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'''Here we take a look at busting myths and debunking junk science about nicotine or products containing nicotine.'''
'''Here we take a look at busting myths and debunking junk science about nicotine or products containing nicotine.'''




=<span style="background-color: rgb(51, 254, 255);" data-mce-style="background-color: #33FEFF;">Myth</span> ENDS - Cancer Caused by Vaping or Smoke Free Nicotine=
=<span style="background-color: rgb(51, 254, 255);" data-mce-style="background-color: #33FEFF;"> [https://safernicotine.wiki/mediawiki/index.php/Nicotine_-_Myth_-_Nicotine_Causes_Cancer Myth - Nicotine Causes Cancer]=
 
*See also:
: [https://safernicotine.wiki/mediawiki/index.php/ENDS_Cancer ENDS - Cancer Studies Page]
: [https://safernicotine.wiki/mediawiki/index.php/Does_vaping_cause_cancer%3F FAQ - Does Vaping Cause Cancer?]
: [https://safernicotine.wiki/mediawiki/index.php/Doctors_and_Medics_Nicotine_Misperceptions Doctors and Medics Nicotine Misperceptions]
: [https://safernicotine.wiki/mediawiki/index.php/Public_and_Media_Nicotine_Misperceptions Public and Media Nicotine Misperceptions]
 
 
===2016: <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 57, 33);" data-mce-style="background-color: #ff5733;">Truth</span> Article - [http://thelibertarianrepublic.com/study-last-thing-anti-e-cig-crusaders-want-see/?fbclid=IwAR2Q7-_6U8mgIIZbbZpLJt853ysHgNVRgCFWkVm8lxJNf3Eb3yM3bpABYy4 This Study Is The Last Thing Anti-E-Cig Crusaders Want To See]===
: The Roswell Park findings run counter to what lead author of a University of California, San Diego (UCSD) study, Jessica Wang-Rodriguez, told The Daily Mail.
: The study found e-cigs are as effective as conventional cigarettes at delivering nicotine to the user, but e-cig users showed a decreased rate of exposure to specific carcinogens and toxins
: The DCNF [https://dailycaller.com/2015/12/29/media-are-distorting-dubious-study-claiming-e-cigarettes-can-cause-cancer/reported reported] in December that not only were the cells used in the UCSD study “not completely comparable to cells within a living person,” but the dosage was comparable to someone smoking “for hours on end,” so it wasn’t representative of real world e-cig use. Further, the cell cultures already had [http://www.cancercenter.com/skin-cancer/types/tab/squamous-cell-carcinoma/?source=GGLPS01&channel=paid+search&invsrc=Non_Branded_Paid_Search_Google_Cancer_Search&utm_device=c&utm_budget=Corporate&utm_site=GOOGLE&utm_campaign=Non+Brand%3ECancer+Type%3A+Skin&utm_adgroup=Types%3ESquamous+Cell+Carcinoma%3EExact&utm_term=squamous+cell+carcinoma&utm_matchtype=e&k_clickid=092e99b7-6429-4c3e-b19f-b7c6226e91fe&k_profid=422&k_kwid=406118 “squamous cell carcinoma,”] meaning the cells already had cancer.
: "All this study is highlighting is the fact that exposing already cancerous cells to cigarette smoke, nicotine or vapor may accelerate cell death, but of course, only if you swim in it,” Paul Barnes of Facts Do Matter told The DCNF in December.
*2016: <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 57, 33);" data-mce-style="background-color: #ff5733;">Truth</span> Study: [https://academic.oup.com/ntr/article-abstract/19/2/160/2631650?redirectedFrom=fulltext Exposure to Nicotine and Selected Toxicants in Cigarette Smokers Who Switched to Electronic Cigarettes: A Longitudinal Within-Subjects Observational Study]
: After switching from tobacco to e-cigarettes, nicotine exposure remains unchanged, while exposure to selected carcinogens and toxicants is substantially reduced.
* 2013: <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 57, 33);" data-mce-style="background-color: #ff5733;">Truth</span> Study: [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23467656/ Levels of selected carcinogens and toxicants in vapour from electronic cigarettes]
: The aim of this study was to screen e-cigarette vapours for content of four groups of potentially toxic and carcinogenic compounds: carbonyls, [https://safernicotine.wiki/mediawiki/index.php/Myth_Busting#Myth_ENDS_vapor_or_exhaled_vapour_contains_dangerous_levels_of_toxic_chemicals_or_VOCs volatile organic compounds], nitrosamines and [https://safernicotine.wiki/mediawiki/index.php/Myth_Busting#Myth_ENDS_-_Heavy_Metals_at_dangerous_levels heavy metals].
:The levels of the toxicants were 9-450 times lower than in cigarette smoke and were, in many cases, comparable with trace amounts found in the reference product (prescription nicotine inhaler).
:Our findings are consistent with the idea that substituting tobacco cigarettes with e-cigarettes may substantially reduce exposure to selected tobacco-specific toxicants.
*2015: <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);" data-mce-style="background-color: #ffff00;">Debunked</span> study: [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1368837515003620 Electronic cigarettes induce DNA strand breaks and cell death independently of nicotine in cell lines]
* 2015:<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);" data-mce-style="background-color: #ffff00;">Debunked</span> article: [https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-3377730/E-cigarettes-NO-better-regular-smoking-Toxins-devices-cause-cancer-nicotine-FREE.html E-cigarettes are NO better than regular smoking: Devices can 'cause cancer even when they're nicotine FREE']
 


