New Survey Shows that Most Physicians are Completely Misguided on E-Cigarette Recommendations; Anti-Tobacco Groups ' Propaganda is Wreaking Havoc on the Public ' s Health

Apaper published in the current issue of theAnnals of the American Thoracic Society reports the results of a survey regarding physician recommendations to their patients about the use of electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation.(See: Nickels AS, Warner DO, Jenkins SM, Tilburt J, Hays JT. Pulmonologists ’ and Primary Care Physicians’ Responses to an Adult Patient with Asthma Who Inquires about Using Electronic Cigarettes as a Smoking Cessation Tool.Annals of the American Thoracic Society 2017; 14(3): 466-468.)Physicians were given a clinical scenario in which a patient who smokes seeks advice about smoking cessation. Most physicians report that they would recommend the patient try FDA-approved medication before trying e-cigarettes. However, physicians who recommended against e-cigarettes initially were then given a further scenario in which the patient tells the physician that they tried other medications to quit before, that they refuse a prescription, and that they ask the physician again whether they should try e-cigarettes to quit.Shockingly, the survey finds that in this situation, only 27% of physicians would recommend e-cigarettes. The remaining 73% of physicians would recommend against the use of e-cigarettes, even after the patient indicated that using FDA-approved medications is not an option.The Rest of the StoryThe results of this survey are truly appalling. What they tell us is that more than two-thirds of physicians are essentially counseling their patient...
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