Disgrace of the Year: Leading Lung Health Groups Call for Ban on Fake Cigarettes, But Want Real Ones to Remain on the Market

Yesterday, a group of international lung health organizations issued a position statement on electronic cigarettes, which called for a ban (or severe restrictions) on these products until more is known about their health effects. In contrast, these organizations did not express any problem with real tobacco cigarettes remaining on the market, even though they kill millions worldwide each year, and electronic cigarettes are not known to have killed a single person ever.According to a press release from the American College of Chest Physicians: "Experts from the world’s leading lung organizations have released a position statement on electronic cigarettes, focusing on their potential adverse effects on human health and calling on governments to ban or restrict their use until their health impacts are better known.""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 the American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST), the American Thoracic Society (ATS), the Asociación Latinoamericana del Thorax (ALAT), the Asian Pacific Society of Respirol...
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