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===2023: [https://www.e-cancer.fr/Comprendre-prevenir-depister/Reduire-les-risques-de-cancer/Barometre-cancer/Cigarette-electronique Electronic cigarette: what perceptions in France?]===
===2023: [https://www.e-cancer.fr/Comprendre-prevenir-depister/Reduire-les-risques-de-cancer/Barometre-cancer/Cigarette-electronique Electronic cigarette: what perceptions in France?]===
*Article: [https://fr.vapingpost.com/80-des-francais-pensent-que-la-vape-donne-le-cancer/ 80% of French people believe that vaping causes cancer]
*Article: [https://fr.vapingpost.com/80-des-francais-pensent-que-la-vape-donne-le-cancer/ 80% of French people believe that vaping causes cancer]
===2023: [https://www.sovape.fr/bva-2023-vapotage-nicotine-epidemie-doute/ Vaping, nicotine: again and again, millions of French people are victims of the epidemic of doubt – Exclusive BVA survey for SOVAPE]===
*(summary coming soon!)


===2022: [https://consumerchoicecenter.org/tobacco-harm-reduction-and-nicotine-perceptions/ TOBACCO HARM REDUCTION AND NICOTINE PERCEPTIONS]===
===2022: [https://consumerchoicecenter.org/tobacco-harm-reduction-and-nicotine-perceptions/ TOBACCO HARM REDUCTION AND NICOTINE PERCEPTIONS]===
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*Data analyzed came from 8,642 adults (18+ years) who smoked daily/weekly and participated in the 2020 ITC Four Country Smoking and Vaping Survey in Australia (n=1213), Canada (n=2633), England (n=3057), and United States (US, n=1739).
*Data analyzed came from 8,642 adults (18+ years) who smoked daily/weekly and participated in the 2020 ITC Four Country Smoking and Vaping Survey in Australia (n=1213), Canada (n=2633), England (n=3057), and United States (US, n=1739).
*Many people who regularly smoke cigarettes are unaware that NRTs are much less harmful than cigarettes. Additionally, beliefs about NRTs relative harmfulness appear to be influenced by both individual and conjoint factors.
*Many people who regularly smoke cigarettes are unaware that NRTs are much less harmful than cigarettes. Additionally, beliefs about NRTs relative harmfulness appear to be influenced by both individual and conjoint factors.
===2023: [https://tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/32/e2/e255 Over 1 year later: smokers’ EVALI awareness, knowledge and perceived impact on e-cigarette interest]===
*Despite the passage of time, considerable lack of knowledge and misperceptions about EVALI remain among those who smoke. Our findings suggest the need for continued efforts to promote better understanding of EVALI and appropriate behavioural and policy responses.


===2022: [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36482754/ Unintended Consequences: Testing the Effects of Adolescent-Targeted Anti-Vaping Media upon Adult Smokers]===
===2022: [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36482754/ Unintended Consequences: Testing the Effects of Adolescent-Targeted Anti-Vaping Media upon Adult Smokers]===
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===2020: [https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2767134 Association of the US Outbreak of Vaping-Associated Lung Injury With Perceived Harm of e-Cigarettes Compared With Cigarettes]===
===2020: [https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2767134 Association of the US Outbreak of Vaping-Associated Lung Injury With Perceived Harm of e-Cigarettes Compared With Cigarettes]===
*After the US outbreak of vaping-associated lung injury, views on e-cigarettes among smokers in England deteriorated. The proportion perceiving e-cigarette use as less harmful than cigarette smoking decreased, and the proportion perceiving e-cigarette use as more harmful increased by over one-third.
*Citation: Tattan-Birch H, Brown J, Shahab L, Jackson SE. Association of the US Outbreak of Vaping-Associated Lung Injury With Perceived Harm of e-Cigarettes Compared With Cigarettes. JAMA Netw Open. 2020;3(6):e206981. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.6981
===2020: [https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11166-020-09329-2 NEWS THAT TAKES YOUR BREATH AWAY: RISK PERCEPTIONS DURING AN OUTBREAK OF VAPING-RELATED LUNG INJURIES]===
*The  increase  in  e-cigarette  risk  perceptions  might  discourage  adult  smokers  from using e-cigarettes  as  a way  to  quit  smoking,  despite  evidence  from a  clinical trial  that  ecigarettes  are  a more  effective  cessation  method  than  FDA-approved products  such  as  the nicotine  patch.
*Our econometric results suggest that the immediate impact of the first information shock was to increase the fraction of respondents who perceived e-cigarettes as more harmful than smoking by about 16 percentage points.  More  targeted advice  about  the  risks  of  THC  e-cigarettes (vs nicotine products)  might have  more  effectively  reduced  the  use  of  those  products,  potentially  preventing  EVALI  cases.
*[https://documentcloud.adobe.com/link/review?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:12fcbbc8-dece-407e-9669-8c22ad2b395e PDF Version]
*Citation: Dave, D., Dench, D., Kenkel, D. et al. News that takes your breath away: risk perceptions during an outbreak of vaping-related lung injuries. J Risk Uncertain 60, 281–307 (2020). doi: 10.1007/s11166-020-09329-2
*Acknowledgement: Dhaval Dave acknowledges support through grant R01DA039968 from the National Institute on Drug Abuse. The authors are grateful to Cornell University and the Health Thought Leadership Network at Bentley University for funding the data collection.


