Monday, September 30, 2013

CDC Director and Prominent Anti-Smoking Researcher Appear to Be Fabricating Scientific Evidence to Oppose Electronic Cigarettes

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The issue of electronic cigarettes is a complex one and there is plenty of room for - and in fact a need for - vigorous discussion and debat...
Thursday, September 26, 2013

New Study Finds UK Graphic Cigarette Warning Labels to be Ineffective

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A new study published in the journal Tobacco Control reports that the graphic cigarette warning labels implemented in the UK have had no e...
Wednesday, September 25, 2013

New Study Shows that Regular Use of Electronic Cigarettes by Nonsmoking Youth is Extremely Low

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A new study published in the journal Addictive Behaviors confirms the conclusion of last week's CDC study: the use of electronic cigar...
Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Financial Analyst Predicts that E-Cigarette Sales Will Surpass Tobacco Cigarette Sales by 2021; Primary Obstacle to this Dream Come True: The Anti-Smoking Movement

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Bonnie Herzog, a tobacco financial analyst with Wells Fargo, has predicted that by 2021, sales of electronic cigarettes will actually surpas...
Monday, September 23, 2013

American Heart Association Not Sure if There are Any Benefits of Quitting Smoking if You Continue to Use the Nicotine Inhaler

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Apparently, the American Heart Association is not sure if there are benefits to quitting smoking if you continue to inhale nicotine, such as...
Thursday, September 19, 2013

FDA Doesn't Want Public to Think that Cigarette Smoking is More Hazardous than Vaping

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I hate to start another post with "Yes, you read that headline correctly," but indeed, you did read the headline correctly. The ...
Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Anti-Smoking Researcher Promoting "Anti-Smoking" Campaigns that Discourage Smokers from Quitting

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Believe it or not, you did not misread that headline. A prominent anti-smoking researcher and advocate is promoting "anti-smoking...
Tuesday, September 17, 2013

How Low Can We Go? Basis of Anti-Smoking Researcher's Conclusion About Overall Health Consequences of E-Cigarettes: Two Anonymous Blog Commenters

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In a recent blog post , Dr. Stan Glantz argues that heavy promotion of electronic cigarettes will increase, rather than decrease, the toll o...
Monday, September 16, 2013

Anti-Smoking Advocates Continue to Make Ridiculous Statements that E-Cigarette Companies are Promoting Smoking

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A number of anti-smoking advocates continue to make the assertion that electronic cigarette company marketing is promoting cigarette smoking...
Thursday, September 12, 2013

"On Point" Segment on Electronic Cigarettes

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Yesterday, I had the pleasure of appearing as a guest on "On Point" with Tom Ashbrook, along with my mentor, Dr. Stan Glantz. The ...
Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Senators Complaining About Electronic Cigarette Flavors are Full of Baloney; Their Desire to Protect Kids from Addiction Only Goes as Far as Cigarette Company Profits

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A group of U.S. Senators earlier this week lambasted electronic cigarettes and their flavorings, calling them a gateway to cigarette use an...
Tuesday, September 10, 2013

University of Kentucky Cancer Center is Off Its Rocker: Testifies that Smoking is No More Harmful than Vaping

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According to a press release issued Monday, the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center testified before the state legislature that smo...
Monday, September 09, 2013

Electronic Cigarette Experimentation Increases Among Youth, But Use Among Nonsmokers Remains Low and Regular Use Rates are Still Unknown

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported last week that the prevalence of youth in grades 6-12 who have experimented w...
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Friday, August 30, 2013

Hour-Long Radio Times Segment Explores Electronic Cigarettes

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I was honored to participate as a guest on the Radio Times (WHYY) hour-long segment this morning on electronic cigarettes. I thought that ...
Monday, August 26, 2013

Another Tobacco Control Practitioner Tells the Public That There is No Evidence Electronic Cigarettes are Safer than Real Ones

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According to a story run by WDIO-TV (Duluth, MN), a tobacco control practitioner in Duluth is telling the public that there is no evidence...
Friday, August 23, 2013

Electronic Cigarettes Commentators Fail to Disclose Financial Conflicts of Interest with Big Pharma

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The New York Times "Room for Debate" section Wednesday featured a debate about electronic cigarettes. I was one of six commentat...
Wednesday, August 21, 2013

New York Times Features Debate on Electronic Cigarettes

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The New York Times "Room for Debate" section yesterday featured a debate about electronic cigarettes. I was honored to be one of...
Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Duke a Willing Collaborator in Defrauding the American Public

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In agreeing to accept funding from Philip Morris for its Center for Smoking Cessation, Duke acted willingly as a collaborator in the defraud...
Monday, August 19, 2013

Duke Center for Child and Family Policy is Aiding Public Relations Efforts of Big Tobacco

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Earlier this summer, I revealed that the Duke Center for Smoking Cessation is still accepting Big Tobacco funding and not prominently discl...
Friday, August 16, 2013

American Heart Association Accused of Accepting Payments to Allow Undeserving Products to Use "Heart-Healthy" Label

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The American Heart Association has been accused , in a lawsuit filed against the Campell Soup Company, of allowing products that are not hea...
Thursday, August 15, 2013

Despite Best Efforts of Anti-Smoking Groups, Cigarette Sales Were Down 600 Million Units in First Quarter of 2013

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Despite the best efforts of many anti-smoking groups, cigarette sales were down 600 million units in the first quarter of 2013. Why? Because...
Wednesday, August 14, 2013

American Legacy Foundation-Proclaimed "Leader" in Tobacco Control is Now Advertising Camel Cigarettes to Millions of Youth Readers

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In 2007, the American Legacy Foundation, according to its website, honored Glamour and Vogue with a corporate partnership : Legacy listed ...
Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Gallup Poll Shows that Cold Turkey is Overwhelmingly the Most Successful Quitting Strategy, With NRT Making Little Contribution

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A July Gallup poll asked former smokers to identify the strategies or methods they used to successfully quit smoking. Based on their smokin...
Monday, August 12, 2013

Why is the CDC Taking Research Funding from a Pharmaceutical Company?

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When I worked at the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC) from 1993-1995, I always considered it to be an independent, objective...