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='''Argentina'''=
='''Argentina'''=


 
===Dra. Marta Angueira, Cardiologist===
*[https://www.lv12.com.ar/tabaquismo/el-tabaquismo-es-una-enfermedad-que-tiene-mucha-recaida-n79004 Source]
* "Cigarettes have the serious problem that in addition to nicotine, the smoke contains a lot of carcinogens, it contains carbon monoxide, ammonia, this means that what is really very harmful is precisely the smoke. The idea is that these people who are in these conditions, propose that they start using a substitute for cigarettes with the condition that it does less damage, for that there are the chewing gums that have been used for a long time, the patches, there are nasal sprays that contain only nicotine. Electronic cigarettes are another alternative since it is 95% less harmful than the combustion cigarette".
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===Dr. Guillermo Eduardo Harvey===
===Dr. Guillermo Eduardo Harvey===
Oncological Surgeon. Professor of the first chair of Surgery UNNE. Member of the Argentine Academy of Medicine.  
Oncological Surgeon. Professor of the first chair of Surgery UNNE. Member of the Argentine Academy of Medicine.  
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='''Australia'''=
='''Australia'''=


===Professor Amanda Baker===
[https://tasmaniantimes.com/2020/06/vaping-experts-comment/ Quote Source] / [https://australianrotaryhealth.org.au/dr-amanda-baker/ Photo and Bio]
[[file:Australia Amanda Baker.png|center]]
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===Professor Billie Bonevski===
[https://www.clivebates.com/documents/TGAMendelsohn2.pdf Source of neame]
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===Associate Professor Yvonne Bonomo===
[https://www.clivebates.com/documents/TGAMendelsohn2.pdf Source of neame]
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===Ron Borland PhD===
===Ron Borland PhD===
[https://clivebates.com/documents/ExpertCommentsOnWHOMay2021.pdf Quote Source] / [https://web.archive.org/web/20200924025759/https://mspgh.unimelb.edu.au/digitalhealth-cre/people/chief-investigators/ron-borland Bio and Photo]
[https://clivebates.com/documents/ExpertCommentsOnWHOMay2021.pdf Quote Source] / [https://web.archive.org/web/20200924025759/https://mspgh.unimelb.edu.au/digitalhealth-cre/people/chief-investigators/ron-borland Bio and Photo]
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[[file:Australia Ron Borland PhD.png|center|alt=Ron Borland PhD "The good intentions of many in tobacco control of trying to limit low toxin alternatives to smoking are in all likelihood paving the way to the hell of prolonging the epidemic of smoking- caused harm."|Ron Borland PhD]]
[[file:Australia Ron Borland PhD.png|center|alt=Ron Borland PhD "The good intentions of many in tobacco control of trying to limit low toxin alternatives to smoking are in all likelihood paving the way to the hell of prolonging the epidemic of smoking- caused harm."|Ron Borland PhD]]
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===Coral Gartner, PhD===
===Stephen Bright, PhD===
*[https://twitter.com/CoralGartner Follow on Twitter] / [https://itcproject.org/about/itc-staff/coral-gartner/ Photo and Bio] / [https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/add.14126?author_access_token=Iq2zXQPIiC9pIFHxgIjR0Yta6bR2k8jH0KrdpFOxC66mZgD27qP0Rw3PMGJSs1Z1BOVJ6Kk0snDOJ_2oEvnxMeqAhhOpCDtelu5OHb8LONPYFEOUv5iYHl5UbXiNowgw Quote Source]
[https://www.ecu.edu.au/schools/medical-and-health-sciences/our-staff/profiles/senior-lecturers/dr-stephen-bright Photo and Bio] / [https://twitter.com/stephenjbright/status/1319846952415031297 Quote Source] / [https://twitter.com/stephenjbright Follow on Twitter]
[[file:Australia Stephen Bright PhD.png|center]]
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[[file:Australia Coral Gartner, PhD.png|center|alt=Coral Gartner, PhD, School of Public Health Faculty of Medicine Queensland University: "Banning non-therapeutic nicotine vaping products is ethically problematic, because it denies addicted smokers access to a less harmful alternative product and an additional means of quitting smoking."|Coral Gartner, PhD]]
 
===Associate Professor Matthew Browne===
[https://athra.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Critique-of-CMO-Statement-WEB-18Sept2019-.pdf Source of name]
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===Wayne Hall, PHD===
===Dr Andrew Byrne===
[https://clivebates.com/documents/ExpertCommentsOnWHOMay2021.pdf Quote Source] / [https://researchers.uq.edu.au/researcher/1067 Bio and Photo]
[https://www.redfernclinic.com/ Photo and Bio] / [https://athra.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Critique-of-CMO-Statement-WEB-18Sept2019-.pdf Source: Letter Signatory]
[[file:Australia Andrew Byrne.png|center]]
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[[file:Australia Wayne Hall PhD.png|center|alt=Wayne Hall PhD "A MORE BALANCED AND SENSIBLE PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY WOULD ALLOW [PEOPLE WHO SMOKE] TO ACCESS E-CIGARETTES IN WAYS THAT MINIMISE YOUTH UPTAKE AND MAXIMISE THE POTENTIAL FOR E-CIGARETTES TO ELIMINATE THE GLOBAL USE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS"|Wayne Hall PhD]]
 
===Professor David Castle===
[https://www.researchgate.net/profile/David-Castle Photo and Bio] / [https://web.archive.org/web/20230709075109/https://www.smh.com.au/healthcare/psychiatrists-want-ecigarettes-ban-lifted-saying-patients-are-dying-early-20170717-gxcszh.html Quote Source]
[[file:Australia David Castle.png|center]]
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===Senator Hollie Hughes===
===Professor Kate Conigrave===
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[https://www.sydney.edu.au/medicine-health/about/our-people/academic-staff/kate-conigrave.html Photo and Bio] / [https://twitter.com/KConigrave Follow on Twitter] / [https://twitter.com/KConigrave/status/1447665305782669312 Quote 1 Source] and [https://twitter.com/KConigrave/status/1447664372482854914 Quote 2 Source]
*[https://twitter.com/hollieahughes Follow on Twitter]
[[file:Australia Kate Conigrave.png|center]]
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===Dr Brad Mackay===
===Dr Jon Cook===
*[https://twitter.com/DrBradMcKay Follow on Twitter] / [https://twitter.com/drbradmckay/status/984279961681911808 Quote Source] / [https://www.eastsydneydoctors.com.au/bradmckay Bio]  
[https://athra.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Critique-of-CMO-Statement-WEB-18Sept2019-.pdf Source of name]
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[[file:Australia Dr Brad Mackay.png|center]]
 
===Dr Karen Counter===
[https://colinmendelsohn.com.au/butler-4/ Source of name]
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===Colin Mendelsohn, MB BS===
===Professor Nick Crofts AM===
*[https://colinmendelsohn.com.au/ Source: Bio, Photo, and Quote] / [https://twitter.com/ColinMendelsohn Follow on Twitter]
[https://colinmendelsohn.com.au/butler-4/ Source of name]
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[[file:Australia Dr Colin Mendelsohn.png|center|alt=Dr Colin Mendelsohn "Vaping can be used as a short term quitting aid or as a long-term strategy to avoid going back to smoking and is at least 95% safer than smoking"|Dr Colin Mendelsohn]]
 
===Professor Richard (Ric) Day AM===
[https://colinmendelsohn.com.au/butler-4/ Source of name]
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===Fiona Patten MP===
===Professor Paul Dietze===
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[https://colinmendelsohn.com.au/butler-4/ Source of name]
*[https://twitter.com/FionaPattenMLC Follow on Twitter]
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===Kathryn Steadman, PhD===
===Professor Kate Dolan===
*[https://researchers.uq.edu.au/researcher/1732 Photo and Bio] / [https://insightplus.mja.com.au/2020/38/access-to-nicotine-vaping-products-more-conversation-needed/ Quote Source]
[https://colinmendelsohn.com.au/butler-4/ Source of name]
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[[file:Australia Kathryn Steadman, PhD.png|center|alt=Kathryn Steadman, PhD, Associate Professor, School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences, The University of Queensland:  "The greater barriers to accessing NVPs [nicotine vapor products] than cigarettes are a strong disincentive to switching from cigarettes to NVPs."|Kathryn Steadman, PhD, Associate Professor, School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences, The University of Queensland]]
 
===Professor Adrian Dunlop===
[https://colinmendelsohn.com.au/butler-4/ Source of name]
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===Judith Watt===
===Conjoint Associate Professor Nadine Ezard===
Former Executive Director, NCD Alliance - Former Director, Quit Victoria,
[https://www.clivebates.com/documents/TGAMendelsohn2.pdf Source of name]
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/WHOCOP9LetterOct2021-EN.pdf Source of name, need to find their own quote]
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===Coral Gartner, PhD===
*[https://twitter.com/CoralGartner Follow on Twitter] / [https://itcproject.org/about/itc-staff/coral-gartner/ Photo and Bio] / [https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/add.14126?author_access_token=Iq2zXQPIiC9pIFHxgIjR0Yta6bR2k8jH0KrdpFOxC66mZgD27qP0Rw3PMGJSs1Z1BOVJ6Kk0snDOJ_2oEvnxMeqAhhOpCDtelu5OHb8LONPYFEOUv5iYHl5UbXiNowgw Quote Source]
[[file:Australia Coral Gartner, PhD.png|center|alt=Coral Gartner, PhD, School of Public Health Faculty of Medicine Queensland University: "Banning non-therapeutic nicotine vaping products is ethically problematic, because it denies addicted smokers access to a less harmful alternative product and an additional means of quitting smoking."|Coral Gartner, PhD]]
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===Dr. Alex Wodak AM===
===Professor Charles Gilks===
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/ExpertCommentsOnWHOMay2021.pdf Quote Source] / [https://www.athra.org.au/board-of-directors/dr-alex-wodak-am/ Bio and Photo] / [https://twitter.com/AlexWodak Follow on Twitter]
[https://athra.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Critique-of-CMO-Statement-WEB-18Sept2019-.pdf Source of name]
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[[file:Australia Dr Alex Wodak AM.png|center|alt=Dr Alex Wodak AM "Opposition to reduced risk nicotine options inevitably protects the smoking of tobacco which is responsible for the deaths of over half of long term smokers. Vaping is now not only the world's most popular stop smoking aid, but the most effective"|Dr Alex Wodak AM]]
 
===Rohan Glasgow===
[https://athra.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Critique-of-CMO-Statement-WEB-18Sept2019-.pdf Source of name]
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='''Austria'''=
===Dr Robert Graham===
[https://www.clivebates.com/documents/TGAMendelsohn2.pdf Source of name]
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===Dr Ashleigh Guillaumier===
[https://www.newcastle.edu.au/profile/ashleigh-guillaumier Photo and Bio] / [https://twitter.com/LegaliseVaping/status/1544428712233279489 Quote Source] / [https://twitter.com/Ash_Guillaumier Follow on Twitter]
[[file:Australia McCarter and Guillaumier .png|center]]
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===Ernest Groman, MD===
===Wayne Hall, PHD===
*[https://hrakademie.eu/en/who-we-are/ Photo and Bio] / [https://www.businesswire.com/news/hk-zh/20220609006003/en/New-Report-Highlights-That-the-Czech-Republic-Could-Serve-as-a-Model-for-the-EU-in-Addressing-Smoking-Prevalence Quote Source]
[https://clivebates.com/documents/ExpertCommentsOnWHOMay2021.pdf Quote Source] / [https://researchers.uq.edu.au/researcher/1067 Bio and Photo]
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[[file:Australia Wayne Hall PhD.png|center|alt=Wayne Hall PhD "A MORE BALANCED AND SENSIBLE PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY WOULD ALLOW [PEOPLE WHO SMOKE] TO ACCESS E-CIGARETTES IN WAYS THAT MINIMISE YOUTH UPTAKE AND MAXIMISE THE POTENTIAL FOR E-CIGARETTES TO ELIMINATE THE GLOBAL USE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS"|Wayne Hall PhD]]
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===Dr David Helliwell===
[https://colinmendelsohn.com.au/butler-4/ Source of name]
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[[file:Austria Ernest Groman, MD.png|center|alt=Ernest Groman MD "The data show the abstinence approach is inadequate. The soulution for smokers is to switch to less harmful alternatives"|Ernest Groman MD]]
 
===Senator Hollie Hughes===
[https://twitter.com/hollieahughes Follow on Twitter]
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===Professor Michael Kunze, MD===
===Dr William Huang===
*[https://www.meduniwien.ac.at/web/en/about-us/news/detailsite/2016/news-in-october-2016/michael-kunze-elected-to-board-of-directors-of-the-european-association-of-professors-emeriti/?L=3Oswald Photo and Bio] / [https://ec.europa.eu/health/archive/ph_overview/documents/refl/ev20041015_co_058_en.pdf Quote Source]  
[https://athra.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Critique-of-CMO-Statement-WEB-18Sept2019-.pdf Source of name]
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[[file:Austria Michael Kunze MD.png|center|alt=Professor Michael Kunze, MD, Medical University Vienna, Center for Public Health: "One has to acknowledge, nicotine is a very widely used psychoactive drug, and itself not very harmful to human health as far as the risk for cardiovascular diseases or cancer is concerned. One additional issue for the future would be a need to provide nicotine in the most harmless way to people who do not want or cannot yet stop smoking. "|Professor Michael Kunze, MD, Medical University Vienna, Center for Public Health]]
 
===Dr David Jacka===
[https://colinmendelsohn.com.au/butler-4/ Source of name]
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===Bernhard-Michael Mayer, PhD===
===Adjunct Associate Professor Michael Keane===
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[https://athra.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Critique-of-CMO-Statement-WEB-18Sept2019-.pdf Source of name]
*[https://twitter.com/beli_erf Follow on Twitter]
Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology
Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Karl-Franzens-Universität
Graz
Austria
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/WHOCOP9LetterOct2021-EN.pdf Source of name, need to find their own quote]
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='''Belgium'''=
===Dr Joe Kosterich===
[https://colinmendelsohn.com.au/butler-4/ Source of name]
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===Rebecca Lang===
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjWqdz2VZcc Source of name]
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===Karolien Adriaens, PhD===
===Nicole Lee, PhD===
*[https://ppw.kuleuven.be/clep/people/00085648 Photo and Bio] / [https://www.ecigarette-research.org/research/index.php/whats-new/2020/279-lett-dutch Quote Source]
[https://twitter.com/DrNicoleLee Follow on Twitter] / [https://twitter.com/DrNicoleLee/status/1638085993357271042 Quote Source] / [https://ndri.curtin.edu.au/people/profile/931 Bio]
[[file:Australia Nicole Lee PhD.png|center|alt=Nicole Lee, PhD Adjunct Professor, National Drug Research Institute Director, 360Edge: "The question is HOW they are regulated. ‘Regulation’ through prescription is not working and has enhanced the massive black market. If a policy is broken we need to fix it. I don’t have a bias, I have a strong view based on the evidence. I’m not pro vaping. I’m pro harm reduction."|Nicole Lee, PhD Adjunct Professor, National Drug Research Institute Director, 360Edge]]
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[[file:Belgium Karolien Adriaens, PhD.png|center|alt=Karolien Adriaens PhD Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, KU Leuven, Belgium "Banning flavoured e-cigarettes will discourage smokers from switching, witch leads to the unintended consequences of continuous and prolonged smoking"|Karolien Adriaens]]
 
===Professor Nicholas Lintzeris===
[https://colinmendelsohn.com.au/butler-4/ Source of name]
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===Frank Baeyens, PhD===
===Dr Michael Lowy===
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/ExpertCommentsOnWHOMay2021.pdf Source] / [https://ethra.co/partners/scientific-partners Bio and Photo] / [https://twitter.com/FBaeyens Follow on Twitter]
[https://athra.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Critique-of-CMO-Statement-WEB-18Sept2019-.pdf Source of name]
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[[file:Belgium Frank Baeyens, PhD.png|center|alt=Frank Baeyens PhD Professor of Psychology, KU Leuven Belgium "Vaping is significantly less harmful than smoking" "E-cigarettes are a valuble tool for many smokers to help them quit smoking" "Regular vaping in non smokeres is rare and there is no evidence of a 'gateway effect' from vaping to smoking" "WHO's stance on THR is anti scientific, morally reprehensible and diametrically opposed to it's primary mission: it costs lives rather than saving them"|Frank Baeyens]]
 
===Dr Brad Mackay===
[https://twitter.com/DrBradMcKay Follow on Twitter] / [https://twitter.com/drbradmckay/status/984279961681911808 Quote Source] / [https://www.eastsydneydoctors.com.au/bradmckay Bio]
[[file:Australia Dr Brad Mackay.png|center]]
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='''Brazil'''=
===Dr Annie Madden AO===
[https://colinmendelsohn.com.au/butler-4/ Source of name]
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===Professor Lisa Maher AM===
[https://colinmendelsohn.com.au/butler-4/ Source of name]
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===Silvia Cazenave. PHD.===
===Associate Professor Victoria Manning===
PHD in Toxicology and Master in Toxicological Analysis.
[https://colinmendelsohn.com.au/butler-4/ Source of name]
*[https://www.reldat.org/quienes-somos/ Latin America Group Letter]
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===Dr Kristen McCarter===
[https://www.newcastle.edu.au/profile/kristen-mccarter Photo and Bio] / [https://twitter.com/LegaliseVaping/status/1544428712233279489 Quote Source] / [https://twitter.com/MccarterKristen Follow on Twitter]
[[file:Australia McCarter and Guillaumier .png|center]]
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===Monica Gorgulho===
 
Clinical psychology. Masters in Social Psychology. University of São Paulo, Brazil. Harm Reduction Specialist.
===Associate Professor Mike McDonough===
*[https://www.reldat.org/quienes-somos/ Latin America Group Letter]
[https://colinmendelsohn.com.au/butler-4/ Source of name]
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='''Canada'''=
===Colin Mendelsohn, MB BS===
[https://colinmendelsohn.com.au/ Source: Bio, Photo, and Quote] / [https://twitter.com/ColinMendelsohn Follow on Twitter]
[[file:Australia Dr Colin Mendelsohn.png|center|alt=Dr Colin Mendelsohn "Vaping can be used as a short term quitting aid or as a long-term strategy to avoid going back to smoking and is at least 95% safer than smoking"|Dr Colin Mendelsohn]]
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===Dr David Outridge===
[https://colinmendelsohn.com.au/butler-4/ Source of name]
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===Michael Chaiton===
===Dr Peter Parry===
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[https://athra.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Critique-of-CMO-Statement-WEB-18Sept2019-.pdf Source of name]
*[https://twitter.com/MichaelChaiton Follow on Twitter]
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===Fiona Patten MP===
[https://twitter.com/FionaPattenMLC Follow on Twitter]
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===Patrick Fafard, PhD===
 
Full Professor
===Mr Garth Popple===
Centre for Health Law, Policy, and Ethics
[https://colinmendelsohn.com.au/butler-4/ Source of name]
Graduate School of Public and International Affairs
University of Ottawa
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/WHOCOP9LetterOct2021-EN.pdf Source of name, need to find their own quote]
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===Evert Rauwendaal===
[https://colinmendelsohn.com.au/butler-4/ Source of name]
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===Kellie Ann Forbes BScN===  
 
*[https://vaep.info/Kellie-Ann/ Photo,Bio, and Quote] / [https://twitter.com/VAEPinfo Follow VAEP on Twitter] / [https://www.linkedin.com/in/kellie-ann-forbes/ Follow on LinkedIn]  
===Professor Robyn Richmond===
[https://www.clivebates.com/documents/TGAMendelsohn2.pdf Source of name]
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[[file:Canada Kellie Ann Forbes, BScN.png|center|alt=Kellie Ann Forbes, BScN, Founding member of VAEP: "I am satisfied that vaping is not only exceedingly less harmful than smoking but it is an appealing alternative to current smokers and is preventing future smokers."|Kellie Ann Forbes, BScN, Founding member of VAEP]]
 
===Professor Alison Ritter AO FASSA===
[https://colinmendelsohn.com.au/butler-4/ Source of name]
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===Amelia Howard, Sociologist===
===Dr Fares Samara===
*[https://twitter.com/Amelia_RH Follow on Twitter]  / [https://docs.google.com/document/d/18yNyRhNe0liQ_uP3tSEcaLV9JB-gLyMEnCuE8aLBtPc/edit?usp=sharing Quote Source]  
[https://colinmendelsohn.com.au/butler-4/ Source of name]
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[[file:Canada Amelia Howard.png|center]]
 
===Professor Julian Savulescu===
[https://athra.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Critique-of-CMO-Statement-WEB-18Sept2019-.pdf Source of name]
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===Ian Irvine, PhD===
 
*[https://www.cdhowe.org/intelligence-memos/ian-irvine-%E2%80%93-smart-youth-drive-enormous-smoking-declines Quote] / [https://www.cdhowe.org/our-people/ian-irvine Bio] / [https://www.concordia.ca/news/stories/2020/10/20/dont-expect-a-cannabis-tax-windfall-says-concordia-economist.html Photo]
===Dr Catherine Silsbury===
*See also: [https://www.cdhowe.org/sites/default/files/attachments/research_papers/mixed/Commmentary_600_0.pdf The Taxation of  Nicotine in Canada:  A Harm-Reduction  Approach to the  Profusion of New Products]
[https://colinmendelsohn.com.au/butler-4/ Source of name]
*Disclosure. I have advised the federal government of Canada on alcohol and tobacco policy, and also advised lawyers in the private sector on tobacco.
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[[file:Canada Ian Irvine PhD.png|center|alt=Ian Irvine PhD Professor of Economics at Concordia University, research fellow at the C.D. Howe Institute "The federal government is currently proposing to place very severe restrictions on the vaping market in the form of nicotine content limits and flavour bans. It should be wary of killing the cigarette extinguishing golden goose."|Ian Irvine PhD]]
 
===Kathryn Steadman, PhD===
[https://researchers.uq.edu.au/researcher/1732 Photo and Bio] / [https://insightplus.mja.com.au/2020/38/access-to-nicotine-vaping-products-more-conversation-needed/ Quote Source]
[[file:Australia Kathryn Steadman, PhD.png|center|alt=Kathryn Steadman, PhD, Associate Professor, School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences, The University of Queensland:  "The greater barriers to accessing NVPs [nicotine vapor products] than cigarettes are a strong disincentive to switching from cigarettes to NVPs."|Kathryn Steadman, PhD, Associate Professor, School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences, The University of Queensland]]
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===Martin Juneau MPs, MD, FRCP(C)===
 
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/WHOCOP9LetterOct2021-EN.pdf Source of name] / [https://twitter.com/DocteurJuneau/status/1588524651676069888 Quote] / [Dr. Martin Juneau, M.D.|Source of Photo] / [https://twitter.com/DocteurJuneau Follow on Twitter]
===Dr Penelope Truman===
[https://colinmendelsohn.com.au/butler-4/ Source of name]
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[[file:Canada Martin Juneau.png|center|alt=Martin Juneau MPs, MD, FRCP(C) "In recent years electronic cigarettes have emerged as a valid alternative to tobacco cigarettes to reduce the harmful effects of smoking on health."|Martin Juneau MPs, MD, FRCP(C)]]
 
===Dr Ingrid van Beek AM===
[https://colinmendelsohn.com.au/butler-4/ Source of name]
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===Chris Lalonde, PhD===
 
*[https://twitter.com/lalondechris Follow on Twitter] / [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEGdduW0h0I&t=800s Quote Source] / [https://www.uvic.ca/socialsciences/psychology/people/faculty-directory/lalondechristopher.php Photo and Bio]
===Dr Thomas Vandeleur===
[https://athra.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Critique-of-CMO-Statement-WEB-18Sept2019-.pdf Source of name]
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[[file:Canada Chris Lalonde PhD.png|center|alt=Chris Lalonde PhD "To the extent that you make vaping less accessible, less affordable, then you're going to prevent the very people who are the most likely to benefit from it from accessing it. What kind of government and what kind of science, would support that? It turns out we're living it."|Chris Lalonde PhD]]
 
===Gino Vumbaca OAM===
[https://colinmendelsohn.com.au/butler-4/ Source of name]
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===Clifford Garfield Mahood, O.C.===
===Dr Brian Walker MLC===
Founding Executive Director (1976-2012)
[https://web.archive.org/web/20230528065144/https://twitter.com/BrianWalkerMLC/status/1597511390960287744 Quote Source] / [https://twitter.com/BrianWalkerMLC Follow on Twitter]
Non-Smokers’ Rights Association
[[file:Australia Dr Brian Walker.png|center|alt=Dr Brian Walker "1. Cigs have NOT been beaten YET. 2. Vaping has been proven to help reduce smoking. 3. Banning vapes is an excellent way of preventing smoking cessation success"|Dr Brian Walker]]
Toronto
Canada
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/WHOCOP9LetterOct2021-EN.pdf Source of name, need to find their own quote]
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===Judith Watt===
Former Executive Director, NCD Alliance - Former Director, Quit Victoria,
[https://clivebates.com/documents/WHOCOP9LetterOct2021-EN.pdf Source of name, need to find their own quote]
<br>
<br>
===Dr John Oyston===
 
*[https://oyston.com/blog/disruptive/ Source: Photo and Quote] / [https://twitter.com/JohnOyston Follow on Twitter]
===Professor Ian Webster AO===
[https://colinmendelsohn.com.au/butler-4/ Source of name]
<br>
<br>
[[file:Canada Dr John Oyston.png|center]]
 
===Ian Webster AO===
[https://athra.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Critique-of-CMO-Statement-WEB-18Sept2019-.pdf Source of name]
<br>
<br>
===David Sweanor, JD===
 
[https://www.newswire.com/news/new-study-underscores-how-heated-tobacco-products-are-disrupting-the-21153567 Quote Source] / [https://commonlaw.uottawa.ca/en/people/sweanor-david Bio and Photo]
===Dr Megan Weir===
[https://athra.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Critique-of-CMO-Statement-WEB-18Sept2019-.pdf Source of name]
<br>
<br>
[[file:Canada David Sweanor, JD.png|center|alt=David Sweanor JD, Policy and Ethics Ajdunct Proffesor, Faculty of Law, University of  Ottawa "Ensuring that a range of low-risk alternatives are not only on the market but have regulatory and tax advantages over cigarettes has the potential to transform public health. We have long known people smoke for nicotine but die from the smoke. Cigarette smoking is a public health catastrophe that can be massively reduced through science and technology if policies can be oriented toward replacing rather than protecting the cigarette business" |David Sweanor JD]]
 
===Associate Professor Martin Weltman===
[https://athra.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Critique-of-CMO-Statement-WEB-18Sept2019-.pdf Source of name]
<br>
<br>
===Neda Debassige Toeg, BSP, RPh===
 
*[https://www.linkedin.com/in/nedadebassigetoeg/ Photo and Bio] / [https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/coalition-of-clinicians-public-policy-experts-and-first-nations-join-forces-to-reduce-incidences-of-cigarette-smoking-on-reserves-820547285.html Quote Source]
===Associate Professor Scott Wilson===
[https://athra.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Critique-of-CMO-Statement-WEB-18Sept2019-.pdf Source of name]
<br>
<br>
[[file:Canada Neda Debassige Toeg, BSP, RPh.png|center|alt=Neda Debassige Toeg, BSP, RPh, President Aboriginal Pharmacists Association of Canada: "My concern is that harm reduction tools and awareness about alternatives to cigarette use are not available to First Nations"  "When given the option to reduce the incidences of smoking , I believe we can substantially reduce overall health risks to First Nations – especially at a time when our people are more vulnerable to harm than the majority of non-First Nations"|Neda Debassige Toeg BSP RPh, President Aboriginal Pharmacists Association of Canada]]
 
<br>
===Dr. Alex Wodak AM===
===Mark Tyndall MD ScD FRCPC===
[https://clivebates.com/documents/ExpertCommentsOnWHOMay2021.pdf Quote Source] / [https://www.athra.org.au/board-of-directors/dr-alex-wodak-am/ Bio and Photo] / [https://twitter.com/AlexWodak Follow on Twitter]
*[https://twitter.com/DrMtyndall Follow on Twitter] / [https://filtermag.org/safe-supply-vaping/ Quote Source] / [https://www.med.ubc.ca/news/mark-tyndall-appointed-director-ubc-centre-for-disease-control/ Photo and Bio]
[[file:Australia Dr Alex Wodak AM.png|center|alt=Dr Alex Wodak AM "Opposition to reduced risk nicotine options inevitably protects the smoking of tobacco which is responsible for the deaths of over half of long term smokers. Vaping is now not only the world's most popular stop smoking aid, but the most effective"|Dr Alex Wodak AM]]
<br>
[[file:Canada Mark Tyndall.png|center|alt=Mark Tyndall, Founder of My Safe Society “Around 2012 I heard about vaping. This was the very definition of harm reduction: taking an inherently risky activity and making it way less risky. … The amazing thing about vaping was that for many people, it was even more attractive and satisfying than cigarettes.”  “Yet eight years later, who would have thought that throwing a lifeline to people who smoke cigarettes would be so contentious? It should have been a slam-dunk. By now, leading public health authorities around the world should have launched global campaigns to rid the world of cigarettes through vaping. But that just hasn’t happened.”|Mark Tyndall, Founder of My Safe Society]]
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='''Chile'''=
='''Austria'''=




===Hernán Prat Martorell, MD, PhD===
===Ernest Groman, MD===
Professor at the University of Chile. Former Director of the Cardiovascular Department of the Clinical Hospital of the University of Chile. Former president of the Chilean Society of Hypertension.
*[https://hrakademie.eu/en/who-we-are/ Photo and Bio] / [https://www.businesswire.com/news/hk-zh/20220609006003/en/New-Report-Highlights-That-the-Czech-Republic-Could-Serve-as-a-Model-for-the-EU-in-Addressing-Smoking-Prevalence Quote Source]
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/WHOCOP9LetterOct2021-EN.pdf Source of name, need to find their own quote] / [https://www.reldat.org/quienes-somos/ Latin America Group Letter]
<br>
<br>
[[file:Austria Ernest Groman, MD.png|center|alt=Ernest Groman MD "The data show the abstinence approach is inadequate. The soulution for smokers is to switch to less harmful alternatives"|Ernest Groman MD]]
<br>
<br>
===Alejandro Erices Ocampo. PHD===
 
Biochemist – Doctor of Science – Post-doctorate in Neurosciences.
===Professor Michael Kunze, MD===
*[https://www.reldat.org/quienes-somos/ Latin America Group Letter]
*[https://www.meduniwien.ac.at/web/en/about-us/news/detailsite/2016/news-in-october-2016/michael-kunze-elected-to-board-of-directors-of-the-european-association-of-professors-emeriti/?L=3Oswald Photo and Bio] / [https://ec.europa.eu/health/archive/ph_overview/documents/refl/ev20041015_co_058_en.pdf Quote Source]  
<br>
<br>
[[file:Austria Michael Kunze MD.png|center|alt=Professor Michael Kunze, MD, Medical University Vienna, Center for Public Health:  "One has to acknowledge, nicotine is a very widely used psychoactive drug, and itself not very harmful to human health as far as the risk for cardiovascular diseases or cancer is concerned. One additional issue for the future would be a need to provide nicotine in the most harmless way to people who do not want or cannot yet stop smoking. "|Professor Michael Kunze, MD, Medical University Vienna, Center for Public Health]]
<br>
<br>
===Daniel Kleiman Priewer. MD.===
 
Specialist in Traumatology - Orthopedics. Sports injuries. Joint Preservation and Osteoarthritis.
===Bernhard-Michael Mayer, PhD===
*[https://www.reldat.org/quienes-somos/ Latin America Group Letter]
*
<br>
*[https://twitter.com/beli_erf Follow on Twitter]
Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology
Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Karl-Franzens-Universität
Graz
Austria
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/WHOCOP9LetterOct2021-EN.pdf Source of name, need to find their own quote]
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<br>


='''Colombia'''=
='''Belgium'''=




===Dr. Ramon Calderon===
===Karolien Adriaens, PhD===
Brazil, Colombia, Spain and Mexico - Doctor in medicine. Plastic Surgeon
*[https://ppw.kuleuven.be/clep/people/00085648 Photo and Bio] / [https://www.ecigarette-research.org/research/index.php/whats-new/2020/279-lett-dutch Quote Source]
*[https://www.reldat.org/quienes-somos/ Latin America Group Letter]
<br>
<br>
[[file:Belgium Karolien Adriaens, PhD.png|center|alt=Karolien Adriaens PhD Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, KU Leuven, Belgium "Banning flavoured e-cigarettes will discourage smokers from switching, witch leads to the unintended consequences of continuous and prolonged smoking"|Karolien Adriaens]]
<br>
<br>
===Dr. Ana Maria Diaz===
 
PhD in Bioethics.
===Frank Baeyens, PhD===
*[https://www.reldat.org/quienes-somos/ Latin America Group Letter]
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/ExpertCommentsOnWHOMay2021.pdf Source] / [https://ethra.co/partners/scientific-partners Bio and Photo] / [https://twitter.com/FBaeyens Follow on Twitter]
<br>
<br>
[[file:Belgium Frank Baeyens, PhD.png|center|alt=Frank Baeyens PhD Professor of Psychology, KU Leuven Belgium "Vaping is significantly less harmful than smoking" "E-cigarettes are a valuble tool for many smokers to help them quit smoking" "Regular vaping in non smokeres is rare and there is no evidence of a 'gateway effect' from vaping to smoking" "WHO's stance on THR is anti scientific, morally reprehensible and diametrically opposed to it's primary mission: it costs lives rather than saving them"|Frank Baeyens]]
<br>
<br>
===Hugo Caballero Durán, MD===
 
Former president of the Colombian Society of
='''Brazil'''=
Pneumology.
 
Former Clinical Scientific Director of Marly Clinic.
 
Director of the Pneumology and Respiratory
===Silvia Cazenave. PHD.===
Therapy Service, Marly Clinic
PHD in Toxicology and Master in Toxicological Analysis.
Bogotá, Colombia
*[https://www.reldat.org/quienes-somos/ Latin America Group Letter]
*[https://twitter.com/HugoCaballeroD3 Follow on Twitter]
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/WHOCOP9LetterOct2021-EN.pdf Source of name, need to find their own quote] / [https://www.reldat.org/quienes-somos/ Latin America Group Letter]
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
 
===Monica Gorgulho===
='''Costa Rica'''=
Clinical psychology. Masters in Social Psychology. University of São Paulo, Brazil. Harm Reduction Specialist.
 
