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*Certain things really bother me. Like when anti-tobacco activists do things to destroy my pride in being an ex-smoker and helping other people quit smoking. The most hurtful thing of all, is to pervert the effort I put into creating flavors of e-liquids to appeal to adult smokers and accuse me of marketing to children, of trying to addict the next generation of kids on nicotine. | *Certain things really bother me. Like when anti-tobacco activists do things to destroy my pride in being an ex-smoker and helping other people quit smoking. The most hurtful thing of all, is to pervert the effort I put into creating flavors of e-liquids to appeal to adult smokers and accuse me of marketing to children, of trying to addict the next generation of kids on nicotine. | ||
*Not once did I create a flavor and go “hmmmm, I bet a 12 year old would like this”. Not once. I’m not a monster, I’m a mom, an aunt, a grandma, and a great grandma. All I wanted to do is help people quit smoking so they could live long enough to enjoy their extended families. I wanted to help people quit smoking so kids would no longer be exposed to 2nd hand smoke. I wanted to make the world a better place. | *Not once did I create a flavor and go “hmmmm, I bet a 12 year old would like this”. Not once. I’m not a monster, I’m a mom, an aunt, a grandma, and a great grandma. All I wanted to do is help people quit smoking so they could live long enough to enjoy their extended families. I wanted to help people quit smoking so kids would no longer be exposed to 2nd hand smoke. I wanted to make the world a better place. | ||
=Addressing Myths About Flavors= | |||
===2020: Article: [https://vaping360.com/learn/popcorn-lung-diacetyl/ Does Diacetyl in Vaping Cause Popcorn Lung?]=== | |||
*While almost anything is possible, there’s simply no evidence that vaping causes popcorn lung. | |||
===2019: Cancer Research UK: [https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/causes-of-cancer/does-vaping-cause-popcorn-lung Does vaping cause popcorn lung?]=== | |||
*No. There’s no good evidence that e-cigarettes could cause the lung condition called popcorn lung. There’s been no confirmed cases of popcorn lung reported in people who use e-cigarettes. | |||
===2019: [https://www.cmaj.ca/content/re-vape-related-popcorn-lung-debunked-years-ago RE: Vape related "Popcorn Lung" debunked years ago]=== | |||
*There is 750x more diacetyl in a pack of cigarettes than there is in a days worth of vaping nicotine fluid, and to date we have no confirmation that smokers are getting popcorn lung. | |||
===2018: [http://www.ecigarette-research.org/research/index.php/research/2018/262-flavors Paper: E-cigarette flavors and aldehyde emissions: another failure to verify findings from a previous study]=== | |||
: Our results were revealing in identifying a very small contribution of flavorings on aldehyde emissions. In fact, aldehyde levels were so low that consumption of 5 grams liquid per day would expose vapers to less formaldehyde and acetaldehyde than just staying at home and breathing air. For acrolein, exposure was orders of magnitude lower compared to NIOSH-defined recommended safety limits. To give you an idea of the differences in results, the authors of the original study found up to 7000 ug/g formaldehyde, while we found a maximum of 62 ug/g. | |||
*2017: [https://sci-hub.se/10.1016/j.fct.2018.02.059 Do flavouring compounds contribute to aldehyde emissions in e-cigarettes?] | |||
: In conclusion, we confirmed that flavouring compounds can contribute to aldehyde emissions from ECs, but such contribution, detected in only 3 liquids and two flavours herein, was minimal. | |||
===2017: [https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.6b06030 Comment on “Flavoring Compounds Dominate Toxic Aldehyde Production during E Cigarette Vaping”]=== | |||
*We would like to point out that the finding is in a stark contrast to previous results. | |||
*The high levels only happen under dry puff conditions, something avoided by vapers as it is very unpleasant. | |||
===2015: [http://www.ecigarette-research.org/research/index.php/whats-new/whatsnew-2015/234-bo Medical journal MISPRESENTS a case of hypersensitivity pneumonitis as popcorn lung disease caused by e-cigarette]=== | |||
*It was shocking to see a public statement reporting a case of popcorn lung disease in a patient using e-cigarettes. The title of the public release is: “Case report finds 'popcorn lung' in patient using e-cigarettes. Report points to possibility of diacetyl, a flavoring agent in e-cigarettes, to bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome” | |||
*The article then goes on to explain why it can’t be popcorn lung and calls for the retraction of the study. | |||
===2015 [http://tobaccoanalysis.blogspot.com/2015/12/new-study-finds-that-average-diacetyl.html New Study Finds that Average Diacetyl Exposure from Vaping is 750 Times Lower than from Smoking]=== | |||
*There's just one minor fact that is omitted completely in the article, as well as in all the media coverage. | |||
*That fact: All conventional cigarettes produce tobacco smoke that contains diacetyl, and the levels of diacetyl in cigarettes are a lot higher than those produced by e-cigarettes. | |||
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===Senator Dick Durbin endorses banning flavors (2)=== | ===Senator Dick Durbin endorses banning flavors (2)=== | ||
[[File:Senator_Durbin_Candy.png|Senator Durbin Candy]] | [[File:Senator_Durbin_Candy.png|Senator Durbin Candy]] | ||
=Suggested Studies, Papers, Surveys, and Articles to Add to This Page= | =Suggested Studies, Papers, Surveys, and Articles to Add to This Page= | ||
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===2019: Policy Paper: [https://www.heartland.org/_template-assets/documents/Tobacco%20Harm%20Reduction%20pdf.pdf TOBACCO HARM REDUCTION 101: A GUIDEBOOK FOR POLICYMAKERS] | ===2019: Policy Paper: [https://www.heartland.org/_template-assets/documents/Tobacco%20Harm%20Reduction%20pdf.pdf TOBACCO HARM REDUCTION 101: A GUIDEBOOK FOR POLICYMAKERS]=== | ||
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