* ^ Link will take you to the page with information about nicotine and cancer concerns


=<span style="background-color: rgb(51, 254, 255);" data-mce-style="background-color: #33FEFF;">Myth</span> ENDS - COVID/EVALI/Respiratory Disease caused by vaping/nicotine=
=<span style="background-color: rgb(51, 254, 255);" data-mce-style="background-color: #33FEFF;">Myth</span> ENDS - COVID/EVALI/Respiratory Disease caused by vaping/nicotine=
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: [https://safernicotine.wiki/mediawiki/index.php/ENDS_EVALI_VALI_THCVALI EVALI Page]
: [https://safernicotine.wiki/mediawiki/index.php/ENDS_EVALI_VALI_THCVALI EVALI Page]
: [https://safernicotine.wiki/mediawiki/index.php/Nicotine_-_COVID_/_SARS_/_ARDS COVID Page]
: [https://safernicotine.wiki/mediawiki/index.php/Nicotine_-_COVID_/_SARS_/_ARDS COVID Page]
===2021: <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 57, 33);" data-mce-style="background-color: #ff5733;">Truth</span> Testimony in Netherlands pertaining to a potential flavour / flavor ban: [https://www.clivebates.com/documents/NLFlavoursResponseJan2021.pdf Regulation of e-cigarette flavours – a response]===
: Signed by 24 experts from around the world
: Covers 12 key points




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===2019 <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 57, 33);" data-mce-style="background-color: #ff5733;">Truth</span> Article: [https://www.clivebates.com/the-us-vaping-flavour-ban-twenty-things-you-should-know/ The US vaping flavour (flavor) ban: twenty things you should know]===
===2021: <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 57, 33);" data-mce-style="background-color: #ff5733;">Truth</span> Testimony in Netherlands pertaining to a potential flavour / flavor ban: [https://www.clivebates.com/documents/NLFlavoursResponseJan2021.pdf Regulation of e-cigarette flavours – a response]===
: Signed by 24 experts from around the world
: Covers 12 key points
 
 
===2019: <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 57, 33);" data-mce-style="background-color: #ff5733;">Truth</span> Article: [https://www.clivebates.com/the-us-vaping-flavour-ban-twenty-things-you-should-know/ The US vaping flavour (flavor) ban: twenty things you should know]===
: A well researched article that touches on many of the myths and fears about youth use of flavored vapor products.  
: A well researched article that touches on many of the myths and fears about youth use of flavored vapor products.  


