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All statements are hyperlinked to original documents. Thank-you Charles A. Gardner, PhD for the [https://twitter.com/ChaunceyGardner/status/1382413689060519945 original compilation of this list].<br> | |||
='''Organizations from around the world say nicotine e-cigarettes are “SAFER than smoking.”'''= | ='''Organizations from around the world say nicotine e-cigarettes are “SAFER than smoking.”'''= | ||
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=='''International Agency for Research on Cancer:'''== | =='''International Agency for Research on Cancer:'''== | ||
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'''<span></span>''' “[https://www.gov.uk/government/news/phe-publishes-independent-expert-e-cigarettes-evidence-review Our new review reinforces the finding that vaping is a fraction of the risk of smoking, at least 95% less harmful, and of negligible risk to bystanders. Yet over half of smokers either falsely believe that vaping is as harmful as smoking or just don’t know.]” | '''<span></span>''' “[https://www.gov.uk/government/news/phe-publishes-independent-expert-e-cigarettes-evidence-review Our new review reinforces the finding that vaping is a fraction of the risk of smoking, at least 95% less harmful, and of negligible risk to bystanders. Yet over half of smokers either falsely believe that vaping is as harmful as smoking or just don’t know.]” | ||
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''' | '''<span></span>''' “[https://www.rcplondon.ac.uk/file/3563/download Although it is not possible to precisely quantify the long-term health risks associated with e-cigarettes, the available data suggest that they are unlikely to exceed 5% of those associated with smoked tobacco products, and may well be substantially lower than this figure… E-cigarettes are effective in helping people to stop smoking.]” | ||
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''' | '''<span></span>''' “[https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng92/chapter/Recommendations#advice-on-ecigarettes The evidence suggests that e-cigarettes are substantially less harmful to health than smoking but are not risk free. Many people have found them helpful to quit smoking cigarettes.]” | ||
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''' | '''<span></span>''' “[https://www.bma.org.uk/media/2083/e-cigarettes-position-paper-v3.pdf Significant numbers of smokers are using e-cigarettes (electronic cigarettes), with many reporting that they are helpful in quitting or cutting down cigarette use. There are clear potential benefits to their use in reducing the substantial harms associated with smoking, and a growing consensus that they are significantly less harmful than tobacco use.]” | ||
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=='''Cancer Research UK:'''== | |||
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''' | '''<span></span>'''“[https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/sites/default/files/e-cigarette_briefing_july_2018_final.pdf?utm_source=t.co&utm_medium=referral While the long-term health consequences of e-cigarette use are uncertain, the evidence so far suggests that e-cigarettes are far less harmful than smoking. ...There is also growing evidence to suggest that e-cigarettes can work successfully as an aid to cessation. …There is insufficient evidence to support a blanket indoor ban on e-cigarette use, either on the basis of renormalisation of smoking or harm to bystanders from second-hand vapour.]” | ||
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=='''British Lung Foundation:'''== | |||
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'''<span></span>'''“[https://www.blf.org.uk/your-stories/more-evidence-than-ever-e-cigs-safer-than-smoking Experts have reviewed all the research done on e-cigarettes over the past few years, and found no significant risks for people using e-cigarettes. ...Swapping cigarettes for an e-cig can improve your symptoms of lung conditions like asthma and COPD.]” | |||
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=='''Royal College of General Practitioners:'''== | |||
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''' | '''<span></span>'''“[https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/sites/default/files/rcgp_e-cig_position_statement_approved_060917_clean_copy.pdf The evidence so far shows that e-cigarettes have significantly reduced levels of key toxicants compared to cigarettes, with average levels of exposure falling well below the thresholds for concern.]” | ||
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=='''Royal Society for Public Health:'''== | |||
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''' | '''<span></span>'''“[https://www.rsph.org.uk/about-us/news/new-phe-review-strengthens-consensus-on-harm-reduction-role-of-e-cigarettes.html RSPH has welcomed a new comprehensive evidence review on e-cigarettes published by Public Health England (PHE). The report reflects an up-to-date evidence base that is increasingly pointing in the same direction: not only that vaping is at least 95% less harmful than smoking, but also that it is helping increasing numbers of smokers to quit.]” | ||
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=='''Stroke Association UK:'''== | |||
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'''<span></span>“[https://www.stroke.org.uk/about-us/our-policy-positions Current evidence shows that the risk to health posed by e-cigarettes in the short term is likely to be considerably less compared to smoking.]” | |||
