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'''Drug and Alcohol Nurses of Australasia:<span></span>''' | =='''Drug and Alcohol Nurses of Australasia:<span></span>'''== | ||
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'''<span></span>'''“[https://www.danaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/DANA-Position-Statement-on-E-Cigarettes-2017.pdf?__cf_chl_jschl_tk__=b7a9f49fe742b3d67960a66c112c6906a1d2e6b0-1604255527-0-AdQ_UUv20-LgROWDFUQWbvAmftq7qb8ETFcVBHEwII69uzJ7DoRPs4uqY4cHukJNqiJFqVXyQM-P-LgrP9MpOOWZiHAfSo_Tq0eJfq6v7Lo21i1dAyFYxNsoPF7qhjMaVvP38Q3_wnZwZqxNdgYeplqEsc_gfo5IDqB-W0hpVvTXrNMyBEguwSMM_-IeYiua4MRJ0uKlB43doJ3iESO0bNG27ffJ1F95ZcarDVY38MrJZ0Kucpte4Nq7Yi5nVFXm9Y2He5yxqUQheAzbnXxcdXyLZDQ8pYp6dMFzmI9yr7lkzYMjAeEtJiFQq-8FEjnMgGWhW_L5z6LAi53up1kHzeeUcMD79BL8_xtlXf5kZBW27ayYaq5-xvczQvJ_gRyrAVbvqogxrmwteq-nxOmWm6ez-8-3MDuKxob8142nFUHo5QTzcOJLMwi4nrtC9IvwBA People with drug and alcohol dependence have high] | '''<span></span>'''“[https://www.danaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/DANA-Position-Statement-on-E-Cigarettes-2017.pdf?__cf_chl_jschl_tk__=b7a9f49fe742b3d67960a66c112c6906a1d2e6b0-1604255527-0-AdQ_UUv20-LgROWDFUQWbvAmftq7qb8ETFcVBHEwII69uzJ7DoRPs4uqY4cHukJNqiJFqVXyQM-P-LgrP9MpOOWZiHAfSo_Tq0eJfq6v7Lo21i1dAyFYxNsoPF7qhjMaVvP38Q3_wnZwZqxNdgYeplqEsc_gfo5IDqB-W0hpVvTXrNMyBEguwSMM_-IeYiua4MRJ0uKlB43doJ3iESO0bNG27ffJ1F95ZcarDVY38MrJZ0Kucpte4Nq7Yi5nVFXm9Y2He5yxqUQheAzbnXxcdXyLZDQ8pYp6dMFzmI9yr7lkzYMjAeEtJiFQq-8FEjnMgGWhW_L5z6LAi53up1kHzeeUcMD79BL8_xtlXf5kZBW27ayYaq5-xvczQvJ_gRyrAVbvqogxrmwteq-nxOmWm6ez-8-3MDuKxob8142nFUHo5QTzcOJLMwi4nrtC9IvwBA People with drug and alcohol dependence have high] | ||
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=='''Royal Australian College of Physicians:'''== | =='''Royal Australian College of Physicians:'''== | ||
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''' | '''<span></span>'''“[https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/basic_information/e-cigarettes/about-e-cigarettes.html E-cigarettes have the potential to benefit adult smokers who are not pregnant if used as a complete substitute for regular cigarettes and other smoked tobacco products.]” | ||
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=='''American Cancer Society:'''== | |||
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''' | '''<span></span>'''“[https://www.healio.com/hematology-oncology/lung-cancer/news/online/%7B3a367506-0f8b-494e-a0cb-61cd733e6f5c%7D/american-cancer-society-e-cigarettes-better-than-combustible-tobacco-but-not-harmless Based on currently available evidence, using current generation e-cigarettes is less harmful than smoking cigarettes.]” [NOTE: This was the official statement from 2018-2019. As of<span></span>[https://www.cancer.org/healthy/stay-away-from-tobacco/e-cigarette-position-statement.html November 2019], ACS no longer recommends e-cigarettes as a smoking cessation tool. Their stated reason for this change was “e-cigarette use by young people.” Yet their new statement still says, “former smokers now using e-cigarettes should not revert to smoking.” So, obviously, ecigs are LESS HARMFUL.] | ||
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=='''American Heart Association:'''== | |||
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'''<span></span>'''“[https://newsroom.heart.org/news/vaping-combined-with-smoking-is-likely-as-harmful-as-smoking-cigarettes-alone Participants who vaped exclusively showed a similar inflammatory and oxidative stress profile as people who did not smoke cigarettes or use e-cigarettes. ...Compared to participants who smoked exclusively, those who vaped exclusively had significantly lower levels of almost all inflammatory and oxidative stress biomarkers.]” | |||
