"Inhaling tons of smoke from burning sticks full of harsh chemicals and dried leaves has been proven to be a highly efficient method of creating many murderous cancers. But while very addictive, not healthy, and not something we should be letting children purchase, nicotine use by itself is but a tiny fraction of tobacco’s threat. Confusing these problems is like comparing shoplifting a t-shirt with aggravated murder. Reporting recently on the toxicology of e-cigarettes, the British National Health Service stated the vapors contain 1/1000th the hazardous chemicals of real cigarettes. Those anti-smoking billboards on roadsides showing people with chunks of their face and lungs missing are showing the ravages of tobacco smoke, not nicotine use. To conflate the two ... is - at best - blindingly stupid regarding the facts ... . At worst, it is profoundly immoral propaganda that confuses and distracts people with a lethal addiction regarding a life-saving alternative. We now have the ability to separate smoking death from nicotine addiction. That should be a goal of health policy, not an obstacle."
Today, I reveal that to make matters worse, these politicians are not only lying about the scientific evidence, but they are using that lie to try to put thousands of vaping shops out of business. Specifically, the letter to the FDA calls for an immediate ban on e-cigarette flavorings. If such a ban is implemented, it will immediately put thousands of vaping shops out of business. In addition, it will eliminate the overwhelming majority of electronic cigarettes on the market. Such a regulation would essentially mean that there can be no variation in the ingredients of e-cigarette liquid. Every brand would be the same.
Dr. Glantz is simply wrong. There is abundant evidence which demonstrates that while vaping does cause some degree of respiratory irritation (and probably triggers a bit of inflammation), it is far safer than smoking and has far less of an effect on lung function.
The authors admit this in the paper. They write: "This is a cross-sectional study, which only allows us to identify associations, not causal relationships."
As a public health advocate, the position of the Tobacco Control Legal Consortium is perplexing to me. The Consortium appears to be calling for the removal of the 24-month grace period for submission of substantial equivalence or new product applications by electronic cigarette products. If this advice were to be implemented, then the only electronic cigarettes that could remain on the market are those which were actually marketed as of February 15, 2007. This means that 99.9% of the electronic cigarettes currently on the market would have to be taken off the market.
"We believe that statements from the research community need to be evidence-based. While lively debates help to advance science and policy, adherence to good scientific practice is paramount. We need more rigour and oversight to ensure that interpretation of evidence is guided by data, not emotions, and that strong statements based on weak evidence are avoided. We need those reviewing
To illustrate how inappropriate the use of these studies are to draw conclusions about the effectiveness of e-cigarettes for smoking cessation, let's look at two of these studies:
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