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=='''Action on Smoking and Health UK:'''== | |||
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'''<span></span>'''“[https://ash.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/E-Cigarettes-Briefing_PDF_v1.pdf It has been estimated that e-cigarettes are 95% less harmful than ordinary cigarettes. There is negligible risk to others from second-hand e-cigarette vapour. ...The lifetime cancer risk of vaping has been assessed to be under 0.5% of the risk of smoking. [But] Public understanding of the relative harms of e-cigarettes [vs smoking cigarettes] have worsened over time and are less accurate today than they were in 2014.]” | |||
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=='''National Centre for Smoking Cessation and Training:'''== | |||
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''' | '''<span></span>'''“[https://www.ncsct.co.uk/usr/pub/Electronic_cigarettes._A_briefing_for_stop_smoking_services.pdf Experts estimate that e-cigarettes are, based on what we know so far, around 95% safer than cigarettes. Smoking is associated with a number of very serious health risks to both the smoker and to others around them. Therefore, smokers who switch from smoking tobacco to e-cigarettes substantially reduce a major risk to their health. ...Nicotine does not cause smoking related diseases, such as cancers and heart disease].” | ||
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=='''National Health Service Scotland:'''== | |||
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''' | '''<span></span>'''“[http://www.healthscotland.scot/media/1576/e-cigarettes-consensus-statement_sep-2017.pdf Smoking kills. Helping people to stop smoking completely is our priority. …There is now agreement based on the current evidence that vaping e-cigarettes is definitely less harmful than smoking tobacco.]” | ||
<span size="2" data-mce-style="font-size: small;" style="font-size: small;">This statement was created and endorsed by: Action on Smoking & Health Scotland • Cancer Research UK • Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland • Chief Medical Officer for Scotland • NHS Ayrshire and Arran • NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde • NHS Lothian • NHS Tayside • Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation • Royal College of General Practitioners • Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh • Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow • Royal Environmental Health Institute of Scotland • Scottish Collaboration for Public Health Research and Policy • Scottish Consultants in Dental Health • Scottish Thoracic Society • UK Centre for Tobacco & Alcohol Studies • University of Edinburgh • University of Stirling</span> | <span size="2" data-mce-style="font-size: small;" style="font-size: small;">This statement was created and endorsed by: Action on Smoking & Health Scotland • Cancer Research UK • Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland • Chief Medical Officer for Scotland • NHS Ayrshire and Arran • NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde • NHS Lothian • NHS Tayside • Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation • Royal College of General Practitioners • Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh • Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow • Royal Environmental Health Institute of Scotland • Scottish Collaboration for Public Health Research and Policy • Scottish Consultants in Dental Health • Scottish Thoracic Society • UK Centre for Tobacco & Alcohol Studies • University of Edinburgh • University of Stirling</span> | ||
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=='''New Zealand Ministry of Health:'''== | |||
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''' | '''<span></span>'''“[https://www.health.govt.nz/our-work/preventative-health-wellness/tobacco-control/vaping-smokefree-environments-and-regulated-products/position-statement-vaping The Ministry considers vaping products could disrupt inequities and contribute to Smokefree 2025. The evidence on vaping products indicates they carry much less risk than smoking cigarettes but are not risk free. Evidence is growing that vaping can help people to quit smoking. There is no international evidence that vaping products are undermining the long-term decline in cigarette smoking among adults and youth, and may in fact be contributing to it.]” | ||
Revision as of 12:51, 17 April 2021
All statements are hyperlinked to original documents. Thank-you Charles A. Gardner, PhD for the original compilation of this list.
Organizations from around the world say nicotine e-cigarettes are “SAFER than smoking.”
World Health Organization EURO Office:
International Agency for Research on Cancer:
Cochrane systematic review:
“We found 50 studies in 12,430 adults who smoked… The studies took place in the USA (21 studies), UK (9), Italy (7), Australia (2), New Zealand (2), Greece (2) and one study each in Belgium, Canada, Poland, South Korea, South Africa, Switzerland and Turkey.”
FINDINGS:“Moderate certainty” that “e-cigarettes with nicotine increase quit rates compared to e-cigarettes without nicotine, and compared to nicotine replacement therapy [nicotine patches & gum… We did not detect any clear evidence of harm from nicotine e-cigarettes” [up to 2 years]].”
