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Marijuana Reform Organization Issues Warning Against Vaping THC Oils Obtained from Unlicensed Sellers; CDC Does Not
It is a sad state of affairs in public health when we have to rely upon a marijuana law reform organization to issue a critical health warning on the severe risks of vaping unlicensed THC oils, while the CDC remains silent.According to anarticle inUSA Today, the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) warned consumers " not to buy THC vape products from unlicensed retailers. " The organization ' s Deputy Director--Paul Armentano--explained the danger associated with the use of illicit THC vaping products: " Unregulated illicit market cannabis products, like products in any unregulated marketplace, ar...
Source: The Rest of the Story: Tobacco News Analysis and Commentary - August 29, 2019 Category: Addiction Source Type: blogs

IN MY VIEW: CDC and Health Groups' Bias Against E-Cigarettes is Putting Kids' Lives at Risk
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there have now been153 reported cases of severe, acute lung disease caused by " vaping " across 19 states. Tragically, one of these cases resulted in a death. Most of the cases are occurring among youth or young adults. The acute disease appears to be taking the form of lipoid pnemonia, acute respiratory distress syndrome, and/or chemical pneumonitis.Physicians, health departments, and the CDC have almost uniformly informed the public that these cases are caused by " vaping " and have advised youth and young adults to avoid using " e-cigarettes. "The Rest o...
Source: The Rest of the Story: Tobacco News Analysis and Commentary - August 25, 2019 Category: Addiction Source Type: blogs

Claim that Vaping Causes Heart Attacks is Completely Debunked
Astudy published last month in theJournal of the American Heart Association electronic cigarette use concluded that vaping is a cause of heart attacks, raising the risk of having a heart attack about two-fold. One of the co-authors publicized the study on his blog under the title " More evidence thate-cigs cause heart attacks. "This was a cross-sectional study using data from the baseline survey of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study collected in 2013-2014. The investigators examined the relationship between respondents reporting that theyever had a heart attack and that they currently vaped. They ...
Source: The Rest of the Story: Tobacco News Analysis and Commentary - July 21, 2019 Category: Addiction Source Type: blogs

Based Solely on Quotes from Anti-Tobacco Groups, Big Tobacco Tells America's 3 Million Nonsmoking Vapers They Would Be Healthier Going Back to Smoking
The tobacco industry is taking advantage of a rare and unprecedented marketing opportunity being offered to it by none other than the anti-tobacco movement. Based solely on statements made by tobacco control organizations,Big Tobacco (@BigTobaccoUS) is urging America ' s 12 million vapers (3 million of whom do not use cigarettes at all) to return exclusively to smoking in order to protect their health.Cleverly, Big Tobacco is not making any statements of its own. It is simply relying on statements already made by anti-tobacco groups. For example, Big Tobaccostated: "Mostpublic health experts agree thatvaping is dangerous a...
Source: The Rest of the Story: Tobacco News Analysis and Commentary - July 17, 2019 Category: Addiction Source Type: blogs

New Organization Forms to Confront the Epidemic of Popcorn Lung
Prompted by the statements of anti-tobacco groups throughout the country claiming that vaping causes popcorn lung, a new organization was launched this past Thursday to confront this new and alarming epidemic among young people. The organization is called the American Popcorn Lung Association (APLA) and it has aTwitter feed (@LungPopcorn)." Popcorn lung " is a serious, progressive lung disease that is technically known as bronchiolitis obliterans. The disease results in obstruction of the smallest airways in the lung. The disease is irreversible and can be fatal. A lung transplant is the only definitive treatment. The most...
Source: The Rest of the Story: Tobacco News Analysis and Commentary - July 15, 2019 Category: Addiction Source Type: blogs

" Big Tobacco Lies. So Does Juul. " ... And So Does Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights
A July 11column by the American Nonsmokers ' Rights Foundation (ANRF) is entitled " Big Tobacco Lies. So Does Juul. " A large image shows a graduating college student with the quote: " We were literally going to be the first generation not addicted to nicotine. And then they made it taste like cotton candy and everyone is vaping and ADDICTED to nicotine. "The Rest of the StoryThe headline should more appropriately say: " Big Tobacco Lies. So Does Juul. And So Does the American Nonsmokers ' Rights Foundation. "ANRF is lying here because they are implying that Juul created cotton candy-flavored e-cigarettes which have attrac...
Source: The Rest of the Story: Tobacco News Analysis and Commentary - July 14, 2019 Category: Addiction Source Type: blogs

American Lung Association Inadvertently Reveals the Truth About Many Vaping Opponents
Anarticle published recently by the American Lung Association claims that vaping causes popcorn lung and COPD. There is no evidence to support either of these assertions. In fact, I ' m not aware of a single case of either popcorn lung or COPD that has ever been diagnosed in a vaper without a history of cigarette smoking. Even active smoking itself is not associated with popcorn lung, and cigarette smoke contains about 750 times the amount of diacetyl (the putative cause of popcorn lung) than e-cigarette aerosol. So the American Lung Association is lying about the health risks of vaping.The Rest of the StoryHowever, that '...
Source: The Rest of the Story: Tobacco News Analysis and Commentary - July 13, 2019 Category: Addiction Source Type: blogs