 
===Dr. Randall Rodríguez Obando.===
Doctor in medicine. Specialist in Harm Reduction in patients with HIV.
*[https://www.reldat.org/quienes-somos/ Latin America Group Letter]
*[https://www.reldat.org/quienes-somos/ Latin America Group Letter]
<br>
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<br>
<br>


='''Czech Republic'''=
='''Canada'''=




===Pavel Bém MD===
===Michael Chaiton===
Member of the Global Commission on Drug Policy
*
Head of the Clinical Department, Adictology Clinic,
*[https://twitter.com/MichaelChaiton Follow on Twitter]
Charles University
<br>
Former Mayor of Prague
<br>
Member of The National Drug Commission
===Patrick Fafard, PhD===
Office of the Government of the Czech Republic
Full Professor
Centre for Health Law, Policy, and Ethics
Graduate School of Public and International Affairs
University of Ottawa
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/WHOCOP9LetterOct2021-EN.pdf Source of name, need to find their own quote]
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/WHOCOP9LetterOct2021-EN.pdf Source of name, need to find their own quote]
<br>
<br>
===Eva Králíková, MD===
Professor
Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology
Centre for Tobacco-Dependence
First Faculty of Medicine and General Hospital
Charles University Prague
Czech Republic
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/WHOCOP9LetterOct2021-EN.pdf Source of name, need to find their own quote]
<br>
<br>
 
===Kellie Ann Forbes BScN===  
='''Democratic Republic of the Congo'''=
*[https://vaep.info/Kellie-Ann/ Photo,Bio, and Quote] / [https://twitter.com/VAEPinfo Follow VAEP on Twitter] / [https://www.linkedin.com/in/kellie-ann-forbes/ Follow on LinkedIn]  
 
 
===Samuel Mukandi, BA===
*[https://twitter.com/samuelmukandi Follow on Twitter] / [https://www.linkedin.com/in/samuel-mukandi-a920ab41/ Photo and Bio] / [https://twitter.com/SamuelMukandi/status/1101185159909556224 Quote Source]
<br>
<br>
[[file:DRC Samuel Mukandi, BA.png|center|alt=Samuel Mukandi, BA, Managing Director, Tradelines Group. Chairman Of The Board, Tobacco Harm Reduction DRC: "Vapor technology is one of the most significant public health innovations of the century, and to conflate it with deadly Tobacco products is entirely inappropriate and irresponsible."|Samuel Mukandi, BA, Managing Director, Tradelines Group. Chairman Of The Board, Tobacco Harm Reduction DRC]]
[[file:Canada Kellie Ann Forbes, BScN.png|center|alt=Kellie Ann Forbes, BScN, Founding member of VAEP: "I am satisfied that vaping is not only exceedingly less harmful than smoking but it is an appealing alternative to current smokers and is preventing future smokers."|Kellie Ann Forbes, BScN, Founding member of VAEP]]
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<br>


='''Ecuador'''=
===Amelia Howard, Sociologist===
 
*[https://twitter.com/Amelia_RH Follow on Twitter]  / [https://docs.google.com/document/d/18yNyRhNe0liQ_uP3tSEcaLV9JB-gLyMEnCuE8aLBtPc/edit?usp=sharing Quote Source]
 
<br>
===Dr. Pablo Gallo===
[[file:Canada Amelia Howard.png|center]]
Ecuador and Spain - Doctor of Medicine and vascular surgeon specialized in the study and treatment of both arterial pathology and venous pathology and, above all, pelvic venous pathology
<br>
*[https://www.reldat.org/quienes-somos/ Latin America Group Letter]
===Ian Irvine, PhD===
*[https://www.cdhowe.org/intelligence-memos/ian-irvine-%E2%80%93-smart-youth-drive-enormous-smoking-declines Quote] / [https://www.cdhowe.org/our-people/ian-irvine Bio] / [https://www.concordia.ca/news/stories/2020/10/20/dont-expect-a-cannabis-tax-windfall-says-concordia-economist.html Photo]
*See also: [https://www.cdhowe.org/sites/default/files/attachments/research_papers/mixed/Commmentary_600_0.pdf The Taxation of  Nicotine in Canada:  A Harm-Reduction  Approach to the  Profusion of  New Products]
*Disclosure. I have advised the federal government of Canada on alcohol and tobacco policy, and also advised lawyers in the private sector on tobacco.
<br>
<br>
[[file:Canada Ian Irvine PhD.png|center|alt=Ian Irvine PhD Professor of Economics at Concordia University, research fellow at the C.D. Howe Institute "The federal government is currently proposing to place very severe restrictions on the vaping market in the form of nicotine content limits and flavour bans. It should be wary of killing the cigarette extinguishing golden goose."|Ian Irvine PhD]]
<br>
<br>
===César Paz y Miño, MD, PhD===
===Martin Juneau MPs, MD, FRCP(C)===
Director, Centro de Investigacion Genética y
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/WHOCOP9LetterOct2021-EN.pdf Source of name] / [https://twitter.com/DocteurJuneau/status/1588524651676069888 Quote] / [Dr. Martin Juneau, M.D.|Source of Photo] / [https://twitter.com/DocteurJuneau Follow on Twitter]
Genómica and Specialist in Genetics and Human
Molecular Biology
Universidad UTE
Quito, Ecuador
*[https://twitter.com/CesarPaz_y_Mino Follow on Twitter]
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/WHOCOP9LetterOct2021-EN.pdf Source of name, need to find their own quote]
<br>
<br>
[[file:Canada Martin Juneau.png|center|alt=Martin Juneau MPs, MD, FRCP(C) "In recent years electronic cigarettes have emerged as a valid alternative to tobacco cigarettes to reduce the harmful effects of smoking on health."|Martin Juneau MPs, MD, FRCP(C)]]
<br>
<br>
 
===Chris Lalonde, PhD===
===Tanya Soria. MD.===
*[https://twitter.com/lalondechris Follow on Twitter] / [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEGdduW0h0I&t=800s Quote Source] / [https://www.uvic.ca/socialsciences/psychology/people/faculty-directory/lalondechristopher.php Photo and Bio]
Clinical Oncologist.
*[https://www.reldat.org/quienes-somos/ Latin America Group Letter]
<br>
<br>
[[file:Canada Chris Lalonde PhD.png|center|alt=Chris Lalonde PhD "To the extent that you make vaping less accessible, less affordable, then you're going to prevent the very people who are the most likely to benefit from it from accessing it. What kind of government and what kind of science, would support that? It turns out we're living it."|Chris Lalonde PhD]]
<br>
<br>
===Enrique Teran, MD, PhD===
 
Professor
===Clifford Garfield Mahood, O.C.===
College of Health Sciences - Universidad San
Founding Executive Director (1976-2012)
Francisco de Quito.
Non-Smokers’ Rights Association
Ecuadorian Academy of Medicine
Toronto
Academy of Science of Ecuador
Canada
Ecuador
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/WHOCOP9LetterOct2021-EN.pdf Source of name, need to find their own quote]
*[https://twitter.com/e_teran_ec Follow on Twitter]
<br>
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/WHOCOP9LetterOct2021-EN.pdf Source of name, need to find their own quote] / [https://www.reldat.org/quienes-somos/ Latin America Group Letter]
<br>
===Dr John Oyston===
*[https://oyston.com/blog/disruptive/ Source: Photo and Quote] / [https://twitter.com/JohnOyston Follow on Twitter]
<br>
[[file:Canada Dr John Oyston.png|center]]
<br>
<br>
===James (Jim) Rankin===
[https://www.clivebates.com/documents/TGAMendelsohn2.pdf Source of name]
<br>
<br>


===Francisco E. Urrestra. MD.===
===David Sweanor, JD===
Medical Director
[https://www.newswire.com/news/new-study-underscores-how-heated-tobacco-products-are-disrupting-the-21153567 Quote Source] / [https://commonlaw.uottawa.ca/en/people/sweanor-david Bio and Photo]
Hospital Clinica Metropolitana. Ibarra.
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/WHOCOP9LetterOct2021-EN.pdf Source of name, need to find their own quote] / [https://www.reldat.org/quienes-somos/ Latin America Group Letter]
<br>
<br>
[[file:Canada David Sweanor, JD.png|center|alt=David Sweanor JD, Policy and Ethics Ajdunct Proffesor, Faculty of Law, University of  Ottawa "Ensuring that a range of low-risk alternatives are not only on the market but have regulatory and tax advantages over cigarettes has the potential to transform public health. We have long known people smoke for nicotine but die from the smoke. Cigarette smoking is a public health catastrophe that can be massively reduced through science and technology if policies can be oriented toward replacing rather than protecting the cigarette business" |David Sweanor JD]]
<br>
<br>
='''El Salvador'''=


 
===Neda Debassige Toeg, BSP, RPh===
===Dr. Edward Wollants===
*[https://www.linkedin.com/in/nedadebassigetoeg/ Photo and Bio] / [https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/coalition-of-clinicians-public-policy-experts-and-first-nations-join-forces-to-reduce-incidences-of-cigarette-smoking-on-reserves-820547285.html Quote Source]
Internist and nutritionist.
<br>
*[https://www.reldat.org/quienes-somos/ Latin America Group Letter]
[[file:Canada Neda Debassige Toeg, BSP, RPh.png|center|alt=Neda Debassige Toeg, BSP, RPh, President Aboriginal Pharmacists Association of Canada: "My concern is that harm reduction tools and awareness about alternatives to cigarette use are not available to First Nations"  "When given the option to reduce the incidences of smoking , I believe we can substantially reduce overall health risks to First Nations – especially at a time when our people are more vulnerable to harm than the majority of non-First Nations"|Neda Debassige Toeg BSP RPh, President Aboriginal Pharmacists Association of Canada]]
<br>
===Mark Tyndall MD ScD FRCPC===
*[https://twitter.com/DrMtyndall Follow on Twitter] / [https://filtermag.org/safe-supply-vaping/ Quote Source] / [https://www.med.ubc.ca/news/mark-tyndall-appointed-director-ubc-centre-for-disease-control/ Photo and Bio]
<br>
<br>
[[file:Canada Mark Tyndall.png|center|alt=Mark Tyndall, Founder of My Safe Society “Around 2012 I heard about vaping. This was the very definition of harm reduction: taking an inherently risky activity and making it way less risky. … The amazing thing about vaping was that for many people, it was even more attractive and satisfying than cigarettes.”  “Yet eight years later, who would have thought that throwing a lifeline to people who smoke cigarettes would be so contentious? It should have been a slam-dunk. By now, leading public health authorities around the world should have launched global campaigns to rid the world of cigarettes through vaping. But that just hasn’t happened.”|Mark Tyndall, Founder of My Safe Society]]
<br>
<br>


='''England/(UK)'''=
='''Chile'''=




===Adam Afriyie, BSc===
===Hernán Prat Martorell, MD, PhD===
*[https://twitter.com/AdamAfriyie Follow on Twitter] / [https://www.adamafriyie.org/about-adam Photo and Bio] / [https://twitter.com/thegtnf/status/1578007544425062407 Quote Source]
Professor at the University of Chile. Former Director of the Cardiovascular Department of the Clinical Hospital of the University of Chile. Former president of the Chilean Society of Hypertension.
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/WHOCOP9LetterOct2021-EN.pdf Source of name, need to find their own quote] / [https://www.reldat.org/quienes-somos/ Latin America Group Letter]
<br>
<br>
===Alejandro Erices Ocampo. PHD===
Biochemist – Doctor of Science – Post-doctorate in Neurosciences.
*[https://www.reldat.org/quienes-somos/ Latin America Group Letter]
<br>
<br>
[[file:England UK Adam Afriyie, BSc.png|center|alt=Adam Afriyie, BSc, Chair of Parliamentary Office Science and Technology "Around 50% Medical Practitioners didn't know smoking was more harmful than vaping"|Adam Afriyie, BSc, Chair of Parliamentary Office Science and Technology]]
<br>
<br>
 
===Daniel Kleiman Priewer. MD.===
===Sanjay Agrawal, MD, MBChB===
Specialist in Traumatology - Orthopedics. Sports injuries. Joint Preservation and Osteoarthritis.
*[https://twitter.com/LeicesterLungs Follow on Twitter] / [https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/dim-spotlight-sanjay-agrawal-md/ Photo and Bio] / [https://twitter.com/vapers_alliance/status/1334476344537837571 Quote Source]
*[https://www.reldat.org/quienes-somos/ Latin America Group Letter]
<br>
<br>
[[file:England UK Sanjay Agrawal MD.png|center|alt=Sanjay Agrawal MD, Professor of Respiratory medicine University Leicester, Chair of Royal Collage Physicians Tobacco Advisory Group: "We want to make e-cigarettes attractive to smokers who are trying to quit. That's the point. For many people, adding flavours, and taking away the taste of tobacco is quite helpful" |Sanjay Agrawal MD, Professor of Respiratory medicine University Leicester, Chair of Royal Collage Physicians Tobacco Advisory Group]]
<br>
<br>


===Deborah Arnott===
='''Colombia'''=
*[https://ash.org.uk/media-and-news/ash-spokespeople/ Bio] / [https://vapemagz.co.id/lifestyle/e-cigarette-summit-2019-larangan-vape-bukan-solusi/ Photo] / [http://tobacco.cleartheair.org.hk/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/bmj.h3317.full_.pdf Quote Source] / [https://twitter.com/DeborahArnott Follow on Twitter]
 
<br>
[[file:England UK Deborah Arnott.png|center|alt=Deborah Arnott, MBA, CEO ASH-UK “There are people in the public health community who are obsessed by e-cigarettes”  "That because there is so much bad publicity about them, people’s understanding about the relative risk of smoking and e-cigarettes is being undermined. The risk is that smokers who could potentially use these as an alternative to smoking are being discouraged, and that’s not a good thing.” "Do you want the tobacco industry to carry on making cigarettes which are highly addictive and kill when used as intended, or do you want them to move to a product which is much nearer licensed nicotine replacement therapy and is unlikely to kill anyone?”|Deborah Arnott, MBA, CEO ASH-UK]]
<br>


===Prof Paul Aveyard===
===Dr. Ramon Calderon===
*[https://www.phc.ox.ac.uk/team/paul-aveyard Photo and Bio] / [https://www.ox.ac.uk/research/research-in-conversation/healthy-body-healthy-mind/paul-aveyard Quote Source]
Brazil, Colombia, Spain and Mexico - Doctor in medicine. Plastic Surgeon
*[https://www.reldat.org/quienes-somos/ Latin America Group Letter]
<br>
<br>
[[file:England UK Paul Aveyard PhD.png|center|alt=Paul Aveyard, PhD FRCP FRCGP FFPH PROFESSOR OF BEHAVIOURAL MEDICINE Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences: "Within a few years, the e-cigarette has taken off and meant that people are using it to stop, or reduce, their smoking in huge numbers. Insofar as you can tell from the data we have, this would appear to be an effective thing to do."|Paul Aveyard, PhD FRCP FRCGP FFPH PROFESSOR OF BEHAVIOURAL MEDICINE Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences]]
<br>
<br>
 
===Dr. Ana Maria Diaz===
===Clive Bates===
PhD in Bioethics.  
[https://filtermag.org/vaping-arguments-health/ Quote Source] / [https://www.e-cigarette-summit.us.com/speaker/clive-bates/ Bio and Photo] / [https://twitter.com/Clive_Bates Follow on Twitter]
*[https://www.reldat.org/quienes-somos/ Latin America Group Letter]
<br>
<br>
[[file:England UK Clive Bates.png|center]]
<br>
<br>
 
===Hugo Caballero Durán, MD===
===Emma V Beard===
Former president of the Colombian Society of
*[https://twitter.com/DrEVBeard Follow on Twitter]
Pneumology.
Former Clinical Scientific Director of Marly Clinic.
Director of the Pneumology and Respiratory
Therapy Service, Marly Clinic
Bogotá, Colombia
*[https://twitter.com/HugoCaballeroD3 Follow on Twitter]
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/WHOCOP9LetterOct2021-EN.pdf Source of name, need to find their own quote] / [https://www.reldat.org/quienes-somos/ Latin America Group Letter]
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>


===John Britton, MD===
='''Costa Rica'''=
[https://clivebates.com/documents/ExpertCommentsOnWHOMay2021.pdf Quote Source] / [http://www.festivalofpublichealth.co.uk/keynotespeakers/pastkeynotespeakers/professorjohnbritton/ Bio and Photo]
<br>
[[file:England UK John Britton, MD.png|center|alt=John Britton, MD, Director UK Center For Tobacco and Alcohol Studies, Professor of Epidemiology University Nottingham "Health policy should be driven by science, not prejudice or dogma. Vaping has already provided an effective gateway out of smoking for millions of people, unequivocally benefiting individual smokers, public health and wider society." |John Britton, MD, Director UK Center For Tobacco and Alcohol Studies, Professor of Epidemiology University Nottingham ]]
<br>


===Leonie Brose, PhD===
*[https://twitter.com/KingsNRG/status/1579755828005212160 Quote abd Graphic Source] / [https://www.addiction-ssa.org/author/dr-leonie-brose/ Bio]
<br>
[[file:England UK Leonie Brose PhD.png|center]]
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===George Butterworth, BSc===
===Dr. Randall Rodríguez Obando.===
*[https://www.linkedin.com/in/george-butterworth-10a19a78/ Photo and Bio] / [https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/e-cigarettes-can-help-people-to-quit-tobacco-new-study-finds-1.4053055 Quote Source]
Doctor in medicine. Specialist in Harm Reduction in patients with HIV.
*[https://www.reldat.org/quienes-somos/ Latin America Group Letter]
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[[file:England UK George Butterworth, BSc.png|center|alt=George Butterworth, BSc Policy Manager Cancer Research UK 2014-2022: "...vaping is less harmful than smoking tobacco and can help people to stop smoking..."|George Butterworth, BSc Policy Manager Cancer Research UK 2014-2022]]
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===Carolina Garcia Canton===
='''Czech Republic'''=
*Disclosure: BAT
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===Hazel Cheeseman, MSc===
*[https://twitter.com/HazelCheeseman Follow on Twitter] / [https://twitter.com/HazelCheeseman Photo] / [https://www.linkedin.com/in/hazel-cheeseman-45ab385b/?originalSubdomain=uk Bio] / [https://twitter.com/HazelCheeseman/status/1598689924785446913 Quote Source]
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[[file:England UK Hazel Cheeseman, MSc.png|center|alt=Hazel Cheeseman, MSc. Deputy Chief Executive, Action on Smoking and Health (ASH UK): "Wait. What? I'm almost speechless. Parents [in Australia] seek to replace vaping with the more addictive much much more lethal alternative... smoking. How does this level of misunderstanding come about and how can we guard against it here in the UK?"|Hazel Cheeseman, MSc. Deputy Chief Executive, Action on Smoking and Health (ASH UK).]]
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===Sharon Cox, PhD===
===Pavel Bém MD===
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/ExpertCommentsOnWHOMay2021.pdf Quote Source] / [https://iris.ucl.ac.uk/iris/browse/profile?upi=SACOX23 Bio] / [https://twitter.com/Sharon_ACox/status/1545102475648196608 Photo] / [https://twitter.com/Sharon_ACox Follow on Twitter]
Member of the Global Commission on Drug Policy
Head of the Clinical Department, Adictology Clinic,
Charles University
Former Mayor of Prague
Member of The National Drug Commission
Office of the Government of the Czech Republic
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/WHOCOP9LetterOct2021-EN.pdf Source of name, need to find their own quote]
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[[file:England UK Sharon Cox PhD.png|center]]
 
===Eva Králíková, MD===
Professor
Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology
Centre for Tobacco-Dependence
First Faculty of Medicine and General Hospital
Charles University Prague
Czech Republic
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/WHOCOP9LetterOct2021-EN.pdf Source of name, need to find their own quote]
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===Lynne Dawkins, PhD===
='''Democratic Republic of the Congo'''=
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/ExpertCommentsOnWHOMay2021.pdf Quote Source] / [https://www.lsbu.ac.uk/about-us/people/people-finder/dr-lynne-dawkins Bio and Photo] / [https://twitter.com/LynneDawkins Follow on Twitter]
*Disclosures: I have provided consultancy for the pharmaceutical industry relating to the development of smoking cessation products. I have no conflicts with respect to the tobacco or e-cigarette industry.
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[[file:England UK Lynne Dawkings PhD.png|center]]
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===Martin Dockrell===
*[https://twitter.com/SwitchFinder Follow on Twitter]
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===Katherine "Katie" East, PhD===
===Samuel Mukandi, BA===
[https://twitter.com/KingsNRG/status/1580895275635290112 Quote and Graphic] / [https://twitter.com/Katie1East Follow on Twitter] / [https://www.katherineeast.co.uk/ Bio]
*[https://twitter.com/samuelmukandi Follow on Twitter] / [https://www.linkedin.com/in/samuel-mukandi-a920ab41/ Photo and Bio] / [https://twitter.com/SamuelMukandi/status/1101185159909556224 Quote Source]
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[[file:England UK Katherine East PhD.png|center]]
[[file:DRC Samuel Mukandi, BA.png|center|alt=Samuel Mukandi, BA, Managing Director, Tradelines Group. Chairman Of The Board, Tobacco Harm Reduction DRC: "Vapor technology is one of the most significant public health innovations of the century, and to conflate it with deadly Tobacco products is entirely inappropriate and irresponsible."|Samuel Mukandi, BA, Managing Director, Tradelines Group. Chairman Of The Board, Tobacco Harm Reduction DRC]]
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===Dr Matthew Evison===
='''Ecuador'''=
*[https://twitter.com/MatthewEvison1 Follow on Twitter] / [https://mft.nhs.uk/wythenshawe/consultants/dr-matthew-evison/ Photo and Bio] / [https://twitter.com/MatthewEvison1/status/1448297933464559622 Quote Source]
 
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[[file:England UK Dr Matthew Evison .png|center]]
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===Jonathan Fell===
===Dr. Pablo Gallo===
*[https://twitter.com/JonFell73 Follow on Twitter] / [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-fell-54065554/ Photo and Bio] / [https://www.vapingpost.com/2021/06/25/the-8th-global-forum-on-nicotine-gfn21/ Quote Source]
Ecuador and Spain - Doctor of Medicine and vascular surgeon specialized in the study and treatment of both arterial pathology and venous pathology and, above all, pelvic venous pathology
*[https://www.reldat.org/quienes-somos/ Latin America Group Letter]
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[[file:England UK Jon Fell.png|center]]
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===César Paz y Miño, MD, PhD===
===Floe Foxon, BSc===
Director, Centro de Investigacion Genética y
*[https://twitter.com/FloeFoxon Follow on Twitter] / [https://twitter.com/FloeFoxon/status/1448302299013582849 Quote Source] / [https://floefoxon.github.io/ Photo] / [https://www.pinneyassociates.com/team/floe-foxon/ Bio]
Genómica and Specialist in Genetics and Human
*(Disclosures - Pinney & Associates does consulting for the Pharmaceutical Industry and for JUUL )
Molecular Biology
Universidad UTE
Quito, Ecuador
*[https://twitter.com/CesarPaz_y_Mino Follow on Twitter]
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/WHOCOP9LetterOct2021-EN.pdf Source of name, need to find their own quote]
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[[file:England UK Floe Foxon BSc.png|center]]
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===Suzi Gage===
===Tanya Soria. MD.===
*[https://twitter.com/soozaphone Follow on Twitter]
Clinical Oncologist.
*[https://www.reldat.org/quienes-somos/ Latin America Group Letter]
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===Enrique Teran, MD, PhD===
===Stuart Griffiths, PhD===
Professor
*[https://vaporvoice.net/2022/01/04/another-u-k-community-to-offer-free-vapes-to-smokers/ Quote Source] / [https://www.linkedin.com/in/stuartpgriffiths/?originalSubdomain=uk Photo and Bio] / [https://twitter.com/Stu_P_Griffiths Follow on Twitter]
College of Health Sciences - Universidad San
Francisco de Quito.
Ecuadorian Academy of Medicine
Academy of Science of Ecuador
Ecuador
*[https://twitter.com/e_teran_ec Follow on Twitter]
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/WHOCOP9LetterOct2021-EN.pdf Source of name, need to find their own quote] / [https://www.reldat.org/quienes-somos/ Latin America Group Letter]
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[[file:England UK Stuart Griffiths, PhD.png|center|alt=Stuart Griffiths, PhD, Director of Research, Services, and Policy, Yorkshire Cancer Research: "When it comes to helping people quit for good, being able to offer vaping products is essential. They are an incredibly effective aid in helping people give up cigarettes.”|Stuart Griffiths, PhD, Director of Research, Services, and Policy, Yorkshire Cancer Research]]
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===Peter Hajek, PhD===
===Francisco E. Urrestra. MD.===
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/ExpertCommentsOnWHOMay2021.pdf Quote Source] / [https://web.archive.org/web/20220121053415/https://www.qmul.ac.uk/wiph/people/profiles/hajekpeter.html Bio and Photo]
Medical Director
Hospital Clinica Metropolitana. Ibarra.
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/WHOCOP9LetterOct2021-EN.pdf Source of name, need to find their own quote] / [https://www.reldat.org/quienes-somos/ Latin America Group Letter]
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[[file:England UK Peter Hajek, PhD.png|center]]
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='''El Salvador'''=


===David Halpern, PhD===
===Dr. Edward Wollants===
*[https://filtermag.org/uk-vaping-saves-lives/ Quote Source] / [https://www.bi.team/people/professor-david-halpern/ Bio] [https://twitter.com/DavidHalpernCEO Follow on Twitter] / [https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/david-halpern Photo]
Internist and nutritionist.
*[https://www.reldat.org/quienes-somos/ Latin America Group Letter]
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[[file:England UK David Halpern PhD.png|center|alt=David Halpern, PhD, CEO - Behavioural Insights Team: "...we should deliberately seek to make e-cigs widely available, and to use regulation not to ban them but to improve their quality and reliability."|David Halpern, PhD, CEO - Behavioural Insights Team]]
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===Jamie Hartmann-Boyce===
='''England/(UK)'''=
*[https://twitter.com/jhb19 Follow on Twitter]
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===Benjamin Human===
*[https://twitter.com/thehuman94 Follow on Twitter]
[https://twitter.com/thehuman94/status/1464197074635964416 Source of name]
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===Sarah Jackson, PhD, MSc===
===Adam Afriyie, BSc===
*[https://www.sciencemediacentre.org/expert-reaction-to-nicotine-vaping-in-england-an-evidence-update-as-published-by-the-office-for-health-improvement-and-disparities-ohid-and-authored-by-scientists-at-kcl/ Quote] / [https://twitter.com/vpasouthafrica/status/1194959067816615936 Photo] / [https://twitter.com/DrSarahEJackson Follow on Twitter]
*[https://twitter.com/AdamAfriyie Follow on Twitter] / [https://www.adamafriyie.org/about-adam Photo and Bio] / [https://twitter.com/thegtnf/status/1578007544425062407 Quote Source]
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[[file:England UK Sarah Jackson PhD.png|center]]
[[file:England UK Adam Afriyie, BSc.png|center|alt=Adam Afriyie, BSc, Chair of Parliamentary Office Science and Technology "Around 50% Medical Practitioners didn't know smoking was more harmful than vaping"|Adam Afriyie, BSc, Chair of Parliamentary Office Science and Technology]]
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===Martin Jarvis ODE, PhD===
===Sanjay Agrawal, MD, MBChB===
[https://clivebates.com/documents/ExpertCommentsOnWHOMay2021.pdf Quote Source] / [https://www.ucl.ac.uk/hbrc/tobacco/jarvism.html Bio and Photo]
*[https://twitter.com/LeicesterLungs Follow on Twitter] / [https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/dim-spotlight-sanjay-agrawal-md/ Photo and Bio] / [https://twitter.com/vapers_alliance/status/1334476344537837571 Quote Source]
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[[file:England UK Martin Jarvis ODE, PhD.png|center]]
[[file:England UK Sanjay Agrawal MD.png|center|alt=Sanjay Agrawal MD, Professor of Respiratory medicine University Leicester, Chair of Royal Collage Physicians Tobacco Advisory Group: "We want to make e-cigarettes attractive to smokers who are trying to quit. That's the point. For many people, adding flavours, and taking away the taste of tobacco is quite helpful" |Sanjay Agrawal MD, Professor of Respiratory medicine University Leicester, Chair of Royal Collage Physicians Tobacco Advisory Group]]
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===Mark Jenkinson MP===
===Deborah Arnott===
*[https://twitter.com/markjenkinsonmp Follow on Twitter] / [https://www.express.co.uk/comment/expresscomment/1743798/quitting-smoking-alternative-products-vaping-comment Quote Source]
*[https://ash.org.uk/media-and-news/ash-spokespeople/ Bio] / [https://vapemagz.co.id/lifestyle/e-cigarette-summit-2019-larangan-vape-bukan-solusi/ Photo] / [http://tobacco.cleartheair.org.hk/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/bmj.h3317.full_.pdf Quote Source] / [https://twitter.com/DeborahArnott Follow on Twitter]
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[[file:England UK Deborah Arnott.png|center|alt=Deborah Arnott, MBA, CEO ASH-UK “There are people in the public health community who are obsessed by e-cigarettes”  "That because there is so much bad publicity about them, people’s understanding about the relative risk of smoking and e-cigarettes is being undermined. The risk is that smokers who could potentially use these as an alternative to smoking are being discouraged, and that’s not a good thing.” "Do you want the tobacco industry to carry on making cigarettes which are highly addictive and kill when used as intended, or do you want them to move to a product which is much nearer licensed nicotine replacement therapy and is unlikely to kill anyone?”|Deborah Arnott, MBA, CEO ASH-UK]]
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===Patricia Kovacevic, JD===
===Prof Paul Aveyard===
*[https://twitter.com/patriciakova Follow on Twitter] / [https://tobaccoreporter.com/2022/04/05/women-in-tobacco-to-meet-in-paris/ Photo] / [https://regulationstrategy.com/patricia-kovacevic/ Bio] / [https://twitter.com/patriciakova/status/1610989194410692608 Quote Source]
*[https://www.phc.ox.ac.uk/team/paul-aveyard Photo and Bio] / [https://www.ox.ac.uk/research/research-in-conversation/healthy-body-healthy-mind/paul-aveyard Quote Source]
*Disclosures: General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, Nicopure Labs, 2015 - 2020, General Counsel to Lorrilard and PMI 2004 - 2015
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[[file:UK US Patricia Kovacevic, JD.png|center]]
[[file:England UK Paul Aveyard PhD.png|center|alt=Paul Aveyard, PhD FRCP FRCGP FFPH PROFESSOR OF BEHAVIOURAL MEDICINE Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences: "Within a few years, the e-cigarette has taken off and meant that people are using it to stop, or reduce, their smoking in huge numbers. Insofar as you can tell from the data we have, this would appear to be an effective thing to do."|Paul Aveyard, PhD FRCP FRCGP FFPH PROFESSOR OF BEHAVIOURAL MEDICINE Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences]]
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===Sir Norman Lamb===
===Clive Bates===
[https://twitter.com/commonsstc/status/1030424754463952896 Graphics Source] / [https://twitter.com/normanlamb Follow on Twitter]
[https://filtermag.org/vaping-arguments-health/ Quote Source] / [https://www.e-cigarette-summit.us.com/speaker/clive-bates/ Bio and Photo] / [https://twitter.com/Clive_Bates Follow on Twitter]
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[[File:England UK Norman Lamb.png|center|]]
[[file:England UK Clive Bates.png|center]]
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===Rosemary Leonard, MBE, MA, MB, BChir, MRCGP, DRCOG===
===Emma V Beard===
[https://vaepworld.com/ Quote Source] / [https://patient.info/authors/dr-rosemary-leonard-mbe Bio] / [https://twitter.com/DrRosemaryL Follow on Twitter]
*[https://twitter.com/DrEVBeard Follow on Twitter]
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[[file:England UK Rosemary Leonard.png|center]]
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===Nicola Lindson===
===John Britton, MD===
*[https://twitter.com/DrNLindson Follow on Twitter]
[https://clivebates.com/documents/ExpertCommentsOnWHOMay2021.pdf Quote Source] / [http://www.festivalofpublichealth.co.uk/keynotespeakers/pastkeynotespeakers/professorjohnbritton/ Bio and Photo]
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[[file:England UK John Britton, MD.png|center|alt=John Britton, MD, Director UK Center For Tobacco and Alcohol Studies, Professor of Epidemiology University Nottingham "Health policy should be driven by science, not prejudice or dogma. Vaping has already provided an effective gateway out of smoking for millions of people, unequivocally benefiting individual smokers, public health and wider society." |John Britton, MD, Director UK Center For Tobacco and Alcohol Studies, Professor of Epidemiology University Nottingham ]]
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===Olivia M Maynard, PhD===
===Leonie Brose, PhD===
*[https://twitter.com/OliviaMaynard17 Follow on Twitter]
*[https://twitter.com/KingsNRG/status/1579755828005212160 Quote abd Graphic Source] / [https://www.addiction-ssa.org/author/dr-leonie-brose/ Bio]
Senior Lecturer, School of Psychological Science
Bristol Population Health Science Institute
MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit
Bristol,
United Kingdom
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/WHOCOP9LetterOct2021-EN.pdf Source of name, need to find their own quote]
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[[file:England UK Leonie Brose PhD.png|center]]
===Dr Andy McEwen===
*National Centre of Smoking Cessation and Training, Dorchester, UK
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===Jim McManus, OCDS, FFPH===
===George Butterworth, BSc===
*[https://twitter.com/jimmcmanusph Follow on Twitter] / [https://jimmcmanus.wordpress.com/2015/11/15/how-and-why-i-changed-my-mind-on-e-cigarettes/ Quote Source] / [https://www.adph.org.uk/who-we-are/our-board-and-council/ Photo] / [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmcmanus2/ Bio]
*[https://www.linkedin.com/in/george-butterworth-10a19a78/ Photo and Bio] / [https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/e-cigarettes-can-help-people-to-quit-tobacco-new-study-finds-1.4053055 Quote Source]
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[[file:England UK George Butterworth, BSc.png|center|alt=George Butterworth, BSc Policy Manager Cancer Research UK 2014-2022: "...vaping is less harmful than smoking tobacco and can help people to stop smoking..."|George Butterworth, BSc Policy Manager Cancer Research UK 2014-2022]]
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[[file:England UK Jim McManus, OCDS, FFPH.png|center|alt=Jim McManus, OCDS, FFPH President, The Association of Directors of Public Health (UK): "But it seems to me that we have enough of an accumulation of evidence that e-cigarettes are so much safer than tobacco cigarettes, even if we only discuss the levels of emissions of chemicals, that not working with e-cigarettes is to expose people to potentially avoidable harm, and that this is unethical. I feel ethically compelled to find a way of working with e-cigarettes as a public health tool. And the fact that some public health debate has made people – wrongly as the consensus statement says – feel e-cigarettes may even be more harmful than tobacco is something we ought to find shocking and chilling."|Jim McManus, OCDS, FFPH President, The Association of Directors of Public Health (UK)]]
 
===Carolina Garcia Canton===
*Disclosure: BAT
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===Ann McNeill, PhD===
===Hazel Cheeseman, MSc===
*[https://twitter.com/KingsNRG/status/1577297018417987585 Source] / [https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/ann-mcneill Bio]
*[https://twitter.com/HazelCheeseman Follow on Twitter] / [https://twitter.com/HazelCheeseman Photo] / [https://www.linkedin.com/in/hazel-cheeseman-45ab385b/?originalSubdomain=uk Bio] / [https://twitter.com/HazelCheeseman/status/1598689924785446913 Quote Source]
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[[file:UK - Ann McNeill.png|center]]
[[file:England UK Hazel Cheeseman, MSc.png|center|alt=Hazel Cheeseman, MSc. Deputy Chief Executive, Action on Smoking and Health (ASH UK): "Wait. What? I'm almost speechless. Parents [in Australia] seek to replace vaping with the more addictive much much more lethal alternative... smoking. How does this level of misunderstanding come about and how can we guard against it here in the UK?"|Hazel Cheeseman, MSc. Deputy Chief Executive, Action on Smoking and Health (ASH UK).]]
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===Dr Peter Miller===
===Sharon Cox, PhD===
*Chief Executive of Leicestershire Partnership Trust
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/ExpertCommentsOnWHOMay2021.pdf Quote Source] / [https://iris.ucl.ac.uk/iris/browse/profile?upi=SACOX23 Bio] / [https://twitter.com/Sharon_ACox/status/1545102475648196608 Photo] / [https://twitter.com/Sharon_ACox Follow on Twitter]
*[https://ukhsa.blog.gov.uk/2017/07/25/how-one-mental-health-trust-in-leicestershire-is-using-e-cigarettes-as-a-tool-to-go-smokefree/ Quote Source]
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*“We understand that stopping smoking can cause discomfort, and have put in place a number of initiatives to support people to not smoke while on our premises, or ideally give up for good. This includes the provision of nicotine replacement therapy and, if required, products for vaping. Whilst we are not there yet, we are committed to continuing on this journey to be smokefree
[[file:England UK Sharon Cox PhD.png|center]]
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===Marcus Munafò, PhD===
===David Crane PhD===
*[https://twitter.com/MarcusMunafo Follow on Twitter]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20230528043902/https://twitter.com/dhc23/status/1339922753781194753 Quote Source] / [https://twitter.com/dhc23 Follow on Twitter]
Professor of Biological Psychology and MRC
<br>
Investigator
[[file:England UK David Crane PhD.png|center|alt=David Crane PhD: "There is no good evidence that vaping makes addicts out of people who would not otherwise become so but substantial good evidence that it helps smokers quit. The public health benefits for which are huge."|David Crane PhD]]
MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit
School of Psychological Science
University of Bristol
United Kingdom
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/WHOCOP9LetterOct2021-EN.pdf Source of name, need to find their own quote]
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===Dr Kevin Murphy===
===Lynne Dawkins, PhD===
*[https://twitter.com/ColinMendelsohn/status/1464750588441202688 Source of name and quote]
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/ExpertCommentsOnWHOMay2021.pdf Quote Source] / [https://www.lsbu.ac.uk/about-us/people/people-finder/dr-lynne-dawkins Bio and Photo] / [https://twitter.com/LynneDawkins Follow on Twitter]
*[https://colinmendelsohn.com.au/kevin-murphy/ Another source and photo]
*Disclosures: I have provided consultancy for the pharmaceutical industry relating to the development of smoking cessation products. I have no conflicts with respect to the tobacco or e-cigarette industry.
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[[file:England UK Lynne Dawkings PhD.png|center]]
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===John Newton, FRCP FFPH FRSPH===
===Martin Dockrell===
[https://vaepworld.com/ Quote Source] / [https://www.ecehh.org/people/john-newton/ Bio]
*[https://twitter.com/SwitchFinder Follow on Twitter] / [https://oyston.com/blog/communicating-about-vaping/ Photo and Quote Source]
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[[file:England UK John Newton 2.png|center]]
[[file:England Martin Dockrell.png|center]]
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===Caitlin Notley, PhD===
 
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/ExpertCommentsOnWHOMay2021.pdf Quote Source] / [https://research-portal.uea.ac.uk/en/persons/caitlin-notley Bio and Photo] / [https://twitter.com/AddictionUea Follow on Twitter]
===Katherine "Katie" East, PhD===
[https://twitter.com/KingsNRG/status/1580895275635290112 Quote and Graphic] / [https://twitter.com/Katie1East Follow on Twitter] / [https://www.katherineeast.co.uk/ Bio]
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[[file:England UK Caitlin Notley, PhD.png|center]]
[[file:England UK Katherine East PhD.png|center]]
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===David Nutt DM, FRCP, FRCPsych, FSB, FMedSci===
===Dr Matthew Evison===
[https://clivebates.com/documents/ExpertCommentsOnWHOMay2021.pdf Quote Source] / [https://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/d.nutt Bio and Photo] / [https://twitter.com/ProfDavidNutt Follow on Twitter]
*[https://twitter.com/MatthewEvison1 Follow on Twitter] / [https://mft.nhs.uk/wythenshawe/consultants/dr-matthew-evison/ Photo and Bio] / [https://twitter.com/MatthewEvison1/status/1448297933464559622 Quote Source]
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[[file:England UK David Nutt.png|center]]
[[file:England UK Dr Matthew Evison .png|center]]
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===Dr Kirstie Soar===
===Jonathan Fell===
*Centre of Addictive Behaviours Research, London South Bank University, UK
*[https://twitter.com/JonFell73 Follow on Twitter] / [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-fell-54065554/ Photo and Bio] / [https://www.vapingpost.com/2021/06/25/the-8th-global-forum-on-nicotine-gfn21/ Quote Source]
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[[file:England UK Jon Fell.png|center]]
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===Dr. Sudhanshu Patwardhan===
===Floe Foxon, BSc===
*[https://twitter.com/Doctor_Sud Follow on Twitter]
*[https://twitter.com/FloeFoxon Follow on Twitter] / [https://twitter.com/FloeFoxon/status/1448302299013582849 Quote Source] / [https://floefoxon.github.io/ Photo] / [https://www.pinneyassociates.com/team/floe-foxon/ Bio]
[https://snusforumet.se/en/nicotine-misconceptions-sudhanshu-patwardhan-on-causes-consequences-and-potential-cures/ Snus Forum Interview]
*(Disclosures - Pinney & Associates does consulting for the Pharmaceutical Industry and for JUUL )
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[[file:England UK Floe Foxon BSc.png|center]]
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===Debbie Robson, PhD===
===Suzi Gage===
*[https://twitter.com/KingsNRG/status/1579484769506988032 Source] / [https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/debbierobson Bio]  
*[https://twitter.com/soozaphone Follow on Twitter]
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[[file:UK Debbie Robson 2.png|center]]
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===Louise Ross===
===Stuart Griffiths, PhD===
*[https://clivebates.com/louise_ross Source: Quote, Bio] / [https://www.sovape.fr/louise-ross/ Photo] / [https://twitter.com/grannylouisa Follow on Twitter]
*[https://vaporvoice.net/2022/01/04/another-u-k-community-to-offer-free-vapes-to-smokers/ Quote Source] / [https://www.linkedin.com/in/stuartpgriffiths/?originalSubdomain=uk Photo and Bio] / [https://twitter.com/Stu_P_Griffiths Follow on Twitter]
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[[file:England UK Louise Ross.png|center]]
[[file:England UK Stuart Griffiths, PhD.png|center|alt=Stuart Griffiths, PhD, Director of Research, Services, and Policy, Yorkshire Cancer Research: "When it comes to helping people quit for good, being able to offer vaping products is essential. They are an incredibly effective aid in helping people give up cigarettes.”|Stuart Griffiths, PhD, Director of Research, Services, and Policy, Yorkshire Cancer Research]]
<br>
<br>


===Dr Kathryn Scott===
===Peter Hajek, PhD===
*[https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/19754957.yorkshire-cancer-research-welcomes-inclusion-vaping-guidelines/ Quote Source]
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/ExpertCommentsOnWHOMay2021.pdf Quote Source] / [https://web.archive.org/web/20220121053415/https://www.qmul.ac.uk/wiph/people/profiles/hajekpeter.html Bio and Photo]
*chief executive at Yorkshire Cancer Research
<br>
*"Easy and reliable access to vaping products will give more people in Yorkshire the best chance of quitting for good.”
[[file:England UK Peter Hajek, PhD.png|center]]
<br>
<br>


===Lion Shahab, PhD CPsychol AFBPsS===
===David Halpern, PhD===
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/ExpertCommentsOnWHOMay2021.pdf Quote Source] / [https://iris.ucl.ac.uk/iris/browse/profile?upi=LSHAH80 Bio] / [https://www.ecigclick.co.uk/public-health-england-video-proves-vaping-safer-than-smoking/ Photo] / [https://twitter.com/LionShahab Follow on Twitter]
*[https://filtermag.org/uk-vaping-saves-lives/ Quote Source] / [https://www.bi.team/people/professor-david-halpern/ Bio] [https://twitter.com/DavidHalpernCEO Follow on Twitter] / [https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/david-halpern Photo]
*Disclosures: LS has received a research grant, honoraria for talks, consultancy and travel expenses to attend meetings and workshops from pharmaceutical companies that make smoking cessation products (Pfizer; Johnson & Johnson). He has never received any funding or other monetary benefits from the tobacco or e-cigarette industry.
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[[file:UK Lion Shahab PhD.png|center]]  
[[file:England UK David Halpern PhD.png|center|alt=David Halpern, PhD, CEO - Behavioural Insights Team: "...we should deliberately seek to make e-cigs widely available, and to use regulation not to ban them but to improve their quality and reliability."|David Halpern, PhD, CEO - Behavioural Insights Team]]
<br>
<br>


===Erikas Simonavičius, PhD===
===Jamie Hartmann-Boyce===
*[https://twitter.com/KingsNRG/status/1577654190301761536 Source] / [https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/erikas-simonavicius Bio]
*[https://twitter.com/jhb19 Follow on Twitter]
[[file:UK Erikas Simonavičius.png|center]]
<br>
<br>


===Professor Gerry Stimson===
===Dr Richard Holliday===
*[https://twitter.com/GerryStimson Follow on Twitter] / [https://www.ecigarettedirect.co.uk/ashtray-blog/2023/02/vape-advocates-study.html Quote Source]
[https://dentistry.co.uk/2022/08/22/vaping-and-oral-health-an-update-for-the-dental-team/ Photo and Quote Source] / [https://twitter.com/DrRichHolliday Follow on Twitter]
*In almost all areas of public health, affected communities are now seen as a vital part of the policymaking process and the same recognition is long overdue in this field. Policymakers need to hear the experiences of people who have switched away from smoking, and take note of how their decisions are likely to impact people’s lives.
 
