Does vaping lead to smoking? Public health researchers say no

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Public health researchers have confirmed that e-cigs are not a gateway to smoking cigarettes, as some misleading studies suggest.

The paper, which was produced by researchers from the University at Buffalo and the University of Michigan writing in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence, focused on the risks for moving from e-cigs to traditional cigarettes.

“There is little evidence that those who have never smoked cigarettes or never used other tobacco products and first try e-cigarettes will later move on to cigarette usage with great frequency or daily, regular smoking,” said Lynn Kozlowski, the paper’s lead author.

The research paper also highlights shortcomings in studies that show a link between e-cig use and subsequent smoking.

Some studies use misleading measures for what is actually considered smoking. “Measures of ‘at least one puff in the past six months’ can mean little more than the experimenting vaper was curious how cigarettes compared,” said Lynn Kozlowski, the paper’s lead author.

Authors of the study say that more accurate information needs to be provided to the public on the health risks of e-cigs versus traditional cigarettes.

“From the best evidence to date, e-cigarettes are much less dangerous than cigarettes. The public has become confused about this,” Kozlowski added.

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New study says 32% of smokers will have switched to e-cigs by 2050

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A new study published in Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology has predicted that by 2050 the 32% of smokers in the UK that would otherwise have continued smoking will have made the switch to e-cigs.

The prediction was made after scientists at British American Tobacco developed a model which looks at a number of possible scenarios that may occur between 2000 and 2050. There is a baseline scenario in which e-cigarettes are not on the market, and a counterfactual scenario, based on the current trends in which both cigarettes and e-cigs are available to consumers.

The scientists used past trends to help predict the future, which, according to Dr. James Murphy, Head of Reduced Risk Substantiation at British American Tobacco, “is an informative way of assessing population health effects when epidemiological data are not available.”

“Our model shows that when e-cigarettes are available, the effect of ‘normalisation’, through for example, the visibility and familiarization of e-cigarettes versus the ‘de-normalization’ of cigarettes, means that fewer people start smoking and there is a higher rate of successful quit attempts–smokers quit earlier and, although many still relapse, there are significantly more former smokers,” Murphy added.

The model also takes into account the characteristics and behaviors or consumers, such as when they started smoking or whether they are a dual user, are represented through a feedback system, as is the potential effect of smoking normalization on starting and cessation rates. Factors including consumer age, gender, and aging are also taken into account.

“Our results show an overall beneficial effect of e-cigarettes on a population, reducing smoking prevalence and smoking-related deaths,” says Murphy.

These results coincide with reports such as the one published by Public Health England, saying that the current expert estimate is that using e-cigarettes is around 95% safer than smoking cigarettes.

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Here’s Why British Smokers Are Switching To E-Cigs At Such High Rates

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According to research from business consultancy firm EY (formerly known as Ernst & Young), one person has switched from traditional smoking to vaping every four minutes in the UK.

There are approximately two million British people vaping, (a total of 4.2 per cent of adults), and this number continues to grow. This is also the highest of any country in Europe, with just over 3 per cent of adults in France using vape products.

This growth of e-cig products in the UK is most likely down to the clear health benefits of vaping over smoking, which many public health groups have highlighted. For example, a recent study by the University College London found that switching to e-cigs is far safer and less toxic than smoking conventional tobacco cigarettes.

“The UK has one of the most progressive regulatory environments for e-cigarettes and that’s reflected in consumer uptake and category growth,” said Kingsley Wheaton, managing director for Next Generation Products, at British American Tobacco.

“The UK government has created an environment which enables consumers to be informed about the products, have access to them and allows manufacturers to innovate and provide quality vaping products,” he added.

The e-cig market in the UK is estimated at £6.1bn, which could reach £12bn by the end of 2020.

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Should the Trump Administration repeal FDA regulations on vaping?

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As we know, regulations placed on e-cigs by the FDA during Obama’s final year of administration have the potential to wipe out many small players in the vaping industry.

But with President Donald Trump in power, repealing these regulations could be a great start in bringing American jobs back, without the need to impose tariffs, or build walls for that matter.

According to the Smoke-Free Alternatives Trade Association, 99 percent of all e-cig and vaping products now on the market will have to be submitted for FDA review, which, could potentially push many people out of jobs, and also place the 9 million smokers who switched to vaping in jeopardy of returning to smoking cigarettes.

A report by the R Street Institute, a Washington, D.C. based free market think tank, says that the Trump administration should take action to overturn the regulations.

“Perverse tobacco policy is failing the American public and will soon destroy thousands of small and medium-sized businesses that are part of the solution, not part of the problem,” said the authors of the R Street report, Eli Lehrer and David Sweanor, professor at the University of Ottawa’s Center for Health Law.

Although the changes will not take effect immediately, this is essentially a slow-motion ban on vaping products, which could be intervened by the Trump administration. However, there have not yet been any signals on whether it will continue with Obama-era policies on e-cigs or move in a new direction.

The R Street report is also arguing that vaping products should be advertised as being healthier than traditional cigarettes. As a large majority of evidence supports this statement, such as one study from the UK that found that e-cigs are 95 percent safer than traditional cigarettes that contain tobacco.

Should the Trump Administration continue to take a hard stance on vaping, not only will this deter existing smokers from switching to vaping, but it is also likely to push vapers back onto the habit of smoking traditional cigarettes.

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Anti-vaping legislation may keep vital info from public

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The Canadian federal government is attempting to limit public access to scientific data in its proposed anti-vaping legislation, Bill S-5, which was introduced in November 2016.

The Bill prohibits manufacturers or purveyors of e-cigarettes from sharing scientific information comparing the health effects of smoking traditional combustible tobacco cigarettes with vaping.

There have been several studies demonstrating that the effect of smoking on health is far worse than that of vaping, with one study which showed that e-cigarettes are 95% less harmful than tobacco, but even sharing a simple statistic like this would mean breaking the law if public access becomes limited.

Despite many health authorities in other countries, like the UK for example, seeing vaping as beneficial to public health, the federal government seems to have other ideas.

If the restriction goes ahead, making people aware of a peer-reviewed scientific journal article in a vape shop could result in a fine of up to $500,000 and a two-year prison term, something many people are saying removes their freedom of speech.

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