Nicotine - Misperceptions, Misinformation, or Disinformation: Difference between revisions

(Changing Perceptions of Harm of e-Cigarette vs Cigarette Use Among Adults in 2 US National Surveys From 2012 to 2017)
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===2020: [https://pubpeer.com/publications/EA0F765CEC2354017795B6D2742BF8 Vaping risk compared to smoking: challenging a false and dangerous claim]===
===2020: [https://pubpeer.com/publications/EA0F765CEC2354017795B6D2742BF8 Vaping risk compared to smoking: challenging a false and dangerous claim]===
*Comments referring to: "The Evidence of Electronic Cigarette Risks Is Catching Up With Public Perception"
*Comments referring to: "The Evidence of Electronic Cigarette Risks Is Catching Up With Public Perception"
*Professor Glantz's commentary provides a useful basis for a review of many of the most false and misleading claims made about e-cigarette use compared to smoking.
**The overall claim made by Professor Glantz is that the public is right to regard vaping as equivalent in risk to smoking, and science is catching up. This is an unambiguously false and dangerous claim with material risks for health: it may encourage vapers to revert to smoking or smokers not to switch, and policymakers to adopts unduly restrictive measures on e-cigarettes that amount to regulatory protection for the cigarette trade.  
*A more in-depth commentary: [https://clivebates.com/vaping-risk-compared-to-smoking-challenging-false-dangerous-claim-by-stanton-glantz/ Vaping risk compared to smoking: challenging a false and dangerous claim by Professor Stanton Glantz]
*A more in-depth commentary: [https://clivebates.com/vaping-risk-compared-to-smoking-challenging-false-dangerous-claim-by-stanton-glantz/ Vaping risk compared to smoking: challenging a false and dangerous claim by Professor Stanton Glantz]