===Benjamin Human===
*[https://twitter.com/thehuman94 Follow on Twitter]
[https://twitter.com/thehuman94/status/1464197074635964416 Source of name]
<br>
<br>


===Eve Taylor===
===Sarah Jackson, PhD, MSc===
[https://twitter.com/KingsNRG/status/1580215037750169601 Quote Source]
*[https://www.sciencemediacentre.org/expert-reaction-to-nicotine-vaping-in-england-an-evidence-update-as-published-by-the-office-for-health-improvement-and-disparities-ohid-and-authored-by-scientists-at-kcl/ Quote] / [https://twitter.com/vpasouthafrica/status/1194959067816615936 Photo] / [https://twitter.com/DrSarahEJackson Follow on Twitter]
<br>
<br>
 
[[file:England UK Sarah Jackson PhD.png|center]]
===Harry Tattan-Birch, MSc===
*[https://twitter.com/TattanBirch Follow on Twitter] / [https://twitter.com/TattanBirch/status/1182745428867067904 Quote Source] /
[https://www.addiction-ssa.org/author/mr-harry-tattan-birch/ Bio]
<br>
<br>


===Frances Thirlway, PhD, MSc===
===Martin Jarvis ODE, PhD===
*[https://twitter.com/fthirlway Follow on Twitter] / [https://twitter.com/fthirlway/status/1166260406836445184 Quote Source] / [https://www.e-cigarette-summit.co.uk/speaker/dr-frances-thirlway/ Photo] / [https://web.archive.org/web/20230118100853/https://www.york.ac.uk/igdc/people/francesthirlway/ Bio]
[https://clivebates.com/documents/ExpertCommentsOnWHOMay2021.pdf Quote Source] / [https://www.ucl.ac.uk/hbrc/tobacco/jarvism.html Bio and Photo]
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[[file:England UK Frances Thirlway PhD.png|center]]
[[file:England UK Martin Jarvis ODE, PhD.png|center]]
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===Dr Russell Thorpe===
===Mark Jenkinson MP===
[https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/people/fylde-gp-promoting-vaping-to-help-smokers-quit-3475950 Quote source]
*[https://twitter.com/markjenkinsonmp Follow on Twitter] / [https://www.express.co.uk/comment/expresscomment/1743798/quitting-smoking-alternative-products-vaping-comment Quote Source]
<br>
<br>
 
===Patricia Kovacevic, JD===
*[https://twitter.com/patriciakova Follow on Twitter] / [https://tobaccoreporter.com/2022/04/05/women-in-tobacco-to-meet-in-paris/ Photo] / [https://regulationstrategy.com/patricia-kovacevic/ Bio] / [https://twitter.com/patriciakova/status/1610989194410692608 Quote Source]
*Disclosures: General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, Nicopure Labs, 2015 - 2020, General Counsel to Lorrilard and PMI 2004 - 2015
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[[file:UK US Patricia Kovacevic, JD.png|center]]
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===Sir Norman Lamb===
[https://twitter.com/commonsstc/status/1030424754463952896 Graphics Source] / [https://twitter.com/normanlamb Follow on Twitter]
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[[File:England UK Norman Lamb.png|center|]]
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===Robert West, PhD===
===Rosemary Leonard, MBE, MA, MB, BChir, MRCGP, DRCOG===
*[https://twitter.com/robertjwest Follow on Twitter]
[https://vaepworld.com/ Quote Source] / [https://patient.info/authors/dr-rosemary-leonard-mbe Bio] / [https://twitter.com/DrRosemaryL Follow on Twitter]
Professor Emeritus in Health Psychology,
<br>
University College London
[[file:England UK Rosemary Leonard.png|center]]
*2011-2012 [https://www.srnt.org/page/Presidents President, Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco]  
*[https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/full/10.2105/AJPH.2021.306416 Balancing Consideration of the Risks and Benefits of E-Cigarettes]
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/WHOCOP9LetterOct2021-EN.pdf Letter from one hundred specialists in nicotine science, policy, and practice]
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='''France'''=
===Nicola Lindson===
*[https://twitter.com/DrNLindson Follow on Twitter]
<br>


===Martin Machray===
*[https://twitter.com/LTA_London/status/1670722400239992833 Source]


===Professor Stefan Marciniak===
*[https://www.caths.cam.ac.uk/directory/professor-stefan-marciniak Photo and Bio] / [https://twitter.com/Prof_Marciniak Follow on Twitter] / [https://twitter.com/Prof_Marciniak/status/1693190318789681554 Quote Source]
"Current evidence supports vaping as a safer option than smoking, so a switch is better than not switching."


===Marion Adler, PhD===
===Olivia M Maynard, PhD===
Smoking Cessation Specialist
*[https://twitter.com/OliviaMaynard17 Follow on Twitter]
Hôpital Antoine Béclère
Senior Lecturer, School of Psychological Science
Clamart
Bristol Population Health Science Institute
France
MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/WHOCOP8LetterOctober2018.pdf Name Source - need to search for individual quote]
Bristol,
United Kingdom
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/WHOCOP9LetterOct2021-EN.pdf Source of name, need to find their own quote]
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===Philippe Arvers, MD, PhD===
===Professor Elaine McColl===
*[https://twitter.com/addict38 Follow on Twitter]
*[https://dentistry.co.uk/2022/08/22/vaping-and-oral-health-an-update-for-the-dental-team/ Photo and Quote Source]
Tobaccologist ans addictologist
 
Université Grenoble Alpes
===Dr Andy McEwen===
France
*National Centre of Smoking Cessation and Training, Dorchester, UK
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/WHOCOP9LetterOct2021-EN.pdf Source of name, need to find their own quote]
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===Professor Bertrand Dautzenberg===
===Jim McManus, OCDS, FFPH===
*[https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertrand_Dautzenberg Bio] / [https://www.europeanscientist.com/fr/sante/bertrand-dautzenberg-vape-sortie-tabac-industrie/ Quote Source] / [https://twitter.com/PrDautzenberg Follow on Twitter]
*[https://twitter.com/jimmcmanusph Follow on Twitter] / [https://jimmcmanus.wordpress.com/2015/11/15/how-and-why-i-changed-my-mind-on-e-cigarettes/ Quote Source] / [https://www.adph.org.uk/who-we-are/our-board-and-council/ Photo] / [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmcmanus2/ Bio]
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[[file:France Professor Bertrand Dautzenberg.png|center]]
[[file:England UK Jim McManus, OCDS, FFPH.png|center|alt=Jim McManus, OCDS, FFPH President, The Association of Directors of Public Health (UK): "But it seems to me that we have enough of an accumulation of evidence that e-cigarettes are so much safer than tobacco cigarettes, even if we only discuss the levels of emissions of chemicals, that not working with e-cigarettes is to expose people to potentially avoidable harm, and that this is unethical. I feel ethically compelled to find a way of working with e-cigarettes as a public health tool. And the fact that some public health debate has made people – wrongly as the consensus statement says – feel e-cigarettes may even be more harmful than tobacco is something we ought to find shocking and chilling."|Jim McManus, OCDS, FFPH President, The Association of Directors of Public Health (UK)]]
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===Élisabeth Borne, Prime Minister===
===Ann McNeill, PhD===
*[https://twitter.com/vapeindia/status/1535846093161897984 Photo] / [https://twitter.com/Elisabeth_Borne Follow on Twitter]  
*[https://twitter.com/KingsNRG/status/1577297018417987585 Source] / [https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/ann-mcneill Bio]
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[[file:UK - Ann McNeill.png|center]]
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===Julien Didry===
===Dr Peter Miller===
*[https://oneshotmedia.fr/2022/11/14/julien-didry-ce-politique-engage-qui-na-pas-peur-de-dire-la-verite-sur-la-vape/ Quote Source]
*Chief Executive of Leicestershire Partnership Trust
*[https://ukhsa.blog.gov.uk/2017/07/25/how-one-mental-health-trust-in-leicestershire-is-using-e-cigarettes-as-a-tool-to-go-smokefree/ Quote Source]
*“We understand that stopping smoking can cause discomfort, and have put in place a number of initiatives to support people to not smoke while on our premises, or ideally give up for good. This includes the provision of nicotine replacement therapy and, if required, products for vaping. Whilst we are not there yet, we are committed to continuing on this journey to be smokefree
<br>
<br>
===Marcus Munafò, PhD===
*[https://twitter.com/MarcusMunafo Follow on Twitter]
Professor of Biological Psychology and MRC
Investigator
MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit
School of Psychological Science
University of Bristol
United Kingdom
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/WHOCOP9LetterOct2021-EN.pdf Source of name, need to find their own quote]
<br>
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===Jacques Le Houezec, PhD===
===Dr Kevin Murphy===
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/ExpertCommentsOnWHOMay2021.pdf Quote Source] / [http://2019.nosmokesummit.org/speakers/jacques-le-houezec/ Bio and Photo] / [https://twitter.com/JLHamzer Follow on Twitter]
*[https://twitter.com/ColinMendelsohn/status/1464750588441202688 Source of name and quote]
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*[https://colinmendelsohn.com.au/kevin-murphy/ Another source and photo]
[[file:France Jacques Le Houezec, PhD.png|center]]
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===Olivier Véran===
===John Newton, FRCP FFPH FRSPH===
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20190926041146/https://www.lejdd.fr/Societe/Sante/olivier-veran-interdire-le-vapotage-naurait-aucun-sens-3920559 Quote Source] / [https://twitter.com/olivierveran Follow on Twitter]
[https://vaepworld.com/ Quote Source] / [https://www.ecehh.org/people/john-newton/ Bio]
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[[file:England UK John Newton 2.png|center]]
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='''Germany'''=
===Caitlin Notley, PhD===
 
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/ExpertCommentsOnWHOMay2021.pdf Quote Source] / [https://research-portal.uea.ac.uk/en/persons/caitlin-notley Bio and Photo] / [https://twitter.com/AddictionUea Follow on Twitter]
 
===Peter Liese MEP===
*[https://twitter.com/peterliese Follow on Twitter]
[https://twitter.com/vapers_alliance/status/1418253007951695876 Tweet about Peter]
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<br>
[[file:England UK Caitlin Notley, PhD.png|center]]
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<br>
===Alexander K. Nussbaum, PhD===
 
*[https://twitter.com/NussbaumDr Follow on Twitter] / [https://www.linkedin.com/in/draknussbaum/ Bio]
===David Nutt DM, FRCP, FRCPsych, FSB, FMedSci===
[https://clivebates.com/documents/ExpertCommentsOnWHOMay2021.pdf Quote Source] / [https://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/d.nutt Bio and Photo] / [https://twitter.com/ProfDavidNutt Follow on Twitter]
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<br>
[[file:England UK David Nutt.png|center]]
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<br>


===Dr Ingo Schröder===
===Dr Kirstie Soar===
*[https://eu.dental-tribune.com/news/tobacco-harm-reduction-core-element-of-periodontal-therapy-says-head-doctor/%5D%5D Source of name]
*Centre of Addictive Behaviours Research, London South Bank University, UK
<br>
<br>
===Dr. Sudhanshu Patwardhan===
*[https://twitter.com/Doctor_Sud Follow on Twitter]
[https://snusforumet.se/en/nicotine-misconceptions-sudhanshu-patwardhan-on-causes-consequences-and-potential-cures/ Snus Forum Interview]
<br>
<br>


===Dr. F. Artur Schroers===
===Debbie Robson, PhD===
*[https://twitter.com/Tobaccoharmred1/status/1599754395943477250 Source of Graphic]
*[https://twitter.com/KingsNRG/status/1579484769506988032 Source] / [https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/debbierobson Bio]  
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[[file:Germany Dr. F. Artur Schroers.png|center]]
[[file:UK Debbie Robson 2.png|center]]
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===Frank Sitta===
===Louise Ross===
*[https://twitter.com/franksitta Follow on Twitter]
*[https://clivebates.com/louise_ross Source: Quote, Bio] / [https://www.sovape.fr/louise-ross/ Photo] / [https://twitter.com/grannylouisa Follow on Twitter]
[https://twitter.com/LandlMichael/status/1427182285351264257 tweet about Frank]
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<br>
[[file:England UK Louise Ross.png|center]]
<br>
<br>
===PROFESSOR HEINO STÖVER===
 
*[https://twitter.com/HeinoStoever Follow on Twitter] / [https://iotodeducation.com/people/professor-heino-stover/ Bio] / [https://www.ansa.it/pressrelease/english/2021/02/03/expert-for-addiction-studies-prof.-dr.-heino-stoever-criticizes-the-new-eu-beating-cancer-plan-ta_e7d3a263-dd4d-484f-b927-4ba3bd5563e2.html Quote Source]
===Dr Kathryn Scott===
*[https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/19754957.yorkshire-cancer-research-welcomes-inclusion-vaping-guidelines/ Quote Source]
*chief executive at Yorkshire Cancer Research
*"Easy and reliable access to vaping products will give more people in Yorkshire the best chance of quitting for good.”
<br>
<br>
[[file:Germany HEINO STÖVER, PhD.png|center]]
 
===Lion Shahab, PhD CPsychol AFBPsS===
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/ExpertCommentsOnWHOMay2021.pdf Quote Source] / [https://iris.ucl.ac.uk/iris/browse/profile?upi=LSHAH80 Bio] / [https://www.ecigclick.co.uk/public-health-england-video-proves-vaping-safer-than-smoking/ Photo] / [https://twitter.com/LionShahab Follow on Twitter]
*Disclosures: LS has received a research grant, honoraria for talks, consultancy and travel expenses to attend meetings and workshops from pharmaceutical companies that make smoking cessation products (Pfizer; Johnson & Johnson). He has never received any funding or other monetary benefits from the tobacco or e-cigarette industry.
<br>
<br>
===Prof. Dirk Ziebolz===
[[file:UK Lion Shahab PhD.png|center]]  
*[[https://eu.dental-tribune.com/news/tobacco-harm-reduction-core-element-of-periodontal-therapy-says-head-doctor/ Source of name]]
<br>
<br>
===Erikas Simonavičius, PhD===
*[https://twitter.com/KingsNRG/status/1577654190301761536 Source] / [https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/erikas-simonavicius Bio]
[[file:UK Erikas Simonavičius.png|center]]
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<br>


='''Greece'''=
===Professor Gerry Stimson===
*[https://twitter.com/GerryStimson Follow on Twitter] / [https://www.ecigarettedirect.co.uk/ashtray-blog/2023/02/vape-advocates-study.html Quote Source]
*In almost all areas of public health, affected communities are now seen as a vital part of the policymaking process and the same recognition is long overdue in this field. Policymakers need to hear the experiences of people who have switched away from smoking, and take note of how their decisions are likely to impact people’s lives.
<br>


 
===Harry Tattan-Birch, MSc===
===Konstantinos Farsalinos, MD, MPH===
*[https://twitter.com/TattanBirch Follow on Twitter] / [https://twitter.com/TattanBirch/status/1182745428867067904 Quote Source] /  
[https://clivebates.com/documents/ExpertCommentsOnWHOMay2021.pdf Quote Source] / [https://dmlab.edu.gr/team/konstantinos-farsalinos/ Bio and Photo] / [https://twitter.com/FarsalinosK Follow on Twitter]
[https://www.addiction-ssa.org/author/mr-harry-tattan-birch/ Bio]
<br>
<br>
[[file:Greece Konstantinos Farsalinos, MD, MPH.png|center]]
 
===Eve Taylor===
[https://twitter.com/KingsNRG/status/1580215037750169601 Quote Source]
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<br>
='''Guatemala'''=


 
===Frances Thirlway, PhD, MSc===
===Dr Erick Estrada===
*[https://twitter.com/fthirlway Follow on Twitter] / [https://twitter.com/fthirlway/status/1166260406836445184 Quote Source] / [https://www.e-cigarette-summit.co.uk/speaker/dr-frances-thirlway/ Photo] / [https://web.archive.org/web/20230118100853/https://www.york.ac.uk/igdc/people/francesthirlway/ Bio]
Family doctor and surgeon. Focused on preventive medicine
*[https://www.reldat.org/quienes-somos/ Latin America Group Letter]
<br>
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[[file:England UK Frances Thirlway PhD.png|center]]
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='''Iceland'''=
===Dr Russell Thorpe===
[https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/people/fylde-gp-promoting-vaping-to-help-smokers-quit-3475950 Quote source]
<br>


 
===Robert West, PhD===
===G. Karl Snæbjörnsson, MD===
*[https://twitter.com/robertjwest Follow on Twitter]
*[https://twitter.com/KalliSnae Follow on Twitter] / [https://2019.nosmokesummit.org/speakers/g-karl-snaebjornsson/ Photo and Bio] / [https://twitter.com/KalliSnae/status/1306721888551477249 Quote Source]
Professor Emeritus in Health Psychology,
<br>
University College London
[[file:Iceland G. Karl Snæbjörnsson, MD.png|center]]
*2011-2012 [https://www.srnt.org/page/Presidents President, Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco]  
*[https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/full/10.2105/AJPH.2021.306416 Balancing Consideration of the Risks and Benefits of E-Cigarettes]
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/WHOCOP9LetterOct2021-EN.pdf Letter from one hundred specialists in nicotine science, policy, and practice]
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<br>


='''India'''=
='''France'''=


 
===Marion Adler, PhD===
===Dr Nimesh Desai===
Smoking Cessation Specialist
*[http://www.pharmabiz.com/NewsDetails.aspx?aid=139015&sid=1 Quote Source] / [https://www.ihwcouncil.org/profile/dr-nimesh-desai/ Bio and Photo]
Hôpital Antoine Béclère
<br>
Clamart
[[file:India Dr Nimesh Desai.png|center]]
France
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/WHOCOP8LetterOctober2018.pdf Name Source - need to search for individual quote]
<br>
<br>


===Aparajeet Kar, MD===
===Philippe Arvers, MD, PhD===
Consultant Pulmonology and Critical Care
*[https://twitter.com/addict38 Follow on Twitter]
Sir H.N Reliance Foundation Hospital
Tobaccologist ans addictologist
Mumbai
Université Grenoble Alpes
India
France
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/WHOCOP9LetterOct2021-EN.pdf Source of name, need to find their own quote]
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/WHOCOP9LetterOct2021-EN.pdf Source of name, need to find their own quote]
<br>
<br>


===Dr Kiran Melkote, MBBS, MS===
===Élisabeth Borne, Prime Minister===
*[https://twitter.com/Dr_KiranMelkote Follow on Twitter] / [https://twitter.com/Dr_KiranMelkote/status/1399407835616710667 Quote Source] / [https://www.fortishealthcare.com/doctor/dr-kiran-harsha-melkote-2886 Photo]
*[https://twitter.com/vapeindia/status/1535846093161897984 Photo] / [https://twitter.com/Elisabeth_Borne Follow on Twitter]  
<br>
<br>
[[file:India Dr Kiran Melkote, MBBS, MS.png|center]]
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<br>


===Rohan Sequeira, MD, PhD===
===Professor Bertrand Dautzenberg===
*[https://twitter.com/rohseq Follow on Twitter] / [https://twitter.com/rohseq/status/1055329890130636800 Quote Source] / [https://revivalclinic.in/about-me Photo and Bio]
*[https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertrand_Dautzenberg Bio] / [https://www.europeanscientist.com/fr/sante/bertrand-dautzenberg-vape-sortie-tabac-industrie/ Quote Source] / [https://twitter.com/PrDautzenberg Follow on Twitter]
<br>
<br>
[[file:India Rohan Sequeira, MD, PhD.png|center|alt=Rohan Sequeira, MD, PhD  "Medical professionals need to realise that switching patients who smoke to a healthier alternative like Vaping is the next best thing to smoke cessation, which by itself is a very difficult task. Regulate not Ban."|Rohan Sequeira, MD, PhD]]
[[file:France Professor Bertrand Dautzenberg.png|center]]
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='''Ireland'''=
===Julien Didry===
*[https://oneshotmedia.fr/2022/11/14/julien-didry-ce-politique-engage-qui-na-pas-peur-de-dire-la-verite-sur-la-vape/ Quote Source]
<br>
<br>


===Jacques Le Houezec, PhD===
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/ExpertCommentsOnWHOMay2021.pdf Quote Source] / [http://2019.nosmokesummit.org/speakers/jacques-le-houezec/ Bio and Photo] / [https://twitter.com/JLHamzer Follow on Twitter]
<br>
[[file:France Jacques Le Houezec, PhD.png|center]]
<br>


===Dr Garrett McGovern===  
===Olivier Véran===
*[https://twitter.com/AddictionsPMC Follow on Twitter] / [http://prioritymedicalclinic.ie/team.html Bio] [https://web.archive.org/web/20210418111532/https://www.medicalindependent.ie/to-vape-or-not-to-vape/ Quote] / [https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.e-cigarette-summit.co.uk%2Fkey-topics%2F&psig=AOvVaw1U78oxvoiwPoQHqLlqhXn6&ust=1674301605999000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CA8QjRxqFwoTCPjYvdWJ1vwCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAE Photo]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20190926041146/https://www.lejdd.fr/Societe/Sante/olivier-veran-interdire-le-vapotage-naurait-aucun-sens-3920559 Quote Source] / [https://twitter.com/olivierveran Follow on Twitter]
<br>
<br>
[[file:Ireland Dr Garrett McGovern2.png|center]]
<br>
<br>


='''Italy'''=
='''Germany'''=




===Pietro Fiocchi===
===Peter Liese MEP===
[https://twitter.com/FiocchiPietro Follow on Twitter] / [https://twitter.com/LandlMichael/status/1427182281429590018 Tweet with info] / [https://www.sigmagazine.it/2021/03/fiocchi-anpvu/ Quote:]
*[https://twitter.com/peterliese Follow on Twitter]
[https://twitter.com/vapers_alliance/status/1418253007951695876 Tweet about Peter]
<br>
<br>
===Alexander K. Nussbaum, PhD===
*[https://twitter.com/NussbaumDr Follow on Twitter] / [https://www.linkedin.com/in/draknussbaum/ Bio]
<br>
<br>
[[file:Italy Pietro Fiocchi.png|center]]
<br>
<br>


===Riccardo Polosa===
===Dr Ingo Schröder===
*[https://twitter.com/RiccardoPolosa Follow on Twitter] / [https://vaepworld.com/ Quote Source] / [http://www.medclin.unict.it/faculty/riccardo.polosa Bio]
*[https://eu.dental-tribune.com/news/tobacco-harm-reduction-core-element-of-periodontal-therapy-says-head-doctor/%5D%5D Source of name]
<br>
<br>
[[file:Italy Dr Riccardo Polosa.png|center]]
<br>
<br>


===Umberto Tirelli MD===
===Dr. F. Artur Schroers===
Professor
*[https://twitter.com/Tobaccoharmred1/status/1599754395943477250 Source of Graphic]
Director, Cancer Center Clinica Mede Sacile
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/WHOCOP9LetterOct2021-EN.pdf Source of name, need to find their own quote]
<br>
<br>
 
[[file:Germany Dr. F. Artur Schroers.png|center]]
='''Japan'''=
 
 
===Naohito Yamaguchi, MD===
Chief of Research Division, Saiseikai Research
Institute of Health Care and Welfare
Former Professor of Public Health,
School of Medicine,
Tokyo Women's Medical University
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/WHOCOP9LetterOct2021-EN.pdf Source of name, need to find their own quote]
<br>
<br>
='''Kenya'''=


 
===Frank Sitta===
===Joseph Magero, BBA===
*[https://twitter.com/franksitta Follow on Twitter]
*[https://twitter.com/Josephmagero Follow on Twitter] / [https://www.athrf.org/speaker/joseph-magero/ Photo and Bio] / [https://josephmagero.medium.com/access-to-safer-nicotine-products-in-low-and-middle-income-countries-more-vital-than-ever-d220576c1c63 Quote Source]
[https://twitter.com/LandlMichael/status/1427182285351264257 tweet about Frank]
<br>
<br>
===PROFESSOR HEINO STÖVER===
*[https://twitter.com/HeinoStoever Follow on Twitter] / [https://iotodeducation.com/people/professor-heino-stover/ Bio] / [https://www.ansa.it/pressrelease/english/2021/02/03/expert-for-addiction-studies-prof.-dr.-heino-stoever-criticizes-the-new-eu-beating-cancer-plan-ta_e7d3a263-dd4d-484f-b927-4ba3bd5563e2.html Quote Source]
<br>
[[file:Germany HEINO STÖVER, PhD.png|center]]
<br>
===Prof. Dirk Ziebolz===
*[[https://eu.dental-tribune.com/news/tobacco-harm-reduction-core-element-of-periodontal-therapy-says-head-doctor/ Source of name]]
<br>
<br>
[[file:Kenya Joseph Magero BBA.png|center]]
<br>
<br>


='''Lithuania'''=
='''Greece'''=




===Morgana Danielė===
===Konstantinos Farsalinos, MD, MPH===
[https://twitter.com/vapers_alliance/status/1428353290228559884 video on twitter]
[https://clivebates.com/documents/ExpertCommentsOnWHOMay2021.pdf Quote Source] / [https://dmlab.edu.gr/team/konstantinos-farsalinos/ Bio and Photo] / [https://twitter.com/FarsalinosK Follow on Twitter]
<br>
[[file:Greece Konstantinos Farsalinos, MD, MPH.png|center]]
<br>
<br>
='''Guatemala'''=


='''Malaysia'''=


 
===Dr Erick Estrada===
===Dr Steven Chow===
Family doctor and surgeon. Focused on preventive medicine
[http://focusmalaysia.my/consider-tobacco-harm-reduction-method-for-smoking-cessation/ Quote Source] / [https://www.tdmt.org/2018/Program/SpeakerData.php?AgendaSpeakersSID=345 Bio and Photo]
*[https://www.reldat.org/quienes-somos/ Latin America Group Letter]
<br>
<br>
[[file:Malaysia Dr Steven Chow.png|center]]
<br>
<br>


===Dr Arifin Fii===
='''Iceland'''=
*[https://www.thestar.com.my/opinion/letters/2021/09/29/crucial-step-in-tobacco-harm-reduction Source]
 
<br>


===Shamsul Bahri Mohd Tamrin, PhD===
===G. Karl Snæbjörnsson, MD===
Professor of Occupational Safety and
*[https://twitter.com/KalliSnae Follow on Twitter] / [https://2019.nosmokesummit.org/speakers/g-karl-snaebjornsson/ Photo and Bio] / [https://twitter.com/KalliSnae/status/1306721888551477249 Quote Source]
Health/Ergonomics
<br>
Department of Environmental and Occupational
[[file:Iceland G. Karl Snæbjörnsson, MD.png|center]]
Health
University Putra
Malaysia
Shamsul Bahri Mohd Tamrin, PhD
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/WHOCOP8LetterOctober2018.pdf Name source - need to find individual quote]
<br>
<br>


='''Mexico'''=
='''India'''=




===Ldo. Edgar Caballero===
===Dr Nimesh Desai===
Behavioral psychologist
*[http://www.pharmabiz.com/NewsDetails.aspx?aid=139015&sid=1 Quote Source] / [https://www.ihwcouncil.org/profile/dr-nimesh-desai/ Bio and Photo]
*[https://twitter.com/edd_edgar Follow on Twitter]
*[https://www.reldat.org/quienes-somos/ Latin America Group Letter]
<br>
<br>
[[file:India Dr Nimesh Desai.png|center]]
<br>
<br>


===Dr. Jessica Esquivel Chahin===
===Aparajeet Kar, MD===
Doctor at the Institute of Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery at Hospital Ángeles Lomas. Expert in diagnosis and management of covid-19 patients. Health sciences teacher.
Consultant Pulmonology and Critical Care
*[https://www.reldat.org/quienes-somos/ Latin America Group Letter]
Sir H.N Reliance Foundation Hospital
Mumbai
India
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/WHOCOP9LetterOct2021-EN.pdf Source of name, need to find their own quote]
<br>
<br>
===Dr Kiran Melkote, MBBS, MS===
*[https://twitter.com/Dr_KiranMelkote Follow on Twitter] / [https://twitter.com/Dr_KiranMelkote/status/1399407835616710667 Quote Source] / [https://www.fortishealthcare.com/doctor/dr-kiran-harsha-melkote-2886 Photo]
<br>
<br>
===Dr. Jose Alejandro Chavez===
[[file:India Dr Kiran Melkote, MBBS, MS.png|center]]
Clinical Cardiologist. Member of the Medical Society of the General Hospital of Mexico. Member of the New York Academy of Sciences. USA. Member of the Mexican Society of Cardiology.
*[https://www.reldat.org/quienes-somos/ Latin America Group Letter]
<br>
<br>
===Rohan Sequeira, MD, PhD===
*[https://twitter.com/rohseq Follow on Twitter] / [https://twitter.com/rohseq/status/1055329890130636800 Quote Source] / [https://revivalclinic.in/about-me Photo and Bio]
<br>
<br>
===Christian Heinrich Henonin MD===
[[file:India Rohan Sequeira, MD, PhD.png|center|alt=Rohan Sequeira, MD, PhD  "Medical professionals need to realise that switching patients who smoke to a healthier alternative like Vaping is the next best thing to smoke cessation, which by itself is a very difficult task. Regulate not Ban."|Rohan Sequeira, MD, PhD]]
MIPH International Public Health.
Medical professor, researcher and health
consultant
Mexico
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/WHOCOP9LetterOct2021-EN.pdf Source of name, need to find their own quote] / [https://www.reldat.org/quienes-somos/ Latin America Group Letter]
<br>
<br>
='''Ireland'''=
===Dr Garrett McGovern===
*[https://twitter.com/AddictionsPMC Follow on Twitter] / [http://prioritymedicalclinic.ie/team.html Bio] [https://web.archive.org/web/20210418111532/https://www.medicalindependent.ie/to-vape-or-not-to-vape/ Quote] / [https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.e-cigarette-summit.co.uk%2Fkey-topics%2F&psig=AOvVaw1U78oxvoiwPoQHqLlqhXn6&ust=1674301605999000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CA8QjRxqFwoTCPjYvdWJ1vwCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAE Photo]
<br>
<br>
===Dr. José Manuel Mier===
[[file:Ireland Dr Garrett McGovern2.png|center]]
*[https://twitter.com/Doctor_Mier Follow on Twitter]
<br>
<br>
='''Italy'''=
===Pietro Fiocchi===
[https://twitter.com/FiocchiPietro Follow on Twitter] / [https://twitter.com/LandlMichael/status/1427182281429590018 Tweet with info] / [https://www.sigmagazine.it/2021/03/fiocchi-anpvu/ Quote:]
<br>
<br>
===Luz Odette Villegas Pichardo. MD===
[[file:Italy Pietro Fiocchi.png|center]]
Internal Medicine. South Medical Hospital. Metropolitan Angeles Hospital.
*[https://www.reldat.org/quienes-somos/ Latin America Group Letter]
<br>
<br>
<br>


===Roberto A Sussman, PhD===
===Riccardo Polosa===
*[https://twitter.com/RobertoSussman Follow on Twitter] / [https://thevapingtoday.com/la-guerra-contra-el-vapeo-de-bloomberg-se-expande-a-america-latina-y-mas-alla/ Quote - Spanish] [https://thevapingtoday-com.translate.goog/la-guerra-contra-el-vapeo-de-bloomberg-se-expande-a-america-latina-y-mas-alla/?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp Quote - English] / [https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2104592066292094 Photo Source]
*[https://twitter.com/RiccardoPolosa Follow on Twitter] / [https://vaepworld.com/ Quote Source] / [http://www.medclin.unict.it/faculty/riccardo.polosa Bio]
*Representing Pro-Vapeo Mexico
<br>
<br>
[[file:Mexico Roberto A Sussman, PhD.png|center]]
[[file:Italy Dr Riccardo Polosa.png|center]]
<br>
<br>


='''Morocco'''=
===Umberto Tirelli MD===
 
Professor
 
Director, Cancer Center Clinica Mede Sacile
===Imane Kendili MD===
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/WHOCOP9LetterOct2021-EN.pdf Source of name, need to find their own quote]
*[https://www.linkedin.com/in/imane-kendili-9a303893/ Photo and Bio] / [https://www.medicalbrief.co.za/global-tobacco-control-hugely-outdated-dr-kgosi-letlape/ Quote Source]
<br>
[[file:Morocco Imane Kendili MD.png|center]]
<br>
<br>


='''New Zealand'''=
='''Japan'''=




===PM Jacinda Ardern===
===Naohito Yamaguchi, MD===
<br>
Chief of Research Division, Saiseikai Research
 
Institute of Health Care and Welfare
Former Professor of Public Health,
School of Medicine,
Tokyo Women's Medical University
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/WHOCOP9LetterOct2021-EN.pdf Source of name, need to find their own quote]
<br>
='''Kenya'''=


===Robert Beaglehole, MD, DSc===
*See Ruth Bonita


===Ruth Bonita, MPH, PhD, MD (hon)===
===Joseph Magero, BBA===
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/ExpertCommentsOnWHOMay2021.pdf Quote Source] / [http://www.epi.umn.edu/cvdepi/bio-sketch/bonita-ruth/ Ruth: Bio and Photo] / [https://ncdalliance.org/robert-beaglehole-0 Robert: Bio and Photo] / [https://twitter.com/iPHC2 Follow Ruth on Twitter] / [https://twitter.com/RBeaglehole Follow Robert on Twitter]
*[https://twitter.com/Josephmagero Follow on Twitter] / [https://www.athrf.org/speaker/joseph-magero/ Photo and Bio] / [https://josephmagero.medium.com/access-to-safer-nicotine-products-in-low-and-middle-income-countries-more-vital-than-ever-d220576c1c63 Quote Source]
<br>
<br>
[[file:NZ Ruth and Robert.png|center]]  
[[file:Kenya Joseph Magero BBA.png|center]]
<br>
<br>


===Julian Buchanan, CPA, DSW, MA, PhD===
='''Lithuania'''=
*[https://twitter.com/julianbuchanan Follow on Twitter] / [https://twitter.com/julianbuchanan/status/1398965857573736453 Quote Source] / [https://julianbuchanan.wordpress.com/contact/ Bio] / [https://victoria.academia.edu/JulianBuchanan Photo]
 
<br>
 
[[file:NZ Julian Buchanan PhD.png|center]]
===Morgana Danielė===
[https://twitter.com/vapers_alliance/status/1428353290228559884 video on twitter]
<br>
<br>


===Chris Bullen, PhD===
='''Malaysia'''=
*[https://www.nihi.auckland.ac.nz/chris-bullen-0 Bio] / [https://www.athra.org.au/blog/2020/04/23/australian-and-new-zealand-medical-specialists-announce-support-for-vaping/ Quote Source] / [https://twitter.com/DrChrisBullen Follow on Twitter]
<br>


===Marewa Glover, PhD===
*[https://twitter.com/MarewaGlover Follow on Twitter] / [https://tobaccoreporter.com/2020/10/23/marewa-glover/ Photo] / [https://coreiss.com/about Bio] / [https://www.aph.gov.au/DocumentStore.ashx?id=79287553-37e3-4331-805a-e3be2f787e54&subId=695520 Quote]
<br>
[[file:NZ Marewa Glover, PhD.png|center]]
<br>


===Deborah Hart LLB===
===Dr Steven Chow===
*[https://www.facebook.com/LegaliseVaping/posts/ash-nz-director-deborah-hart-we-know-that-vaping-causes-less-harm-than-smoking-t/577401752811568/ Source: Quote]  
[http://focusmalaysia.my/consider-tobacco-harm-reduction-method-for-smoking-cessation/ Quote Source] / [https://www.tdmt.org/2018/Program/SpeakerData.php?AgendaSpeakersSID=345 Bio and Photo]
<br>
<br>
[[file:NZ Deborah Hart.png|center]]
[[file:Malaysia Dr Steven Chow.png|center]]
<br>
<br>


===Yolande Jeffares===
===Dr Arifin Fii===
*[https://twitter.com/ChuggaLuggs Follow on Twitter]
*[https://www.thestar.com.my/opinion/letters/2021/09/29/crucial-step-in-tobacco-harm-reduction Source]
<br>
<br>


===George Laking, MD, PhD===
===Shamsul Bahri Mohd Tamrin, PhD===
*[https://twitter.com/glaking Follow on Twitter]
Professor of Occupational Safety and
Chair, End Smoking New Zealand
Health/Ergonomics
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/WHOCOP9LetterOct2021-EN.pdf Source of name, need to find their own quote]
Department of Environmental and Occupational
Health
University Putra
Malaysia
Shamsul Bahri Mohd Tamrin, PhD
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/WHOCOP8LetterOctober2018.pdf Name source - need to find individual quote]
<br>
<br>


===Dr Murray Laugesen===
='''Mexico'''=
*[https://twitter.com/DrQso Follow on Twitter]
 
*“…inhaling mist from the e-cigarette is rated several orders of magnitude (100 to 1000 times) less dangerous than smoking tobacco cigarettes.”
*[https://www.ecigarettedirect.co.uk/ashtray-blog/2013/12/electronic-cigarette-quotes.html Quote Source]
<br>


===Eliana Golberstein Rubashkyn, BSc Pharm, B. Chem===
===Ldo. Edgar Caballero===
*[https://twitter.com/ElianaRubashkyn Follow on Twitter] / [https://www.spreaker.com/user/13542176/podcast3-cc Bio] / [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAeeSqndTeY Photo] / [https://twitter.com/ElianaRubashkyn/status/1340052249645522944 Quote Source]
Behavioral psychologist
*[https://twitter.com/edd_edgar Follow on Twitter]
*[https://www.reldat.org/quienes-somos/ Latin America Group Letter]
<br>
<br>
[[file:NZ Eliana Golberstein Rubashkyn, BSc.png|center]]
<br>
<br>


===Natalie Walker, PhD===
===Dr. Jessica Esquivel Chahin===
*[https://twitter.com/nwalker25021458 Follow on Twitter]
Doctor at the Institute of Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery at Hospital Ángeles Lomas. Expert in diagnosis and management of covid-19 patients. Health sciences teacher.
Associate Professor of Population Health and
*[https://www.reldat.org/quienes-somos/ Latin America Group Letter]
Director of the Centre for Addiction Research,
National Institute for Health Innovation,
Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences,
University of Auckland
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/WHOCOP9LetterOct2021-EN.pdf Source of name, need to find their own quote]
<br>
<br>
='''Nigeria'''=
===[https://www.linkedin.com/in/adebisi-yusuff-adebayo/ ADEBISI Yusuff Adebayo]===
*(CASA Board - Africa) Nigeria/UK
<br>
<br>
===Dr. Jose Alejandro Chavez===
Clinical Cardiologist. Member of the Medical Society of the General Hospital of Mexico. Member of the New York Academy of Sciences. USA. Member of the Mexican Society of Cardiology.
*[https://www.reldat.org/quienes-somos/ Latin America Group Letter]
<br>
<br>
===Aishat Alaran===
*Follow on Twitter #WomenInTHR
MPhil Candidate at University of Cambridge. Commonwealth Shared Cambridge Trust Scholar. Public Health Researcher
<br>
<br>
===Christian Heinrich Henonin MD===
MIPH International Public Health.
Medical professor, researcher and health
consultant
Mexico
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/WHOCOP9LetterOct2021-EN.pdf Source of name, need to find their own quote] / [https://www.reldat.org/quienes-somos/ Latin America Group Letter]
<br>
<br>
='''Norway'''=
===Karl E Lund, PhD===
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/ExpertCommentsOnWHOMay2021.pdf Source Quote] / [https://www.nosmokesummit.org/speakers/karl-e-lund/ Bio and Photo] / [https://twitter.com/LundKarl Follow on Twitter]
<br>
[[file:Norway Karl Lund PHD.png|center]]
<br>
<br>
 
===Dr. José Manuel Mier===
='''Pakistan'''=
*[https://twitter.com/Doctor_Mier Follow on Twitter]
 
 
===Dr Ashar Ahmed===
[https://nation.com.pk/21-Nov-2021/banning-is-not-always-the-answer Source for name and quote]
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
='''Peru'''=
===Luz Odette Villegas Pichardo. MD===
 
Internal Medicine. South Medical Hospital. Metropolitan Angeles Hospital.
 
