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American Lung Association in Wisconsin is Lying About Health Effects of Smoking
It used to be that the tobacco industry lied to the public in order to downplay the severe health effects of cigarette smoking. Today, it is the Wisconsin branch of the American Lung Association (ALA) that is lying about the risks of smoking.According to the director of tobacco control and public policy for the ALA in Wisconsin:" there ’s still aperception that e-cigarettes are less harmful than regular cigarettes and so for some kids who never would have tried smoking cigarettes they get the idea this might be a safer alternative. "Clearly, the ALA is telling the public that kids are actually mistaken and that e-cigaret...
Source: The Rest of the Story: Tobacco News Analysis and Commentary - June 17, 2017 Category: Addiction Source Type: blogs

New CDC Data Should Put to Rest the Contention that E-Cigarettes are a Gateway to Youth Smoking
Newdata released moments ago by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) should put to rest the contention that electronic cigarettes are a gateway to smoking among youth. These new data show that the prevalence of smoking among high school students was cut in half in just five years - from 2011 to 2016 - at the same time as the use of e-cigarettes among these very same students increased dramatically from 1.5% to a peak of 16.0% in 2015.There is more good news from the CDC. Not only has youth smoking declined at an unprecedented pace in the last five years, but for the first time, the prevalence of youth use o...
Source: The Rest of the Story: Tobacco News Analysis and Commentary - June 15, 2017 Category: Addiction Source Type: blogs

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...
Source: The Rest of the Story: Tobacco News Analysis and Commentary - May 26, 2017 Category: Addiction Source Type: blogs

Why is the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids Congratulating a Political Leader Accused of the Murder of Thousands of Innocent Civilians?
In a press release issued this past Tuesday, the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kidscongratulated Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on his election as the new Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO).Dr. Ghebreyesus 'CV notes that he " facilitated critical health investments and reforms that helped expand health care access to tens of millions of Ethiopians, " which sounds like a strong qualification for his election to this position as leader of WHO. However, the CV is only telling part of the story.The Rest of the StoryThe rest of the story is that Dr. Ghebreyesus, as one of the nine executive members of the polit...
Source: The Rest of the Story: Tobacco News Analysis and Commentary - May 25, 2017 Category: Addiction Source Type: blogs

Government Testing of Another Vape Shop Reveals No Cause for Concern about Secondhand Vaping
This study, although conducted under very high exposure conditions in a small, non-ventilated vape shop with many employees and customers vaping and clouds of vapor visible, did not document any dangerous levels of exposure to any hazardous chemical. Formaldehyde and acetaldehyde exposure was no different than in many indoor and outdoor environments at baseline. Chemicals that have been associated with " popcorn lung " were either not detected or detected at very low concentrations.This study adds to the evidence that under real-life conditions, " secondhand vaping " does not appear to pose any significant health risks.Des...
Source: The Rest of the Story: Tobacco News Analysis and Commentary - May 9, 2017 Category: Addiction Source Type: blogs

Smokeless Tobacco Company Admits that Its Products Cause Oral Cancer
In its defense of a lawsuit brought by the family of former San Diego Padres great Tony Gwynn who died of oral cancer in 2014, the U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company hasadmitted that its products cause oral cancer and that the public was widely aware of it, to the extent that it was " obvious. "As reported byUSA Today: " The U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company has filed a response to the family of deceased baseball legend Tony Gwynn, saying that Gwynn was warned about the alleged risks of using smokeless tobacco and that such risks are “commonly known” but Gwynn accepted them anyway. ... “Plaintiffs (the Gwynns) are barred fr...
Source: The Rest of the Story: Tobacco News Analysis and Commentary - May 4, 2017 Category: Addiction Source Type: blogs

Op-Ed: Don't Let Alternative Facts Deter Congress from Fixing E-Cigarette Regulations
Here is a link to my op-ed, published today in theWashington Examiner, and entitled: " Don ' t Let Alternative Facts Deter Congress from Fixing E-Cigarette Regulations. "OP-ED (Source: The Rest of the Story: Tobacco News Analysis and Commentary)
Source: The Rest of the Story: Tobacco News Analysis and Commentary - May 2, 2017 Category: Addiction Source Type: blogs

Vape Shop Air Sampling by California State Health Department Suggests that Secondhand Vape Exposure is Minimal
This study, although conducted under very high exposure conditions in a small, non-ventilated vape shop with many employees and customers vaping and clouds of vapor visible, did not document any dangerous levels of exposure to any hazardous chemical. Nicotine exposure was essentially non-existent. Formaldehyde exposure was no different than in many indoor and outdoor environments at baseline. Acetone, acetoin, other aldehydes, toluene, benzene, and xylene were not detected. Chemicals that have been associated with " popcorn lung " were also not detected by the standard method.This study adds to the evidence that under real...
Source: The Rest of the Story: Tobacco News Analysis and Commentary - May 1, 2017 Category: Addiction Source Type: blogs