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'''<span></span>'''“[https://www.aaphp.org/Tobacco Smoke-free tobacco/nicotine products, as available on the American market, while not risk-free, carry substantially less risk of death and may be easier to quit than cigarettes. ...Smokers who have tried, but failed to quit using medical guidance and pharmaceutical products, and smokers unable or uninterested in quitting, should consider switching to a less hazardous smoke-free tobacco/nicotine product for as long as they feel the need. Such products include pharmaceutical Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) products used, off-label, on a long term basis, electronic “e” cigarettes, dissolvables (sticks, strips and orbs), snus, other forms of moist snuff, and chewing tobacco.]” | |||
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=='''Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids:'''== | |||
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'''<span></span>“[https://www.tobaccofreekids.org/assets/factsheets/0379.pdf E-cigarettes could benefit public health if they help significantly reduce the number of people who use combustible cigarettes and die of tobacco-related disease.]” | |||
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''' | '''<span></span>'''“[https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/smoking-tobacco/vaping.html Vaping is less harmful than smoking. Completely replacing cigarette smoking with vaping will reduce your exposure to harmful chemicals. There are short-term general health improvements if you completely switch from smoking cigarettes to vaping products.]” | ||
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=='''Canadian Heart & Stroke Foundation:'''== | |||
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''' | '''<span></span>'''“[https://www.heartandstroke.ca/-/media/pdf-files/position-statements/ecigarettesincanada.ashx?la=en&hash=8939FF52C37A5E11C551176982F2E4AC5D38D605 Emerging evidence demonstrates that e-cigarettes are less harmful than conventional cigarettes. Through the legalization of e-cigarettes containing nicotine, there is improved access to e-cigarettes for current smokers, therefore allowing adults more choice around alternative methods of nicotine intake and/or tobacco cessation. ...Those unable to quit smoking would be better off using e-cigarettes over the long-term, rather than continuing to smoke regular cigarettes].” |
Revision as of 13:25, 17 April 2021
All statements are hyperlinked to original documents. Thank-you Charles A. Gardner, PhD for the original compilation of this list.
Organizations from around the world say nicotine e-cigarettes are “SAFER than smoking.”
World Health Organization EURO Office:
International Agency for Research on Cancer:
Cochrane systematic review:
“We found 50 studies in 12,430 adults who smoked… The studies took place in the USA (21 studies), UK (9), Italy (7), Australia (2), New Zealand (2), Greece (2) and one study each in Belgium, Canada, Poland, South Korea, South Africa, Switzerland and Turkey.”
FINDINGS:“Moderate certainty” that “e-cigarettes with nicotine increase quit rates compared to e-cigarettes without nicotine, and compared to nicotine replacement therapy [nicotine patches & gum… We did not detect any clear evidence of harm from nicotine e-cigarettes” [up to 2 years]].”