 
===Dr Omar Ghiglione===
Venezuela, Peru
Peripheral Vascular Surgeon.
*[https://www.reldat.org/quienes-somos/ Latin America Group Letter]
*[https://www.reldat.org/quienes-somos/ Latin America Group Letter]
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>


='''Philippines'''=
===Roberto A Sussman, PhD===
*[https://twitter.com/RobertoSussman Follow on Twitter] / [https://thevapingtoday.com/la-guerra-contra-el-vapeo-de-bloomberg-se-expande-a-america-latina-y-mas-alla/ Quote - Spanish] [https://thevapingtoday-com.translate.goog/la-guerra-contra-el-vapeo-de-bloomberg-se-expande-a-america-latina-y-mas-alla/?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp Quote - English] / [https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2104592066292094 Photo Source]
*Representing Pro-Vapeo Mexico
<br>
[[file:Mexico Roberto A Sussman, PhD.png|center]]
<br>
 
='''Morocco'''=




===Dr. Rafael R. Castillo===
===Imane Kendili MD===
*[https://www.24shareupdates.com/2022/06/24/heart-expert-says-filipino-smokers-deserve-less-harmful-alternatives/ Source]
*[https://www.linkedin.com/in/imane-kendili-9a303893/ Photo and Bio] / [https://www.medicalbrief.co.za/global-tobacco-control-hugely-outdated-dr-kgosi-letlape/ Quote Source]
<br>
<br>
[[File:Philippines Dr Rafael R Castillo.png|center]]
[[file:Morocco Imane Kendili MD.png|center]]
<br>
<br>


===Dr. Fernando Fernandez===
='''Netherlands (Holland)'''=
[https://www.manilatimes.net/2020/02/10/news/national/expert-sounds-alarm-on-oral-cancer/681916/ Quote Source] / [https://www.thedentallounge.com.ph/our-doctors Bio] / [https://pcoms.wordpress.com/2011/01/25/51st-anniversary/ Photo]
 
='''New Zealand'''=
 
 
===PM Jacinda Ardern===
<br>
<br>
[[File:Philippine Dr. Fernando Fernandez 2.png|center]]
 
===Robert Beaglehole, MD, DSc===
[https://ncdalliance.org/robert-beaglehole-0 Robert: Bio and Photo] / [https://twitter.com/RBeaglehole Follow Robert on Twitter]
*See Ruth Bonita
 
===Ruth Bonita, MPH, PhD, MD (hon)===
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/ExpertCommentsOnWHOMay2021.pdf Quote Source] / [http://www.epi.umn.edu/cvdepi/bio-sketch/bonita-ruth/ Ruth: Bio and Photo] / [https://twitter.com/iPHC2 Follow Ruth on Twitter]
[[file:NZ Ruth and Robert.png|center]]  
<br>
<br>


===Arleen R. Reyes, DMD, ICD, ICCDE===
===Julian Buchanan, CPA, DSW, MA, PhD===
Past President, Philippine Dental Association
*[https://twitter.com/julianbuchanan Follow on Twitter] / [https://twitter.com/julianbuchanan/status/1398965857573736453 Quote Source] / [https://julianbuchanan.wordpress.com/contact/ Bio] / [https://victoria.academia.edu/JulianBuchanan Photo]
Chairman, Commission on Dental Education
<br>
Asia -Pacific Dental Federation
[[file:NZ Julian Buchanan PhD.png|center]]
Philippines
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/WHOCOP9LetterOct2021-EN.pdf Source of name, need to find their own quote]
<br>
<br>


===Ron Christian G. Sison, MLS(ASCPi), MPH===
===Chris Bullen, PhD===
Assistant Professor
*[https://www.nihi.auckland.ac.nz/chris-bullen-0 Bio] / [https://www.athra.org.au/blog/2020/04/23/australian-and-new-zealand-medical-specialists-announce-support-for-vaping/ Quote Source] / [https://twitter.com/DrChrisBullen Follow on Twitter]
Lead Convenor
Harm Reduction Alliance of the Philippines
Manila
Philippines
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/WHOCOP9LetterOct2021-EN.pdf Source of name, need to find their own quote]
<br>
<br>


='''Poland'''=
===Marewa Glover, PhD===
*[https://twitter.com/MarewaGlover Follow on Twitter] / [https://tobaccoreporter.com/2020/10/23/marewa-glover/ Photo] / [https://coreiss.com/about Bio] / [https://www.aph.gov.au/DocumentStore.ashx?id=79287553-37e3-4331-805a-e3be2f787e54&subId=695520 Quote]
<br>
[[file:NZ Marewa Glover, PhD.png|center]]
<br>


===Deborah Hart LLB===
*[https://www.facebook.com/LegaliseVaping/posts/ash-nz-director-deborah-hart-we-know-that-vaping-causes-less-harm-than-smoking-t/577401752811568/ Source: Quote]
<br>
[[file:NZ Deborah Hart.png|center]]
<br>


===Andrzej Sobczak, PhD===
===Yolande Jeffares===
Professor
*[https://twitter.com/ChuggaLuggs Follow on Twitter]
Head of Department of General and Inorganic
<br>
Chemistry
 
Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences in Sosnowiec
===George Laking, MD, PhD===
Medical University of Silesia
*[https://twitter.com/glaking Follow on Twitter] / [https://web.archive.org/web/20230611083602/https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/ashnz/pages/81/attachments/original/1570164398/Global_anti-smoking_experts_highlight_e-cigarette_opportunities-final.pdf?1570164398 Quote Source]
Katowice
Chair, End Smoking New Zealand
Poland
*“Smokefree tobacco and nicotine products can displace smoking. Smoking combustible tobacco has the greatest of health burdens, so the point here is to reduce this, regardless of whether a product contains or doesn’t contain tobacco."
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/WHOCOP9LetterOct2021-EN.pdf Source of name, need to find their own quote]
<br>
<br>
='''Romania'''=


===Dr Murray Laugesen===
*[https://twitter.com/DrQso Follow on Twitter]
*“…inhaling mist from the e-cigarette is rated several orders of magnitude (100 to 1000 times) less dangerous than smoking tobacco cigarettes.”
*[https://www.ecigarettedirect.co.uk/ashtray-blog/2013/12/electronic-cigarette-quotes.html Quote Source]
<br>


===Mihaela Răescu Phd===
===Eliana Golberstein Rubashkyn, BSc Pharm, B. Chem===
*[https://twitter.com/DRaescu Follow on Twitter] / [https://www.stomaeduj.com/wp-content/uploads/CV-Mihaela-RAESCU.pdf Photo and Bio] / [https://thrsp.net/meet-our-scholars/mihaela-raescu/ Quote Source]
*[https://twitter.com/ElianaRubashkyn Follow on Twitter] / [https://www.spreaker.com/user/13542176/podcast3-cc Bio] / [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAeeSqndTeY Photo] / [https://twitter.com/ElianaRubashkyn/status/1340052249645522944 Quote Source]
<br>
<br>
[[file:Romania Mihaela Răescu Phd.png|center]]
[[file:NZ Eliana Golberstein Rubashkyn, BSc.png|center]]
<br>
<br>


='''Scotland'''=
===Dr Penelope Truman===
 
[https://colinmendelsohn.com.au/butler-4/ Source of name]
 
===Prof Linda Bauld, OBE===
*[https://twitter.com/LindaBauld Follow on Twitter] / [https://www.ed.ac.uk/profile/linda-bauld Bio] / [https://edinburghbioquarter.com/public-health-professor-linda-bauld-awarded-obe/ Photo] / [https://twitter.com/DrBalsamAhmad/status/1468628792130297856 Quote 1] / [https://twitter.com/LindaBauld/status/1202709755971682304 Quote 2]
<br>
[[file:Scotland Linda Bauld PhD.png|center]]
<br>
<br>


===[https://www.thevapingtoday.com/dr-ehsan-latif-who-and-fctc-secretariat-cannot-sustain-their-current-position/ Dr. Ehsan Latif]===
===Natalie Walker, PhD===
*Find quote
*[https://twitter.com/nwalker25021458 Follow on Twitter]
Associate Professor of Population Health and
Director of the Centre for Addiction Research,
National Institute for Health Innovation,
Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences,
University of Auckland
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/WHOCOP9LetterOct2021-EN.pdf Source of name, need to find their own quote]
<br>
<br>
===Christopher Russell, PhD===
 
*[https://mobile.twitter.com/nicotinesurveys Follow on Twitter] / [https://www.ukma.edu.ua/eng/index.php/news/646-sep-22-1600-christopher-russell-open-lecture-how-smokers-become-vapers-and-how-doctors-can-help Bio] /  
===Ben Youdan===
<br>
[https://colinmendelsohn.com.au/butler-4/ Source of name]
[[file:Scotland Christopher Russell PhD.png|center]]
<br>
<br>


='''South Africa'''=
='''Nigeria'''=




===Dr Kgosi Letlape===
===[https://www.linkedin.com/in/adebisi-yusuff-adebayo/ ADEBISI Yusuff Adebayo]===  
*[https://www.infocusthr.org/kgosi-letlape Bio] / [https://www.medicalbrief.co.za/global-tobacco-control-hugely-outdated-dr-kgosi-letlape/ Photo and Quote]
*[https://twitter.com/prof_rx/status/1695484999179399538 Quote Source] / [https://twitter.com/prof_rx Follow on Twitter]
*(CASA Board - Africa) Nigeria/UK
"Nicotine is not the primary cause of smoking-related diseases, including cancer."
<br>
<br>
[[File:South Africa Dr. Kgosi Letlape2.png|center]]
<br>
<br>


===Solomon Rataemane===
===Aishat Alaran===
*[https://twitter.com/srataema Follow on Twitter] / [https://www.scohre.org/ambassadors/south-africa/ Photo and Bio] / [https://twitter.com/No_Smoke_Summit/status/1572985285247660034 Quote Source]
*Follow on Twitter #WomenInTHR
MPhil Candidate at University of Cambridge. Commonwealth Shared Cambridge Trust Scholar. Public Health Researcher
<br>
<br>
[[File:South Africa Solomon Rataemane.png|center]]
<br>
<br>


='''South Korea'''=
='''Norway'''=




===Young-bum Park, PhD===
===Karl E Lund, PhD===
Professor
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/ExpertCommentsOnWHOMay2021.pdf Source Quote] / [https://www.nosmokesummit.org/speakers/karl-e-lund/ Bio and Photo] / [https://twitter.com/LundKarl Follow on Twitter]
Department of Economics
<br>
Hansung University
[[file:Norway Karl Lund PHD.png|center]]
South Korea
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/WHOCOP9LetterOct2021-EN.pdf Source of name, need to find their own quote]
<br>
<br>


='''Spain'''=
='''Pakistan'''=




===Manuel Linares Abad, PhD===
===Dr Ashar Ahmed===
*Professor.
[https://nation.com.pk/21-Nov-2021/banning-is-not-always-the-answer Source for name and quote]
*Nurse specialist in Obstetrics and Gynaecology
*Former Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences
*University of Jaen, Spain
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/WHOCOP9LetterOct2021-EN.pdf Source of name, need to find their own quote]
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
===José Mª García Basterrechea, MD===
='''Peru'''=
Associate Professor of Medicine
 
University of Murcia
 
Former head, Addiction and Dual Pathology Unit
 
Reina Sofía Hospital. Spain.
===Dr Omar Ghiglione===
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/WHOCOP9LetterOct2021-EN.pdf Source of name, need to find their own quote]
Venezuela, Peru
Peripheral Vascular Surgeon.
*[https://www.reldat.org/quienes-somos/ Latin America Group Letter]
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
===Fernando Fernández Bueno, MD===
 
Oncological surgeon at the Hospital Central de la
='''Philippines'''=
Defensa Gómez Ulla
 
Professor at the University of Alcalá de Henares
 
Madrid
===Dr. Rafael R. Castillo===
Spain
*[https://www.24shareupdates.com/2022/06/24/heart-expert-says-filipino-smokers-deserve-less-harmful-alternatives/ Source]
*[https://twitter.com/fernandezbueno Follow on Twitter] / [https://www.vozpopuli.com/sanidad/cigarrillos-electronicos-fumar.html Quote Source]
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/WHOCOP9LetterOct2021-EN.pdf Source of name, need to find their own quote]
<br>
<br>
[[File:Philippines Dr Rafael R Castillo.png|center]]
<br>
<br>
===Carmen Escrig, PhD===
 
*[https://twitter.com/EscrigCarmen Follow on Twitter] / [https://vaporyciencia.com/acerca-de/ Bio] / [https://nicotinepolicy.net/blogs/guest-blogs/38-escrig-carmen/119-move-campaign Quote Source]
===Dr. Fernando Fernandez===
[https://www.manilatimes.net/2020/02/10/news/national/expert-sounds-alarm-on-oral-cancer/681916/ Quote Source] / [https://www.thedentallounge.com.ph/our-doctors Bio] / [https://pcoms.wordpress.com/2011/01/25/51st-anniversary/ Photo]
<br>
<br>
[[File:Spain Carmen Escrig 2.png|center]]
[[File:Philippine Dr. Fernando Fernandez 2.png|center]]
<br>
<br>
===Miguel de la Guardia PhD===
 
Professor of Analytical Cemistry
===Arleen R. Reyes, DMD, ICD, ICCDE===
University of Valencia
Past President, Philippine Dental Association
Spain
Chairman, Commission on Dental Education
Asia -Pacific Dental Federation
Philippines
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/WHOCOP9LetterOct2021-EN.pdf Source of name, need to find their own quote]
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/WHOCOP9LetterOct2021-EN.pdf Source of name, need to find their own quote]
<br>
<br>
===Ron Christian G. Sison, MLS(ASCPi), MPH===
Assistant Professor
Lead Convenor
Harm Reduction Alliance of the Philippines
Manila
Philippines
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/WHOCOP9LetterOct2021-EN.pdf Source of name, need to find their own quote]
<br>
<br>
===Maria del Mar Sangüesa Jareño, MD===
 
Intensive Care Specialist
='''Poland'''=
University Hospital of Ceuta,
 
Spain
 
===Andrzej Sobczak, PhD===
Professor
Head of Department of General and Inorganic
Chemistry
Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences in Sosnowiec
Medical University of Silesia
Katowice
Poland
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/WHOCOP9LetterOct2021-EN.pdf Source of name, need to find their own quote]
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/WHOCOP9LetterOct2021-EN.pdf Source of name, need to find their own quote]
<br>
<br>
='''Romania'''=
===Mihaela Răescu Phd===
*[https://twitter.com/DRaescu Follow on Twitter] / [https://www.stomaeduj.com/wp-content/uploads/CV-Mihaela-RAESCU.pdf Photo and Bio] / [https://thrsp.net/meet-our-scholars/mihaela-raescu/ Quote Source]
<br>
<br>
===José David García Muñiz, MD, PhD===
[[file:Romania Mihaela Răescu Phd.png|center]]
Clinical Pharmacology and Internal Medicine
Clinical Trials Coordinator, Principal Investigator
University Hospital of Ceuta
Spain
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/WHOCOP9LetterOct2021-EN.pdf Source of name, need to find their own quote]
<br>
<br>
='''Scotland'''=
===Prof Linda Bauld, OBE===
*[https://twitter.com/LindaBauld Follow on Twitter] / [https://www.ed.ac.uk/profile/linda-bauld Bio] / [https://edinburghbioquarter.com/public-health-professor-linda-bauld-awarded-obe/ Photo] / [https://twitter.com/DrBalsamAhmad/status/1468628792130297856 Quote 1] / [https://twitter.com/LindaBauld/status/1202709755971682304 Quote 2]
<br>
<br>
===Jose Miguel Rodriguez (Gonzalez-Moro)===
[[file:Scotland Linda Bauld PhD.png|center]]
*[https://www.linkedin.com/in/jose-miguel-rodriguez-gonzalez-moro-66b6a634/?originalSubdomain=es Photo and Bio] / [https://www.vozpopuli.com/espana/enfermedad-mental-tabaquismo-alternativas-cigarrillo-pacientes-reduccion-dano.html Quote Source]
<br>
<br>
[[file:Spain Jose Miguel Rodriguez (1).png|center]]
 
===[https://www.thevapingtoday.com/dr-ehsan-latif-who-and-fctc-secretariat-cannot-sustain-their-current-position/ Dr. Ehsan Latif]===
*Find quote
<br>
<br>
===Antonio Sierra, MD, PhD===
===Christopher Russell, PhD===
Professor of Preventive Medicine and Public
*[https://mobile.twitter.com/nicotinesurveys Follow on Twitter] / [https://www.ukma.edu.ua/eng/index.php/news/646-sep-22-1600-christopher-russell-open-lecture-how-smokers-become-vapers-and-how-doctors-can-help Bio] /
Health at the University of La Laguna.
Former Dean of the Faculty of Medicine of the
University of La Laguna
Former General Director of Public Health of the
Government of the Canary Islands
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/WHOCOP9LetterOct2021-EN.pdf Source of name, need to find their own quote]
<br>
<br>
[[file:Scotland Christopher Russell PhD.png|center]]
<br>
<br>
===Francisco Garcia Sierra, MD.===
 
Head of the Nephrology Service
='''South Africa'''=
University Hospital of Ceuta
 
Spain
 
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/WHOCOP9LetterOct2021-EN.pdf Source of name, need to find their own quote]
===Dr Kgosi Letlape===
*[https://www.infocusthr.org/kgosi-letlape Bio] / [https://www.medicalbrief.co.za/global-tobacco-control-hugely-outdated-dr-kgosi-letlape/ Photo and Quote]
<br>
<br>
[[File:South Africa Dr. Kgosi Letlape2.png|center]]
<br>
<br>
===Josep María Ramón Torrell, MD, PhD.===
 
Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health
===Solomon Rataemane===
University of Barcelona
*[https://twitter.com/srataema Follow on Twitter] / [https://www.scohre.org/ambassadors/south-africa/ Photo and Bio] / [https://twitter.com/No_Smoke_Summit/status/1572985285247660034 Quote Source]
Head of Clinical Prevention Research Group
Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institut
Head of Tobacco Prevention Service
Bellvitge Hospital
Barcelona, Spain
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/WHOCOP9LetterOct2021-EN.pdf Source of name, need to find their own quote]
<br>
<br>
===Angel González Ureña, PhD===
Emeritus Professor of Physical Chemistry.
Complutense University of Madrid
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/WHOCOP9LetterOct2021-EN.pdf Source of name, need to find their own quote]
<br>
<br>
[[File:South Africa Solomon Rataemane.png|center]]
<br>
<br>


='''Singapore'''=
='''South Korea'''=




===Tan Kok Kuan, MD===
===Young-bum Park, PhD===
Medical Director
Professor
Dr Tan Medical Center
Department of Economics
Novena Medical Center
Hansung University
Singapore
South Korea
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/WHOCOP9LetterOct2021-EN.pdf Source of name, need to find their own quote]
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/WHOCOP9LetterOct2021-EN.pdf Source of name, need to find their own quote]
<br>
<br>


===Andrew John da Roza===
='''Spain'''=
Psychotherapist - Addictions
Promises Health Care Pte. Ltd.
Singapore
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/WHOCOP9LetterOct2021-EN.pdf Source of name, need to find their own quote]
<br>


='''Sweden'''=


 
===Manuel Linares Abad, PhD===
===[https://www.planetofthevapes.co.uk/news/vaping-news/2017-06-14_snus-appeal-letter.html Professor Tony Axéll]===
*Professor.
*find quote
*Nurse specialist in Obstetrics and Gynaecology
*Former Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences
*University of Jaen, Spain
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/WHOCOP9LetterOct2021-EN.pdf Source of name, need to find their own quote]
<br>
<br>
===Curt Enzell===
*[https://snusochtandsticksmuseum.se/en/history/snus/the-inventor-of-the-portion-snus-interview-with-curt-enzell/ Quote Source]
<br>
<br>
 
===José Mª García Basterrechea, MD===
===KARL FAGERSTRÖM PhD===
Associate Professor of Medicine
*[https://www.medicalbrief.co.za/tobacco-harm-reduction-the-stunning-success-of-snus-in-sweden/ Quote and some Bio Info] / [https://www.infocusthr.org/karl-fagerstrom Bio and Photo]
University of Murcia
Former head, Addiction and Dual Pathology Unit
Reina Sofía Hospital. Spain.
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/WHOCOP9LetterOct2021-EN.pdf Source of name, need to find their own quote]
<br>
<br>
[[File:Sweden KARL FAGERSTRÖM PhD.png|center]]
<br>
<br>
 
===Fernando Fernández Bueno, MD===
===Anders Milton MD, PhD===
Oncological surgeon at the Hospital Central de la
[https://clivebates.com/documents/ExpertCommentsOnWHOMay2021.pdf Quote Source] / [https://sobrera.com/board-of-directors/ Bio and Photo]
Defensa Gómez Ulla
Professor at the University of Alcalá de Henares
Madrid
Spain
*[https://twitter.com/fernandezbueno Follow on Twitter] / [https://www.vozpopuli.com/sanidad/cigarrillos-electronicos-fumar.html Quote Source]
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/WHOCOP9LetterOct2021-EN.pdf Source of name, need to find their own quote]
<br>
<br>
[[File:Sweden Anders Milton MD, PhD.png|center]]
<br>
<br>
 
===Carmen Escrig, PhD===
===Lars Ramström PhD===
*[https://twitter.com/EscrigCarmen Follow on Twitter] / [https://vaporyciencia.com/acerca-de/ Bio] / [https://nicotinepolicy.net/blogs/guest-blogs/38-escrig-carmen/119-move-campaign Quote Source]
[https://clivebates.com/documents/ExpertCommentsOnWHOMay2021.pdf Quote Source] / [https://ethra.co/partners/scientific-partners Bio and Photo]
<br>
<br>
[[File:Sweden Lars Ramström PhD.png|center]]
[[File:Spain Carmen Escrig 2.png|center]]
<br>
<br>
 
===Miguel de la Guardia PhD===
='''Switzerland'''=
Professor of Analytical Cemistry
 
University of Valencia
 
Spain
===Gizelle Baker===
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/WHOCOP9LetterOct2021-EN.pdf Source of name, need to find their own quote]
*[https://twitter.com/GizelleBaker Follow on Twitter]
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
 
===Maria del Mar Sangüesa Jareño, MD===
===Jean-François Etter, PhD===
Intensive Care Specialist
*[https://twitter.com/etterjf Follow on Twitter]
University Hospital of Ceuta,
Professor of public health
Spain
Institute of Global Health, Faculty of Medicine
University of Geneva
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/WHOCOP9LetterOct2021-EN.pdf Source of name, need to find their own quote]
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/WHOCOP9LetterOct2021-EN.pdf Source of name, need to find their own quote]
<br>
<br>
===Moira Gilchrist PhD===
*[https://twitter.com/DrGilchrist Follow on Twitter] / [https://brand-studio.fortune.com/philip-morris-international/driving-positive-change-through-science/?prx_t=FhgIAAAAAAoPEQA Quote Source 1] / [https://www.pmi.com/our-transformation/why-i-joined-pmi Quote Source 2] / [https://www.linkedin.com/in/moira-gilchrist-pmi/ Bio] / [https://www.pmi.com/sustainability/innovating-for-better-products/product-health-impacts Photo]
*Disclosure: Experience in Pharmaceutical and Tobacco Industries.
<br>
<br>
[[File:Switzerland Moira Gilchrist PhD.png|center]]
===José David García Muñiz, MD, PhD===
Clinical Pharmacology and Internal Medicine
Clinical Trials Coordinator, Principal Investigator
University Hospital of Ceuta
Spain
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/WHOCOP9LetterOct2021-EN.pdf Source of name, need to find their own quote]
<br>
<br>
<br>
 
===Jose Miguel Rodriguez (Gonzalez-Moro)===
===Tikki Elka Pang, PhD===
*[https://www.linkedin.com/in/jose-miguel-rodriguez-gonzalez-moro-66b6a634/?originalSubdomain=es Photo and Bio] / [https://www.vozpopuli.com/espana/enfermedad-mental-tabaquismo-alternativas-cigarrillo-pacientes-reduccion-dano.html Quote Source]
Former Director,
Research Policy & Cooperation,
WHO, Geneva
Switzerland
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/WHOCOP9LetterOct2021-EN.pdf Source of name, need to find their own quote]
<br>
<br>
 
[[file:Spain Jose Miguel Rodriguez (1).png|center]]
===Marina Suvakov===
*PMI
<br>
<br>
 
===Antonio Sierra, MD, PhD===
='''Tunisia'''=
Professor of Preventive Medicine and Public
 
Health at the University of La Laguna.
 
Former Dean of the Faculty of Medicine of the
===Fares Mili MD-CTTS- NCTTP===
University of La Laguna
[https://clivebates.com/documents/ExpertCommentsOnWHOMay2021.pdf Quote Source:] / [https://www.nosmokesummit.org/speakers/fares-mili/ Bio and Photo]
Former General Director of Public Health of the
Government of the Canary Islands
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/WHOCOP9LetterOct2021-EN.pdf Source of name, need to find their own quote]
<br>
<br>
[[File:Tunisia Fares Mili MD CTTS NCTTP.png|center]]
<br>
<br>
 
===Francisco Garcia Sierra, MD.===
='''United Arab Emirates'''=
Head of the Nephrology Service
 
University Hospital of Ceuta
 
Spain
===GOPAL BHATNAGAR, MD===
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/WHOCOP9LetterOct2021-EN.pdf Source of name, need to find their own quote]
*[https://twitter.com/docgopal Follow on Twitter] / [https://www.rights4vapers.com/our-team/ Photo and Bio] / [https://cusjc.ca/healthycigs/health-matters/ Quote Source]
<br>
<br>
===Josep María Ramón Torrell, MD, PhD.===
Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health
University of Barcelona
Head of Clinical Prevention Research Group
Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institut
Head of Tobacco Prevention Service
Bellvitge Hospital
Barcelona, Spain
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/WHOCOP9LetterOct2021-EN.pdf Source of name, need to find their own quote]
<br>
<br>
[[file:UAE GOPAL BHATNAGAR, MD2.png|center|alt=Gopal Bhatnagar, MD, Chief of Cardiac Surgery, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Abu Dhabi. Former Chief of Staff, Trillium Health Centre, Ontario, Canada. Vape Shop Owner: You just don’t victimize smokers twice. You don’t make something that’s hyper-addictive freely available to people and then you victimize them again by saying well you know there’s a technology that has the ability to help you get off this… but we’re going to restrict that.|Gopal Bhatnagar, MD, Chief of Cardiac Surgery, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Abu Dhabi. Former Chief of Staff, Trillium Health Centre, Ontario, Canada. Vape Shop Owner.]]
<br>
<br>
 
===Angel González Ureña, PhD===
===Cother Hajat, MBBS PhD FFPH FRCP===
Emeritus Professor of Physical Chemistry.
*[https://twitter.com/CotherHajat Follow on Twitter]
Complutense University of Madrid
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/WHOCOP9LetterOct2021-EN.pdf Source of name, need to find their own quote]
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>


='''United States'''=
='''Singapore'''=




===David Abrams PhD===
===Tan Kok Kuan, MD===
*[https://knownicotine.com/ Photo: Documentary - You Don't Know Nicotine] / [https://watchibex.com/programs/ydkn?cid=1505479 Quote] / [https://publichealth.nyu.edu/faculty/david-b-abrams Bio]
Medical Director
Dr Tan Medical Center
Novena Medical Center
Singapore
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/WHOCOP9LetterOct2021-EN.pdf Source of name, need to find their own quote]
<br>
<br>
[[file:US David Abrams.png|center|alt=David Abrams, PhD, Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences, New York University School of Global Public Health: "E-cigarettes are substantially less harmful than burning toxic tobacco. They can help some people who have been unable to quit to switch and save their lives. The science in the last 2-3 years has become incredibly strong. It was the science that drove me to change my mind. I think we've forgotten it's the smoker and potential smoker we're supposed to be helping. They're people too. You can't forget that."|David Abrams, PhD, Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences, New York University School of Global Public Health]]
 
===Andrew John da Roza===
Psychotherapist - Addictions
Promises Health Care Pte. Ltd.
Singapore
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/WHOCOP9LetterOct2021-EN.pdf Source of name, need to find their own quote]
<br>
<br>


===Jerome Adams, MD, MPH===
='''Sweden'''=
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerome_Adams Photo and Bio] / [https://twitter.com/JeromeAdamsMD Follow on Twitter] / [https://twitter.com/jeromeadamsmd/status/1068463736208412672 Quote source]
 
 
===[https://www.planetofthevapes.co.uk/news/vaping-news/2017-06-14_snus-appeal-letter.html Professor Tony Axéll]===
*find quote
<br>
<br>
[[file:US Jerome Adams, MD, MPH.png|center]]
 
===Curt Enzell===
*[https://snusochtandsticksmuseum.se/en/history/snus/the-inventor-of-the-portion-snus-interview-with-curt-enzell/ Quote Source]
<br>
<br>
===Jasjit S Ahluwalia, MD, MPH, MS===
 
*[https://vivo.brown.edu/display/jahluwal Bio and Photo] / [https://www.24shareupdates.com/2021/06/07/e-cigs-seen-as-inclusive-harm-reduction-strategy/ Quote Source]
===KARL FAGERSTRÖM PhD===
*[https://www.medicalbrief.co.za/tobacco-harm-reduction-the-stunning-success-of-snus-in-sweden/ Quote and some Bio Info] / [https://www.infocusthr.org/karl-fagerstrom Bio and Photo]
<br>
<br>
[[file:US Jasjit S Ahluwalia, MD, MPH, MS.png|center]]
[[File:Sweden KARL FAGERSTRÖM PhD.png|center]]
<br>
<br>


===Bart Andrews, PhD===
===Anders Milton MD, PhD===
[https://www.linkedin.com/in/bart-andrews-6411a931/ Bio and Photo] / [https://twitter.com/BartAndrews/status/1196149401858777089 Quote Source] / [https://twitter.com/BartAndrews Follow on Twitter]
[https://clivebates.com/documents/ExpertCommentsOnWHOMay2021.pdf Quote Source] / [https://sobrera.com/board-of-directors/ Bio and Photo]
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[[file:US Bart Andrews PhD.png|center|alt=Bart Andrews, PhD, Vice President, Telehealth and Home and Community Services, BHR: "Regardless of whether someone is predestined or not, some will use. That’s why harm reduction tools are incredibly important and why attempts to restrict or criminalize vaping increase harm."|Bart Andrews, PhD, Vice President, Telehealth and Home and Community Services, BHR]]
[[File:Sweden Anders Milton MD, PhD.png|center]]
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===Tamar Antin, DrPH, MAA===
===Lars Ramström PhD===
*[https://twitter.com/antintamar Follow on Twitter] / [https://criticalpublichealth.org/tamar-antin/ Photo and Bio] / [https://www.smokefreeworld.org/why-has-the-who-fctc-failed-to-reduce-adult-smoking-and-its-health-impact/ Quote Source]
[https://clivebates.com/documents/ExpertCommentsOnWHOMay2021.pdf Quote Source] / [https://ethra.co/partners/scientific-partners Bio and Photo]
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[[file:US Tamar Antin, DrPH, MAA.png|center|alt=Tamar Antin, DrPH, MAA, Director, Center for Critical Public Health:  "...ignoring the potential benefits of harm reduction strategies may unintentionally lead to an erosion of trust in tobacco control among some members of the public.”|Tamar Antin, DrPH, MAA, Director, Center for Critical Public Health ]]
[[File:Sweden Lars Ramström PhD.png|center]]
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===Alex Azar, JD===
='''Switzerland'''=
*[https://twitter.com/AlexAzar Follow on Twitter] / [https://public3.pagefreezer.com/browse/HHS.gov/15-01-2021T20:37/https://www.hhs.gov/about/leadership/secretary/alex-m-azar/index.html Photo and Bio] / [https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/435039-azar-gottlieb-pen-op-ed-warning-of-regulatory-crackdown-on-e/?rl=1 Quote Source]
 
 
===Gizelle Baker===
*[https://twitter.com/GizelleBaker Follow on Twitter]
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[[file:US Alex Azar JD.png|center]]
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===Aaron Biebert, BS===
===Jean-François Etter, PhD===
*[https://twitter.com/Biebert Follow on Twitter] / [https://www.linkedin.com/in/biebert/ Bio] / [https://vaporvoice.net/2020/12/29/in-youdontknownicotine-biebert-looks-inside-the-vaping-and-nicotine-industry-thirdlinefilms-eliquid-science-business/ Quote Source]
*[https://twitter.com/etterjf Follow on Twitter]
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Professor of public health
[[file:US Aaron Biebert2.png|center|alt=Aaron Biebert, BS, Award-winning documentary filmmaker. Former President, Clear Medical Solutions: "I believe it is a human right to have the accurate information needed to make personal health decisions about nicotine use as well as access to the safest nicotine-delivery system a person chooses without facing shame, stigma or “sin taxes.” There is a scientific consensus that nicotine vapor products are safer than cigarettes, so I believe they should be available and encouraged."|Aaron Biebert, BS, Award-winning documentary filmmaker. Former President, Clear Medical Solutions.]]
Institute of Global Health, Faculty of Medicine
University of Geneva
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/WHOCOP9LetterOct2021-EN.pdf Source of name, need to find their own quote]
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===David J. K. Balfour, DSc===
===Moira Gilchrist PhD===
*2005-2006 [https://www.srnt.org/page/Presidents President, Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco]
*[https://twitter.com/DrGilchrist Follow on Twitter] / [https://brand-studio.fortune.com/philip-morris-international/driving-positive-change-through-science/?prx_t=FhgIAAAAAAoPEQA Quote Source 1] / [https://www.pmi.com/our-transformation/why-i-joined-pmi Quote Source 2] / [https://www.linkedin.com/in/moira-gilchrist-pmi/ Bio] / [https://www.pmi.com/sustainability/innovating-for-better-products/product-health-impacts Photo]
*[https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/full/10.2105/AJPH.2021.306416 Balancing Consideration of the Risks and Benefits of E-Cigarettes]
*Disclosure: Experience in Pharmaceutical and Tobacco Industries.
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[[File:Switzerland Moira Gilchrist PhD.png|center]]
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===Scott Ballin, JD===
 
*[https://gtnf.org/scott-ballin Photo and Bio:] / [https://www.commerce.senate.gov/services/files/92D1F9E7-9D6A-41AB-B79C-DF2122A5340A Quote Source]  
===Tikki Elka Pang, PhD===
Former Director,
Research Policy & Cooperation,
WHO, Geneva
Switzerland
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/WHOCOP9LetterOct2021-EN.pdf Source of name, need to find their own quote]
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[[file:US Scott Ballin, JD.png|center|alt=Scott D. Ballin, JD, Health Policy Consultant. Former VP and Legislative Counsel, American Heart Association. Former Chairman of the Coalition on Smoking OR Health (precursor to CTFK): "On the issue of flavorings, any concerns about flavoring and youth initiation should be balanced with ensuring that significantly lower risk products such as cigarettes are consumer acceptable to the millions of smokers looking to quit. This obviously involves flavorings and palatability. Nicotine replacement therapies (NRT) have long been available in a wide variety of flavors..."|Scott D. Ballin, JD, Health Policy Consultant. Former VP and Legislative Counsel, American Heart Association. Former Chairman of the Coalition on Smoking OR Health (precursor to CTFK).]]
 