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: The high levels only happen under dry puff conditions, something avoided by vapers as it is very unpleasant.
: The high levels only happen under dry puff conditions, something avoided by vapers as it is very unpleasant.
*2016: <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);" data-mce-style="background-color: #ffff00;">Debunked</span> Study: [https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.6b05145 Flavoring Compounds Dominate Toxic Aldehyde Production during E-Cigarette Vaping]
*2016: <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);" data-mce-style="background-color: #ffff00;">Debunked</span> Study: [https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.6b05145 Flavoring Compounds Dominate Toxic Aldehyde Production during E-Cigarette Vaping]


=<span style="background-color: rgb(51, 254, 255);" data-mce-style="background-color: #33FEFF;">Myth</span> ENDS - Formaldehyde is at dangerous levels=
=<span style="background-color: rgb(51, 254, 255);" data-mce-style="background-color: #33FEFF;">Myth</span> ENDS - Formaldehyde is at dangerous levels=
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=<span style="background-color: rgb(51, 254, 255);" data-mce-style="background-color: #33FEFF;">Myth</span> ENDS - Gateway to smoking=
=<span style="background-color: rgb(51, 254, 255);" data-mce-style="background-color: #33FEFF;">Myth</span> ENDS - Gateway to smoking=


 
===Please see the page: [https://safernicotine.wiki/mediawiki/index.php/Myth:_Alternative_nicotine_products_are_a_gateway_to_smoking Myth: Alternative nicotine products are a gateway to smoking]===
===2018: <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 57, 33);" data-mce-style="background-color: #ff5733;">Truth</span> [https://dailycaller.com/2018/01/07/expert-debunks-vaping-gateway-myth-ripping-bad-science-in-service-of-bad-theories/ Expert Debunks Vaping ‘Gateway’ Myth, Ripping ‘Bad Science In Service Of Bad Theories’]===
*The recent studies claiming vaping leads to smoking only prove that youths experiment, and they cannot show the true cause behind teen smoking, which is at a record low.
 
 
===2018: <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 57, 33);" data-mce-style="background-color: #ff5733;">Truth</span> [https://rodutobaccotruth.blogspot.com/2018/01/tobacco-gateway-report-omits-important.html Tobacco Gateway Report Omits Important Information]===
*The Chaffee article emphasizes odds ratios but omits or obscures important contextual information. While teens who try one tobacco product are more likely to try another, the dominant gateway in the PATH survey was from no previous tobacco use to cigarettes.
*<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);" data-mce-style="background-color: #ffff00;">Debunked</span> Study  [https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/fullarticle/2666219 Association of Noncigarette Tobacco Product Use With Future Cigarette Smoking Among Youth in the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study, 2013-2015]
 
 
===2017: <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 57, 33);" data-mce-style="background-color: #ff5733;">Truth</span> [https://dailycaller.com/2017/08/30/vaping-study-sinks-claims-e-cigarettes-are-hooking-teens-on-tobacco/ Vaping Study Sinks Claims E-Cigarettes Are Hooking Teens On Tobacco]===
*The hysteria over vaping allegedly serving as a gateway to smoking for teens is unfounded and goes against scientific evidence, according to a new study.
 
 
===2015: <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 57, 33);" data-mce-style="background-color: #ff5733;">Truth</span> [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4454978/ Gateway Effects: Why the Cited Evidence Does Not Support Their Existence for Low-Risk Tobacco Products (and What Evidence Would)]===
*The simple counts of when subjects first tried a cigarette show earlier smoking among those who had tried e-cigarettes as compared to those who never tried e-cigarettes, which by itself is enough to favor the THR interpretation over the gateway interpretation.
 




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*<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);" data-mce-style="background-color: #ffff00;">Debunked</span> Study: [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0735109716326559 Electronic Cigarette Smoking Increases Aortic Stiffness and Blood Pressure in Young Smokers]
*<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);" data-mce-style="background-color: #ffff00;">Debunked</span> Study: [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0735109716326559 Electronic Cigarette Smoking Increases Aortic Stiffness and Blood Pressure in Young Smokers]
*<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);" data-mce-style="background-color: #ffff00;">Debunked</span> Article: [https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-3763932/E-cigarettes-bad-heart-tobacco-Nicotine-vapour-damages-blood-vessels-raises-risk-disease.html E-cigarettes are 'as bad for the heart as tobacco': Nicotine vapour damages blood vessels and raises risk of disease]
*<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);" data-mce-style="background-color: #ffff00;">Debunked</span> Article: [https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-3763932/E-cigarettes-bad-heart-tobacco-Nicotine-vapour-damages-blood-vessels-raises-risk-disease.html E-cigarettes are 'as bad for the heart as tobacco': Nicotine vapour damages blood vessels and raises risk of disease]


=<span style="background-color: rgb(51, 254, 255);" data-mce-style="background-color: #33FEFF;">Myth</span> ENDS - Marketing to Kids=
=<span style="background-color: rgb(51, 254, 255);" data-mce-style="background-color: #33FEFF;">Myth</span> ENDS - Marketing to Kids=
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*There's just one minor fact that is omitted completely in the article, as well as in all the media coverage.
*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.
*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.


