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This is the problem with tobacco control: they have gone particularly far off the rails. They seem to be focused on ending nicotine use entirely, rather than saving lives by moving folks to safer alternatives (since people seem to like nicotine, and some insist on using it).
I would invite you to look at safernicotine.wiki/medi…, which ex…
This is the problem with tobacco control: they have gone particularly far off the rails. They seem to be focused on ending nicotine use entirely, rather than saving lives by moving folks to safer alternatives (since people seem to like nicotine, and some insist on using it).
I would invite you to look at https://safernicotine.wiki/mediawiki/index.php/Main_Page, which explores tobacco harm reduction (THR) products that are far less deadly than tobacco cigerettes. (The site is a Wikipedia clone, entirely user-funded, and the content is user-submitted.)
E-Cigarettes/Vapes are a vastly safer, yet acceptable product that is roughly 95% safer than tobacco smoke. Importantly, they can compete with tobacco sales, and tobacco cigarette users find them an acceptable alternative. Reducing the harmful use of cigerettes is the goal.
A good public health overview is available here https://safernicotine.wiki/mediawiki/index.php/ENDS_Public_Health
Please quote credible sources—the article focuses on science vs what people believe.
The site quotes credible sources; it links directly to peer-reviewed papers (often on government e.g. NIH, or the publishing journal). On the public health page, there are > 20 papers linked; please do check them yourself.
If you have an issue with any of them, why not post the reason and the paper in question? Thanks.
Yes, the only valid question to ask is: Are policies that restrict access to or enjoyment of the mild stimulant that is nicotine unless it's in its most dangerous form (cigarettes) or in unsatisfying or ineffective forms (NRTs and pharmaceuticals) going to lead to better public health outcomes? There is no evidence anywhere that entire populations will eschew the use of nicotine so the sensible answer is 'No'. Reducing the harm from its use must be the goal.