collapse
00:17:42 Vaping Causes Brain Damage
00:18:42 Vaping Causes Seizures
00:21:00 Vaping Exposes Users to More Formaldehyde Than Cigarettes
00:23:08 Vaping Exposes Users to Heavy Metals
00:24:29 E-Liquids Contain Harmful Oils
00:27:02 E-Liquids Contain Antifreeze
00:28:20 E-liquid Exposure Is Hospitalizing Thousands of Young Children
00:29:34 E-Liquids Are Not Regulated
00:30:52 E-Cigarette Batteries Explode Often
00:33:30 Q & A
00:58:00 Support CASAA!

Here is the DP Show Replay from 2/7/23… The Roadmap To Open

In this show we go over some vape news, present a roadmap from disposables to open systems, and have some fun with the Politically Erect list and more!

THE LINKS:

February Update on 20 Tobacco State Legislative Bill Introductions
Lawmakers in Vermont Reintroduce Vape Flavor Ban
Texas House Bill 1872 – Flavor Ban
Tobacco-Free Kids Strongly Supports Mayor Bibb’s Legislation to End Flavored Tobacco Sales in Cleveland
78 studies and 22,000 research participants prove e-cigarettes help smokers quit successfully
ElF Bar Pulled From UK Shelves for E-Liquid Volumes
French Misunderstand Vaping Danger
Unsalted in the US @ VapeCatz!

THE SHOW:

THE POWERPOINT:

Forgot to put this up yesterday so here it is! We are live in 20 minutes!

What we gonna do?
We’re going to take a look and go for a drive down the road to open systems.
We’re going to do some vape news.
We’re going to do some non vape news.
We’re going to add to the politically erect list.
We’re going to have some surprises!
We’re going to DO SHOTS!!

“There is now high certainty of evidence that nicotine e-cigarettes lead to higher success rates for quitting smoking compared to nicotine replacement therapy. This is the latest finding by the Cochrane living review on electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation, the objective of which is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of using e-cigarettes to help people who smoke achieve long-term smoking abstinence. Backed by the National Institute for Health Research and Cancer Research UK, the living review is updated monthly as new data emerges and the latest results include 78 studies encompassing over 22,000 participants. The release of the latest findings of the live systematic review, which commenced in 2012, follows two critical evidence reviews published in October 2022. A secondary analysis of the Cochrane systematic review found that switching from smoking to vaping or dual-use appears to reduce levels of biomarkers of potential harm significantly.”

ARTICLE LINK:   78 studies and 22,000 research participants prove e-cigarettes help smokers quit successfully

“Vape shop, liquor store, convenience store, and hookah lounge owners in Tempe breathed a sigh of relief Friday after the city announced that it will no longer target a ban on flavored nicotine products. The City Council has been considering an ordinance banning the sale of flavored tobacco and vapes since August. But the proposal has come under fire for a host of problems: conflating the vape and tobacco industries, factual errors, its impact on Arab business owners and hookah users, and unintended consequences such as fueling a black market. After Friday’s public hearing, the council’s Human Services and Community Safety Committee said it’s shifting focus toward “establishing a tobacco seller’s license and fees to ensure compliance.””

ARTICLE LINK:  Tempe Swaps Controversial Flavored Tobacco Ban for Seller’s License

“A team led by Anusha Chidharla at the Department of Internal Medicine, University of Illinois College of Medicine, claimed in a published paper that vaping is linked with a number of different cancers. The World Journal of Oncology has now retracted their paper due to concerns about how the investigation was conducted, how the data were analysed, and the lack of evidence to support their claims. This is the latest in a series of deeply flawed studies that have been allowed to avoid serious peer review and been published in journals – only to be retracted later when placed under scrutiny due to their ludicrous claims. Once more, ever having vaped was conflated with being a regular vaper and, more importantly, no consideration was given to whether the cancer was caused by prior smoking or when the diagnosis was made and how that relates to the initiation of e-cig use. Journals need to start holding themselves to higher standards and prevent junk science like this work from being published in the first place.”

ARTICLE LINK: Cancer Risk Paper Retracted