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

Science Hygiene - The Call To Correct Misinformation About Nicotine
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===2021: [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34291993/ Effect of brief nicotine corrective messaging on nicotine beliefs in persons who use opioids]===
===2021: [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34291993/ Effect of brief nicotine corrective messaging on nicotine beliefs in persons who use opioids]===
*Brief nicotine messaging increased the probability of a correct response to "Nicotine is a cause of cancer" (false, 63% vs. 36%) and reduced the probability of a don't know response (9% vs. 17%) compared to the no message control condition.
*Brief nicotine messaging increased the probability of a correct response to "Nicotine is a cause of cancer" (false, 63% vs. 36%) and reduced the probability of a don't know response (9% vs. 17%) compared to the no message control condition.
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===2022: [https://www.nature.com/articles/s41415-022-4409-1 Vaping misrepresentations]===
*Comments referring to: Erosive potential of commonly available vapes: a cause for concern?
*We were disappointed to see several basic errors and misrepresentations. We would like to correct the five most major errors
===2020: [https://www.qeios.com/read/A58MQC Bad Data and Bad Conclusions Will Lead to Bad Policy – Implausible Claims that Vaping Increases COVID-19 Risk for Youth and Young Adults]===
*In this brief peer review, we argue that the data reported by Gaiha et al (doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2020.07.002) regarding associations between vaping and COVID-19 testing are so suspect that any conclusions drawn from it cannot be relied upon. We discuss six main areas of concern and conclude that the paper should be retracted.
*[https://pubpeer.com/publications/CEB008BBD48F89272321EB50092793 More comments addressing concerns on PubPeer]
**7 comments at the time of this Wiki entry
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