CDC Bemoans the Fact that the Public Has an Accurate Understanding of Secondhand Vaping Risks

In anarticle published in the journal Preventing Chronic Disease, researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report the results of a national survey of U.S. adults to assess their opinion regarding the harmfulness of exposure to " secondhand " vaping (i.e., exposure to the air in a place where vaping is taking place).The results of the study were as follows: " Overall, 5.3% of adults responded that secondhand EVP exposure caused “no harm” to children, 39.9% responded “little harm” or “some harm,” 21.5% responded “a lot of harm,” and 33.3% responded “don’t know.” "The article concludes: " Current cigarette smokers and EVP users had greater odds of reporting that exposure to secondhand EVP aerosol causes “no harm” or “little harm” or “some harm” to children compared with never cigarette smokers and never EVP users. However, scientific evidence indicates that EVP aerosol exhaled into the air potentially exposes nonusers to aerosolized nicotine and other harmful and potentially harmful substances, including heavy metals, ultrafine particulates, and volatile organic compounds. "It appears that CDC has concluded that the correct answer to the question is " a lot of harm " and that answers of " no harm, " " little harm, " or even " some harm " are incorrect. Therefore, more education is needed to inform the public of the " harms " (apparently, the substantial harms) of secondhand vaping.The basis of the CDC ' s contention ...
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