===Marina Suvakov===
*PMI
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===Ronald Bayer, PhD===
='''Tunisia'''=
*[https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/people/our-faculty/rb8 Photo and Bio] / [https://www.statnews.com/2017/05/08/ecigarettes-harm-reduction-big-tobacco/ Quote Source]
 
 
===Fares Mili MD-CTTS- NCTTP===
[https://clivebates.com/documents/ExpertCommentsOnWHOMay2021.pdf Quote Source:] / [https://www.nosmokesummit.org/speakers/fares-mili/ Bio and Photo]
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[[file:US Bayer and Fairchild.png|center|alt=Ronald Bayer, PhD. Amy Fairchild, PhD, MPH: "Rejecting e-cigarettes because the tobacco industry will profit from them has the virtue of being uncompromising. But it also means rejecting the evidence and accepting the predictable, deadly toll of cigarette smoking. That’s a virtue, we argue, the world can no longer afford."|Ronald Bayer, PhD. Amy Fairchild, PhD, MPH.]]
[[File:Tunisia Fares Mili MD CTTS NCTTP.png|center]]
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===Neal Benowitz===
='''United Arab Emirates'''=
*1996-1997 [https://www.srnt.org/page/Presidents President, Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco]
 
 
===GOPAL BHATNAGAR, MD===
*[https://twitter.com/docgopal Follow on Twitter] / [https://www.rights4vapers.com/our-team/ Photo and Bio] / [https://cusjc.ca/healthycigs/health-matters/ Quote Source]
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[[file:UAE GOPAL BHATNAGAR, MD2.png|center|alt=Gopal Bhatnagar, MD, Chief of Cardiac Surgery, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Abu Dhabi. Former Chief of Staff, Trillium Health Centre, Ontario, Canada. Vape Shop Owner: You just don’t victimize smokers twice. You don’t make something that’s hyper-addictive freely available to people and then you victimize them again by saying well you know there’s a technology that has the ability to help you get off this… but we’re going to restrict that.|Gopal Bhatnagar, MD, Chief of Cardiac Surgery, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Abu Dhabi. Former Chief of Staff, Trillium Health Centre, Ontario, Canada. Vape Shop Owner.]]
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===Chelsea Boyd===
 
*[https://twitter.com/BeforeChelsea Follow on Twitter]
===Cother Hajat, MBBS PhD FFPH FRCP===
*(Disclosures...)
*[https://twitter.com/CotherHajat Follow on Twitter]
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===Professor Neil Boyd===
='''United States'''=
*[https://icclr.org/vaci/people/advisory-committee/ Bio] / [https://twitter.com/NeilBoydSFU/status/1590351959974117378 Quote Source] / [https://twitter.com/NeilBoydSFU Follow on Twitter]
 
 
===David Abrams PhD===
*[https://knownicotine.com/ Photo: Documentary - You Don't Know Nicotine] / [https://watchibex.com/programs/ydkn?cid=1505479 Quote] / [https://publichealth.nyu.edu/faculty/david-b-abrams Bio]
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[[file:US Professor Neil Boyd.png|center|alt=Neil Boyd, Professor, School of Criminology, Simon Fraser University: "For current smokers, vaping is a much preferable alternative to combustion, and should not be discouraged, relative to the smoking of tobacco. Agree with restrictions on marketing to children."|Neil Boyd, Professor, School of Criminology, Simon Fraser University]]
[[file:US David Abrams.png|center|alt=David Abrams, PhD, Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences, New York University School of Global Public Health: "E-cigarettes are substantially less harmful than burning toxic tobacco. They can help some people who have been unable to quit to switch and save their lives. The science in the last 2-3 years has become incredibly strong. It was the science that drove me to change my mind. I think we've forgotten it's the smoker and potential smoker we're supposed to be helping. They're people too. You can't forget that."|David Abrams, PhD, Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences, New York University School of Global Public Health]]
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===Jeffrey Brandes===
 
*[https://www.flsenate.gov/Senators/2020-2022/S24 Photo] / [https://twitter.com/vapers_alliance/status/1425863211656548360 Quote Source] / [https://twitter.com/JeffreyBrandes Follow on Twitter]
===Jerome Adams, MD, MPH===
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerome_Adams Photo and Bio] / [https://twitter.com/JeromeAdamsMD Follow on Twitter] / [https://twitter.com/jeromeadamsmd/status/1068463736208412672 Quote source]
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[[file:US Jeffrey Brandes AA BS Senator.png|center]]
[[file:US Jerome Adams, MD, MPH.png|center]]
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===Jonathan H. Adler, JD===
===Thomas Brandon, PhD===
*[https://twitter.com/jadler1969 Follow on Twitter] / [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-adler-0956595/ Photo] / [https://case.edu/law/centers-institutes/burke-environmental-law-center/about-director Bio] / [https://reason.com/volokh/2022/07/08/the-food-drug-administration-has-a-vaping-problem/ Quote source]
*Earlier this year, the findings from a major clinical trial, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, showed that e-cigarettes were almost twice as effective as the nicotine patch for producing one year of smoking cessation. These findings added to those of other, smaller studies previously published. 
*“[https://moffitt.org/newsroom/press-release-archive/2019/moffitt-cancer-center-studies-how-e-cigarettes-help-smokers-quit/ This could be a game-changer for lots of people,” says Thomas Brandon, Ph.D]., director of Moffitt’s Tobacco Research and Intervention Program and chair of the Department of Health Outcomes and Behavior. *“It means that for smokers who have not been able to quit by using the available medications, vaping might be worth a try. But it is important to completely switch from smoking to vaping to get the most health benefits.”
*[https://moffitt.org/research-science/research-teams/tobacco-research-and-intervention-program-trip/meet-the-trip-team/#:~:text=Thomas%20Brandon%2C%20PhD%2C%20is%20the,Behavior%20at%20Moffitt%20Cancer%20Center.&text=With%20interventions%2C%20he%20has%20concentrated,treatments%20and%20self%2Dhelp%20interventions. Thomas Brandon, PhD, is the Director of the Tobacco Research and Intervention Program] and Chair of the Department of Health Outcomes and Behavior at Moffitt Cancer Center.  He is also Professor of Psychology and Oncologic Sciences at the University of South Florida
*[https://twitter.com/Vapingit/status/1454534518824636418/photo/1 SEE: Tweet w/graphic]
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[[File:Thomas_Brandon_PhD.jpg|center]]
[[file:US Jonathan H. Adler, JD.png|center|alt=Jonathan H. Adler, JD Director, Coleman P. Burke Center for Environmental Law at Case Western Reserve University School of Law: "The reality, however, is that vaping products are far-less dangerous than combustible cigarettes, providing consumers with a safer way to consume nicotine and giving smokers a more effective means of quitting..."|Jonathan H. Adler, JD Director, Coleman P. Burke Center for Environmental Law at Case Western Reserve University School of Law]]
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===Susan Cameron, MBA===
===Jasjit S Ahluwalia, MD, MPH, MS===
*[https://www.linkedin.com/in/susan-cameron-3b452678/ Photo and Bio] / [https://web.archive.org/web/20140922041813/https://fortune.com/2014/09/18/susan-cameron-reynolds-american/ Quote] and
*[https://vivo.brown.edu/display/jahluwal Bio and Photo] / [https://www.24shareupdates.com/2021/06/07/e-cigs-seen-as-inclusive-harm-reduction-strategy/ Quote Source]
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[[file:US Susan Cameron, MBA.png|center]]
[[file:US Jasjit S Ahluwalia, MD, MPH, MS.png|center]]
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===Richard H Carmona MD, MPH, FACS===
===Bart Andrews, PhD===
*[https://twitter.com/DrRichCarmona Follow on Twitter] / [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Carmona Photo and bio] / [https://publichealth.arizona.edu/directory/richard-carmona Bio] / [https://www.nysenate.gov/sites/default/files/Richard%20Carmona%20testimony%20e-cigarette.pdf Quote Source]
[https://www.linkedin.com/in/bart-andrews-6411a931/ Bio and Photo] / [https://twitter.com/BartAndrews/status/1196149401858777089 Quote Source] / [https://twitter.com/BartAndrews Follow on Twitter]
*Disclosure: In 2013 joined the board of directors of [https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2013/mar/25/ex-surgeon-general-joins-e-cigarette-firm-20130325/ NJOY]
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[[file:US Richard H Carmona MD, MPH, FACS.png|center]]
[[file:US Bart Andrews PhD.png|center|alt=Bart Andrews, PhD, Vice President, Telehealth and Home and Community Services, BHR: "Regardless of whether someone is predestined or not, some will use. That’s why harm reduction tools are incredibly important and why attempts to restrict or criminalize vaping increase harm."|Bart Andrews, PhD, Vice President, Telehealth and Home and Community Services, BHR]]
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===Representative Julie A. Casimiro===
===Tamar Antin, DrPH, MAA===
*[https://www.rilegislature.gov/representatives/Casimiro/Pages/Biography.aspx Photo and Bio] / [https://www.providencejournal.com/story/opinion/2019/10/24/our-turn-rep-julie-a-casimiro-mike-runshe-dino-barcarri-we-need-sensible-vaping-policies/2453073007/ Quote Source] / [https://twitter.com/JulieCasimiroRI Follow on Twitter]
*[https://twitter.com/antintamar Follow on Twitter] / [https://criticalpublichealth.org/tamar-antin/ Photo and Bio] / [https://www.smokefreeworld.org/why-has-the-who-fctc-failed-to-reduce-adult-smoking-and-its-health-impact/ Quote Source]
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[[file:US Representative Julie A. Casimiro.png|center]]
[[file:US Tamar Antin, DrPH, MAA.png|center|alt=Tamar Antin, DrPH, MAA, Director, Center for Critical Public Health:  "...ignoring the potential benefits of harm reduction strategies may unintentionally lead to an erosion of trust in tobacco control among some members of the public.”|Tamar Antin, DrPH, MAA, Director, Center for Critical Public Health ]]
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===Azim Chowdhury, JD===
===Alex Azar, JD===
*[https://twitter.com/ECIGattorney Follow on Twitter]
*[https://twitter.com/AlexAzar Follow on Twitter] / [https://public3.pagefreezer.com/browse/HHS.gov/15-01-2021T20:37/https://www.hhs.gov/about/leadership/secretary/alex-m-azar/index.html Photo and Bio] / [https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/435039-azar-gottlieb-pen-op-ed-warning-of-regulatory-crackdown-on-e/?rl=1 Quote Source]
*Disclosure
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[[file:US Alex Azar JD.png|center]]
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===Gal Cohen, PhD===
===David J. K. Balfour, DSc===
*[https://www.linkedin.com/in/gcohen/ Photo and Bio] / [https://www.healthworkscollective.com/future-e-cigarettes-world-public-health/ Quote Source]
*2005-2006 [https://www.srnt.org/page/Presidents President, Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco]
*[https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/full/10.2105/AJPH.2021.306416 Balancing Consideration of the Risks and Benefits of E-Cigarettes]
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[[file:US Gal Cohen PhD.png|center|alt=Gal Cohen, PhD Head of Scientific Affairs, Rose Research Center Former Principal Scientist, JUUL Labs: "The reality we face as a society is that in spite of decades of concerted tobacco control initiatives and the efforts of the pharmaceutical industry, cigarettes are likely not going away soon.  E-vapor products offer the most realistic opportunity to displace cigarette use in smokers who have not been able to quit with traditional methods.  I predict that e-vapor products will ultimately be understood by the public health community as having a role when used responsibly as second-line harm reduction products for adult smokers."|Gal Cohen, PhD Head of Scientific Affairs, Rose Research Center Former Principal Scientist, JUUL Labs]]
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===Ari Cohn, JD===
===Scott Ballin, JD===
*[https://aricohn.com/#about Photo and Bio] / [https://twitter.com/AriCohn Follow on Twitter] / [https://twitter.com/AriCohn/status/1629213573040816129 Quote source]
*[https://gtnf.org/scott-ballin Photo and Bio:] / [https://www.commerce.senate.gov/services/files/92D1F9E7-9D6A-41AB-B79C-DF2122A5340A Quote Source]  
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[[file:US Ari Cohn, JD.png|center|alt=Ari Cohn, JD: "While vaping isn't totally safe (of course, no amount of car driving is totally safe either), it is certainly--on the whole--safer than smoking. And there's evidence that e-cigs are more effective at helping people quit smoking than other options"|Ari Cohn, JD]]
[[file:US Scott Ballin, JD.png|center|alt=Scott D. Ballin, JD, Health Policy Consultant. Former VP and Legislative Counsel, American Heart Association. Former Chairman of the Coalition on Smoking OR Health (precursor to CTFK): "On the issue of flavorings, any concerns about flavoring and youth initiation should be balanced with ensuring that significantly lower risk products such as cigarettes are consumer acceptable to the millions of smokers looking to quit. This obviously involves flavorings and palatability. Nicotine replacement therapies (NRT) have long been available in a wide variety of flavors..."|Scott D. Ballin, JD, Health Policy Consultant. Former VP and Legislative Counsel, American Heart Association. Former Chairman of the Coalition on Smoking OR Health (precursor to CTFK).]]
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===Suzanne M. Colby, PhD===
 
*[https://vivo.brown.edu/display/scolby Bio and Photo] / [https://twitter.com/suzanne_colby Follow on Twitter]
===Ronald Bayer, PhD===
*Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Center for Alcohol & Addiction Studies, Warren Alpert School of Medicine at Brown University
*[https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/people/our-faculty/rb8 Photo and Bio] / [https://www.statnews.com/2017/05/08/ecigarettes-harm-reduction-big-tobacco/ Quote Source]
*2019-2020 President, Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/WHOCOP9LetterOct2021-EN.pdf Source of name, need to find their own quote]
*[https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/full/10.2105/AJPH.2021.306416 Balancing Consideration of the Risks and Benefits of E-Cigarettes]
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/WHOCOP9LetterOct2021-EN.pdf Letter from one hundred specialists in nicotine science, policy, and practice]
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[[file:US Bayer and Fairchild.png|center|alt=Ronald Bayer, PhD. Amy Fairchild, PhD, MPH: "Rejecting e-cigarettes because the tobacco industry will profit from them has the virtue of being uncompromising. But it also means rejecting the evidence and accepting the predictable, deadly toll of cigarette smoking. That’s a virtue, we argue, the world can no longer afford."|Ronald Bayer, PhD. Amy Fairchild, PhD, MPH.]]
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===James Colgrove, PhD, MPH===
===Neal Benowitz===
*[https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/people/our-faculty/jc988 Photo and Bio] / [https://www.thecre.com/tpsac/?p=2666 Quote Source]
*1996-1997 [https://www.srnt.org/page/Presidents President, Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco]
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[[file:US James Colgrove, PhD, MPH.png|center|alt=James Colgrove, PhD, MPH, Professor, Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health: "Although some e-cigarette manufacturers have no links to the tobacco industry, Big Tobacco is consuming an ever-greater share of the e-cigarette market. It is hard for public health advocates like us to look favorably on anything the industry wants. But history shows that harm reduction — the doctrine that many risks cannot be eradicated and that efforts are best spent on minimizing the resulting harm — has had an important place in antismoking efforts and suggests that regulation is better than prohibition. If e-cigarettes can reduce, even slightly, the blight of six million tobacco-related deaths a year, trying to force them out of sight is counterproductive."|James Colgrove, PhD, MPH, Professor, Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health]]
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===Kenneth Michael Cummings PhD, MPH===
===Aaron Biebert, BS===
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/ExpertCommentsOnWHOMay2021.pdf Quote Source] / [https://education.musc.edu/MUSCApps/facultydirectory/Cummings-Kenneth Bio and Photo]
*[https://twitter.com/Biebert Follow on Twitter] / [https://www.linkedin.com/in/biebert/ Bio] / [https://vaporvoice.net/2020/12/29/in-youdontknownicotine-biebert-looks-inside-the-vaping-and-nicotine-industry-thirdlinefilms-eliquid-science-business/ Quote Source]
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[[file:US Kenneth Michael Cummings PhD.png|center]]
[[file:US Aaron Biebert2.png|center|alt=Aaron Biebert, BS, Award-winning documentary filmmaker. Former President, Clear Medical Solutions: "I believe it is a human right to have the accurate information needed to make personal health decisions about nicotine use as well as access to the safest nicotine-delivery system a person chooses without facing shame, stigma or “sin taxes.” There is a scientific consensus that nicotine vapor products are safer than cigarettes, so I believe they should be available and encouraged."|Aaron Biebert, BS, Award-winning documentary filmmaker. Former President, Clear Medical Solutions.]]
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===Brittani Cushman (TPB) spelling?===
===Chelsea Boyd===
*(Disclosure)
*[https://twitter.com/BeforeChelsea Follow on Twitter]
*(Disclosures...)
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===Cristine Delnevo, PhD, MPH, FAAHB===
===Professor Neil Boyd===
*[https://twitter.com/CrisDelnevo Follow on Twitter] / [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3o6blLFiGM8&list=PLDHUc__idSQkHwN6MScIl0amhODjGer6x&index=10 Quote Source] / [https://www.linkedin.com/in/cristine-delnevo-77623b7/ Photo and Bio]
*[https://icclr.org/vaci/people/advisory-committee/ Bio] / [https://twitter.com/NeilBoydSFU/status/1590351959974117378 Quote Source] / [https://twitter.com/NeilBoydSFU Follow on Twitter]
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[[file:US Christine Delnevo.png|center]]
[[file:US Professor Neil Boyd.png|center|alt=Neil Boyd, Professor, School of Criminology, Simon Fraser University: "For current smokers, vaping is a much preferable alternative to combustion, and should not be discouraged, relative to the smoking of tobacco. Agree with restrictions on marketing to children."|Neil Boyd, Professor, School of Criminology, Simon Fraser University]]
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===Jeffrey Brandes===
===David Dobbins, JD, MPH===  
*[https://www.flsenate.gov/Senators/2020-2022/S24 Photo] / [https://twitter.com/vapers_alliance/status/1425863211656548360 Quote Source] / [https://twitter.com/JeffreyBrandes Follow on Twitter]
*[https://tobaccoreporter.com/2022/12/01/reality-check-3/ Source of Quote] / [https://www.linkedin.com/in/dave-dobbins-51a0794/ Source of Photo]
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[[file:US David Dobbins JD MPH.png|center]]
[[file:US Jeffrey Brandes AA BS Senator.png|center]]
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===Clifford E. Douglas, J.D===
===Thomas Brandon, PhD===
*[https://twitter.com/cdoug Follow on Twitter] / [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1C1nk1XEZ8WhnOXtCGTqHdeqomc9HOuko/view Source: Quote] / [https://sph.umich.edu/faculty-profiles/douglas-clifford.html Bio and photo]:
*[https://moffitt.org/endeavor/archive/e-cigarettes-ok-to-quit-smoking/ Quote source & photo] / [https://moffitt.org/research-science/researchers/thomas-brandon/ Bio]
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[[file:US Clifford Douglas JD.png|center]]
[[File:US Thomas Brandon, PhD.png|center|alt=Thomas Brandon, PhD Director, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tobacco Research and Intervention Program: "All of these studies, together with those from other labs, have informed my perspective that  e-cigarettes represent the most important change in the landscape of tobacco use during my 36 years in this field. We need to harness this change to maximize the public health benefit from it."|Thomas Brandon, PhD Director, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tobacco Research and Intervention Program]]
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===David L. Eaton PhD===
===Susan Cameron, MBA===
*[https://deohs.washington.edu/faculty/david-l-eaton Photo and Bio] / [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/do-e-cigarettes-help-or-harm-jurys-still-out-panel-says/ Quote Source]  
*[https://www.linkedin.com/in/susan-cameron-3b452678/ Photo and Bio] / [https://web.archive.org/web/20140922041813/https://fortune.com/2014/09/18/susan-cameron-reynolds-american/ Quote] and
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[[file:US David L Eaton Phd.png|center|alt=David L. Eaton, PhD, Department of Environmental and  Occupational Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Washington: "Evidence suggests that while they're [e-cigarettes] not necessarily without health risks on their own, they are likely to be far less harmful than a conventional cigarette."|David L. Eaton, PhD, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Washington]]
[[file:US Susan Cameron, MBA.png|center]]
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===Allan Erickson===
===Richard H Carmona MD, MPH, FACS===
*No Photo found / [https://www.tobaccoreform.org/#takeaction Bio] / [https://cancerletter.com/the-cancer-letter/20171006_4/ Quote Source]
*[https://twitter.com/DrRichCarmona Follow on Twitter] / [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Carmona Photo and bio] / [https://publichealth.arizona.edu/directory/richard-carmona Bio] / [https://www.nysenate.gov/sites/default/files/Richard%20Carmona%20testimony%20e-cigarette.pdf Quote Source]
*Disclosure: In 2013 joined the board of directors of [https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2013/mar/25/ex-surgeon-general-joins-e-cigarette-firm-20130325/ NJOY]
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[[file:US Allan Erickson.png|center]]
[[file:US Richard H Carmona MD, MPH, FACS.png|center]]
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===Michael Eriksen, ScD===
===Representative Julie A. Casimiro===
*[https://twitter.com/MPEriksen Follow on Twitter] / [https://publichealth.gsu.edu/profile/michaeleriksen/ Photo and Bio] / [https://www.vox.com/2019/11/22/20977418/vaping-lung-disease-ban-public-health Quote Source]
*[https://www.rilegislature.gov/representatives/Casimiro/Pages/Biography.aspx Photo and Bio] / [https://www.providencejournal.com/story/opinion/2019/10/24/our-turn-rep-julie-a-casimiro-mike-runshe-dino-barcarri-we-need-sensible-vaping-policies/2453073007/ Quote Source] / [https://twitter.com/JulieCasimiroRI Follow on Twitter]
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[[file:US Michael Eriksen ScD.png|center]]
[[file:US Representative Julie A. Casimiro.png|center]]
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===Amy Fairchild, PhD, MPH===
===Azim Chowdhury, JD===
*See [https://safernicotine.wiki/mediawiki/index.php/Nicotine_/_THR_-_Statements_from_Experts#Ronald_Bayer%2C_PhD Ronald Bayer, PhD for quote]. / [https://www.linkedin.com/in/amy-fairchild-873635195/ Photo and Bio] / [https://twitter.com/AmyLFairchild Follow on Twitter]
*[https://twitter.com/ECIGattorney Follow on Twitter]
*Disclosure
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[[file:US Bayer and Fairchild.png|center|alt=Ronald Bayer, PhD. Amy Fairchild, PhD, MPH: "Rejecting e-cigarettes because the tobacco industry will profit from them has the virtue of being uncompromising. But it also means rejecting the evidence and accepting the predictable, deadly toll of cigarette smoking. That’s a virtue, we argue, the world can no longer afford."|Ronald Bayer, PhD. Amy Fairchild, PhD, MPH.]]
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===David S. Fink, PhD, MPH===
===Gal Cohen, PhD===
*[https://davidsfink.com/ Bio] / [https://twitter.com/DavidSFink Follow on Twitter] / [https://twitter.com/DavidSFink/status/1196473031553638400 Quote Source]
*[https://www.linkedin.com/in/gcohen/ Photo and Bio] / [https://www.healthworkscollective.com/future-e-cigarettes-world-public-health/ Quote Source]
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[[file:US David S. Fink, PhD, MPH.png|center|alt=David S. Fink, PhD, MPH New York State Psychiatric Institute: "Tobacco is the leading cause of premature mortality, so let’s get people off tobacco then, that suggest we take UKs stance on this and move then to vaping, a unquestionably safer method of consumption..."|David S. Fink, PhD, MPH New York State Psychiatric Institute]]
[[file:US Gal Cohen PhD.png|center|alt=Gal Cohen, PhD Head of Scientific Affairs, Rose Research Center Former Principal Scientist, JUUL Labs: "The reality we face as a society is that in spite of decades of concerted tobacco control initiatives and the efforts of the pharmaceutical industry, cigarettes are likely not going away soon.   E-vapor products offer the most realistic opportunity to displace cigarette use in smokers who have not been able to quit with traditional methods. I predict that e-vapor products will ultimately be understood by the public health community as having a role when used responsibly as second-line harm reduction products for adult smokers."|Gal Cohen, PhD Head of Scientific Affairs, Rose Research Center Former Principal Scientist, JUUL Labs]]
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===Ari Cohn, JD===
===Michael Fiore, MD, MPH, MBA===
*[https://aricohn.com/#about Photo and Bio] / [https://twitter.com/AriCohn Follow on Twitter] / [https://twitter.com/AriCohn/status/1629213573040816129 Quote source]
*[https://www.wpr.org/health-officials-look-cut-number-smokers-about-10m-2024 Quote Source] / [https://ctri.wisc.edu/researchers/research-staff/dr-michael-fiore/ Photo and Bio]
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[[file:US Michael Fiore, MD, MPH, MBA.png|center|alt=Michael Fiore, MD, MPH, MBA Founder & Director University of Wisconsin Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention:"Twenty individuals in Wisconsin are going to die prematurely [today] of a disease directly caused by their smoking, on average, robbing them of 10 to 15 years of life...vaping is, without a question, less dangerous than cigarette smoking."|Michael Fiore, MD, MPH, MBA Founder & Director University of Wisconsin Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention]]
[[file:US Ari Cohn, JD.png|center|alt=Ari Cohn, JD: "While vaping isn't totally safe (of course, no amount of car driving is totally safe either), it is certainly--on the whole--safer than smoking. And there's evidence that e-cigs are more effective at helping people quit smoking than other options"|Ari Cohn, JD]]
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===Suzanne M. Colby, PhD===
===Steve Forbes (Malcolm Stevenson Forbes Jr.)===
*[https://vivo.brown.edu/display/scolby Bio and Photo] / [https://twitter.com/suzanne_colby Follow on Twitter]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Forbes Photo and Bio] / [https://twitter.com/SteveForbesCEO Follow on Twitter] / [https://www.forbes.com/sites/steveforbes/2022/09/08/based-more-on-emotion-than-science-steve-forbes-blasts-fda-vaping-rule/?sh=50ddfdfc3fee Quote Source]
*Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Center for Alcohol & Addiction Studies, Warren Alpert School of Medicine at Brown University
*2019-2020 President, Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/WHOCOP9LetterOct2021-EN.pdf Source of name, need to find their own quote]
*[https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/full/10.2105/AJPH.2021.306416 Balancing Consideration of the Risks and Benefits of E-Cigarettes]
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/WHOCOP9LetterOct2021-EN.pdf Letter from one hundred specialists in nicotine science, policy, and practice]
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[[file:US Steve Forbes.png|center|alt=Steve Forbes, Chairman and Editor-In-Chief, Forbes Media: "Vaping is actually very effective in helping people quit smoking...  Attacking vaping with false information and distortions does a deadly disservice to public health."|Steve Forbes, Chairman and Editor-In-Chief, Forbes Media]]
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===Jonathan Foulds PhD===
===James Colgrove, PhD, MPH===
*[https://twitter.com/JonathanFoulds Follow on Twitter] / [https://clivebates.com/documents/ExpertCommentsOnWHOMay2021.pdf Quote source] / [https://cancer.psu.edu/researchers/individual/-/researcher/5B6500F63D2138DBE0540010E056499A/jonathan-foulds-phd Bio and Photo]
*[https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/people/our-faculty/jc988 Photo and Bio] / [https://www.thecre.com/tpsac/?p=2666 Quote Source]
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[[file:US Jonathan Foulds PhD.png|center]]
[[file:US James Colgrove, PhD, MPH.png|center|alt=James Colgrove, PhD, MPH, Professor, Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health: "Although some e-cigarette manufacturers have no links to the tobacco industry, Big Tobacco is consuming an ever-greater share of the e-cigarette market. It is hard for public health advocates like us to look favorably on anything the industry wants. But history shows that harm reduction — the doctrine that many risks cannot be eradicated and that efforts are best spent on minimizing the resulting harm — has had an important place in antismoking efforts and suggests that regulation is better than prohibition. If e-cigarettes can reduce, even slightly, the blight of six million tobacco-related deaths a year, trying to force them out of sight is counterproductive."|James Colgrove, PhD, MPH, Professor, Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health]]
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===Kenneth Michael Cummings PhD, MPH===
===Tom Frieden, MD, MPH===
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/ExpertCommentsOnWHOMay2021.pdf Quote Source] / [https://education.musc.edu/MUSCApps/facultydirectory/Cummings-Kenneth Bio and Photo]
*[https://www.drtomfrieden.net/ Bio #1] / [https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-frieden/ Photo and Bio #2] / [https://twitter.com/DrTomFrieden Follow on Twitter] / [https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2016/t0105-e-cigarettes.html Quote source]
*Disclosure: Dr. Tom Frieden is President and CEO of [https://resolvetosavelives.org/about/team/tom-frieden Resolve to Save Lives] (an initiative housed at Vital Strategies), launched in 2017 with support from Bloomberg Philanthropies, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. (Bloomberg Philanthropies is a funder of Vital Strategies.)
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[[file:US Tom Frieden, MD, MPH.png|center|alt=Tom Frieden, MD, MPH Director,  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 2009 - 2017 Director, Global Health - Bloomberg Philanthropies 2006 - 2009: "For adults who use e-cigarettes and quit using conventional cigarettes completely and forever they [e-cigs] would be a benefit..."|Tom Frieden, MD, MPH Director,  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 2009 - 2017 Director, Global Health - Bloomberg Philanthropies 2006 - 2009]]
[[file:US Kenneth Michael Cummings PhD.png|center]]
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===Abigail S. Friedman PhD===
 
*[https://twitter.com/AFriedmanPhD Follow on Twitter] / [https://clivebates.com/documents/ExpertCommentsOnWHOMay2021.pdf Quote Source] / [https://ysph.yale.edu/profile/abigail_friedman/ Bio and Photo]
===Brittani Cushman (TPB) spelling?===
*(Disclosure)
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[[file:US Abigail S. Friedman PhD.png|center]]
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===Stephen F. Gambescia, PhD===
===Cristine Delnevo, PhD, MPH, FAAHB===
*[https://drexel.edu/cnhp/faculty/profiles/GambesciaStephen/ Bio and Photo] / [https://www.pennlive.com/opinion/2017/01/e-cigarettes_1.html Quote Source]
*[https://twitter.com/CrisDelnevo Follow on Twitter] / [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3o6blLFiGM8&list=PLDHUc__idSQkHwN6MScIl0amhODjGer6x&index=10 Quote Source] / [https://www.linkedin.com/in/cristine-delnevo-77623b7/ Photo and Bio]
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[[file:US Stephen F. Gambescia, PhD.png|center]]
[[file:US Christine Delnevo.png|center]]
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===Charles A. Gardner, PhD===
===David Dobbins, JD, MPH===  
*[https://twitter.com/ChaunceyGardner Follow on Twitter]
*[https://tobaccoreporter.com/2022/12/01/reality-check-3/ Source of Quote] / [https://www.linkedin.com/in/dave-dobbins-51a0794/ Source of Photo]
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[[file:US David Dobbins JD MPH.png|center]]
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===Rob Gebelhoff, BA===
 
*[https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/09/22/democrats-proposal-tax-e-cigarettes-is-terrible-idea/ Quote source] / [https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-gebelhoff-a6696957/ Photo and Bio] / [https://twitter.com/RobertGebelhoff Follow on Twitter]  
===Clifford E. Douglas, J.D===
*[https://twitter.com/cdoug Follow on Twitter] / [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1C1nk1XEZ8WhnOXtCGTqHdeqomc9HOuko/view Source: Quote] / [https://sph.umich.edu/faculty-profiles/douglas-clifford.html Bio and photo]:
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[[file:US Rob Gebelhoff.png|center|alt=Rob Gebelhoff Assistant Editor, The Washington Post: "If lawmakers insist on taxing e-cigarettes, fine. But then make sure that taxes for traditional tobacco products — including state and local taxes — remain considerably higher. Use the substitution effect to our advantage.  The vaping industry is a tempting political target. But the proposed tax on its products is the wrong way to reduce the scourge of smoking."|Rob Gebelhoff Assistant Editor, The Washington Post]]
[[file:US Clifford Douglas JD.png|center]]
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===Karen K Gerlach, PhD, MPH===
===David L. Eaton PhD===
*[https://www.womblebonddickinson.com/us/people/karen-gerlach Photo and Bio] / [https://www.24shareupdates.com/2022/11/07/accurate-information-on-nicotine-to-save-smokers-lives/ Quote Source]
*[https://deohs.washington.edu/faculty/david-l-eaton Photo and Bio] / [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/do-e-cigarettes-help-or-harm-jurys-still-out-panel-says/ Quote Source]  
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[[file:US Karen K Gerlach PhD MPH.png|center]]  
[[file:US David L Eaton Phd.png|center|alt=David L. Eaton, PhD, Department of Environmental and  Occupational Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Washington: "Evidence suggests that while they're [e-cigarettes] not necessarily without health risks on their own, they are likely to be far less harmful than a conventional cigarette."|David L. Eaton, PhD, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Washington]]
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===Joe Gitchell===
===Allan Erickson===
*find quote
*No Photo found / [https://www.tobaccoreform.org/#takeaction Bio] / [https://cancerletter.com/the-cancer-letter/20171006_4/ Quote Source]
*(Disclosures)
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[[file:US Allan Erickson.png|center]]
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===Thomas J. Glynn, PhD===
 
Adjunct Lecturer
===Michael Eriksen, ScD===
Prevention Research Center
*[https://twitter.com/MPEriksen Follow on Twitter] / [https://publichealth.gsu.edu/profile/michaeleriksen/ Photo and Bio] / [https://www.vox.com/2019/11/22/20977418/vaping-lung-disease-ban-public-health Quote Source]
School of Medicine, Stanford University
<br>
Formerly, Associate Director, Cancer Control
[[file:US Michael Eriksen ScD.png|center]]
Science Program, U.S. National Cancer Institute,
and Director, Cancer Science and Trends,
American Cancer Society
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/WHOCOP9LetterOct2021-EN.pdf Source of name, need to find their own quote]
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===Will Godfrey===
===Amy Fairchild, PhD, MPH===
*Founder Filter
*See [https://safernicotine.wiki/mediawiki/index.php/Nicotine_/_THR_-_Statements_from_Experts#Ronald_Bayer%2C_PhD Ronald Bayer, PhD for quote]. / [https://www.linkedin.com/in/amy-fairchild-873635195/ Photo and Bio] / [https://twitter.com/AmyLFairchild Follow on Twitter]
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[[file:US Bayer and Fairchild.png|center|alt=Ronald Bayer, PhD. Amy Fairchild, PhD, MPH: "Rejecting e-cigarettes because the tobacco industry will profit from them has the virtue of being uncompromising. But it also means rejecting the evidence and accepting the predictable, deadly toll of cigarette smoking. That’s a virtue, we argue, the world can no longer afford."|Ronald Bayer, PhD. Amy Fairchild, PhD, MPH.]]
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===Bill Godshall===
 
[https://issuu.com/tiffanytandrade/docs/electroniccigarettes Quote Source] / [https://twitter.com/NYSVaporAssoc/status/913138800381095937 Photo Source]
===David S. Fink, PhD, MPH===
*[https://davidsfink.com/ Bio] / [https://twitter.com/DavidSFink Follow on Twitter] / [https://twitter.com/DavidSFink/status/1196473031553638400 Quote Source]
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[[file:US Bill Godshall.png|center]]
[[file:US David S. Fink, PhD, MPH.png|center|alt=David S. Fink, PhD, MPH New York State Psychiatric Institute: "Tobacco is the leading cause of premature mortality, so let’s get people off tobacco then, that suggest we take UKs stance on this and move then to vaping, a unquestionably safer method of consumption..."|David S. Fink, PhD, MPH New York State Psychiatric Institute]]
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===Dr. Scott Gottlieb===
===Michael Fiore, MD, MPH, MBA===
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Gottlieb Bio] / [https://twitter.com/ScottGottliebMD Photo] / [https://twitter.com/scottgottliebmd/status/1170350199077818369 Quote 1] [https://www.fda.gov/news-events/speeches-fda-officials/protecting-american-families-comprehensive-approach-nicotine-and-tobacco-06282017 Quote 2] [https://twitter.com/ScottGottliebMD Follow on Twitter]
*[https://www.wpr.org/health-officials-look-cut-number-smokers-about-10m-2024 Quote Source] / [https://ctri.wisc.edu/researchers/research-staff/dr-michael-fiore/ Photo and Bio]
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[[file:US Dr Scott Gottlieb.png|center]]
[[file:US Michael Fiore, MD, MPH, MBA.png|center|alt=Michael Fiore, MD, MPH, MBA Founder & Director University of Wisconsin Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention:"Twenty individuals in Wisconsin are going to die prematurely [today] of a disease directly caused by their smoking, on average, robbing them of 10 to 15 years of life...vaping is, without a question, less dangerous than cigarette smoking."|Michael Fiore, MD, MPH, MBA Founder & Director University of Wisconsin Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention]]
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===Sharon H. Green, PhD, MPH===
===Steve Forbes (Malcolm Stevenson Forbes Jr.)===
*[https://www.sharonhgreen.com/ Photo and Bio] / [https://twitter.com/sharonhgreen89 Follow on Twitter] / [https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMp1601154?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori:rid:crossref.org&rfr_dat=cr_pub%20%200www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov Quote Source]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Forbes Photo and Bio] / [https://twitter.com/SteveForbesCEO Follow on Twitter] / [https://www.forbes.com/sites/steveforbes/2022/09/08/based-more-on-emotion-than-science-steve-forbes-blasts-fda-vaping-rule/?sh=50ddfdfc3fee Quote Source]
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[[file:US Sharon H. Green, PhD, MPH.png|center|alt=Sharon H. Green, PhD, MPH Postdoctoral Scholar University of California, Berkeley: "In England, where leading medical organizations regard nicotine alone as relatively benign, the pressing need to reduce the risks for current smokers frames the debate. The overwhelming focus in the United States is abstinence. In the end, the sorts of policies that are implemented will depend on whether whoever dominates the debate views harm reduction as opportunity or anathema."|Sharon H. Green, PhD, MPH Postdoctoral Scholar University of California, Berkeley]]
[[file:US Steve Forbes.png|center|alt=Steve Forbes, Chairman and Editor-In-Chief, Forbes Media: "Vaping is actually very effective in helping people quit smoking... Attacking vaping with false information and distortions does a deadly disservice to public health."|Steve Forbes, Chairman and Editor-In-Chief, Forbes Media]]
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===Marc Gunther===
 
*[https://twitter.com/MarcGunther Follow on Twitter]
===Jonathan Foulds PhD===
*[https://twitter.com/JonathanFoulds Follow on Twitter] / [https://clivebates.com/documents/ExpertCommentsOnWHOMay2021.pdf Quote source] / [https://cancer.psu.edu/researchers/individual/-/researcher/5B6500F63D2138DBE0540010E056499A/jonathan-foulds-phd Bio and Photo]
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[[file:US Jonathan Foulds PhD.png|center]]
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===Jené Gutierrez, MA===
===Tom Frieden, MD, MPH===
*[https://catapult.co/jenegutierrez Photo and Bio] / [https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/actually-vaping-is-cool/ Quote Source]
*[https://www.drtomfrieden.net/ Bio #1] / [https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-frieden/ Photo and Bio #2] / [https://twitter.com/DrTomFrieden Follow on Twitter] / [https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2016/t0105-e-cigarettes.html Quote source]
*Disclosure: Dr. Tom Frieden is President and CEO of [https://resolvetosavelives.org/about/team/tom-frieden Resolve to Save Lives] (an initiative housed at Vital Strategies), launched in 2017 with support from Bloomberg Philanthropies, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. (Bloomberg Philanthropies is a funder of Vital Strategies.)
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[[file:US Jené Gutierrez, MA.png|center|alt=Jené Gutierrez, MA, Journalist: "So here is my humble appeal to my fellow vape-judging brethren: Let’s admit that we were all wrong. Vaping,  95 percent healthier and 40 percent cheaper than smoking cigarettes, helps wean people off of an intense habit and naturally becomes an extension of their identity. So what? If this level of dedication to vaping is what destroys a dangerous addiction, then who cares? Looking down on vapers is basic and boring. They’re just doing the best they can, and are actually a less toxic presence because they vape—whether or not you want to admit it."|Jené Gutierrez, MA, Journalist]]
[[file:US Tom Frieden, MD, MPH.png|center|alt=Tom Frieden, MD, MPH Director,  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 2009 - 2017 Director, Global Health - Bloomberg Philanthropies 2006 - 2009: "For adults who use e-cigarettes and quit using conventional cigarettes completely and forever they [e-cigs] would be a benefit..."|Tom Frieden, MD, MPH Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 2009 - 2017 Director, Global Health - Bloomberg Philanthropies 2006 - 2009]]
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===Abigail S. Friedman PhD===
===Scott Hadland, MD, MPH, MS, BS===
*[https://twitter.com/AFriedmanPhD Follow on Twitter] / [https://clivebates.com/documents/ExpertCommentsOnWHOMay2021.pdf Quote Source] / [https://ysph.yale.edu/profile/abigail_friedman/ Bio and Photo]
*[https://twitter.com/DrScottHadland Follow on Twitter] / [https://www.bumc.bu.edu/care/faculty/scott-hadland/ Photo and Bio]
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[[file:US Scott Hadland, MD.png|center]]
[[file:US Abigail S. Friedman PhD.png|center]]
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===Dorothy K. Hatsukami, PhD===
===Stephen F. Gambescia, PhD===
*[https://med.umn.edu/bio/psychiatry/dorothy-hatsukami Bio and Photo] / [https://twitter.com/KimMurrayTPA/status/1526656765751963648 Quote Source]
*[https://drexel.edu/cnhp/faculty/profiles/GambesciaStephen/ Bio and Photo] / [https://www.pennlive.com/opinion/2017/01/e-cigarettes_1.html Quote Source]
*1999-2000 [https://www.srnt.org/page/Presidents President, Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco]
*[https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/full/10.2105/AJPH.2021.306416 Balancing Consideration of the Risks and Benefits of E-Cigarettes]
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[[file:US Dorothy K. Hatsukami, PhD.png|center]]
[[file:US Stephen F. Gambescia, PhD.png|center]]
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===Nan Hayworth, MD===
===Charles A. Gardner, PhD===
*[https://history.house.gov/People/Detail/15602#biography Bio and Photo] / [https://twitter.com/NanHayworth/status/1572001216569249794 Quote Source] / [https://twitter.com/NanHayworth Follow on Twitter]
*[https://twitter.com/ChaunceyGardner Follow on Twitter]
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[[file:Nan Hayworth MD.png|center]]
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===Rob Gebelhoff, BA===
===Dr. Cheryl Healton===
*[https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/09/22/democrats-proposal-tax-e-cigarettes-is-terrible-idea/ Quote source] / [https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-gebelhoff-a6696957/ Photo and Bio] / [https://twitter.com/RobertGebelhoff Follow on Twitter]  
*[https://twitter.com/DrCherylHealton Follow on Twitter]
*[https://publichealth.nyu.edu/faculty/cheryl-healton Bio / Photo is on her bio page:]
Founding President and CEO of American Legacy Foundation (created from MSA Funds, now known as the Truth Initiative);
Dean of School of Global Public Health and Professor of Public Health Policy and Management, NYU School of Global Public Health;
Founding chair of the Public Health Practice Council of the Association of Schools of Public Health;
Serves on the National Board of Public Health Examiners, the Betty Ford Institute, Lung Cancer Alliance, Board of Directors at the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health, and the Board of Directors at HealthRight International.
Tobacco Harm Reduction Quote: [http://vimeo.com/557522524 E-cigarette Summit 2021]
We treat addiction to combustible tobacco differently than addiction to other products with respect to harm reduction approaches. We are spending way too much time on infighting and too little time on finding common ground to massively reduce combustible tobacco use and ending the false equivalency between products. Smoking remains a worldwide tragedy causing a billion lives at stake in this century alone. Lower risk products exist to help those unable or unwilling to quit. We have abandoned our harm reduction approach in public health when it comes to saving smokers.
[https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/legacy-begins-national-search-for-next-president-and-chief-executive-officer-173289731.html Retirement from American Legacy (now Truth)]
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[[file:US Rob Gebelhoff.png|center|alt=Rob Gebelhoff Assistant Editor, The Washington Post: "If lawmakers insist on taxing e-cigarettes, fine. But then make sure that taxes for traditional tobacco products — including state and local taxes — remain considerably higher. Use the substitution effect to our advantage.  The vaping industry is a tempting political target. But the proposed tax on its products is the wrong way to reduce the scourge of smoking."|Rob Gebelhoff Assistant Editor, The Washington Post]]
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===Amy Faith Ho, MD===
 