Public Health England:
Royal College of Physicians:
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence:
British Medical Association:
Cancer Research UK:
British Lung Foundation:
Royal College of General Practitioners:
Royal Society for Public Health:
Stroke Association UK:
Action on Smoking and Health UK:
“It has been estimated that e-cigarettes are 95% less harmful than ordinary cigarettes. There is negligible risk to others from second-hand e-cigarette vapour. ...The lifetime cancer risk of vaping has been assessed to be under 0.5% of the risk of smoking. [But Public understanding of the relative harms of e-cigarettes [vs smoking cigarettes] have worsened over time and are less accurate today than they were in 2014.]”
National Centre for Smoking Cessation and Training:
National Health Service Scotland:
This statement was created and endorsed by: Action on Smoking & Health Scotland • Cancer Research UK • Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland • Chief Medical Officer for Scotland • NHS Ayrshire and Arran • NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde • NHS Lothian • NHS Tayside • Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation • Royal College of General Practitioners • Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh • Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow • Royal Environmental Health Institute of Scotland • Scottish Collaboration for Public Health Research and Policy • Scottish Consultants in Dental Health • Scottish Thoracic Society • UK Centre for Tobacco & Alcohol Studies • University of Edinburgh • University of Stirling
New Zealand Ministry of Health:
Cancer Society of New Zealand:
“E-cigarettes and smokeless tobacco products are less harmful than tobacco smoking.”
Royal Australian & New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP):
Royal Australian & New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP):“Research in Australia shows that 70% of people with schizophrenia and 61% of people with bipolar disorder smoke compared to 16% of those without mental illness. …RANZCP recognises the potential harm reduction benefits presented by e-cigarettes and vaporisers for people living with mental illness, and the need for legislative reform for these to be realised. The RANZCP therefore recommends: Exemption of nicotine-containing e-cigarettes and vaporisers from the restrictions imposed under the Poisons Standard so that they may be subject to stringent and suitable regulations as consumer products [and lower rates of taxation for e-cigarettes and vaporisers compared to smokable tobacco products to ensure affordability for low-income smokers, and to provide a financial incentive to switch].”
Drug and Alcohol Nurses of Australasia:
“People with drug and alcohol dependence have high
smoking rates [and are more likely to die from a tobacco-related disease than from their primary drug problem. E-cigarettes are battery-operated devices that heat a liquid solution, which may or may not contain nicotine into a vapour for inhalation, simulating the behavioural and sensory aspects of smoking, and they are currently seen as a legitimate form of tobacco harm reduction].”
Royal Australian College of Physicians:
German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment:
“According to current knowledge, e-cigarettes are less harmful than conventional tobacco products when used as intended.”
French National Academy of Medicine:
“It is established that the vaporette is less dangerous than the cigarette… It is therefore preferable for a smoker to vape. Since 2016, the High Authority for Health (HAS) considers it ‘as an aid to stop or reduce the consumption of tobacco by smokers.’ Santé Publique France indicates that at least 700,000 [French smokers have quit using electronic cigarettes. ...Smokers who were about to switch to vaporizing instead of tobacco should not hesitate…]”[Google Translate from original French]
French National Academy of Pharmacy:
“The World Health Organization’s [anti-e-cigarette position is incomprehensible. Tobacco is responsible for 73,000 deaths in France. The e-cigarette helps people quit smoking. Its components are obviously less harmful than tobacco.]” [NOTE: This is a Tweet from the Académie Nationale de Pharmacie. Not an official position statement.]
US National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine:
US Food & Drug Administration:
US Centers for Disease Control:'
American Cancer Society:
“Based on currently available evidence, using current generation e-cigarettes is less harmful than smoking cigarettes.” [NOTE: This was the official statement from 2018-2019. As ofNovember 2019, ACS no longer recommends e-cigarettes as a smoking cessation tool. Their stated reason for this change was “e-cigarette use by young people.” Yet their new statement still says, “former smokers now using e-cigarettes should not revert to smoking.” So, obviously, ecigs are LESS HARMFUL.]
American Heart Association:
American Association of Public Health Physicians:
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids:
Government of Canada: