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==Answer== | |||
No. As vaping rates have increased over the past decade, smoking rates have reached record lows across all age groups. If vaping led to smoking, smoking rates would be increasing, not declining. Therefore, there is zero evidence that vaping leads to smoking. [[Read more here.]] | No. As vaping rates have increased over the past decade, smoking rates have reached record lows across all age groups. If vaping led to smoking, smoking rates would be increasing, not declining. Therefore, there is zero evidence that vaping leads to smoking. [[Read more here.]] | ||
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*See Also: [[Myth_Busting#Myth_ENDS_-_Gateway_to_smoking|Myth Busting: Gateway]] | *See Also: [[Myth_Busting#Myth_ENDS_-_Gateway_to_smoking|Myth Busting: Gateway]] | ||
*Sometimes sleight of hand may be used to attempt to demonstrate a [https://catallaxyfiles.com/2020/12/02/dodgy-stats-on-the-gateway-hypothesis/ Gateway effect] | |||
*[https://www.clivebates.com/how-not-to-be-duped-by-gateway-effect-claims/ How not to be duped by gateway effect claims] by Clive Bates | *[https://www.clivebates.com/how-not-to-be-duped-by-gateway-effect-claims/ How not to be duped by gateway effect claims] by Clive Bates | ||
*[https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/12/5/5439/htm Gateway Effects: Why the Cited Evidence Does Not Support Their Existence for Low-Risk Tobacco Products (and What Evidence Would)] by Carl V. Phillips | |||
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Latest revision as of 12:13, 14 January 2021
Answer
No. As vaping rates have increased over the past decade, smoking rates have reached record lows across all age groups. If vaping led to smoking, smoking rates would be increasing, not declining. Therefore, there is zero evidence that vaping leads to smoking. Read more here.
External Links
- See Also: Myth Busting: Gateway
- Sometimes sleight of hand may be used to attempt to demonstrate a Gateway effect
- How not to be duped by gateway effect claims by Clive Bates