San Francisco Board of Supervisors to Vote Tuesday on Banning the Retail Sale of Cigarettes and Marijuana
This Tuesday, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors is scheduled to vote on a proposed ordinance that would ban the sale of cigarettes and marijuana products in the city until the FDA conducts a safety review of these products.The impetus for the proposed ordinance was new data showing that a large proportion of San Francisco youths are still smoking and that the use of marijuana may even be increasing, especially with the recent legalization of recreational marijuana use. The city attorney explained that: " The epidemic is real. It needed attention. We felt it was necessary to step in and make sure we were protecting you...
Source: The Rest of the Story: Tobacco News Analysis and Commentary - June 22, 2019 Category: Addiction Source Type: blogs

San Francisco Board of Supervisors Poised to Deliver Huge Gift to Philip Morris
Philip Morris - the nation ' s largest cigarette manufacturer - is about to land a huge legislative gift from the most unlikely of sources: the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.Earlier today, the Board approved an ordinance that will ban the sale of all electronic cigarettes in the city, including both brick-and-mortar and online sales. Before it becomes law, the ordinance is subject to a final vote, which is expected to take place next week.The Philip Morris USA cigarette company could not have dreamed for a more favorable legislative gift from the city of San Francisco. Right now, the chief competitor to the sale of th...
Source: The Rest of the Story: Tobacco News Analysis and Commentary - June 19, 2019 Category: Addiction Source Type: blogs

Detailed interview on vaping and bans on flavored e-cigarettes - WICN's Public Eye
Detailedinterview on vaping, especially bans on flavored e-cigarettes, on WICN ' s Public Eye. Click on archives for Sunday, June 9th. (Source: The Rest of the Story: Tobacco News Analysis and Commentary)
Source: The Rest of the Story: Tobacco News Analysis and Commentary - June 10, 2019 Category: Addiction Source Type: blogs

Lawsuit Against Juul/Altria Alleging Fraudulent Misinformation Provides Fraudulent Misinformation
Parents of a Florida teenager who became addicted to Juul havesued Juul, Altria, and Philip Morris USA based on a number of claims, including fraud, negligence, and violation of the RICO statute (the compliant ishere). Dr. Stan Glantz and Lauren Lempert provide a nicesummary of the reasoning behind the lawsuit and the specific claims being made. The case was filed on Monday in the federal district court for the middle district of Florida.The Rest of the StoryAlthough the main complaint is that the company fraudulently provided misinformation about the product, its health risks, and its addictiveness, the complaint itself p...
Source: The Rest of the Story: Tobacco News Analysis and Commentary - April 17, 2019 Category: Addiction Source Type: blogs

New Study Finds Vaping is Not Associated with Cardiovascular Disease among Never Smokers; But Tobacco Control Researcher Dismisses Findings
A newstudy published online ahead of print in theAmerican Journal of Medicine reports that there is no association between vaping and cardiovascular disease among never smokers.Like previous studies of its kind, this was a cross-sectional study that examined the association between current vaping/smoking status andever having been told that one has cardiovascular disease (including heart attack, coronary artery disease, or stroke). Previous studies used data from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) or the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) study; this paper used data from the Behavioral Risk Factor ...
Source: The Rest of the Story: Tobacco News Analysis and Commentary - April 9, 2019 Category: Addiction Source Type: blogs

Public Misunderstanding of Health Risks is " a Good Thing " According to Some in the Tobacco Control Movement
Somewhere along the line, I must have gone astray. During my master ' s in public health program, I was taught that one major goal of public health is to educate the public about the risks of various exposures. I was also taught that accurately communicating these risks, as well as helping the public to accurately understand the relative risks between different hazardous behaviors or products was critical.Well, based on an editorial published this morning in theJournal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)Network Open, I was misguided. For in this editorial, it states that the increasing public misunderstanding of the...
Source: The Rest of the Story: Tobacco News Analysis and Commentary - March 29, 2019 Category: Addiction Source Type: blogs

Response to Press Release Announcing Proposed Ban on Electronic Cigarettes in San Francisco
Here is my point-by-point response to several of the statements made in thepress release issued by City Attorney Herrera announcing the introduction of legislation to ban the sale of all electronic cigarettes in the city of San Francisco:" City Attorney Dennis Herrera and Supervisor Shamann Walton today announced joint steps to curb the epidemic of youth e-cigarette use, which has erased more than a decade ’s worth of progress in reducing youth tobacco consumption. "The “epidemic” of youth e-cigarette use has not “erased” progress in reducing youth tobacco consumption. The gains in reducing youth smoking prevalen...
Source: The Rest of the Story: Tobacco News Analysis and Commentary - March 20, 2019 Category: Addiction Source Type: blogs

San Francisco Considering Banning Electronic Cigarettes, But Letting Deadly Real Cigarettes Stay on the Shelves
Yesterday, San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera and Supervisor Shamann Walton announced that they are introducing an ordinance to the Board of Supervisors that would ban all electronic cigarettes until they are officially reviewed and approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Since there is not a single e-cigarette on the market that has undergone such an approval process, the ordinance does indeed ban the sale of all electronic cigarettes in the city of San Francisco.The reasoning behind the proposal is as follows: " Today we are taking action to protect our kids. By law, before a new tobacco product goes ...
Source: The Rest of the Story: Tobacco News Analysis and Commentary - March 20, 2019 Category: Addiction Source Type: blogs