A Major Embarrassment for the FDA: Congressman to Introduce E-Cigarette Regulatory Bill Tomorrow
According to multiple sources, Representative Duncan Hunter (R-CA) will introduce legislation tomorrow in the House of Representatives that will create a new regulatory framework for electronic cigarettes and vaping products. The bill is titled “The Cigarette Smoking Reduction and Electronic Vapor Alternatives Act of 2017.”Briefly, here is what the bill would do, in order of importance:1.    The FDA would be precluded from regulating electronic cigarettes under the same framework as tobacco cigarettes. Thus, the bill would put an end to the requirement for e-cigarette companies to submit pre-market ...
Source: The Rest of the Story: Tobacco News Analysis and Commentary - April 26, 2017 Category: Addiction Source Type: blogs

New Article on Graphic Warning Labels is Wrong on the Law: Why Strict Scrutiny is the Proper Standard for Proposed FDA Warnings
In 2011, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued regulations that required graphic warning labels on cigarette packages. The FDA chose nine graphic images, such as a picture of a man with a chest scar from cardiac surgery, along with a telephone number for smokers to call for help with smoking cessation (1-800-QUIT-NOW). The tobacco companies subsequently challenged the rule, arguing that it violated their First Amendment rights by compelling them to commercial speech which is against their economic interests (i.e., speech which strongly encourages consumers to stop using the product). The D.C. district court overtur...
Source: The Rest of the Story: Tobacco News Analysis and Commentary - April 25, 2017 Category: Addiction Source Type: blogs

Is the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids Even Capable of Being Honest?
In a press release issued last Friday, the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids once againaccused the tobacco companies of marketing cotton candy e-cigarettes to youth.The press release states: " This bill would make it much harder for the FDA to limit the sale or marketing of these products and, by making current products the industry standard, much easier for tobacco companies to continue marketing products in kid-friendly flavors likecotton candy and cherry crush. "The Rest of the StoryAfter an extensive internet search, I am unable to find a single tobacco company that markets cotton candy e-cigarettes.It is now clear that t...
Source: The Rest of the Story: Tobacco News Analysis and Commentary - April 24, 2017 Category: Addiction Source Type: blogs

Sharon Woman Pays Sister to Remove Lice Infestation
You can view the segmenthere. (Source: The Rest of the Story: Tobacco News Analysis and Commentary)
Source: The Rest of the Story: Tobacco News Analysis and Commentary - April 11, 2017 Category: Addiction Source Type: blogs

Excellent VICE News Segment on Electronic Cigarettes
You can view the segmenthere. (Source: The Rest of the Story: Tobacco News Analysis and Commentary)
Source: The Rest of the Story: Tobacco News Analysis and Commentary - April 11, 2017 Category: Addiction Source Type: blogs

Penn Medicine Expert: Smoking May Be No More Hazardous than Vaping
An expert at Penn Medicine - the University of Pennsylvania ' s health care system - is telling the public that smoking cigarettes, like Marlboros, Camels, and Newports, may beno more hazardous to your health than vaping a tobacco-free e-liquid.According to the expert: "We know that cigarettes are unsafe after 40 years of exposure. We don ’t have 40 years of exposure to e-cigarettes to know what the danger is. We don’t know the safety profile, so we can’t say that e-cigarettes are safer than traditional cigarettes."The Rest of the StoryWell, if we can ' t say that e-cigarettes are safer than traditional cigarettes, t...
Source: The Rest of the Story: Tobacco News Analysis and Commentary - April 3, 2017 Category: Addiction Source Type: blogs

Vaping Opponents Have Lost Scientific Rigor; Now Concluding that E-Cigarettes Cause Heart Attacks Based on a Science Fair Project
Vaping opponents are using the results of a new " study " as evidence that vaping causes heart attacks.Here is what my colleague Dr. Stan Glantzwrote about this " study " :" Every time I have posted a comment on a new study showing that e-cigarettes adversely affect blood vessels and blood in ways that increase risk of a heart attack, a friend and colleague who remains part of the (shrinking) collection of e-cigarette enthusiasts emails me and with he comment that, “if they are so bad where’s the evidence that e-cigarettes increase the risk of a heart attack?”  The first evidence just appeared. Using the Nationa...
Source: The Rest of the Story: Tobacco News Analysis and Commentary - March 31, 2017 Category: Addiction Source Type: blogs