Public Health England:
Royal College of Physicians:
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence:
British Medical Association:
Cancer Research UK:
British Lung Foundation:
Royal College of General Practitioners:
Royal Society for Public Health:
Stroke Association UK:
Action on Smoking and Health UK:
“It has been estimated that e-cigarettes are 95% less harmful than ordinary cigarettes. There is negligible risk to others from second-hand e-cigarette vapour. ...The lifetime cancer risk of vaping has been assessed to be under 0.5% of the risk of smoking. [But Public understanding of the relative harms of e-cigarettes [vs smoking cigarettes] have worsened over time and are less accurate today than they were in 2014.]”
National Centre for Smoking Cessation and Training:
National Health Service Scotland:
This statement was created and endorsed by: Action on Smoking & Health Scotland • Cancer Research UK • Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland • Chief Medical Officer for Scotland • NHS Ayrshire and Arran • NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde • NHS Lothian • NHS Tayside • Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation • Royal College of General Practitioners • Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh • Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow • Royal Environmental Health Institute of Scotland • Scottish Collaboration for Public Health Research and Policy • Scottish Consultants in Dental Health • Scottish Thoracic Society • UK Centre for Tobacco & Alcohol Studies • University of Edinburgh • University of Stirling
New Zealand Ministry of Health:
Cancer Society of New Zealand:“E-cigarettes and smokeless tobacco products are less harmful than tobacco smoking.”
Royal Australian & New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP):“Research in Australia shows that 70% of people with schizophrenia and 61% of people with bipolar disorder smoke compared to 16% of those without mental illness. …RANZCP recognises the potential harm reduction benefits presented by e-cigarettes and vaporisers for people living with mental illness, and the need for legislative reform for these to be realised. The RANZCP therefore recommends: Exemption of nicotine-containing e-cigarettes and vaporisers from the restrictions imposed under the Poisons Standard so that they may be subject to stringent and suitable regulations as consumer products [and lower rates of taxation for e-cigarettes and vaporisers compared to smokable tobacco products to ensure affordability for low-income smokers, and to provide a financial incentive to switch].”
Drug and Alcohol Nurses of Australasia:“People with drug and alcohol dependence have high
smoking rates [and are more likely to die from a tobacco-related disease than from their primary drug problem. E-cigarettes are battery-operated devices that heat a liquid solution, which may or may not contain nicotine into a vapour for inhalation, simulating the behavioural and sensory aspects of smoking, and they are currently seen as a legitimate form of tobacco harm reduction].”
Royal Australian College of Physicians:“The RACP acknowledges that e-cigarettes may have a potential role in tobacco harm reduction and smoking cessation for smokers unable or unwilling to quit.”
German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment:“According to current knowledge, e-cigarettes are less harmful than conventional tobacco products when used as intended.”
French National Academy of Medicine:“It is established that the vaporette is less dangerous than the cigarette… It is therefore preferable for a smoker to vape. Since 2016, the High Authority for Health (HAS) considers it ‘as an aid to stop or reduce the consumption of tobacco by smokers.’ Santé Publique France indicates that at least 700,000 [French smokers have quit using electronic cigarettes. ...Smokers who were about to switch to vaporizing instead of tobacco should not hesitate…]”[Google Translate from original French]
French National Academy of Pharmacy:“The World Health Organization’s [anti-e-cigarette position is incomprehensible. Tobacco is responsible for 73,000 deaths in France. The e-cigarette helps people quit smoking. Its components are obviously less harmful than tobacco.]” [NOTE: This is a Tweet from the Académie Nationale de Pharmacie. Not an official position statement.]
US National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine:“While e-cigarettes are not without health risks, they are likely to be far less harmful than combustible tobacco cigarettes. There is substantial evidence that... exposure to potentially toxic substances from e-cigarettes is significantly lower compared with combustible tobacco cigarettes.”
US Centers for Disease Control:“E-cigarettes have the potential to benefit adult smokers who are not pregnant if used as a complete substitute for regular cigarettes and other smoked tobacco products.”
American Cancer Society:“Based on currently available evidence, using current generation e-cigarettes is less harmful than smoking cigarettes.” [NOTE: This was the official statement from 2018-2019. As ofNovember 2019, ACS no longer recommends e-cigarettes as a smoking cessation tool. Their stated reason for this change was “e-cigarette use by young people.” Yet their new statement still says, “former smokers now using e-cigarettes should not revert to smoking.” So, obviously, ecigs are LESS HARMFUL.]
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids:“E-cigarettes could benefit public health if they help significantly reduce the number of people who use combustible cigarettes and die of tobacco-related disease.”