===2020: [https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/DAT-04-2020-0022/full/html Perceptions of nicotine in current and former users of tobacco and tobacco harm reduction products from seven countries]===
===2020: [https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/DAT-04-2020-0022/full/html Perceptions of nicotine in current and former users of tobacco and tobacco harm reduction products from seven countries]===
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===2015: [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25996087/ E-cigarettes generate high levels of aldehydes only in 'dry puff' conditions]===
===2015: [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25996087/ E-cigarettes generate high levels of aldehydes only in 'dry puff' conditions]===


='''Science Hygiene - The Call To Correct Misinformation About Nicotine'''=
='''Science Hygiene - The Call To Correct Misinformation About Nicotine'''=  
*This section will focus on attempts to correct misinformation about nicotine


==Academic Community==
==Academic Community==
 
*This section outgrew this page and is now located on the [https://safernicotine.wiki/mediawiki/index.php/Nicotine_-_Retracted_Studies,_Papers,_and_Articles  Nicotine - Retracted Studies, Papers, and Articles] page.
 
===2022: Referring to: [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0749379722000241 The Association Between E-Cigarette Use and Prediabetes: Results From the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2016–2018]===
*2022: [https://www.acsh.org/news/2022/03/08/ignore-headlines-theres-no-science-linking-vaping-prediabetes-16172 Ignore The Headlines: There's No Science Linking Vaping To Prediabetes]
**Limitations of this study include self-report of tobacco use and lack of medical confirmation of prediabetes and other diet information
**BRFSS is a cross-sectional survey, so a causal relationship between E-cigarette use and prediabetes cannot be inferred.
 
 
===2022: Referring to: [https://openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au/bitstream/1885/262914/1/Electronic%20cigarettes%20health%20outcomes%20review_2022_WCAG.pdf Electronic cigarettes and health outcomes: systematic review of global evidence]===
*2022: [https://colinmendelsohn.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Mendelsohn-Wodak-Hall-Borland.-A-critical-analysis-of-Ecigs-and-health-outcomes-systematic-review-of-global-evidence.-DAR-2022.pdf A critical analysis of ‘Electronic cigarettes and health outcomes: Systematic review of global evidence’]
**Contrary to the conclusions of the Banks review, the evidence suggests that vaping nicotine is an effective smoking cessation aid; that vaping is substantially less harmful than smoking tobacco; that vaping is diverting young people away from smoking; and that vaping by smokers is likely to have a major net public health benefit if widely available to adult Australian smokers.
 