*[https://www.statnews.com/2017/05/30/harm-reduction-health-care/ Quote Source] / [https://twitter.com/amyfaithho Follow on Twitter] / [https://amyfaithho.com/about/ Photo and Bio]
===Karen K Gerlach, PhD, MPH===
*[https://www.womblebonddickinson.com/us/people/karen-gerlach Photo and Bio] / [https://www.24shareupdates.com/2022/11/07/accurate-information-on-nicotine-to-save-smokers-lives/ Quote Source]
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[[file:US Amy Faith Ho MD.png|center|alt=Amy Faith Ho, MD: "Chained by practicality, physicians don’t have the luxury of shooting for the impossibility of no harm. It’s time for us to embrace, on all topics — sex, drugs, smoking, etc. — harm reduction."|Amy Faith Ho, MD]]
[[file:US Karen K Gerlach PhD MPH.png|center]]  
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===Matthew Holman, PhD===
*[https://www.e-cigarette-summit.us.com/speaker/matthew-r-holman/ Photo Source] / [https://www.chron.com/opinion/article/commentary-17602245.php Quote Source]
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[[file:US Matt Holman PHD.png|center]]  
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===Chris Howard, JD===
===Joe Gitchell===
*[https://twitter.com/VaporLawyer Follow on Twitter]
*[https://conscienhealth.org/2015/10/the-tricky-matter-of-nicotine/ Quote Source] / [https://www.linkedin.com/in/joe-gitchell-2bb6154/ Photo and Bio]
*CEO Pinney Associates - Consulting work for Smoking Harm Minimization and Pharma companies.
[[file:US Joe Gitchell.png|center]]  
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===Angela Janis, MD, DFAPA===
===Thomas J. Glynn, PhD===
*[https://www.linkedin.com/in/angela-janis-90b20977/ Photo and Bio] / [https://twitter.com/DrAngelaJanis Follow on Twitter] / [https://twitter.com/DrAngelaJanis/status/1197242933990305793 Quote Source]
Adjunct Lecturer
Prevention Research Center
School of Medicine, Stanford University
Formerly, Associate Director, Cancer Control
Science Program, U.S. National Cancer Institute,
and Director, Cancer Science and Trends,
American Cancer Society
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/WHOCOP9LetterOct2021-EN.pdf Source of name, need to find their own quote]
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[[file:US Angela Janis, MD, DFAPA.png|center]]
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===Matthew Wayne Johnson, Ph.D.===
 
*[https://filtermag.org/nicotine-drug-prohibition-tobacco-harm-reduction/ Quote] / [https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/profiles/details/matthew-johnson Bio and Photo]
===Will Godfrey===
*Founder Filter
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[[file:US Matthew Johnson PhD.png|center]]
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===Bill Godshall===
===Senator Ron Johnson===
[https://issuu.com/tiffanytandrade/docs/electroniccigarettes Quote Source] / [https://twitter.com/NYSVaporAssoc/status/913138800381095937 Photo Source]
*Wisconsin
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[[file:US Bill Godshall.png|center]]
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===Peter Killeen PhD===
===Dr. Scott Gottlieb===
*[https://isearch.asu.edu/profile/56114 Bio] / [https://www.planetofthevapes.co.uk/news/health-studies/2014-10-24_nicotine-addiction.html Photo Source] / [https://emerituscollege.asu.edu/sites/default/files/ecdw/EVoice21/killeen21.html Quote Source]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Gottlieb Bio] / [https://twitter.com/ScottGottliebMD Photo] / [https://twitter.com/scottgottliebmd/status/1170350199077818369 Quote 1] [https://www.fda.gov/news-events/speeches-fda-officials/protecting-american-families-comprehensive-approach-nicotine-and-tobacco-06282017 Quote 2] [https://twitter.com/ScottGottliebMD Follow on Twitter]
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[[file:US Peter Killeen.png|center]]
[[file:US Dr Scott Gottlieb.png|center]]
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===Jaron Hoani King===
===Sharon H. Green, PhD, MPH===
*[https://twitter.com/_JHKing Follow on Twitter]
*[https://www.sharonhgreen.com/ Photo and Bio] / [https://twitter.com/sharonhgreen89 Follow on Twitter] / [https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMp1601154?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori:rid:crossref.org&rfr_dat=cr_pub%20%200www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov Quote Source]
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[[file:US Sharon H. Green, PhD, MPH.png|center|alt=Sharon H. Green, PhD, MPH Postdoctoral Scholar University of California, Berkeley: "In England, where leading medical organizations regard nicotine alone as relatively benign, the pressing need to reduce the risks for current smokers frames the debate. The overwhelming focus in the United States is abstinence. In the end, the sorts of policies that are implemented will depend on whether whoever dominates the debate views harm reduction as opportunity or anathema."|Sharon H. Green, PhD, MPH Postdoctoral Scholar University of California, Berkeley]]
 
===Bethea A Kleykamp, MA, PhD===
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/ExpertCommentsOnWHOMay2021.pdf Quote Source] / [https://www.linkedin.com/in/bethea-annie-kleykamp-ma-phd-57505128 Bio and Photo] / [https://twitter.com/akleykamp Follow on Twitter]
*COI: I currently have no conflicts of interest with respect to tobacco, vaping or pharmaceutical industries. From May 2014 to September 2018, I provided harm reduction consulting services to an e-cigarette company (NJOY) and a tobacco company (RJ Reynolds) through my work at Pinney Associates.
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[[file:US Annie Kleykamp PhD.png|center]]
===Marc Gunther===
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*[https://twitter.com/MarcGunther Follow on Twitter]
 
===Robin Koval===
*[https://www.prevention.com/health/a24233519/is-vaping-bad-for-you/ Quote Source] / [https://web.archive.org/web/20230122062253/https://twitter.com/robinkoval Photo] / [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Koval Bio]
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[[file:US Robin Koval.png|center]]
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===[https://www.huffpost.com/author/lynn-t-kozlowski-phd Lynn Kozlowski]===
===Jené Gutierrez, MA===
*[https://twitter.com/ltkoz1 Follow on Twitter]
*[https://catapult.co/jenegutierrez Photo and Bio] / [https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/actually-vaping-is-cool/ Quote Source]
*[https://www.huffpost.com/entry/e-cigarettes_b_4550443 E-cigs vs. Cigs: Cut Through, Cut In, Cut Down, Cut Out]
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[[file:US Jené Gutierrez, MA.png|center|alt=Jené Gutierrez, MA, Journalist: "So here is my humble appeal to my fellow vape-judging brethren: Let’s admit that we were all wrong. Vaping,  95 percent healthier and 40 percent cheaper than smoking cigarettes, helps wean people off of an intense habit and naturally becomes an extension of their identity. So what? If this level of dedication to vaping is what destroys a dangerous addiction, then who cares? Looking down on vapers is basic and boring. They’re just doing the best they can, and are actually a less toxic presence because they vape—whether or not you want to admit it."|Jené Gutierrez, MA, Journalist]]
===Pritika Kumar R-Street===
*find quote
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===Ted Kyle, RPh, MBA===
===Scott Hadland, MD, MPH, MS, BS===
*[https://conscienhealth.org/about-ted-kyle-rph-mba/ Photo and Bio] / [https://twitter.com/ConscienHealth/status/1108696010837159936 Source: Quote] / [https://twitter.com/ConscienHealth Follow on Twitter]
*[https://twitter.com/DrScottHadland Follow on Twitter] / [https://www.bumc.bu.edu/care/faculty/scott-hadland/ Photo and Bio]
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===Jody Lanard MD===
===Dorothy K. Hatsukami, PhD===
*[https://twitter.com/EIDGeek Follow on Twitter] / [https://www.psandman.com/index-infec.htm Photo] / [https://www.psandman.com/handouts/AIHA/page66.pdf Bio] / [https://twitter.com/EIDGeek/status/1611183075354107904 Quote Source]
*[https://med.umn.edu/bio/psychiatry/dorothy-hatsukami Bio and Photo] / [https://twitter.com/KimMurrayTPA/status/1526656765751963648 Quote Source]
*1999-2000 [https://www.srnt.org/page/Presidents President, Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco]
*[https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/full/10.2105/AJPH.2021.306416 Balancing Consideration of the Risks and Benefits of E-Cigarettes]
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===Harry A. Lando, PhD===
===Nan Hayworth, MD===
*2002-2003 [https://www.srnt.org/page/Presidents President, Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco]  
*[https://history.house.gov/People/Detail/15602#biography Bio and Photo] / [https://twitter.com/NanHayworth/status/1572001216569249794 Quote Source] / [https://twitter.com/NanHayworth Follow on Twitter]
*[https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/full/10.2105/AJPH.2021.306416 Balancing Consideration of the Risks and Benefits of E-Cigarettes]
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[[file:Nan Hayworth MD.png|center]]
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===Scott Leischow, PhD===
 
*2008-2009 [https://www.srnt.org/page/Presidents President, Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco]
===Dr. Cheryl Healton===
*[https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/full/10.2105/AJPH.2021.306416 Balancing Consideration of the Risks and Benefits of E-Cigarettes]
*[https://twitter.com/DrCherylHealton Follow on Twitter] / [https://publichealth.nyu.edu/faculty/cheryl-healton Bio / Photo is on her bio page:] / [https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-23658-7_4 Quote Source]
*“I think we really need to consider making that product [e-cigarettes] more accessible to individuals so that they may choose to use that product in lieu of smoking”
Founding President and CEO of American Legacy Foundation (created from MSA Funds, now known as the Truth Initiative);
Dean of School of Global Public Health and Professor of Public Health Policy and Management, NYU School of Global Public Health;
Founding chair of the Public Health Practice Council of the Association of Schools of Public Health;
Serves on the National Board of Public Health Examiners, the Betty Ford Institute, Lung Cancer Alliance, Board of Directors at the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health, and the Board of Directors at HealthRight International.
Tobacco Harm Reduction Quote: [http://vimeo.com/557522524 E-cigarette Summit 2021]
We treat addiction to combustible tobacco differently than addiction to other products with respect to harm reduction approaches. We are spending way too much time on infighting and too little time on finding common ground to massively reduce combustible tobacco use and ending the false equivalency between products. Smoking remains a worldwide tragedy causing a billion lives at stake in this century alone. Lower risk products exist to help those unable or unwilling to quit. We have abandoned our harm reduction approach in public health when it comes to saving smokers.
[https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/legacy-begins-national-search-for-next-president-and-chief-executive-officer-173289731.html Retirement from American Legacy (now Truth)]
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===Caryn Lerman, PhD===
 
*2010-2011 [https://www.srnt.org/page/Presidents President, Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco]  
===Amy Faith Ho, MD===
*[https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/full/10.2105/AJPH.2021.306416 Balancing Consideration of the Risks and Benefits of E-Cigarettes]
*[https://www.statnews.com/2017/05/30/harm-reduction-health-care/ Quote Source] / [https://twitter.com/amyfaithho Follow on Twitter] / [https://amyfaithho.com/about/ Photo and Bio]
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[[file:US Amy Faith Ho MD.png|center|alt=Amy Faith Ho, MD: "Chained by practicality, physicians don’t have the luxury of shooting for the impossibility of no harm. It’s time for us to embrace, on all topics — sex, drugs, smoking, etc. — harm reduction."|Amy Faith Ho, MD]]
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===Alex Liber===
===Matthew Holman, PhD===
*[https://twitter.com/AlexCLiber Follow on Twitter]
*[https://www.e-cigarette-summit.us.com/speaker/matthew-r-holman/ Photo Source] / [https://www.chron.com/opinion/article/commentary-17602245.php Quote Source]
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[[file:US Matt Holman PHD.png|center]]
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===Stefani Lord===
 
*[https://twitter.com/Lord4NM Follow on Twitter]
===Chris Howard, JD===
*[https://twitter.com/GregTHR/status/1620094046676082688 New Mexico]
*[https://twitter.com/VaporLawyer Follow on Twitter]
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===Michael Madden, MD===
===Angela Janis, MD, DFAPA===
*[https://triblive.com/opinion/dr-michael-madden-clearing-the-air-about-youth-vaping/ Quote Source] / [https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-madden-m-d-8373b71b/ Photo and Bio]
*[https://www.linkedin.com/in/angela-janis-90b20977/ Photo and Bio] / [https://twitter.com/DrAngelaJanis Follow on Twitter] / [https://twitter.com/DrAngelaJanis/status/1197242933990305793 Quote Source]
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[[File:US Michael Madden MD.png|center|alt=Michael Madden, MD, Former Chief Medical Officer, Gateway Health: "No one wants a child to pick up an e-cigarette, but imprecise rhetoric about the reality of youth use of e-cigarettes misleads both the public and policymakers and results in tragic misunderstandings about one of the most promising tools public health has to help 34 million adults in this country who still smoke. Clear the air. Follow the science. Make tobacco harm reduction work for those who need it."|Michael Madden, MD, Former Chief Medical Officer, Gateway Health]]<br>
[[file:US Angela Janis, MD, DFAPA.png|center]]
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===Matthew Wayne Johnson, Ph.D.===
===Robin Mermelstein, Ph.D.===
*[https://filtermag.org/nicotine-drug-prohibition-tobacco-harm-reduction/ Quote] / [https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/profiles/details/matthew-johnson Bio and Photo] / [https://twitter.com/Drug_Researcher Follow on Twitter]
Distinguished Professor, Liberal Arts and Sciences
Psychology Department
Director, Institute for Health Research and Policy
Co-Director, Center for Clinical and Translational
Science
University of Illinois at Chicago
*2015-2016 [https://www.srnt.org/page/Presidents President, Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco]  
*[https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/full/10.2105/AJPH.2021.306416 Balancing Consideration of the Risks and Benefits of E-Cigarettes]
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/WHOCOP9LetterOct2021-EN.pdf Letter from one hundred specialists in nicotine science, policy, and practice]
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===Tom Miller JD===
 
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20220928031914/https://www.iowaattorneygeneral.gov/newsroom/statement-by-attorney-general-tom-miller-on-electronic-cigarettes Quote source] / [https://safernicotine.wiki/mediawiki/index.php/Tom_Miller Photo and Bio]
===Senator Ron Johnson===
*Wisconsin
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===Vivek H. Murthy, MD, MBA===
===Peter Killeen PhD===
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vivek_Murthy Photo and Bio] / [https://twitter.com/surgeon_general/status/1075734966821142529 Quote Source] / [https://twitter.com/Surgeon%20General Follow on Twitter]
*[https://isearch.asu.edu/profile/56114 Bio] / [https://www.planetofthevapes.co.uk/news/health-studies/2014-10-24_nicotine-addiction.html Photo Source] / [https://emerituscollege.asu.edu/sites/default/files/ecdw/EVoice21/killeen21.html Quote Source]
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[[file:US Peter Killeen.png|center]]
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===Ethan A Nadelmann===
===Brian King===
*[https://twitter.com/ethannadelmann Follow on Twitter] / [https://filtermag.org/drug-policy-reform-movement/ Quote Source]
*[https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/add.16296 Quote Source]
*“My fear is, that not only are we taking a major step backwards [in cutting rates of smoking], but we may be at the beginnings of the great new drug war of the 21st century.”
 
**Ethan A Nadelmann - [https://drugpolicy.org/staff/ethan-nadelmann-founder Bio] and [https://twitter.com/ethannadelmann/status/857637028883771396 Photo]
===Jaron Hoani King===
**Founder & Former Executive Director (2000-2017)
*[https://twitter.com/_JHKing Follow on Twitter]
**Drug Policy Alliance
**New York and International
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===Cam Nereim, MD, FAAP===
===Bethea A Kleykamp, MA, PhD===
*[https://health.usf.edu/medicine/pediatrics/directories/cnereim Photo and Bio] / [https://twitter.com/DrCamNereim Follow on Twitter] / [https://twitter.com/DrCamNereim/status/1611211453511483393 Quote Source]
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/ExpertCommentsOnWHOMay2021.pdf Quote Source] / [https://www.linkedin.com/in/bethea-annie-kleykamp-ma-phd-57505128 Bio and Photo] / [https://twitter.com/akleykamp Follow on Twitter]
*COI: I currently have no conflicts of interest with respect to tobacco, vaping or pharmaceutical industries. From May 2014 to September 2018, I provided harm reduction consulting services to an e-cigarette company (NJOY) and a tobacco company (RJ Reynolds) through my work at Pinney Associates.
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===Paul Newhouse===
===Robin Koval===
*[https://twitter.com/DrPaulNewhouse Follow on Twitter]
*[https://www.prevention.com/health/a24233519/is-vaping-bad-for-you/ Quote Source] / [https://web.archive.org/web/20230122062253/https://twitter.com/robinkoval Photo] / [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Koval Bio]
[http://web.archive.org/web/20211008063529/https://www.tampabay.com/news/health/study-finds-nicotine-safe-helps-in-alzheimers-parkinsons/2175396/ Quote source] "It [nicotine] seems very safe even in nonsmokers. In our studies we find it actually reduces blood pressure chronically. And there were no addiction or withdrawal problems, and nobody started smoking cigarettes. The risk of addiction to nicotine alone is virtually nil."
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[[file:US Robin Koval.png|center]]
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===Raymond S. Niaura, PhD===
 
*Source: [https://clivebates.com/documents/ExpertCommentsOnWHOMay2021.pdf Comments on vaping and tobacco harm reduction from expert stakeholders]
===[https://www.huffpost.com/author/lynn-t-kozlowski-phd Lynn Kozlowski]===
**Misinformation that conflates the term tobacco control with all forms of nicotine delivery regardless of harm thus egregiously deprives smokers, the public, policymakers and governments of responsible policymaking and individual choice, grossly ignores the full weight of current scientific evidence, evidence that can and should more rapidly make the most lethal combusted forms of smoked tobacco obsolete and save millions and millions of lives and suffering much sooner that could otherwise be achieved. Telling the whole truth to the world should be the sole mission of WHO and it can and should do better.
*[https://twitter.com/ltkoz1 Follow on Twitter]
**Raymond Niaura PhD. ([https://clivebates.com/documents/ExpertCommentsOnWHOMay2021.pdf Bio and Photo])
*[https://www.huffpost.com/entry/e-cigarettes_b_4550443 E-cigs vs. Cigs: Cut Through, Cut In, Cut Down, Cut Out]
**Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences
**New York University School of Global Public Health
**Former: Director of Science and Training at the Schroeder Institute (SI) for Tobacco Research and Policy Studies at the [https://truthinitiative.org/ Truth Initiative], and former President of the [https://www.srnt.org/ Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco]
**Deputy Editor of the [https://academic.oup.com/ntr Nicotine and Tobacco Research]
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/WHOCOP9LetterOct2021-EN.pdf Letter from one hundred specialists in nicotine science, policy, and practice]
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===Pritika Kumar R-Street===
===Joel Nitzkin, MD===
*find quote
*[https://www.rstreet.org/team/joel-nitzkin/ Bio and photo] / [https://web.archive.org/web/20210618212236/https://2o9ub0417chl2lg6m43em6psi2i-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/20160406AlaskaLtrTobcLegis-1.pdf Quote Source and Bio] / [https://twitter.com/JoelNitzkin Follow on Twitter]
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===Joe Nocera===
===Ted Kyle, RPh, MBA===
*[https://www.linkedin.com/in/joenocera/ Photo and Bio] / [https://web.archive.org/web/20191220040415/https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-12-19/u-s-prefers-mass-hysteria-to-sound-policy-on-vaping Quote Source] / [https://twitter.com/opinion_joe Follow on Twitter]
*[https://conscienhealth.org/about-ted-kyle-rph-mba/ Photo and Bio] / [https://twitter.com/ConscienHealth/status/1108696010837159936 Source: Quote] / [https://twitter.com/ConscienHealth Follow on Twitter]
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[[file:US Joe Nocera.png|center]]
[[file:US Ted Kyle RPh MBA 2.png|center]]  
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===Amy Nyman, MA===
===Jody Lanard MD===
*[https://publichealth.gsu.edu/profile/amy-nyman/ Photo and Bio] / [https://news.gsu.edu/2019/11/20/study-finds-increase-in-number-of-u-s-adults-who-perceive-e-cigarettes-more-harmful-than-traditional-cigarettes/ Quote Source]
*[https://twitter.com/EIDGeek Follow on Twitter] / [https://www.psandman.com/index-infec.htm Photo] / [https://www.psandman.com/handouts/AIHA/page66.pdf Bio] / [https://twitter.com/EIDGeek/status/1611183075354107904 Quote Source]
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[[file:US Amy Nyman MA.png|center]]
[[file:US Jody Lanard, MD.png|center]]  
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===Michael Ogden, Phd===
===Harry A. Lando, PhD===
*[https://gtnf.org/mike-ogden Photo Source] / [https://www.24shareupdates.com/2022/11/07/accurate-information-on-nicotine-to-save-smokers-lives/ Quote Source]
*2002-2003 [https://www.srnt.org/page/Presidents President, Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco]  
*[https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/full/10.2105/AJPH.2021.306416 Balancing Consideration of the Risks and Benefits of E-Cigarettes]
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[[file:US Michael Ogden PhD.png|center]]
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===Cheryl K. Olson, Sc.D.===
===Scott Leischow, PhD===
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/ExpertCommentsOnWHOMay2021.pdf Quote Source] / [https://www.drcherylolson.com/bio/ Bio and Photo] /
*2008-2009 [https://www.srnt.org/page/Presidents President, Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco]
*[https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/full/10.2105/AJPH.2021.306416 Balancing Consideration of the Risks and Benefits of E-Cigarettes]
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[[file:US Cheryl K Olson.png|center]]
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===Caryn Lerman, PhD===
===Jason Osborne===
*2010-2011 [https://www.srnt.org/page/Presidents President, Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco]  
*[https://www.facebook.com/osborne4nh/posts/2431511483739590 Photo and Quote Source]
*[https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/full/10.2105/AJPH.2021.306416 Balancing Consideration of the Risks and Benefits of E-Cigarettes]
*Disclosure: [https://www.unionleader.com/opinion/op-eds/rep-jason-osborne-nh-should-not-tax-harm-reduction/article_d5e0b30a-5c65-5b4c-9d51-a0e5fb8dfa4b.html Rep. Osborne used vapor technology to quit smoking]
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[[file:US Jason Osborne.png|center]]
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===Laura Leigh Oyler===
===Alex Liber===
*[https://www.linkedin.com/in/laura-leigh-oyler-70746145/ Photo and Bio] / [https://twitter.com/RzbkRedMosquito/status/1555016723753046018 Quote Source] / [https://twitter.com/thegtnf/status/1577282403080380417 Example - children begging parents to smoke]
*[https://twitter.com/AlexCLiber Follow on Twitter]
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[[file:US Laura Leigh Oyler 3.png|center]]
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===Stefani Lord===
===Amanda Palmer, PhD===
*[https://twitter.com/Lord4NM Follow on Twitter]
*[https://twitter.com/AmandaPalmerPhD Follow on Twitter] / [https://education.musc.edu/MUSCApps/FacultyDirectory/Palmer-Amanda Photo and Bio] / [https://web.archive.org/web/20230114130120/https://twitter.com/AmandaPalmerPhD/status/1378049670572822532 Quote Source]
*[https://twitter.com/GregTHR/status/1620094046676082688 New Mexico]
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===[https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5105003/ Tommy J Payne, JD]===
===Michael Madden, MD===
*[https://collectio.ecu.edu/chronicles/People/Tommy-Joe-Payne Bio]
*[https://triblive.com/opinion/dr-michael-madden-clearing-the-air-about-youth-vaping/ Quote Source] / [https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-madden-m-d-8373b71b/ Photo and Bio]
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[[File:US Michael Madden MD.png|center|alt=Michael Madden, MD, Former Chief Medical Officer, Gateway Health: "No one wants a child to pick up an e-cigarette, but imprecise rhetoric about the reality of youth use of e-cigarettes misleads both the public and policymakers and results in tragic misunderstandings about one of the most promising tools public health has to help 34 million adults in this country who still smoke. Clear the air. Follow the science. Make tobacco harm reduction work for those who need it."|Michael Madden, MD, Former Chief Medical Officer, Gateway Health]]<br>
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===Kenneth A. Perkins, PhD===
===Robin Mermelstein, Ph.D.===
*2001-2002 [https://www.srnt.org/page/Presidents President, Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco]  
Distinguished Professor, Liberal Arts and Sciences
Psychology Department
Director, Institute for Health Research and Policy
Co-Director, Center for Clinical and Translational
Science
University of Illinois at Chicago
*2015-2016 [https://www.srnt.org/page/Presidents President, Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco]  
*[https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/full/10.2105/AJPH.2021.306416 Balancing Consideration of the Risks and Benefits of E-Cigarettes]
*[https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/full/10.2105/AJPH.2021.306416 Balancing Consideration of the Risks and Benefits of E-Cigarettes]
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/WHOCOP9LetterOct2021-EN.pdf Letter from one hundred specialists in nicotine science, policy, and practice]
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===Tom Miller JD===
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20220928031914/https://www.iowaattorneygeneral.gov/newsroom/statement-by-attorney-general-tom-miller-on-electronic-cigarettes Quote source] / [https://safernicotine.wiki/mediawiki/index.php/Tom_Miller Photo and Bio]
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[[File:US Tom Miller JD.png|center]]<br>
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===Michael F. Pesko, PhD===
===Vivek H. Murthy, MD, MBA===
*[https://twitter.com/mikepesko Follow on Twitter] / Source: [https://clivebates.com/documents/ExpertCommentsOnWHOMay2021.pdf Source of Quote]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vivek_Murthy Photo and Bio] / [https://twitter.com/surgeon_general/status/1075734966821142529 Quote Source] / [https://twitter.com/Surgeon%20General Follow on Twitter]
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[[file:US Michael Pesko PhD.png|center]]
[[file:US Vivek H. Murthy, MD, MBA.png|center]]
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===Carl V. Phillips, MPP, PhD===
===Ethan A Nadelmann===
*[https://twitter.com/carlvphillips Follow on Twitter] / [https://antithrlies.files.wordpress.com/2018/09/phillips-cv-aug2018.pdf Bio 1] and [https://antithrlies.com/about-cvphillips/ Bio 2] / [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2776004/ Quote Source]
*[https://twitter.com/ethannadelmann Follow on Twitter] / [https://filtermag.org/drug-policy-reform-movement/ Quote Source] / [https://web.archive.org/web/20171017093332/https://drugpolicy.org/staff/ethan-nadelmann-founder Bio] / [https://twitter.com/ethannadelmann/status/857637028883771396 Photo]
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[[file:US Carl V Phillips PhD.png|center]]
[[file:US Ethan A Nadelmann.png|center|alt=Ethan Nadelmann Founder,  Drug Policy Alliance: “Cigarettes are  truly deadly... if we  can be moving people to a less harmful product, that’s what we should be doing... My fear is, that not only are we taking a major step backwards [in cutting rates of smoking], but we may be at the beginnings of the great new drug war of the 21st century.”|Ethan Nadelmann Founder, Drug Policy Alliance]]
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===Ovide Pomerleau, PHD===
===Cam Nereim, MD, FAAP===
*[https://www.umich-nicotine-lab.org/about-dr-ovide-pomerleau.html Bio and Photo]
*[https://health.usf.edu/medicine/pediatrics/directories/cnereim Photo and Bio] / [https://twitter.com/DrCamNereim Follow on Twitter] / [https://twitter.com/DrCamNereim/status/1611211453511483393 Quote Source]
*1995-1995 [https://www.srnt.org/page/Presidents President, Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco]  
*[https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/full/10.2105/AJPH.2021.306416 Balancing Consideration of the Risks and Benefits of E-Cigarettes]
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[[file:US Cameron Nereim, MD.png|center]]
===Helen Redmond, LCSW===
*[https://twitter.com/aftariak Follow on Twitter] / [https://filtermag.org/author/helen-redmond/ Photo and Bio] / [https://twitter.com/aftariak/status/1504184907312074752 Quote]
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[[file:US Helen Redmond.png|center]]
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===Vaughan Rees, PhD===
===Paul Newhouse===
*[https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/vaughan-rees/ Bio and Photo] / [https://www.socialworktoday.com/archive/MJ20p16.shtml Quote Source]
*[https://twitter.com/DrPaulNewhouse Follow on Twitter]
[http://web.archive.org/web/20211008063529/https://www.tampabay.com/news/health/study-finds-nicotine-safe-helps-in-alzheimers-parkinsons/2175396/ Quote source] "It [nicotine] seems very safe even in nonsmokers. In our studies we find it actually reduces blood pressure chronically. And there were no addiction or withdrawal problems, and nobody started smoking cigarettes. The risk of addiction to nicotine alone is virtually nil."
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[[file:US Vaughan Rees PhD 2.png|center]]
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===Nancy A. Rigotti, MD===
===Raymond S. Niaura, PhD===
*2003-2004 [https://www.srnt.org/page/Presidents President, Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco]
*[https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Raymond-Niaura Photo] / [https://publichealth.nyu.edu/faculty/raymond-s-niaura Bio] / [https://truthinitiative.org/sites/default/files/media/files/2019/08/ReThinking-Nicotine_0.pdf Quote source]
*[https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/full/10.2105/AJPH.2021.306416 Balancing Consideration of the Risks and Benefits of E-Cigarettes]
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[[file:US Raymond S. Niaura, PhD.png|center|alt=Raymond S. Niaura, PhD Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences New York University School of Global Public Health Former Director, Science and Training, Schroeder Institute for Tobacco Research and Policy Studies at the Truth Initiative Former President of the Society for Research on Nicotine & Tobacco: "Tobacco control’s overarching goal is to save lives as rapidly and effectively as possible. This will require open minds to rethink harms of nicotine when it is decoupled from combustible tobacco.  Ideally, to displace smoking, less harmful products would have to be as, or more, appealing.  Regulations and policy initiatives should be aligned so that less harmful products are able to compete and replace smoking as the way to obtain and use nicotine."|Raymond S. Niaura, PhD Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences New York University School of Global Public Health Former Director, Science and Training, Schroeder Institute for Tobacco Research and Policy Studies at the Truth Initiative Former President of the Society for Research on Nicotine & Tobacco]]
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===Dr. Brad Rodu===
 
*[https://twitter.com/BradRodu Follow on Twitter]
===Joel Nitzkin, MD===
*[https://www.rstreet.org/team/joel-nitzkin/ Bio and photo] / [https://web.archive.org/web/20210618212236/https://2o9ub0417chl2lg6m43em6psi2i-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/20160406AlaskaLtrTobcLegis-1.pdf Quote Source and Bio] / [https://twitter.com/JoelNitzkin Follow on Twitter]
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[[file:US Joel Nitzkin MD.png|center]]
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===Jed Rose (Title?)===
 
*[https://roseresearchcenter.com/dr-jed-rose/ Bio]
===Joe Nocera===
*[https://www.linkedin.com/in/joenocera/ Photo and Bio] / [https://web.archive.org/web/20191220040415/https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-12-19/u-s-prefers-mass-hysteria-to-sound-policy-on-vaping Quote Source] / [https://twitter.com/opinion_joe Follow on Twitter]
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[[file:US Joe Nocera.png|center]]
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===Veronique de Rugy, PhD===
===Amy Nyman, MA===
*[https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/anti-vaping-scare-tactics-and-cigarette-sales/ Quote] / [https://www.mercatus.org/scholars/veronique-de-rugy Bio and Photo] / [https://twitter.com/veroderugy Follow on Twitter]
*[https://publichealth.gsu.edu/profile/amy-nyman/ Photo and Bio] / [https://news.gsu.edu/2019/11/20/study-finds-increase-in-number-of-u-s-adults-who-perceive-e-cigarettes-more-harmful-than-traditional-cigarettes/ Quote Source]
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[[file:US Veronique de Rugy, PhD.png|center]]
[[file:US Amy Nyman MA.png|center]]
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===Sally Satel===
===Michael Ogden, Phd===
*[https://twitter.com/slsatel Follow on Twitter] / [https://www.aei.org/articles/fighting-the-opioid-epidemic-a-qa-with-sally-satel/ Photo] / [https://www.aei.org/profile/sally-satel/ Bio] / [https://www.nationalaffairs.com/publications/detail/the-e-cigarette-revolution-that-wasn%E2%80%99t Quote Source]
*[https://gtnf.org/mike-ogden Photo Source] / [https://www.24shareupdates.com/2022/11/07/accurate-information-on-nicotine-to-save-smokers-lives/ Quote Source]
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[[file:US Sally Satel.png|center|alt=Sally Satel, MD: "...public-health institutions that promote harm-reduction strategies to users of other drugs, are reluctant, if not hostile, to extending the same forbearance to smokers. This paradox is rooted in the anti-tobacco movement, which has, along with irresponsible actions by public-health institutions, derailed the vaping revolution."|Sally Satel, MD]]
[[file:US Michael Ogden PhD.png|center]]  
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===Cheryl K. Olson, Sc.D.===
===Steven A Schroeder, MD===
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/ExpertCommentsOnWHOMay2021.pdf Quote Source] / [https://www.drcherylolson.com/bio/ Bio and Photo] /  
*Photo: E-Cig Summit 2020 / [https://history.library.ucsf.edu/schroeder.html Bio] / [https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/25/us/juul-ban.html Quote Source]
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[[file:US Steven A. Schroeder MD.png|center]]
[[file:US Cheryl K Olson.png|center]]  
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===[https://www.tobaccoreform.org/john-seffrin/ John Seffrin, MD, PhD]===
===Jason Osborne===
*[https://www.help.senate.gov/imo/media/image/galleries/07bf9f5b-4e71-47ab-b776-e19380c662ad/John%20R.%20Seffrin.JPG Photo]
*[https://www.facebook.com/osborne4nh/posts/2431511483739590 Photo and Quote Source]
[https://www.giantsofcancercare.com/recipients/2014/20 Source #1] and [https://www.upstate.edu/news/articles/2014/0506-barbara-resnick-phd-and-john-r-seffrin-phd-to-receive-honorary-degrees.php Source #2] Bio: Former CEO of the American Cancer Society and ACS Cancer Action Network. Served on the White House Advisory Group on Prevention, Health Promotion, and Integrative and Public Health, as well as the Advisory Committee to the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. He also served on the National Cancer Policy Board of the Institute of Medicine and the National Cancer Legislation Advisory Committee. He is a past president of the International Union Against Cancer. He helped to create the National Center for Tobacco-Free Kids (now the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids)
*Disclosure: [https://www.unionleader.com/opinion/op-eds/rep-jason-osborne-nh-should-not-tax-harm-reduction/article_d5e0b30a-5c65-5b4c-9d51-a0e5fb8dfa4b.html Rep. Osborne used vapor technology to quit smoking]
[https://cancerletter.com/the-cancer-letter/20171006_1/ Source #1] and [https://www.tobaccoreform.org/nasem-report-benefits-0f-e-cigarettes-and-harm-reduction-products-vs-combustible-cigarettes/ Source #2] Statement: Technologies/alternatives exist today that can help people quit smoking or at least reduce significantly their consumption of burned tobacco, which is what kills them. After fighting the tobacco epidemic for over 5 decades, we now have proven harm reduction methods to help us avoid a carnage in otherwise preventable deaths.
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[[file:US Jason Osborne.png|center]]
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===Arielle Selya, PhD===
===Laura Leigh Oyler===
*[https://twitter.com/ArielleSelya Follow on Twitter]
*[https://www.linkedin.com/in/laura-leigh-oyler-70746145/ Photo and Bio] / [https://twitter.com/RzbkRedMosquito/status/1555016723753046018 Quote Source] / [https://twitter.com/thegtnf/status/1577282403080380417 Example - children begging parents to smoke]
*(Disclosures.....)
(need to find a quote)
*[https://research.sanfordhealth.org/researchers-and-labs/selya-lab Bio #1]
*[https://www.pinneyassociates.com/team/arielle-selya-phd/ Bio #2 and photo]
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[[file:US Laura Leigh Oyler 3.png|center]]
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===Michael Siegel===
 
*[https://twitter.com/mbsiegel Follow on Twitter]
===Amanda Palmer, PhD===
Visiting Professor,
*[https://twitter.com/AmandaPalmerPhD Follow on Twitter] / [https://education.musc.edu/MUSCApps/FacultyDirectory/Palmer-Amanda Photo and Bio] / [https://web.archive.org/web/20230114130120/https://twitter.com/AmandaPalmerPhD/status/1378049670572822532 Quote Source]
Department of Public Health and Community
<br>
Medicine
[[file:US Amanda Palmer PhD.png|center]]
Tufts University School of Medicine
<br>
Boston
 
