1. Medscape - where the original interview with Dr. Frieden appears

Raising the tax for electronic cigarettes would put many small business owners out of business as most customers would not be willing to pay such a markup as they can easily purchase out of state or even online for much cheaper. Yes they can do this now but the percentage saved is marginable compared to the amount saved if they do decide to act on this tax spike. If you feel as strongly as I do about this ridiculous tax, whether you are a Pennsylvania resident or not.

In fact, there is no evidence for any of the three parts ofSenator Blumenthal’s statement. There is no scientific evidence thate-cigarettes addict children to nicotine. There is no evidence thate-cigarettes lure children into a lifetime of smoking addiction. And there isno evidence that e-cigarettes cost our society billions of dollars.

"Produced by the Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS), the position statement will be presented July 9 at a meeting hosted by FIRS and the NCD (Noncommunicable Disease) Alliance, “Shared Drivers, Shared Solutions: NCDs, Lung Health and Sustainable Development.” ... FIRS, established in 2001, is an organization composed of the world's leading international respiratory societies working together to improve lung health globally, including theAmerican College of Chest Physicians(CHEST), theAmerican Thoracic Society(ATS), the Asociación Latinoamericana del Thorax(ALAT), theAsian Pacific Society of Respirology(APSR), theEuropean Respiratory Society(ERS), theInternational Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease(The Union), and thePan African Thoracic Society(PATS)."

The Centers for Disease Control has asserted that electronic cigarette use among youth is a gateway to a lifetime of addiction to smoking. This assertion, which has been picked up by politicians and health groups throughout the country, is being used to justify extreme proposals, such as those to ban e-cigarette advertising and to ban all e-cigarette flavorings.

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