=<span style="background-color: rgb(51, 254, 255);" data-mce-style="background-color: #33FEFF;">Myth</span> ENDS - Youth use of vapor products=  
=<span style="background-color: rgb(51, 254, 255);" data-mce-style="background-color: #33FEFF;">Myth</span> ENDS - Youth use of vapor products=  
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===2020: [https://www.clivebates.com/canada-takes-a-wrong-turn-after-a-flawed-paper-induces-moral-panic-about-youth-vaping-and-smoking/ Canada takes a wrong turn after a flawed paper induces moral panic about youth vaping and smoking]===
===2021: <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 57, 33);" data-mce-style="background-color: #ff5733;">Truth</span> Testimony in Netherlands pertaining to a potential flavour / flavor ban: [https://www.clivebates.com/documents/NLFlavoursResponseJan2021.pdf Regulation of e-cigarette flavours – a response]===
: Signed by 24 experts from around the world
: Covers 12 key points




===2020: [https://www.clivebates.com/canada-takes-a-wrong-turn-after-a-flawed-paper-induces-moral-panic-about-youth-vaping-and-smoking/ Canada takes a wrong turn after a flawed paper induces moral panic about youth vaping and smoking]===


=<span style="background-color: rgb(51, 254, 255);" data-mce-style="background-color: #33FEFF;">Myth</span> Nicotine - dangers and addiction=
=<span style="background-color: rgb(51, 254, 255);" data-mce-style="background-color: #33FEFF;">Myth</span> Nicotine - dangers and addiction=
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==Shorter video with less evidence presented, but more common sense!==
==Shorter video with less evidence presented, but more common sense!==
{{#ev:youtube|RisBe5sLGPc}}
{{#ev:youtube|RisBe5sLGPc}}


==Bell jar experiment by Public Health England!==
==Bell jar experiment by Public Health England!==
=Graphics and Memes about Nicotine Myths=
=== [[Mythbusters|Mythbusters campaign logos, badges, stickers, graphics and social media posts]] ===
'''sets of ready to use graphic images and posts in multiple languages.''' 
[[File:Bias_Explanation.jpg|Bias]]
: '''Possible explanation for the lack of unbiased research in the United States'''
[[File:Cotton_candy2.jpg|Cotton Candy by age]]
: '''There is a false accusation that Cotton Candy flavors are made to market ENDS products to children. The truth is, that adults find the flavor very appealing.'''
[[File:Myth_Nicotine_Causes_Brain_Damage.jpg|Important people who used nicotine]]
: '''If nicotine causes brain damage, how do we explain the accomplishments of these people?'''




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=Suggestions of items to add to this page=
=Suggestions of items to add to this page=


Add seizure myth
===2020: [https://www.nber.org/papers/w27507 E-Cigarettes and Respiratory Disease: A Replication, Extension, and Future Directions]===
*The statistical associations between e-cigarette use and respiratory disease are driven by e-cigarette users who are also current or former smokers of combustible tobacco.
*A striking feature of the data is that almost all e-cigarette users were either current or former smokers of combustible tobacco.
*Among respondents who had never smoked combustible tobacco, we find no evidence that current or former e-cigarette use is associated with respiratory disease.
*[https://www.nber.org/system/files/working_papers/w27507/w27507.pdf Link to PDF]
===[https://twitter.com/jkelovuori/status/1349746509605195777 suggestions on twitter]===


===[https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/business/biotech/sdut-e-cigarette-reporting-wrong-2016jan03-story.html E-cig reporting: What went wrong?]===
===[https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/business/biotech/sdut-e-cigarette-reporting-wrong-2016jan03-story.html E-cig reporting: What went wrong?]===
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===[https://twitter.com/ChaunceyGardner/status/1300121610448441347 https://twitter.com/ChaunceyGardner/status/1300121610448441347 Info from twitter thread]===
===[https://twitter.com/ChaunceyGardner/status/1300121610448441347 https://twitter.com/ChaunceyGardner/status/1300121610448441347 Info from twitter thread]===


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