===[https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5105003/ Tommy J Payne, JD]===
*[https://collectio.ecu.edu/chronicles/People/Tommy-Joe-Payne Bio]
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===Kenneth A. Perkins, PhD===
*2001-2002 [https://www.srnt.org/page/Presidents President, Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco]
*[https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/full/10.2105/AJPH.2021.306416 Balancing Consideration of the Risks and Benefits of E-Cigarettes]
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===Michael F. Pesko, PhD===
*[https://twitter.com/mikepesko Follow on Twitter] / Source: [https://clivebates.com/documents/ExpertCommentsOnWHOMay2021.pdf Source of Quote]
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[[file:US Michael Pesko PhD.png|center]]
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===Carl V. Phillips, MPP, PhD===
*[https://twitter.com/carlvphillips Follow on Twitter] / [https://antithrlies.files.wordpress.com/2018/09/phillips-cv-aug2018.pdf Bio 1] and [https://antithrlies.com/about-cvphillips/ Bio 2] / [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2776004/ Quote Source]
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[[file:US Carl V Phillips PhD.png|center]]
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===Ovide Pomerleau, PHD===
*[https://www.umich-nicotine-lab.org/about-dr-ovide-pomerleau.html Bio and Photo]
*1995-1995 [https://www.srnt.org/page/Presidents President, Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco]
*[https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/full/10.2105/AJPH.2021.306416 Balancing Consideration of the Risks and Benefits of E-Cigarettes]
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===Helen Redmond, LCSW===
*[https://twitter.com/aftariak Follow on Twitter] / [https://filtermag.org/author/helen-redmond/ Photo and Bio] / [https://twitter.com/aftariak/status/1504184907312074752 Quote]
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[[file:US Helen Redmond.png|center]]
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===Vaughan Rees, PhD===
*[https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/vaughan-rees/ Bio and Photo] / [https://www.socialworktoday.com/archive/MJ20p16.shtml Quote Source]
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[[file:US Vaughan Rees PhD 2.png|center]]
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===Nancy A. Rigotti, MD===
*2003-2004 [https://www.srnt.org/page/Presidents President, Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco]
*[https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/full/10.2105/AJPH.2021.306416 Balancing Consideration of the Risks and Benefits of E-Cigarettes]
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===Dr. Brad Rodu===
*[https://twitter.com/BradRodu Follow on Twitter]
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===Jed Rose (Title?)===
*[https://roseresearchcenter.com/dr-jed-rose/ Bio]
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===Veronique de Rugy, PhD===
*[https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/anti-vaping-scare-tactics-and-cigarette-sales/ Quote] / [https://www.mercatus.org/scholars/veronique-de-rugy Bio and Photo] / [https://twitter.com/veroderugy Follow on Twitter]
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[[file:US Veronique de Rugy, PhD.png|center]]
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===Sally Satel===
*[https://twitter.com/slsatel Follow on Twitter] / [https://www.aei.org/articles/fighting-the-opioid-epidemic-a-qa-with-sally-satel/ Photo] / [https://www.aei.org/profile/sally-satel/ Bio] / [https://www.nationalaffairs.com/publications/detail/the-e-cigarette-revolution-that-wasn%E2%80%99t Quote Source]
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[[file:US Sally Satel.png|center|alt=Sally Satel, MD: "...public-health institutions that promote harm-reduction strategies to users of other drugs, are reluctant, if not hostile, to extending the same forbearance to smokers. This paradox is rooted in the anti-tobacco movement, which has, along with irresponsible actions by public-health institutions, derailed the vaping revolution."|Sally Satel, MD]]
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===Steven A Schroeder, MD===
*Photo: E-Cig Summit 2020 / [https://history.library.ucsf.edu/schroeder.html Bio] / [https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/25/us/juul-ban.html Quote Source]
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[[file:US Steven A. Schroeder MD.png|center]]
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===John Seffrin, MD, PhD===
*[https://www.help.senate.gov/imo/media/image/galleries/07bf9f5b-4e71-47ab-b776-e19380c662ad/John%20R.%20Seffrin.JPG Photo] / [https://www.giantsofcancercare.com/recipients/2014/20 Bio #1] / [https://www.upstate.edu/news/articles/2014/0506-barbara-resnick-phd-and-john-r-seffrin-phd-to-receive-honorary-degrees.php Bio #2] / [https://cancerletter.com/the-cancer-letter/20171006_1/ Quote Source #1] /  [https://www.tobaccoreform.org/nasem-report-benefits-0f-e-cigarettes-and-harm-reduction-products-vs-combustible-cigarettes/ Quote Source #2]
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[[file:US John Seffrin, MD, PhD.png|center|alt=John Seffrin, MD, PhD: "Technologies/alternatives exist today that can help people quit smoking or at least reduce significantly their consumption of burned tobacco, which is what kills them. After fighting the tobacco epidemic for over 5 decades, we now have proven harm reduction methods to help us avoid a carnage in otherwise preventable deaths."|John Seffrin, MD, PhD]]
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===Arielle Selya, PhD===
*[https://twitter.com/ArielleSelya Follow on Twitter] / [https://research.sanfordhealth.org/researchers-and-labs/selya-lab Bio #1] /  [https://www.pinneyassociates.com/team/arielle-selya-phd/ Bio #2 and photo] / [https://twitter.com/ArielleSelya/status/1585715115080368128 Quote Source]
*Disclosures: Academic turned consultant. Her work at Pinney Associations includes doing research for JUUL labs.
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[[file:US Arielle Selya, PhD.png|center|alt=Arielle Selya, PhD Scientist, Pinney Associates, Inc : "“Triangulating” across different types of research  all support the story that e-cigarettes  are displacing cigarettes."|Arielle Selya, PhD Scientist, Pinney Associates, Inc.]]
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===Michael Siegel===
*[https://twitter.com/mbsiegel Follow on Twitter]
Visiting Professor,
Department of Public Health and Community
Medicine
Tufts University School of Medicine
Boston
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/WHOCOP9LetterOct2021-EN.pdf Source of name, need to find their own quote]
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/WHOCOP9LetterOct2021-EN.pdf Source of name, need to find their own quote]
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===Robert Sklaroff===
*[https://twitter.com/rsklaroff Follow on Twitter]
*[https://insidesources.com/dont-protect-cigarettes-by-banning-far-less-harmful-nicotine-vapor-products/ Source of name - need to research for a quote]
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===Gary E. Swan, PhD===
*2012-2013 [https://www.srnt.org/page/Presidents President, Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco]
*[https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/full/10.2105/AJPH.2021.306416 Balancing Consideration of the Risks and Benefits of E-Cigarettes]
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===Maia Szalavitz===
*[https://maiasz.com/bio/ Photo and Bio] / [https://twitter.com/maiasz Follow on Twitter] / [https://twitter.com/maiasz/status/1248410440767397898 Quote Source]
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[[file:US Maia Szalavitz.png|center|alt=Maia Szalavitz, Award-winning neuroscience journalist: "Forcing people to quit often drives them underground, to more dangerous behavior, not less. Vaping is less harmful than smoking. If you try to eliminate harm, not reduce it, it can backfire."|Maia Szalavitz, Award-winning neuroscience journalist]]
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===Benjamin Toll, PhD===
*[https://twitter.com/bentollphd Follow on Twitter] / [https://education.musc.edu/MUSCApps/FacultyDirectory/Toll-Benjamin Photo and Bio] / [https://web.musc.edu/about/news-center/2023/08/15/many-adults-who-smoke-cigarettes-wrongly-think-that-vaping-is-worse-for-them Quote Source]
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===Sheila Vakharia, PhD MSW===
*[https://sheilavakharia.com/ Bio] / [https://twitter.com/MyHarmReduction Follow on Twitter] / [https://twitter.com/MyHarmReduction/status/1539996789486534657 Quote Source]
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[[file:US Sheila Vakharia PhD MSW.png|center]]
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===[https://twitter.com/GregTHR/status/1620092265170624523 Harlan Vincent (NM)]===
*find quote
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===Nora D Volkow, MD===
*[https://vaping.org/nida-director-nora-volkow-acknowledges-benefits-of-vaping/ Quote Source] / [https://nida.nih.gov/about-nida/directors-page/biography-dr-nora-volkow Photo and Bio]
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[[file:US Nora D Volkow, MD.png|center|alt=Nora D Volkow, MD Director, National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) at the National Institutes of Health: "...electronic cigarettes offer an alternative delivery for nicotine [for] people who cannot stop smoking. And in the process, the European data has shown that actually there are benefits."|Nora D Volkow, MD Director, National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) at the National Institutes of Health]]
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===Carrie Wade, PhD===
*[https://twitter.com/CarrieLWade Follow on Twitter]
*(Disclosures)
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===Sarah Elizabeth Wakeman, MD===
*[https://twitter.com/DrSarahWakeman Follow on Twitter] / [https://connects.catalyst.harvard.edu/Profiles/display/Person/15975 Bio] / [https://twitter.com/DrSarahWakeman/status/1173215677529886722 Quote source]
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[[file:US Sarah Elizabeth Wakeman, MD.png|center|alt=Sarah Elizabeth Wakeman, MD Associate Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School:"Rather than fear mongering and blanket vaping opposition how about we have smarter, more thoughtful regulation that doesn’t fall prey to Prohibitionist mindsets which encourage homemade, mason-jar crafted vaping liquids?"|Sarah Elizabeth Wakeman, MD Associate Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School]]
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===Thomas J. Walters, MD===
*[https://www.rochesterregional.org/physician-directory/w/walters-thomas Photo and Bio] / [https://twitter.com/thomasjwwalters Follow on Twitter] / [https://twitter.com/thomasjwwalters/status/1325248054916767745 Quote source]
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[[file:US Thomas Walters MD.png|center|alt=Thomas J. Walters, MD: "Other countries use vaped nicotine for smoking cessation.  It's wise to learn from other cultures."|Thomas J. Walters, MD]]
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===Kenneth Warner, PhD===
*[http://investigatorawards.org/investigators/kenneth-warner.html Bio and Photo] / [https://web.archive.org/web/20210323153911/https://www.philanthropy.com/article/bloombergs-millions-funded-an-effective-campaign-against-vaping-could-it-do-more-harm-than-good Quote 1 Source] and [https://clivebates.com/documents/ExpertCommentsOnWHOMay2021.pdf Quote 2 Source]
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[[file:US Kenneth Warner PhD.png|center]]
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===Craig Weiss, JD===
*[https://www.linkedin.com/in/craig-weiss-9890127/ Photo and Bio] / [https://nation.time.com/2013/12/16/regulating-e-cigarettes-could-have-unintended-consequences/ Quote Source]
*Former CEO NJOY USA (Electronic Cigarette Manufacturer)
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[[file:US Craig Weiss, JD.png|center|alt=Craig Weiss, JD, Former CEO NJOY: "If you make it just as inconvenient and expensive to smoke an electronic cigarette as a Marlboro, people are going to keep smoking Marlboros. Is that really the unintended consequence they want? To keep them smoking? Because that is what they are doing and we know the consequence of that is people are going to die a painful and early death."|Craig Weiss, JD, Former CEO NJOY]]
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===Daniel Wikler, Ph.D.===
*need to find quote
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<br>
 
===Derek Yach, MBChB, MPH, DSc===
*[https://tobaccoreporter.com/2021/02/01/wake-up-call/ Quote Source] / [https://twitter.com/swimdaily Follow on Twitter] / [https://www.linkedin.com/in/derek-yach-53369261/ Photo] / [http://thevitalityinstitute.org/people/derek-yach/ Bio]
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[[file:US Derek Yach, MBChB, MPH, DSc.png|center]]
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===Claire Zagorski, MSc, LP===
*[https://twitter.com/clairezagorski Follow on Twitter] / [https://twitter.com/clairezagorski/status/1641208698084237314 Photo and Quote Source] / [https://www.linkedin.com/in/clairezagorski/ Bio]
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[[file:US Claire Zagorski, MSc, LP.png|center]]
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===Mitch Zeller, JD===
[https://www.fda.gov/tobacco-products/about-center-tobacco-products-ctp/mitch-zeller Bio] / [https://www.fda.gov/news-events/fda-voices/our-watch-fda-supports-retailers-keeping-tobacco-out-youths-hands Photo Source] / [https://www.fda.gov/news-events/fda-insight/fda-insight-e-cigarettes-and-national-youth-tobacco-survey Quote Source]
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[[file:US Mitch Zeller JD.png|center]]
<br>
 
='''Venezuela'''=
 
 
===Dr Ali M Ayubi MD, MS, PhD.===
Head of the Department of Behavioral Sciences and Addictions and Professor of Pharmacology, Behavioral Sciences and Addictions Medical University of the Caribbean Professor Emeritus of Pharmacology and Addiction Diseases of the University of Zulia.
*[https://www.reldat.org/quienes-somos/ Latin America Group Letter]
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<br>
===Natasha A. de Herrera, PhD===
Clinical Psychology, Centro Medico Docente la Trinidad, Psychiatric Unit, Smoking Cessation Clinic, Caracas
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/WHOCOP9LetterOct2021-EN.pdf Source of name, need to find their own quote]
<br>
<br>
 
='''Statements by Multiple Parties'''=
 
===2021: [https://clivebates.com/one-hundred-specialists-call-for-who-to-change-stance-on-tobacco-harm-reduction/ One hundred specialists call for WHO to change its hostile stance on tobacco harm reduction - new letter to FCTC delegates published]===
<br>
 
===2021: [https://academic.oup.com/ntr/advance-article/doi/10.1093/ntr/ntab148/6322566 Reappraising Choice in Addiction: Novel Conceptualizations and Treatments for Tobacco Use Disorder]===
<br>
===2021: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XMJ_JiqyiEa-bpcG4Ev7XyCROSt9k8RM/view 75 Tobacco Control experts ask CDC to change the name of EVALI]===
<br>
===2019: [https://www.nysenate.gov/sites/default/files/st_bates_sweanor_vaping_2019.pdf Testimony for New York Senate hearing on vaping safety - Clive Bates and David Sweanor ]===
<br>
===2018: [https://clivebates.com/documents/WHOCOP8LetterOctober2018.pdf Letter from seventy-two specialists in nicotine science, policy and practice]===
<br>
===????: [https://www.reldat.org/quienes-somos/ Statement by 28 Medical Professionals in Latin America]===
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=Suggestions to add to this page=
 
===[https://twitter.com/soar_dr/status/1783474267918626947 Dr Kirstie Soar]===
 
===2024: [https://thebftonline.com/2024/04/18/employing-tobacco-harm-reduction-as-a-public-health-policy-to-drive-down-smoking-rates-in-nigeria-ghana-and-cameroon/ Employing tobacco harm reduction as a public health policy to drive down smoking rates in Nigeria, Ghana and Cameroon]===
 
===2024: [https://filtermag.org/veterans-smoking-cessation/ To Save Veterans’ Lives, the VA Must Innovate on Smoking Cessation]===


===Robert Sklaroff===
===2023: [https://english.kontan.co.id/news/scientific-evidence-should-suggest-a-middle-way Scientific Evidence Should Suggest a Middle Way]===
*[https://twitter.com/rsklaroff Follow on Twitter]
*[https://insidesources.com/dont-protect-cigarettes-by-banning-far-less-harmful-nicotine-vapor-products/ Source of name - need to research for a quote]
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===Gary E. Swan, PhD===
===2023: [https://www.bsperio.org.uk/news/is-vaping-harmful-to-oral-health Is vaping harmful to oral health?]===
*2012-2013 [https://www.srnt.org/page/Presidents President, Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco]
*[https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/full/10.2105/AJPH.2021.306416 Balancing Consideration of the Risks and Benefits of E-Cigarettes]
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<br>
===Maia Szalavitz===
*[https://maiasz.com/bio/ Photo and Bio] / [https://twitter.com/maiasz Follow on Twitter] / [https://twitter.com/maiasz/status/1248410440767397898 Quote Source]
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[[file:US Maia Szalavitz.png|center|alt=Maia Szalavitz, Award-winning neuroscience journalist: "Forcing people to quit often drives them underground, to more dangerous behavior, not less. Vaping is less harmful than smoking. If you try to eliminate harm, not reduce it, it can backfire."|Maia Szalavitz, Award-winning neuroscience journalist]]
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===Sheila Vakharia, PhD MSW===
*[https://sheilavakharia.com/ Bio] / [https://twitter.com/MyHarmReduction Follow on Twitter] / [https://twitter.com/MyHarmReduction/status/1539996789486534657 Quote Source]
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[[file:US Sheila Vakharia PhD MSW.png|center]]
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===[https://twitter.com/GregTHR/status/1620092265170624523 Harlan Vincent (NM)]===
===2023: [https://twitter.com/drjosephnemeth/status/1729587364962435235 Joseph Nemeth, DDS]===
*find quote
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===Nora Volkow (Title?)===
===2023: [https://www-latribune-fr.translate.goog/opinions/tribunes/lutte-contre-les-addictions-le-parlement-opte-enfin-pour-un-pragmatisme-scientifique-982219.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=fi&_x_tr_pto=wapp Fight against addictions: parliament (finally) opts for scientific pragmatism!]===
*[https://vaping.org/nida-director-nora-volkow-acknowledges-benefits-of-vaping/ Quote Source]
*Signatories:
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===Carrie Wade, PhD===
Dr  William Lowenstein, Addictologist President SoS Addiction
*[https://twitter.com/CarrieLWade Follow on Twitter]
Dr Imane Kendili, Addictologist Psychiatrist President of African Global Health
*(Disclosures)
Dr Alain Tolédano, Oncologist, radiotherapist, President of the Rafael Levallois-Perret Institute
<br>
Dr Jean-Michel Delile, President of the Addiction Federation
<br>
Marie Josée Augé-Caumon, pharmacist - co-partner of the Health-Addictions group, CESE report on tobacco and alcohol risk reduction, part of CAARUD
Dr Jerôme Palazzolo, Psychiatrist Addictologist Nice
Dr Hany Neamatalla, Cardiologist Paris Pompidou, Senator in Egypt
Professor Gabriel Malka , Head of the Health Center at Mohammed VI University - Morocco
Professor Chetty Morgan, Chairman of IPA-Foundation - USA
Dr Jean-Pierre Couteron,  Addictologist Paris
Jean-Francois Narbonne , Toxicologist - Founder of the Food Toxicology Laboratory - Bordeaux University
Dr Bertrand Lebeau Leibovici, Addictologist
Jennifer Oses, Ecotoxicologist
Dr Michael Bohbot , General Practitioner
Dr Vittorio Bacchetta, General practitioner
Professor Redouane Rabii, National Order Certified Urologist · Professor at the University of Medicine of Casablanca
Dr Renaud David , Psychiatrist
Dr Nathaniel Scher, Radiotherapist Oncologist
Dr Pierre Guedj , Cardiologist
Michael Stora , Psychoanalyst
Professor Stéphane Mouly, Internal medicine
Dr Pierre Rouzaud, tobacco specialist, Toulouse
Professor Idrissi Hamza, Resuscitator Anesthetist
Dr Serigne-Magueye Gueye, Professor of Urology at University Cheikh Anta DIOP, Dakar, Senegal and Chair of Urology, Director general of Campus Franco-Sénégalais
Dr Benjelloun Faycal, Opthamologist


===Sarah Elizabeth Wakeman, MD===
===2023: [https://english.kontan.co.id/news/scientific-evidence-should-suggest-a-middle-way Scientific Evidence Should Suggest a Middle Way]===
*[https://twitter.com/DrSarahWakeman Follow on Twitter] / [https://connects.catalyst.harvard.edu/Profiles/display/Person/15975 Bio] / [https://twitter.com/DrSarahWakeman/status/1173215677529886722 Quote source]
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[[file:US Sarah Elizabeth Wakeman, MD.png|center|alt=Sarah Elizabeth Wakeman, MD Associate Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School:"Rather than fear mongering and blanket vaping opposition how about we have smarter, more thoughtful regulation that doesn’t fall prey to Prohibitionist mindsets which encourage homemade, mason-jar crafted vaping liquids?"|Sarah Elizabeth Wakeman, MD Associate Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School]]
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===Thomas J. Walters, MD===
===2021: [https://www.sovape.fr/appel-medecins-opportunite-vapotage-lutte-contre-le-cancer/ SOVAPE 100+ doctors]===
*[https://www.rochesterregional.org/physician-directory/w/walters-thomas Photo and Bio] / [https://twitter.com/thomasjwwalters Follow on Twitter] / [https://twitter.com/thomasjwwalters/status/1325248054916767745 Quote source]
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[[file:US Thomas Walters MD.png|center|alt=Thomas J. Walters, MD: "Other countries use vaped nicotine for smoking cessation.  It's wise to learn from other cultures."|Thomas J. Walters, MD]]
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===Kenneth Warner, PhD===
*[http://investigatorawards.org/investigators/kenneth-warner.html Bio and Photo] / [https://web.archive.org/web/20210323153911/https://www.philanthropy.com/article/bloombergs-millions-funded-an-effective-campaign-against-vaping-could-it-do-more-harm-than-good Quote 1 Source] and [https://clivebates.com/documents/ExpertCommentsOnWHOMay2021.pdf Quote 2 Source]
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[[file:US Kenneth Warner PhD.png|center]]
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===Craig Weiss, JD===
===[https://www.amny.com/opinion/tobacco-policy-new-york-looking-alternative/ Op-Ed | Tobacco policy in New York should help those looking for an alternative]===
*[https://www.linkedin.com/in/craig-weiss-9890127/ Photo and Bio] / [https://nation.time.com/2013/12/16/regulating-e-cigarettes-could-have-unintended-consequences/ Quote Source]
*Former CEO NJOY USA (Electronic Cigarette Manufacturer)
<br>
[[file:US Craig Weiss, JD.png|center|alt=Craig Weiss, JD, Former CEO NJOY: "If you make it just as inconvenient and expensive to smoke an electronic cigarette as a Marlboro, people are going to keep smoking Marlboros. Is that really the unintended consequence they want? To keep them smoking? Because that is what they are doing and we know the consequence of that is people are going to die a painful and early death."|Craig Weiss, JD, Former CEO NJOY]]
<br>


===Daniel Wikler, Ph.D.===
===[https://vapers-fi.translate.goog/2021/02/vetoomus-suomen-europarlamentaarikoille-harm-reduction-mallin-huomioimiseksi-eun-syovantorjuntasuunnitelmassa/?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=fi&_x_tr_pto=wapp Finland]===
*need to find quote
<br>
<br>


===Derek Yach, MBChB, MPH, DSc===
===[https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/news/2023/01/statement-from-the-minister-of-health-and-the-minister-of-mental-health-and-addictions-and-associate-minister-of-health-on-national-non-smoking-week.html Minister Duclos and Minister Bennett released a joint statement to mark National Non-Smoking Week]===
*[https://tobaccoreporter.com/2021/02/01/wake-up-call/ Quote Source] / [https://twitter.com/swimdaily Follow on Twitter] / [https://www.linkedin.com/in/derek-yach-53369261/ Photo] / [http://thevitalityinstitute.org/people/derek-yach/ Bio]  
<br>
[[file:US Derek Yach, MBChB, MPH, DSc.png|center]]
<br>


===Mitch Zeller, JD===
===[https://www.live5news.com/2023/05/11/musc-researching-effects-e-cigarettes-cigarette-smokers/ MUSC researching effects of e-cigarettes on cigarette smokers]===
[https://www.fda.gov/tobacco-products/about-center-tobacco-products-ctp/mitch-zeller Bio] / [https://www.fda.gov/news-events/fda-voices/our-watch-fda-supports-retailers-keeping-tobacco-out-youths-hands Photo Source] / [https://www.fda.gov/news-events/fda-insight/fda-insight-e-cigarettes-and-national-youth-tobacco-survey Quote Source]
<br>
[[file:US Mitch Zeller JD.png|center]]
<br>


='''Venezuela'''=
===[https://twitter.com/jan_nolta/status/1655614466946654214 Dr. Jan Nolta]===
*...if people switch to e-cigs instead of smoking, that’s a far better choice.


===[https://www.express.co.uk/comment/expresscomment/1762450/vaping-who-cop-10-summit-smoke-free-comment Britain must stand up to the WHO on vaping to save millions of lives]===
*As Vice Chairs of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Vaping in Westminster, we have both seen the benefits that vapes offer smokers, allowing them to move away from smoking-related diseases – and death - towards a less harmful alternative.
*[https://twitter.com/ALewerMBE/status/1650878331401695233 Tweet]


===Dr Ali M Ayubi MD, MS, PhD.===
===[https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2019-10-31/debates/51F44D0A-88CC-450C-9465-E0DF3E49F013/E-Cigarettes E-cigarettes Volume 667: debated on Thursday 31 October 2019]===
Head of the Department of Behavioral Sciences and Addictions and Professor of Pharmacology, Behavioral Sciences and Addictions Medical University of the Caribbean Professor Emeritus of Pharmacology and Addiction Diseases of the University of Zulia.
*[https://www.reldat.org/quienes-somos/ Latin America Group Letter]
<br>
<br>
===Natasha A. de Herrera, PhD===
Clinical Psychology, Centro Medico Docente la Trinidad, Psychiatric Unit, Smoking Cessation Clinic, Caracas
*[https://clivebates.com/documents/WHOCOP9LetterOct2021-EN.pdf Source of name, need to find their own quote]
<br>
<br>


='''Statements by Multiple Parties'''=
===[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/india-needs-evidence-based-harm-reduction-strategies-dr-peter-harper/articleshow/99456754.cms India needs evidence-based harm reduction strategies: Dr. Peter Harper]===


===MP Gareth Johnson===
*[https://twitter.com/TheIBVTA/status/1190253005586780165 Quote Source] / [https://twitter.com/GarethJohnsonMP Follow on Twitter]


===2021: [https://clivebates.com/one-hundred-specialists-call-for-who-to-change-stance-on-tobacco-harm-reduction/ One hundred specialists call for WHO to change its hostile stance on tobacco harm reduction - new letter to FCTC delegates published]===
===[https://theconversation.com/how-bad-is-vaping-and-should-it-be-banned-197913 How bad is vaping and should it be banned?]===
<br>
*[https://twitter.com/ClancyBrigid Follow on Twitter]
===2021: [https://academic.oup.com/ntr/advance-article/doi/10.1093/ntr/ntab148/6322566 Reappraising Choice in Addiction: Novel Conceptualizations and Treatments for Tobacco Use Disorder]===
<br>
===2021: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XMJ_JiqyiEa-bpcG4Ev7XyCROSt9k8RM/view 75 Tobacco Control experts ask CDC to change the name of EVALI]===
<br>
===2019: [https://www.nysenate.gov/sites/default/files/st_bates_sweanor_vaping_2019.pdf Testimony for New York Senate hearing on vaping safety - Clive Bates and David Sweanor ]===
<br>
===2018: [https://clivebates.com/documents/WHOCOP8LetterOctober2018.pdf Letter from seventy-two specialists in nicotine science, policy and practice]===
<br>
===????: [https://www.reldat.org/quienes-somos/ Statement by 28 Medical Professionals in Latin America]===
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=Suggestions to add to this page=
===[https://thepattayanews.com/2023/03/14/thai-committee-on-public-health-suggests-e-cigarette-regulation-and-to-end-ban-on-vaping/ Thai Committee on Public Health Suggests E-cigarette Regulation and to End Ban on Vaping]===


===[https://snusforumet.se/en/swedish-mep-johan-nissinen-sweden-should-do-more-for-snus-in-the-eu/ Swedish MEP Johan Nissinen: Sweden should do more for snus in the EU]===
===[https://snusforumet.se/en/swedish-mep-johan-nissinen-sweden-should-do-more-for-snus-in-the-eu/ Swedish MEP Johan Nissinen: Sweden should do more for snus in the EU]===
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===[https://apthrmedia.org/quotations/ APTHRMedia – tobacco harm reduction archive]===
===[https://apthrmedia.org/quotations/ APTHRMedia – tobacco harm reduction archive]===
===2023 [https://twitter.com/Chitailova/status/1611605850417942528 Dr Ekaterina Netchitailova]===


===2022 [https://clivebates.com/documents/SpainInternationalLetterOct2022EN.pdf LESS HARM: INTERNATIONAL DECLARATION FOR A SMOKE-FREE SPAIN]===
===2022 [https://clivebates.com/documents/SpainInternationalLetterOct2022EN.pdf LESS HARM: INTERNATIONAL DECLARATION FOR A SMOKE-FREE SPAIN]===

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Statements From Experts


Scientists, Professors, Medical Professionals, Tobacco Control and Public Health Leaders, along with Lawmakers and Investigative Journalists are speaking out in support of adult use of Tobacco Harm Reduction (THR) products to help people quit smoking and to prevent relapse.



Afghanistan

Attaullah Ahmadi

  • notes from an email
  • Attaullah Ahmadi is a Medical Doctor from Afghanistan. He is currently pursuing his MPH with a focus on Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the École des Hautes Études en Santé Publique (EHESP) in France Attaullah Ahmadi is the senior advisor to Global Health Focus (GHF), a network of academics and researchers who seek to achieve health for all. He is also a member at Youth Editorial Board of Public Health Challenges (a Wiley journal). He has served as the GHF Director of Research for Asia and also as a Research Associate at the Medical Research Center of Kateb University. Attaullah Ahmadi seeks to address health inequities and has published many scientific papers on various health topics in developing countries including Afghanistan, analyzing their health systems and highlighting the challenges they face.


Argentina

Dra. Marta Angueira, Cardiologist

  • Source
  • "Cigarettes have the serious problem that in addition to nicotine, the smoke contains a lot of carcinogens, it contains carbon monoxide, ammonia, this means that what is really very harmful is precisely the smoke. The idea is that these people who are in these conditions, propose that they start using a substitute for cigarettes with the condition that it does less damage, for that there are the chewing gums that have been used for a long time, the patches, there are nasal sprays that contain only nicotine. Electronic cigarettes are another alternative since it is 95% less harmful than the combustion cigarette".



Dr. Guillermo Eduardo Harvey

Oncological Surgeon. Professor of the first chair of Surgery UNNE. Member of the Argentine Academy of Medicine.



Silvia Inchaurraga. PHD.

psychologist. Director of the Center for Advanced Studies on drug addiction and AIDS at the National University of Rosario.



Milton Klun

Pharmacist, Universidad Nacional del Sur.



Dr. Diego Verrastro


Argentina Dr. Diego Verrastro "Quitting smoking can be hard. Vaping is one more way to quit smoking by getting nicotine with fewer toxins that come from the combustion of tobacco. You can be social, spend less, and once you quit, you'll feel better about it"
Argentina Dr. Diego Verrastro


Australia

Professor Amanda Baker

Quote Source / Photo and Bio


Professor Billie Bonevski

Source of neame

Associate Professor Yvonne Bonomo

Source of neame

Ron Borland PhD

Quote Source / Bio and Photo

Ron Borland PhD "The good intentions of many in tobacco control of trying to limit low toxin alternatives to smoking are in all likelihood paving the way to the hell of prolonging the epidemic of smoking- caused harm."
Ron Borland PhD


Stephen Bright, PhD

Photo and Bio / Quote Source / Follow on Twitter


Associate Professor Matthew Browne

Source of name

Dr Andrew Byrne

Photo and Bio / Source: Letter Signatory


Professor David Castle

Photo and Bio / Quote Source


Professor Kate Conigrave

Photo and Bio / Follow on Twitter / Quote 1 Source and Quote 2 Source


Dr Jon Cook

Source of name

Dr Karen Counter

Source of name

Professor Nick Crofts AM

Source of name

Professor Richard (Ric) Day AM

Source of name

Professor Paul Dietze

Source of name

Professor Kate Dolan

Source of name

Professor Adrian Dunlop

Source of name

Conjoint Associate Professor Nadine Ezard

Source of name

Coral Gartner, PhD

Coral Gartner, PhD, School of Public Health Faculty of Medicine Queensland University: "Banning non-therapeutic nicotine vaping products is ethically problematic, because it denies addicted smokers access to a less harmful alternative product and an additional means of quitting smoking."
Coral Gartner, PhD


Professor Charles Gilks

Source of name

Rohan Glasgow

Source of name

Dr Robert Graham

Source of name

Dr Ashleigh Guillaumier

Photo and Bio / Quote Source / Follow on Twitter


Wayne Hall, PHD

Quote Source / Bio and Photo

Wayne Hall PhD "A MORE BALANCED AND SENSIBLE PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY WOULD ALLOW [PEOPLE WHO SMOKE] TO ACCESS E-CIGARETTES IN WAYS THAT MINIMISE YOUTH UPTAKE AND MAXIMISE THE POTENTIAL FOR E-CIGARETTES TO ELIMINATE THE GLOBAL USE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS"
Wayne Hall PhD


Dr David Helliwell

Source of name

Senator Hollie Hughes

Follow on Twitter

Dr William Huang

Source of name

Dr David Jacka

Source of name

Adjunct Associate Professor Michael Keane

Source of name

Dr Joe Kosterich

Source of name

Rebecca Lang

Source of name

Nicole Lee, PhD

Follow on Twitter / Quote Source / Bio

Nicole Lee, PhD Adjunct Professor, National Drug Research Institute Director, 360Edge: "The question is HOW they are regulated. ‘Regulation’ through prescription is not working and has enhanced the massive black market. If a policy is broken we need to fix it. I don’t have a bias, I have a strong view based on the evidence. I’m not pro vaping. I’m pro harm reduction."
Nicole Lee, PhD Adjunct Professor, National Drug Research Institute Director, 360Edge


Professor Nicholas Lintzeris

Source of name

Dr Michael Lowy

Source of name

Dr Brad Mackay

Follow on Twitter / Quote Source / Bio


Dr Annie Madden AO

Source of name

Professor Lisa Maher AM

Source of name

Associate Professor Victoria Manning

Source of name

Dr Kristen McCarter

Photo and Bio / Quote Source / Follow on Twitter


Associate Professor Mike McDonough

Source of name

Colin Mendelsohn, MB BS

Source: Bio, Photo, and Quote / Follow on Twitter

Dr Colin Mendelsohn "Vaping can be used as a short term quitting aid or as a long-term strategy to avoid going back to smoking and is at least 95% safer than smoking"
Dr Colin Mendelsohn


Dr David Outridge

Source of name

Dr Peter Parry

Source of name

Fiona Patten MP

Follow on Twitter

Mr Garth Popple

Source of name

Evert Rauwendaal

Source of name

Professor Robyn Richmond

Source of name

Professor Alison Ritter AO FASSA

Source of name

Dr Fares Samara

Source of name

Professor Julian Savulescu

Source of name

Dr Catherine Silsbury

Source of name

Kathryn Steadman, PhD

Photo and Bio / Quote Source

Kathryn Steadman, PhD, Associate Professor, School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences, The University of Queensland: "The greater barriers to accessing NVPs [nicotine vapor products] than cigarettes are a strong disincentive to switching from cigarettes to NVPs."
Kathryn Steadman, PhD, Associate Professor, School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences, The University of Queensland


Dr Penelope Truman

Source of name

Dr Ingrid van Beek AM

Source of name

Dr Thomas Vandeleur

Source of name

Gino Vumbaca OAM

Source of name

Dr Brian Walker MLC

Quote Source / Follow on Twitter

Dr Brian Walker "1. Cigs have NOT been beaten YET. 2. Vaping has been proven to help reduce smoking. 3. Banning vapes is an excellent way of preventing smoking cessation success"
Dr Brian Walker


Judith Watt

Former Executive Director, NCD Alliance - Former Director, Quit Victoria, Source of name, need to find their own quote

Professor Ian Webster AO

Source of name

Ian Webster AO

Source of name

Dr Megan Weir

Source of name

Associate Professor Martin Weltman

Source of name

Associate Professor Scott Wilson

Source of name

Dr. Alex Wodak AM

Quote Source / Bio and Photo / Follow on Twitter

Dr Alex Wodak AM "Opposition to reduced risk nicotine options inevitably protects the smoking of tobacco which is responsible for the deaths of over half of long term smokers. Vaping is now not only the world's most popular stop smoking aid, but the most effective"
Dr Alex Wodak AM


Austria

Ernest Groman, MD


Ernest Groman MD "The data show the abstinence approach is inadequate. The soulution for smokers is to switch to less harmful alternatives"
Ernest Groman MD


Professor Michael Kunze, MD


Professor Michael Kunze, MD, Medical University Vienna, Center for Public Health: "One has to acknowledge, nicotine is a very widely used psychoactive drug, and itself not very harmful to human health as far as the risk for cardiovascular diseases or cancer is concerned. One additional issue for the future would be a need to provide nicotine in the most harmless way to people who do not want or cannot yet stop smoking. "
Professor Michael Kunze, MD, Medical University Vienna, Center for Public Health


Bernhard-Michael Mayer, PhD

Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz Austria


Belgium

Karolien Adriaens, PhD


Karolien Adriaens PhD Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, KU Leuven, Belgium "Banning flavoured e-cigarettes will discourage smokers from switching, witch leads to the unintended consequences of continuous and prolonged smoking"
Karolien Adriaens


Frank Baeyens, PhD


Frank Baeyens PhD Professor of Psychology, KU Leuven Belgium "Vaping is significantly less harmful than smoking" "E-cigarettes are a valuble tool for many smokers to help them quit smoking" "Regular vaping in non smokeres is rare and there is no evidence of a 'gateway effect' from vaping to smoking" "WHO's stance on THR is anti scientific, morally reprehensible and diametrically opposed to it's primary mission: it costs lives rather than saving them"
Frank Baeyens


Brazil

Silvia Cazenave. PHD.

PHD in Toxicology and Master in Toxicological Analysis.



Monica Gorgulho

Clinical psychology. Masters in Social Psychology. University of São Paulo, Brazil. Harm Reduction Specialist.



Canada

Michael Chaiton



Patrick Fafard, PhD

Full Professor Centre for Health Law, Policy, and Ethics Graduate School of Public and International Affairs University of Ottawa



Kellie Ann Forbes BScN


Kellie Ann Forbes, BScN, Founding member of VAEP: "I am satisfied that vaping is not only exceedingly less harmful than smoking but it is an appealing alternative to current smokers and is preventing future smokers."
Kellie Ann Forbes, BScN, Founding member of VAEP


Amelia Howard, Sociologist



Ian Irvine, PhD


Ian Irvine PhD Professor of Economics at Concordia University, research fellow at the C.D. Howe Institute "The federal government is currently proposing to place very severe restrictions on the vaping market in the form of nicotine content limits and flavour bans. It should be wary of killing the cigarette extinguishing golden goose."
Ian Irvine PhD


Martin Juneau MPs, MD, FRCP(C)


Martin Juneau MPs, MD, FRCP(C) "In recent years electronic cigarettes have emerged as a valid alternative to tobacco cigarettes to reduce the harmful effects of smoking on health."
Martin Juneau MPs, MD, FRCP(C)


Chris Lalonde, PhD


Chris Lalonde PhD "To the extent that you make vaping less accessible, less affordable, then you're going to prevent the very people who are the most likely to benefit from it from accessing it. What kind of government and what kind of science, would support that? It turns out we're living it."
Chris Lalonde PhD


Clifford Garfield Mahood, O.C.

Founding Executive Director (1976-2012) Non-Smokers’ Rights Association Toronto Canada



Dr John Oyston



James (Jim) Rankin

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David Sweanor, JD

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David Sweanor JD, Policy and Ethics Ajdunct Proffesor, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa "Ensuring that a range of low-risk alternatives are not only on the market but have regulatory and tax advantages over cigarettes has the potential to transform public health. We have long known people smoke for nicotine but die from the smoke. Cigarette smoking is a public health catastrophe that can be massively reduced through science and technology if policies can be oriented toward replacing rather than protecting the cigarette business"
David Sweanor JD


Neda Debassige Toeg, BSP, RPh


Neda Debassige Toeg, BSP, RPh, President Aboriginal Pharmacists Association of Canada: "My concern is that harm reduction tools and awareness about alternatives to cigarette use are not available to First Nations" "When given the option to reduce the incidences of smoking , I believe we can substantially reduce overall health risks to First Nations – especially at a time when our people are more vulnerable to harm than the majority of non-First Nations"
Neda Debassige Toeg BSP RPh, President Aboriginal Pharmacists Association of Canada


Mark Tyndall MD ScD FRCPC


Mark Tyndall, Founder of My Safe Society “Around 2012 I heard about vaping. This was the very definition of harm reduction: taking an inherently risky activity and making it way less risky. … The amazing thing about vaping was that for many people, it was even more attractive and satisfying than cigarettes.” “Yet eight years later, who would have thought that throwing a lifeline to people who smoke cigarettes would be so contentious? It should have been a slam-dunk. By now, leading public health authorities around the world should have launched global campaigns to rid the world of cigarettes through vaping. But that just hasn’t happened.”
Mark Tyndall, Founder of My Safe Society


Chile

Hernán Prat Martorell, MD, PhD

Professor at the University of Chile. Former Director of the Cardiovascular Department of the Clinical Hospital of the University of Chile. Former president of the Chilean Society of Hypertension.



Alejandro Erices Ocampo. PHD

Biochemist – Doctor of Science – Post-doctorate in Neurosciences.



Daniel Kleiman Priewer. MD.

Specialist in Traumatology - Orthopedics. Sports injuries. Joint Preservation and Osteoarthritis.



Colombia

Dr. Ramon Calderon

Brazil, Colombia, Spain and Mexico - Doctor in medicine. Plastic Surgeon



Dr. Ana Maria Diaz

PhD in Bioethics.



Hugo Caballero Durán, MD

Former president of the Colombian Society of Pneumology. Former Clinical Scientific Director of Marly Clinic. Director of the Pneumology and Respiratory Therapy Service, Marly Clinic Bogotá, Colombia



Costa Rica

Dr. Randall Rodríguez Obando.

Doctor in medicine. Specialist in Harm Reduction in patients with HIV.