===2021: Referring to: [https://www.nature.com/articles/s41415-021-3563-1 Erosive potential of commonly available vapes: a cause for concern?]===
===2021: Referring to: [https://www.nature.com/articles/s41415-021-3563-1 Erosive potential of commonly available vapes: a cause for concern?]===
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==Non-profits or Their Funders==
==Non-profits or Their Funders==


===2022: [https://filtermag.org/truth-initiative/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=filter The Half-Truth Initiative: How an Anti-Smoking Group Lost Its Way]===
===2022: [https://filtermag.org/truth-initiative/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=filter The Half-Truth Initiative: How an Anti-Smoking Group Lost Its Way]===
*“We’re not talking misinformation. We’re talking disinformation. This is willful misrepresentation of facts. It’s mind-blowing.”
*“We’re not talking misinformation. We’re talking disinformation. This is willful misrepresentation of facts. It’s mind-blowing.”


===2022: [https://theavm.org/accountability/what-anti-vaping-activists-get-wrong-in-their-fda-letter AVM: What Anti-Vaping Activists Get Wrong In Their FDA Letter]===
===2022: [https://theavm.org/accountability/what-anti-vaping-activists-get-wrong-in-their-fda-letter AVM: What Anti-Vaping Activists Get Wrong In Their FDA Letter]===


===2021: Video: [https://vimeo.com/559881052 Are we risking the erosion of trust in Tobacco Control?]===
===2021: Video: [https://vimeo.com/559881052 Are we risking the erosion of trust in Tobacco Control?]===
*Prof Mike Cummings presenting at E-Cigarette Summit 2021
*Prof Mike Cummings presenting at E-Cigarette Summit 2021
*Successful public health campaigns rely on establishing and maintaining the public’s trust in the recommendations that are given.  This presentation highlights concerns that I have about the erosion of trust in tobacco control that appears to be happening because previously trusted public health officials are staking out policy positions that distort the truth about lower risk alternative nicotine products.
*Successful public health campaigns rely on establishing and maintaining the public’s trust in the recommendations that are given.  This presentation highlights concerns that I have about the erosion of trust in tobacco control that appears to be happening because previously trusted public health officials are staking out policy positions that distort the truth about lower risk alternative nicotine products.


===2021: Truth Initiative's [https://truthinitiative.org/press/press-release/truth-launches-fake-vape-company-depression-stick-make-point Depression Sticks] Campaign===
===2021: Truth Initiative's [https://truthinitiative.org/press/press-release/truth-launches-fake-vape-company-depression-stick-make-point Depression Sticks] Campaign===
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===2019: [https://twitter.com/TamarHaspel/status/1206581050727641088 Twitter thread by:Tamar Haspel - Guarding against her own biases]===
===2019: [https://twitter.com/TamarHaspel/status/1206581050727641088 Twitter thread by:Tamar Haspel - Guarding against her own biases]===
===2019: [https://sci-hub.wf/10.1016/j.wneu.2019.12.012 Semmelweis Reflex: An Age-old Prejudice]===


===2018: [https://jamesclear.com/why-facts-dont-change-minds Why Facts Don’t Change Our Minds]===
===2018: [https://jamesclear.com/why-facts-dont-change-minds Why Facts Don’t Change Our Minds]===
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===2023: [https://www.sovape.fr/bva-2023-vapotage-nicotine-epidemie-doute/ Vaping, nicotine: again and again, millions of French people are victims of the epidemic of doubt – Exclusive BVA survey for SOVAPE]===
===2024: [https://reason.com/volokh/2024/02/16/when-doctors-are-the-source-of-public-health-misinformation/ When Doctors Are the Source of Public Health Misinformation]===
* France


===2023: [https://tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/32/e2/e255 Over 1 year later: smokers’ EVALI awareness, knowledge and perceived impact on e-cigarette interest]===
===2015: [https://www.psandman.com/col/e-cigs.htm A Promising Candidate for Most Dangerously Dishonest Public Health News Release of the Year]===


===2023: [https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/add.16296 Commentary on Wackowski et al.: Opportunities and Considerations for Addressing Misperceptions About the Relative Risks of Tobacco Products among Adult Smokers]===
===2023: [https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/add.16296 Commentary on Wackowski et al.: Opportunities and Considerations for Addressing Misperceptions About the Relative Risks of Tobacco Products among Adult Smokers]===