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NO DATA ON INHALED PURE NICOTINE. "Given the relatively recent entry of ENDS into the market and the lengthy lag time for onset of many diseases of interest, such as cancer, conclusive evidence about the association of ENDS use with such diseases will not be available for years or even decades." (Electronic nicotine delivery systems). https://lnkd.in/d2e7-yr View in LinkedIn

REGULATION OF E-CIGARETTES. "In the US, the regulator’s first instinct was to ban e-cigarettes as unapproved drug delivery devices. A protracted court battle ensued. This year, the FDA determined that e-cigarettes aren’t medicine at all, but would be regulated like tobacco instead. Across the pond, European Commission made the same ruling." (2014). http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2014-12-02-only-big-tobacco-and-big-pharma-want-e-cig-regulation/ View in LinkedIn

E-CIGARETTES CONTAIN OTHER TOXINS. "For some brands, the level of some of these cancer causing agents, such as formaldehyde and other toxicants like acrolein have been found to be as high as in the smoke produced by some cigarettes." https://lnkd.in/d2e7-yr View in LinkedIn

US NRT REGULATION. "To make over-the-counter access to nicotine replacement therapy more easily available, the US ?.. FDA last year removed restrictions on patches, gum, inhalers, mouth sprays and lozenges, noting in particular that these products “do not appear to have significant potential for abuse or dependence.” (2014). http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2014-12-02-only-big-tobacco-and-big-pharma-want-e-cig-regulation/ View in LinkedIn

WHO SLAMS NICOTINE. "Nicotine is the addictive component of tobacco. It can have adverse effects during pregnancy and may contribute to cardiovascular disease ... nicotine itself is not a carcinogen, it may function as a “tumour promoter”. Nicotine seems involved in fundamental aspects of the biology of malignant diseases, as well as of neurodegeneration." https://lnkd.in/d2e7-yr View in LinkedIn

BAT AND SMOKELESS TOBACCO. A strategy that "eliminated competition between cigarettes and lower-risk products, thus helping maintain the current market balance in favour of (highly profitable) cigarettes." https://lnkd.in/dcnDHNz View in LinkedIn

THE NICOTINE MAKOVER with e-cigarettes glosses over that it is promoting an established addictive drug, nicotine, and while it may be (in better part) free of harmful additives, it does still pose a long-term health risk. And the addition of flavorings (and other additives) aimed at addicting the youth market to nicotine are a continued concern. View in LinkedIn

PROFITS DRIVE SMOKELESS TOBACCO SHIFTS. "There is clear evidence that BAT's early interest in introducing SLT in Europe was based on the potential for creating an alternative form of tobacco use in light of declining cigarette sales and social restrictions on smoking, with young people a key target." https://lnkd.in/dcnDHNz View in LinkedIn

IMITATION OF PARENT PRODUCT. "Healthy alternatives have a symbiotic relationship with their ‘parent’ product. First of all, they tend to imitate it as closely as possible: just as decaf looks, smells and tastes like full strength coffee and Coke Zero aspires to be indistinguishable from red Coke." So also, e-Cigarettes and cigarettes. https://lnkd.in/d-5YcyD View in LinkedIn

GLOBAL E-CIGARETTE REGULATION. Read this useful database for the legal status of e-cigarettes by country. http://www.ecigarette-politics.com/electronic-cigarettes-global-legal-status.html View in LinkedIn