Czech Republic

Pavel Bém MD

Member of the Global Commission on Drug Policy Head of the Clinical Department, Adictology Clinic, Charles University Former Mayor of Prague Member of The National Drug Commission Office of the Government of the Czech Republic


Eva Králíková, MD

Professor Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology Centre for Tobacco-Dependence First Faculty of Medicine and General Hospital Charles University Prague Czech Republic


Democratic Republic of the Congo

Samuel Mukandi, BA


Samuel Mukandi, BA, Managing Director, Tradelines Group. Chairman Of The Board, Tobacco Harm Reduction DRC: "Vapor technology is one of the most significant public health innovations of the century, and to conflate it with deadly Tobacco products is entirely inappropriate and irresponsible."
Samuel Mukandi, BA, Managing Director, Tradelines Group. Chairman Of The Board, Tobacco Harm Reduction DRC


Ecuador

Dr. Pablo Gallo

Ecuador and Spain - Doctor of Medicine and vascular surgeon specialized in the study and treatment of both arterial pathology and venous pathology and, above all, pelvic venous pathology



César Paz y Miño, MD, PhD

Director, Centro de Investigacion Genética y Genómica and Specialist in Genetics and Human Molecular Biology Universidad UTE Quito, Ecuador



Tanya Soria. MD.

Clinical Oncologist.



Enrique Teran, MD, PhD

Professor College of Health Sciences - Universidad San Francisco de Quito. Ecuadorian Academy of Medicine Academy of Science of Ecuador Ecuador



Francisco E. Urrestra. MD.

Medical Director Hospital Clinica Metropolitana. Ibarra.



El Salvador

Dr. Edward Wollants

Internist and nutritionist.



England/(UK)

Adam Afriyie, BSc


Adam Afriyie, BSc, Chair of Parliamentary Office Science and Technology "Around 50% Medical Practitioners didn't know smoking was more harmful than vaping"
Adam Afriyie, BSc, Chair of Parliamentary Office Science and Technology


Sanjay Agrawal, MD, MBChB


Sanjay Agrawal MD, Professor of Respiratory medicine University Leicester, Chair of Royal Collage Physicians Tobacco Advisory Group: "We want to make e-cigarettes attractive to smokers who are trying to quit. That's the point. For many people, adding flavours, and taking away the taste of tobacco is quite helpful"
Sanjay Agrawal MD, Professor of Respiratory medicine University Leicester, Chair of Royal Collage Physicians Tobacco Advisory Group


Deborah Arnott


Deborah Arnott, MBA, CEO ASH-UK “There are people in the public health community who are obsessed by e-cigarettes” "That because there is so much bad publicity about them, people’s understanding about the relative risk of smoking and e-cigarettes is being undermined. The risk is that smokers who could potentially use these as an alternative to smoking are being discouraged, and that’s not a good thing.” "Do you want the tobacco industry to carry on making cigarettes which are highly addictive and kill when used as intended, or do you want them to move to a product which is much nearer licensed nicotine replacement therapy and is unlikely to kill anyone?”
Deborah Arnott, MBA, CEO ASH-UK


Prof Paul Aveyard


Paul Aveyard, PhD FRCP FRCGP FFPH PROFESSOR OF BEHAVIOURAL MEDICINE Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences: "Within a few years, the e-cigarette has taken off and meant that people are using it to stop, or reduce, their smoking in huge numbers. Insofar as you can tell from the data we have, this would appear to be an effective thing to do."
Paul Aveyard, PhD FRCP FRCGP FFPH PROFESSOR OF BEHAVIOURAL MEDICINE Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences


Clive Bates

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Emma V Beard



John Britton, MD

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John Britton, MD, Director UK Center For Tobacco and Alcohol Studies, Professor of Epidemiology University Nottingham "Health policy should be driven by science, not prejudice or dogma. Vaping has already provided an effective gateway out of smoking for millions of people, unequivocally benefiting individual smokers, public health and wider society."
John Britton, MD, Director UK Center For Tobacco and Alcohol Studies, Professor of Epidemiology University Nottingham


Leonie Brose, PhD



George Butterworth, BSc


George Butterworth, BSc Policy Manager Cancer Research UK 2014-2022: "...vaping is less harmful than smoking tobacco and can help people to stop smoking..."
George Butterworth, BSc Policy Manager Cancer Research UK 2014-2022


Carolina Garcia Canton

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Hazel Cheeseman, MSc


Hazel Cheeseman, MSc. Deputy Chief Executive, Action on Smoking and Health (ASH UK): "Wait. What? I'm almost speechless. Parents [in Australia] seek to replace vaping with the more addictive much much more lethal alternative... smoking. How does this level of misunderstanding come about and how can we guard against it here in the UK?"
Hazel Cheeseman, MSc. Deputy Chief Executive, Action on Smoking and Health (ASH UK).


Sharon Cox, PhD



David Crane PhD


David Crane PhD: "There is no good evidence that vaping makes addicts out of people who would not otherwise become so but substantial good evidence that it helps smokers quit. The public health benefits for which are huge."
David Crane PhD


Lynne Dawkins, PhD

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  • Disclosures: I have provided consultancy for the pharmaceutical industry relating to the development of smoking cessation products. I have no conflicts with respect to the tobacco or e-cigarette industry.



Martin Dockrell




Katherine "Katie" East, PhD

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Dr Matthew Evison



Jonathan Fell



Floe Foxon, BSc



Suzi Gage



Stuart Griffiths, PhD


Stuart Griffiths, PhD, Director of Research, Services, and Policy, Yorkshire Cancer Research: "When it comes to helping people quit for good, being able to offer vaping products is essential. They are an incredibly effective aid in helping people give up cigarettes.”
Stuart Griffiths, PhD, Director of Research, Services, and Policy, Yorkshire Cancer Research


Peter Hajek, PhD



David Halpern, PhD


David Halpern, PhD, CEO - Behavioural Insights Team: "...we should deliberately seek to make e-cigs widely available, and to use regulation not to ban them but to improve their quality and reliability."
David Halpern, PhD, CEO - Behavioural Insights Team


Jamie Hartmann-Boyce


Dr Richard Holliday

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Benjamin Human

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Sarah Jackson, PhD, MSc



Martin Jarvis ODE, PhD

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Mark Jenkinson MP



Patricia Kovacevic, JD



Sir Norman Lamb

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Rosemary Leonard, MBE, MA, MB, BChir, MRCGP, DRCOG

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Nicola Lindson


Martin Machray

Professor Stefan Marciniak

"Current evidence supports vaping as a safer option than smoking, so a switch is better than not switching."

Olivia M Maynard, PhD

Senior Lecturer, School of Psychological Science Bristol Population Health Science Institute MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit Bristol, United Kingdom


Professor Elaine McColl

Dr Andy McEwen

  • National Centre of Smoking Cessation and Training, Dorchester, UK


Jim McManus, OCDS, FFPH


Jim McManus, OCDS, FFPH President, The Association of Directors of Public Health (UK): "But it seems to me that we have enough of an accumulation of evidence that e-cigarettes are so much safer than tobacco cigarettes, even if we only discuss the levels of emissions of chemicals, that not working with e-cigarettes is to expose people to potentially avoidable harm, and that this is unethical. I feel ethically compelled to find a way of working with e-cigarettes as a public health tool. And the fact that some public health debate has made people – wrongly as the consensus statement says – feel e-cigarettes may even be more harmful than tobacco is something we ought to find shocking and chilling."
Jim McManus, OCDS, FFPH President, The Association of Directors of Public Health (UK)


Ann McNeill, PhD



Dr Peter Miller

  • Chief Executive of Leicestershire Partnership Trust
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  • “We understand that stopping smoking can cause discomfort, and have put in place a number of initiatives to support people to not smoke while on our premises, or ideally give up for good. This includes the provision of nicotine replacement therapy and, if required, products for vaping. Whilst we are not there yet, we are committed to continuing on this journey to be smokefree


Marcus Munafò, PhD

Professor of Biological Psychology and MRC Investigator MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit School of Psychological Science University of Bristol United Kingdom


Dr Kevin Murphy


John Newton, FRCP FFPH FRSPH

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Caitlin Notley, PhD



David Nutt DM, FRCP, FRCPsych, FSB, FMedSci

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Dr Kirstie Soar

  • Centre of Addictive Behaviours Research, London South Bank University, UK


Dr. Sudhanshu Patwardhan

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Debbie Robson, PhD



Louise Ross



Dr Kathryn Scott

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  • chief executive at Yorkshire Cancer Research
  • "Easy and reliable access to vaping products will give more people in Yorkshire the best chance of quitting for good.”


Lion Shahab, PhD CPsychol AFBPsS

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  • Disclosures: LS has received a research grant, honoraria for talks, consultancy and travel expenses to attend meetings and workshops from pharmaceutical companies that make smoking cessation products (Pfizer; Johnson & Johnson). He has never received any funding or other monetary benefits from the tobacco or e-cigarette industry.



Erikas Simonavičius, PhD


Professor Gerry Stimson

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  • In almost all areas of public health, affected communities are now seen as a vital part of the policymaking process and the same recognition is long overdue in this field. Policymakers need to hear the experiences of people who have switched away from smoking, and take note of how their decisions are likely to impact people’s lives.


Harry Tattan-Birch, MSc

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Eve Taylor

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Frances Thirlway, PhD, MSc



Dr Russell Thorpe

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Robert West, PhD

Professor Emeritus in Health Psychology, University College London


France

Marion Adler, PhD

Smoking Cessation Specialist Hôpital Antoine Béclère Clamart France


Philippe Arvers, MD, PhD

Tobaccologist ans addictologist Université Grenoble Alpes France


Élisabeth Borne, Prime Minister



Professor Bertrand Dautzenberg



Julien Didry



Jacques Le Houezec, PhD



Olivier Véran



Germany

Peter Liese MEP

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Alexander K. Nussbaum, PhD



Dr Ingo Schröder



Dr. F. Artur Schroers



Frank Sitta

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PROFESSOR HEINO STÖVER



Prof. Dirk Ziebolz



Greece

Konstantinos Farsalinos, MD, MPH

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Guatemala

Dr Erick Estrada

Family doctor and surgeon. Focused on preventive medicine



Iceland

G. Karl Snæbjörnsson, MD



India

Dr Nimesh Desai



Aparajeet Kar, MD

Consultant Pulmonology and Critical Care Sir H.N Reliance Foundation Hospital Mumbai India


Dr Kiran Melkote, MBBS, MS



Rohan Sequeira, MD, PhD


Rohan Sequeira, MD, PhD "Medical professionals need to realise that switching patients who smoke to a healthier alternative like Vaping is the next best thing to smoke cessation, which by itself is a very difficult task. Regulate not Ban."
Rohan Sequeira, MD, PhD


Ireland

Dr Garrett McGovern



Italy

Pietro Fiocchi

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Riccardo Polosa



Umberto Tirelli MD

Professor Director, Cancer Center Clinica Mede Sacile


Japan

Naohito Yamaguchi, MD

Chief of Research Division, Saiseikai Research Institute of Health Care and Welfare Former Professor of Public Health, School of Medicine, Tokyo Women's Medical University


Kenya

Joseph Magero, BBA



Lithuania

Morgana Danielė

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Malaysia

Dr Steven Chow

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Dr Arifin Fii


Shamsul Bahri Mohd Tamrin, PhD

Professor of Occupational Safety and Health/Ergonomics Department of Environmental and Occupational Health University Putra Malaysia Shamsul Bahri Mohd Tamrin, PhD


Mexico

Ldo. Edgar Caballero

Behavioral psychologist



Dr. Jessica Esquivel Chahin

Doctor at the Institute of Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery at Hospital Ángeles Lomas. Expert in diagnosis and management of covid-19 patients. Health sciences teacher.



Dr. Jose Alejandro Chavez

Clinical Cardiologist. Member of the Medical Society of the General Hospital of Mexico. Member of the New York Academy of Sciences. USA. Member of the Mexican Society of Cardiology.



Christian Heinrich Henonin MD

MIPH International Public Health. Medical professor, researcher and health consultant Mexico



Dr. José Manuel Mier



Luz Odette Villegas Pichardo. MD

Internal Medicine. South Medical Hospital. Metropolitan Angeles Hospital.



Roberto A Sussman, PhD



Morocco

Imane Kendili MD



Netherlands (Holland)

New Zealand

PM Jacinda Ardern


Robert Beaglehole, MD, DSc

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Ruth Bonita, MPH, PhD, MD (hon)


Julian Buchanan, CPA, DSW, MA, PhD



Chris Bullen, PhD


Marewa Glover, PhD



Deborah Hart LLB



Yolande Jeffares


George Laking, MD, PhD

Chair, End Smoking New Zealand

  • “Smokefree tobacco and nicotine products can displace smoking. Smoking combustible tobacco has the greatest of health burdens, so the point here is to reduce this, regardless of whether a product contains or doesn’t contain tobacco."


Dr Murray Laugesen

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  • “…inhaling mist from the e-cigarette is rated several orders of magnitude (100 to 1000 times) less dangerous than smoking tobacco cigarettes.”
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Eliana Golberstein Rubashkyn, BSc Pharm, B. Chem



Dr Penelope Truman

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Natalie Walker, PhD

Associate Professor of Population Health and Director of the Centre for Addiction Research, National Institute for Health Innovation, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland


Ben Youdan

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Nigeria

ADEBISI Yusuff Adebayo

"Nicotine is not the primary cause of smoking-related diseases, including cancer."

Aishat Alaran

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MPhil Candidate at University of Cambridge. Commonwealth Shared Cambridge Trust Scholar. Public Health Researcher

Norway

Karl E Lund, PhD



Pakistan

Dr Ashar Ahmed

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Peru

Dr Omar Ghiglione

Venezuela, Peru Peripheral Vascular Surgeon.



Philippines

Dr. Rafael R. Castillo



Dr. Fernando Fernandez

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Arleen R. Reyes, DMD, ICD, ICCDE

Past President, Philippine Dental Association Chairman, Commission on Dental Education Asia -Pacific Dental Federation Philippines


Ron Christian G. Sison, MLS(ASCPi), MPH

Assistant Professor Lead Convenor Harm Reduction Alliance of the Philippines Manila Philippines


Poland

Andrzej Sobczak, PhD

Professor Head of Department of General and Inorganic Chemistry Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences in Sosnowiec Medical University of Silesia Katowice Poland


Romania

Mihaela Răescu Phd



Scotland

Prof Linda Bauld, OBE



Dr. Ehsan Latif

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Christopher Russell, PhD



South Africa

Dr Kgosi Letlape



Solomon Rataemane



South Korea

Young-bum Park, PhD

Professor Department of Economics Hansung University South Korea


Spain

Manuel Linares Abad, PhD



José Mª García Basterrechea, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine University of Murcia Former head, Addiction and Dual Pathology Unit Reina Sofía Hospital. Spain.



Fernando Fernández Bueno, MD

Oncological surgeon at the Hospital Central de la Defensa Gómez Ulla Professor at the University of Alcalá de Henares Madrid Spain



Carmen Escrig, PhD



Miguel de la Guardia PhD

Professor of Analytical Cemistry University of Valencia Spain



Maria del Mar Sangüesa Jareño, MD

Intensive Care Specialist University Hospital of Ceuta, Spain



José David García Muñiz, MD, PhD

Clinical Pharmacology and Internal Medicine Clinical Trials Coordinator, Principal Investigator University Hospital of Ceuta Spain



Jose Miguel Rodriguez (Gonzalez-Moro)



Antonio Sierra, MD, PhD

Professor of Preventive Medicine and Public Health at the University of La Laguna. Former Dean of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of La Laguna Former General Director of Public Health of the Government of the Canary Islands



Francisco Garcia Sierra, MD.

Head of the Nephrology Service University Hospital of Ceuta Spain



Josep María Ramón Torrell, MD, PhD.

Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health University of Barcelona Head of Clinical Prevention Research Group Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institut Head of Tobacco Prevention Service Bellvitge Hospital Barcelona, Spain



Angel González Ureña, PhD

Emeritus Professor of Physical Chemistry. Complutense University of Madrid



Singapore

Tan Kok Kuan, MD

Medical Director Dr Tan Medical Center Novena Medical Center Singapore


Andrew John da Roza

Psychotherapist - Addictions Promises Health Care Pte. Ltd. Singapore


Sweden

Professor Tony Axéll

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Curt Enzell


KARL FAGERSTRÖM PhD



Anders Milton MD, PhD

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Lars Ramström PhD

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Switzerland

Gizelle Baker



Jean-François Etter, PhD

Professor of public health Institute of Global Health, Faculty of Medicine University of Geneva


Moira Gilchrist PhD



Tikki Elka Pang, PhD

Former Director, Research Policy & Cooperation, WHO, Geneva Switzerland


Marina Suvakov

  • PMI


Tunisia

Fares Mili MD-CTTS- NCTTP

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United Arab Emirates

GOPAL BHATNAGAR, MD


Gopal Bhatnagar, MD, Chief of Cardiac Surgery, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Abu Dhabi. Former Chief of Staff, Trillium Health Centre, Ontario, Canada. Vape Shop Owner: You just don’t victimize smokers twice. You don’t make something that’s hyper-addictive freely available to people and then you victimize them again by saying well you know there’s a technology that has the ability to help you get off this… but we’re going to restrict that.
Gopal Bhatnagar, MD, Chief of Cardiac Surgery, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Abu Dhabi. Former Chief of Staff, Trillium Health Centre, Ontario, Canada. Vape Shop Owner.


Cother Hajat, MBBS PhD FFPH FRCP



United States

David Abrams PhD


David Abrams, PhD, Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences, New York University School of Global Public Health: "E-cigarettes are substantially less harmful than burning toxic tobacco. They can help some people who have been unable to quit to switch and save their lives. The science in the last 2-3 years has become incredibly strong. It was the science that drove me to change my mind. I think we've forgotten it's the smoker and potential smoker we're supposed to be helping. They're people too. You can't forget that."
David Abrams, PhD, Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences, New York University School of Global Public Health


Jerome Adams, MD, MPH



Jonathan H. Adler, JD


Jonathan H. Adler, JD Director, Coleman P. Burke Center for Environmental Law at Case Western Reserve University School of Law: "The reality, however, is that vaping products are far-less dangerous than combustible cigarettes, providing consumers with a safer way to consume nicotine and giving smokers a more effective means of quitting..."
Jonathan H. Adler, JD Director, Coleman P. Burke Center for Environmental Law at Case Western Reserve University School of Law


Jasjit S Ahluwalia, MD, MPH, MS



Bart Andrews, PhD

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Bart Andrews, PhD, Vice President, Telehealth and Home and Community Services, BHR: "Regardless of whether someone is predestined or not, some will use. That’s why harm reduction tools are incredibly important and why attempts to restrict or criminalize vaping increase harm."
Bart Andrews, PhD, Vice President, Telehealth and Home and Community Services, BHR


Tamar Antin, DrPH, MAA


Tamar Antin, DrPH, MAA, Director, Center for Critical Public Health: "...ignoring the potential benefits of harm reduction strategies may unintentionally lead to an erosion of trust in tobacco control among some members of the public.”
Tamar Antin, DrPH, MAA, Director, Center for Critical Public Health


Alex Azar, JD



David J. K. Balfour, DSc



Scott Ballin, JD


Scott D. Ballin, JD, Health Policy Consultant. Former VP and Legislative Counsel, American Heart Association. Former Chairman of the Coalition on Smoking OR Health (precursor to CTFK): "On the issue of flavorings, any concerns about flavoring and youth initiation should be balanced with ensuring that significantly lower risk products such as cigarettes are consumer acceptable to the millions of smokers looking to quit. This obviously involves flavorings and palatability. Nicotine replacement therapies (NRT) have long been available in a wide variety of flavors..."
Scott D. Ballin, JD, Health Policy Consultant. Former VP and Legislative Counsel, American Heart Association. Former Chairman of the Coalition on Smoking OR Health (precursor to CTFK).


Ronald Bayer, PhD


Ronald Bayer, PhD. Amy Fairchild, PhD, MPH: "Rejecting e-cigarettes because the tobacco industry will profit from them has the virtue of being uncompromising. But it also means rejecting the evidence and accepting the predictable, deadly toll of cigarette smoking. That’s a virtue, we argue, the world can no longer afford."
Ronald Bayer, PhD. Amy Fairchild, PhD, MPH.


Neal Benowitz



Aaron Biebert, BS


Aaron Biebert, BS, Award-winning documentary filmmaker. Former President, Clear Medical Solutions: "I believe it is a human right to have the accurate information needed to make personal health decisions about nicotine use as well as access to the safest nicotine-delivery system a person chooses without facing shame, stigma or “sin taxes.” There is a scientific consensus that nicotine vapor products are safer than cigarettes, so I believe they should be available and encouraged."
Aaron Biebert, BS, Award-winning documentary filmmaker. Former President, Clear Medical Solutions.


Chelsea Boyd



Professor Neil Boyd


Neil Boyd, Professor, School of Criminology, Simon Fraser University: "For current smokers, vaping is a much preferable alternative to combustion, and should not be discouraged, relative to the smoking of tobacco. Agree with restrictions on marketing to children."
Neil Boyd, Professor, School of Criminology, Simon Fraser University


Jeffrey Brandes



Thomas Brandon, PhD


Thomas Brandon, PhD Director, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tobacco Research and Intervention Program: "All of these studies, together with those from other labs, have informed my perspective that e-cigarettes represent the most important change in the landscape of tobacco use during my 36 years in this field. We need to harness this change to maximize the public health benefit from it."
Thomas Brandon, PhD Director, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tobacco Research and Intervention Program


Susan Cameron, MBA



Richard H Carmona MD, MPH, FACS



Representative Julie A. Casimiro



Azim Chowdhury, JD



Gal Cohen, PhD


Gal Cohen, PhD Head of Scientific Affairs, Rose Research Center Former Principal Scientist, JUUL Labs: "The reality we face as a society is that in spite of decades of concerted tobacco control initiatives and the efforts of the pharmaceutical industry, cigarettes are likely not going away soon. E-vapor products offer the most realistic opportunity to displace cigarette use in smokers who have not been able to quit with traditional methods. I predict that e-vapor products will ultimately be understood by the public health community as having a role when used responsibly as second-line harm reduction products for adult smokers."
Gal Cohen, PhD Head of Scientific Affairs, Rose Research Center Former Principal Scientist, JUUL Labs


Ari Cohn, JD


Ari Cohn, JD: "While vaping isn't totally safe (of course, no amount of car driving is totally safe either), it is certainly--on the whole--safer than smoking. And there's evidence that e-cigs are more effective at helping people quit smoking than other options"
Ari Cohn, JD


Suzanne M. Colby, PhD



James Colgrove, PhD, MPH


James Colgrove, PhD, MPH, Professor, Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health: "Although some e-cigarette manufacturers have no links to the tobacco industry, Big Tobacco is consuming an ever-greater share of the e-cigarette market. It is hard for public health advocates like us to look favorably on anything the industry wants. But history shows that harm reduction — the doctrine that many risks cannot be eradicated and that efforts are best spent on minimizing the resulting harm — has had an important place in antismoking efforts and suggests that regulation is better than prohibition. If e-cigarettes can reduce, even slightly, the blight of six million tobacco-related deaths a year, trying to force them out of sight is counterproductive."
James Colgrove, PhD, MPH, Professor, Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health


Kenneth Michael Cummings PhD, MPH



Brittani Cushman (TPB) spelling?

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Cristine Delnevo, PhD, MPH, FAAHB



David Dobbins, JD, MPH



Clifford E. Douglas, J.D



David L. Eaton PhD


David L. Eaton, PhD, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Washington: "Evidence suggests that while they're [e-cigarettes] not necessarily without health risks on their own, they are likely to be far less harmful than a conventional cigarette."
David L. Eaton, PhD, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Washington


Allan Erickson



Michael Eriksen, ScD



Amy Fairchild, PhD, MPH


Ronald Bayer, PhD. Amy Fairchild, PhD, MPH: "Rejecting e-cigarettes because the tobacco industry will profit from them has the virtue of being uncompromising. But it also means rejecting the evidence and accepting the predictable, deadly toll of cigarette smoking. That’s a virtue, we argue, the world can no longer afford."
Ronald Bayer, PhD. Amy Fairchild, PhD, MPH.


David S. Fink, PhD, MPH


David S. Fink, PhD, MPH New York State Psychiatric Institute: "Tobacco is the leading cause of premature mortality, so let’s get people off tobacco then, that suggest we take UKs stance on this and move then to vaping, a unquestionably safer method of consumption..."
David S. Fink, PhD, MPH New York State Psychiatric Institute


Michael Fiore, MD, MPH, MBA


Michael Fiore, MD, MPH, MBA Founder & Director University of Wisconsin Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention:"Twenty individuals in Wisconsin are going to die prematurely [today] of a disease directly caused by their smoking, on average, robbing them of 10 to 15 years of life...vaping is, without a question, less dangerous than cigarette smoking."
Michael Fiore, MD, MPH, MBA Founder & Director University of Wisconsin Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention


Steve Forbes (Malcolm Stevenson Forbes Jr.)


Steve Forbes, Chairman and Editor-In-Chief, Forbes Media: "Vaping is actually very effective in helping people quit smoking... Attacking vaping with false information and distortions does a deadly disservice to public health."
Steve Forbes, Chairman and Editor-In-Chief, Forbes Media


Jonathan Foulds PhD



Tom Frieden, MD, MPH

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  • Disclosure: Dr. Tom Frieden is President and CEO of Resolve to Save Lives (an initiative housed at Vital Strategies), launched in 2017 with support from Bloomberg Philanthropies, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. (Bloomberg Philanthropies is a funder of Vital Strategies.)


Tom Frieden, MD, MPH Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 2009 - 2017 Director, Global Health - Bloomberg Philanthropies 2006 - 2009: "For adults who use e-cigarettes and quit using conventional cigarettes completely and forever they [e-cigs] would be a benefit..."
Tom Frieden, MD, MPH Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 2009 - 2017 Director, Global Health - Bloomberg Philanthropies 2006 - 2009


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Rob Gebelhoff, BA


Rob Gebelhoff Assistant Editor, The Washington Post: "If lawmakers insist on taxing e-cigarettes, fine. But then make sure that taxes for traditional tobacco products — including state and local taxes — remain considerably higher. Use the substitution effect to our advantage. The vaping industry is a tempting political target. But the proposed tax on its products is the wrong way to reduce the scourge of smoking."
Rob Gebelhoff Assistant Editor, The Washington Post


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Thomas J. Glynn, PhD

Adjunct Lecturer Prevention Research Center School of Medicine, Stanford University Formerly, Associate Director, Cancer Control Science Program, U.S. National Cancer Institute, and Director, Cancer Science and Trends, American Cancer Society



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Bill Godshall

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Sharon H. Green, PhD, MPH


Sharon H. Green, PhD, MPH Postdoctoral Scholar University of California, Berkeley: "In England, where leading medical organizations regard nicotine alone as relatively benign, the pressing need to reduce the risks for current smokers frames the debate. The overwhelming focus in the United States is abstinence. In the end, the sorts of policies that are implemented will depend on whether whoever dominates the debate views harm reduction as opportunity or anathema."
Sharon H. Green, PhD, MPH Postdoctoral Scholar University of California, Berkeley


Marc Gunther



Jené Gutierrez, MA


Jené Gutierrez, MA, Journalist: "So here is my humble appeal to my fellow vape-judging brethren: Let’s admit that we were all wrong. Vaping, 95 percent healthier and 40 percent cheaper than smoking cigarettes, helps wean people off of an intense habit and naturally becomes an extension of their identity. So what? If this level of dedication to vaping is what destroys a dangerous addiction, then who cares? Looking down on vapers is basic and boring. They’re just doing the best they can, and are actually a less toxic presence because they vape—whether or not you want to admit it."
Jené Gutierrez, MA, Journalist


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Dr. Cheryl Healton

Founding President and CEO of American Legacy Foundation (created from MSA Funds, now known as the Truth Initiative); Dean of School of Global Public Health and Professor of Public Health Policy and Management, NYU School of Global Public Health; Founding chair of the Public Health Practice Council of the Association of Schools of Public Health; Serves on the National Board of Public Health Examiners, the Betty Ford Institute, Lung Cancer Alliance, Board of Directors at the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health, and the Board of Directors at HealthRight International. Tobacco Harm Reduction Quote: E-cigarette Summit 2021 We treat addiction to combustible tobacco differently than addiction to other products with respect to harm reduction approaches. We are spending way too much time on infighting and too little time on finding common ground to massively reduce combustible tobacco use and ending the false equivalency between products. Smoking remains a worldwide tragedy causing a billion lives at stake in this century alone. Lower risk products exist to help those unable or unwilling to quit. We have abandoned our harm reduction approach in public health when it comes to saving smokers. Retirement from American Legacy (now Truth)

Amy Faith Ho, MD


Amy Faith Ho, MD: "Chained by practicality, physicians don’t have the luxury of shooting for the impossibility of no harm. It’s time for us to embrace, on all topics — sex, drugs, smoking, etc. — harm reduction."
Amy Faith Ho, MD


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  • COI: I currently have no conflicts of interest with respect to tobacco, vaping or pharmaceutical industries. From May 2014 to September 2018, I provided harm reduction consulting services to an e-cigarette company (NJOY) and a tobacco company (RJ Reynolds) through my work at Pinney Associates.



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Michael Madden, MD


Michael Madden, MD, Former Chief Medical Officer, Gateway Health: "No one wants a child to pick up an e-cigarette, but imprecise rhetoric about the reality of youth use of e-cigarettes misleads both the public and policymakers and results in tragic misunderstandings about one of the most promising tools public health has to help 34 million adults in this country who still smoke. Clear the air. Follow the science. Make tobacco harm reduction work for those who need it."
Michael Madden, MD, Former Chief Medical Officer, Gateway Health



Robin Mermelstein, Ph.D.

Distinguished Professor, Liberal Arts and Sciences Psychology Department Director, Institute for Health Research and Policy Co-Director, Center for Clinical and Translational Science University of Illinois at Chicago



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Ethan Nadelmann Founder, Drug Policy Alliance: “Cigarettes are truly deadly... if we can be moving people to a less harmful product, that’s what we should be doing... My fear is, that not only are we taking a major step backwards [in cutting rates of smoking], but we may be at the beginnings of the great new drug war of the 21st century.”
Ethan Nadelmann Founder, Drug Policy Alliance


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Paul Newhouse

Quote source "It [nicotine] seems very safe even in nonsmokers. In our studies we find it actually reduces blood pressure chronically. And there were no addiction or withdrawal problems, and nobody started smoking cigarettes. The risk of addiction to nicotine alone is virtually nil."

Raymond S. Niaura, PhD


Raymond S. Niaura, PhD Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences New York University School of Global Public Health Former Director, Science and Training, Schroeder Institute for Tobacco Research and Policy Studies at the Truth Initiative Former President of the Society for Research on Nicotine & Tobacco: "Tobacco control’s overarching goal is to save lives as rapidly and effectively as possible. This will require open minds to rethink harms of nicotine when it is decoupled from combustible tobacco. Ideally, to displace smoking, less harmful products would have to be as, or more, appealing. Regulations and policy initiatives should be aligned so that less harmful products are able to compete and replace smoking as the way to obtain and use nicotine."
Raymond S. Niaura, PhD Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences New York University School of Global Public Health Former Director, Science and Training, Schroeder Institute for Tobacco Research and Policy Studies at the Truth Initiative Former President of the Society for Research on Nicotine & Tobacco


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Sally Satel


Sally Satel, MD: "...public-health institutions that promote harm-reduction strategies to users of other drugs, are reluctant, if not hostile, to extending the same forbearance to smokers. This paradox is rooted in the anti-tobacco movement, which has, along with irresponsible actions by public-health institutions, derailed the vaping revolution."
Sally Satel, MD


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John Seffrin, MD, PhD


John Seffrin, MD, PhD: "Technologies/alternatives exist today that can help people quit smoking or at least reduce significantly their consumption of burned tobacco, which is what kills them. After fighting the tobacco epidemic for over 5 decades, we now have proven harm reduction methods to help us avoid a carnage in otherwise preventable deaths."
John Seffrin, MD, PhD


Arielle Selya, PhD


Arielle Selya, PhD Scientist, Pinney Associates, Inc : "“Triangulating” across different types of research all support the story that e-cigarettes are displacing cigarettes."
Arielle Selya, PhD Scientist, Pinney Associates, Inc.


Michael Siegel

Visiting Professor, Department of Public Health and Community Medicine Tufts University School of Medicine Boston



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Gary E. Swan, PhD



Maia Szalavitz


Maia Szalavitz, Award-winning neuroscience journalist: "Forcing people to quit often drives them underground, to more dangerous behavior, not less. Vaping is less harmful than smoking. If you try to eliminate harm, not reduce it, it can backfire."
Maia Szalavitz, Award-winning neuroscience journalist


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Nora D Volkow, MD Director, National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) at the National Institutes of Health: "...electronic cigarettes offer an alternative delivery for nicotine [for] people who cannot stop smoking. And in the process, the European data has shown that actually there are benefits."
Nora D Volkow, MD Director, National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) at the National Institutes of Health


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Sarah Elizabeth Wakeman, MD Associate Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School:"Rather than fear mongering and blanket vaping opposition how about we have smarter, more thoughtful regulation that doesn’t fall prey to Prohibitionist mindsets which encourage homemade, mason-jar crafted vaping liquids?"
Sarah Elizabeth Wakeman, MD Associate Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School


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Thomas J. Walters, MD: "Other countries use vaped nicotine for smoking cessation. It's wise to learn from other cultures."
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Craig Weiss, JD


Craig Weiss, JD, Former CEO NJOY: "If you make it just as inconvenient and expensive to smoke an electronic cigarette as a Marlboro, people are going to keep smoking Marlboros. Is that really the unintended consequence they want? To keep them smoking? Because that is what they are doing and we know the consequence of that is people are going to die a painful and early death."
Craig Weiss, JD, Former CEO NJOY


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Dr Ali M Ayubi MD, MS, PhD.

Head of the Department of Behavioral Sciences and Addictions and Professor of Pharmacology, Behavioral Sciences and Addictions Medical University of the Caribbean Professor Emeritus of Pharmacology and Addiction Diseases of the University of Zulia.



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Clinical Psychology, Centro Medico Docente la Trinidad, Psychiatric Unit, Smoking Cessation Clinic, Caracas



Statements by Multiple Parties

2021: One hundred specialists call for WHO to change its hostile stance on tobacco harm reduction - new letter to FCTC delegates published


2021: Reappraising Choice in Addiction: Novel Conceptualizations and Treatments for Tobacco Use Disorder


2021: 75 Tobacco Control experts ask CDC to change the name of EVALI


2019: Testimony for New York Senate hearing on vaping safety - Clive Bates and David Sweanor


2018: Letter from seventy-two specialists in nicotine science, policy and practice


????: Statement by 28 Medical Professionals in Latin America


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2024: Employing tobacco harm reduction as a public health policy to drive down smoking rates in Nigeria, Ghana and Cameroon

2024: To Save Veterans’ Lives, the VA Must Innovate on Smoking Cessation

2023: Scientific Evidence Should Suggest a Middle Way

2023: Is vaping harmful to oral health?

2023: Joseph Nemeth, DDS

2023: Fight against addictions: parliament (finally) opts for scientific pragmatism!

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Dr William Lowenstein, Addictologist President SoS Addiction Dr Imane Kendili, Addictologist Psychiatrist President of African Global Health Dr Alain Tolédano, Oncologist, radiotherapist, President of the Rafael Levallois-Perret Institute Dr Jean-Michel Delile, President of the Addiction Federation Marie Josée Augé-Caumon, pharmacist - co-partner of the Health-Addictions group, CESE report on tobacco and alcohol risk reduction, part of CAARUD Dr Jerôme Palazzolo, Psychiatrist Addictologist Nice Dr Hany Neamatalla, Cardiologist Paris Pompidou, Senator in Egypt Professor Gabriel Malka , Head of the Health Center at Mohammed VI University - Morocco Professor Chetty Morgan, Chairman of IPA-Foundation - USA Dr Jean-Pierre Couteron, Addictologist Paris Jean-Francois Narbonne , Toxicologist - Founder of the Food Toxicology Laboratory - Bordeaux University Dr Bertrand Lebeau Leibovici, Addictologist Jennifer Oses, Ecotoxicologist Dr Michael Bohbot , General Practitioner Dr Vittorio Bacchetta, General practitioner Professor Redouane Rabii, National Order Certified Urologist · Professor at the University of Medicine of Casablanca Dr Renaud David , Psychiatrist Dr Nathaniel Scher, Radiotherapist Oncologist Dr Pierre Guedj , Cardiologist Michael Stora , Psychoanalyst Professor Stéphane Mouly, Internal medicine Dr Pierre Rouzaud, tobacco specialist, Toulouse Professor Idrissi Hamza, Resuscitator Anesthetist Dr Serigne-Magueye Gueye, Professor of Urology at University Cheikh Anta DIOP, Dakar, Senegal and Chair of Urology, Director general of Campus Franco-Sénégalais Dr Benjelloun Faycal, Opthamologist

2023: Scientific Evidence Should Suggest a Middle Way

2021: SOVAPE 100+ doctors

Op-Ed | Tobacco policy in New York should help those looking for an alternative

Finland

Minister Duclos and Minister Bennett released a joint statement to mark National Non-Smoking Week

MUSC researching effects of e-cigarettes on cigarette smokers

Dr. Jan Nolta

  • ...if people switch to e-cigs instead of smoking, that’s a far better choice.

Britain must stand up to the WHO on vaping to save millions of lives

  • As Vice Chairs of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Vaping in Westminster, we have both seen the benefits that vapes offer smokers, allowing them to move away from smoking-related diseases – and death - towards a less harmful alternative.
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E-cigarettes Volume 667: debated on Thursday 31 October 2019

India needs evidence-based harm reduction strategies: Dr. Peter Harper

MP Gareth Johnson

How bad is vaping and should it be banned?

Thai Committee on Public Health Suggests E-cigarette Regulation and to End Ban on Vaping

Swedish MEP Johan Nissinen: Sweden should do more for snus in the EU

Women power: researchers and experts who changed the THR field

Spain

It’s combustion in cigarettes that kills, not nicotine

See Letter: The benefits of vaping

CAPHRA Expert Advisory Group

Two from Canada

Delon Human

APTHRMedia – tobacco harm reduction archive

2022 LESS HARM: INTERNATIONAL DECLARATION FOR A SMOKE-FREE SPAIN

  • Signed by 170 experts

Doctors, scientists ask Marcos to sign vape bill

Maybe organization, too? SMOKING CESSATION: VAPE OR NOT VAPE?

2019 E-cigarettes need to be regulated, not banned: Dr Patrick Basham Read more at: https://health.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/policy/e-cigarettes-need-to-be-regulated-not-banned-dr-patrick-basham/72392936

expert reaction to Department of Health press release ‘e-cigarettes could be prescribed on the NHS in world first’

E-cig Summit UK 2021 speakers

A New International Commission of Experts Finds the Global Fight Against Smoking Has Stalled

CRUCIAL STEP IN TOBACCO HARM REDUCTION

Canada

expert reaction to WHO report on nicotine and tobacco products

Ending Cigarette Use By Adults In A Generation Is Possible

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Comments on vaping and tobacco harm reduction from expert stakeholders

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World No Tobacco Day: Here's why WHO’s approach to tobacco cessation needs an overhaul

The Truth Initiative, too, once embraced harm reduction. Its former board chairman, Tom Miller, Iowa’s long-serving attorney general, still argues that e-cigarettes are a “means to saving millions of lives.” Cheryl Healton, its former CEO, and David Abrams, formerly executive director of the Schroeder National Institute of Tobacco Research and Policy Studies, which is housed at the Truth Initiative, are harm-reduction advocates. So is Steven Schroeder, for whom the institute is named. Found here

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