Nicotine / THR - Statements from Organizations
Thank-you Charles A. Gardner, PhD for the original compilation of this list. Thank-you to the volunteers from around the world who provide statements for us to add to this collection!
"SAFER than smoking"
World Health Organization EURO Office
International Agency for Research on Cancer
Cochrane Systematic Review
Public Health England
Royal College of Physicians
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
British Medical Association
Cancer Research UK
British Lung Foundation
Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation
Royal College of General Practitioners
Royal Society for Public Health
Stroke Association UK
Action on Smoking and Health UK
National Centre for Smoking Cessation and Training
British Heart Foundation
National Fire Chiefs Council
London Fire Brigade
National Health Service Scotland
Health Service Executive Ireland
“The HSE cannot recommend e-cigarettes as a smoking cessation aid, as they are not currently regulated or approved in Ireland for that purpose. However, for those unable or unwilling to stop using nicotine, using e-cigarettes (also known as ‘vaping’) is generally regarded as less harmful than smoking tobacco. We recommend that smokers trying to quit smoking by using e-cigarettes do so in combination with approved supports." (Note: This is from a news article, not from an official policy statement)
"The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) also caution against workplace bans on e-cigarettes. HSE’s advice is that “an employer needs to consider e-cigarettes in the wider context of risk in the workplace. We are aware that some organisations have banned their use, but this is not something HSE has advised on.”
New Zealand Ministry of Health
Cancer Society of New Zealand
Royal Australian College of Physicians
Drug and Alcohol Nurses of Australasia
Royal Australian & New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP)
German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment
French National Academy of Medicine
French National Academy of Pharmacy
French National Cancer Institute
US National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine
US Food & Drug Administration
US Centers for Disease Control
Truth Initiative
American Cancer Society
American Heart Association
American Association of Public Health Physicians
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (CTFK)
Government of Canada
Canadian Heart & Stroke Foundation
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UKCTAS
"Almost every policy listed in the WHO’s paper [their report on ENDS/ENNDS] could easily have the effect of protecting the incumbent cigarette trade, promoting smoking rather than vaping, and lead to increases in non-communicable diseases. It is very likely that widespread uptake of WHO’s policy proposal would ‘reduce harm reduction’ and therefore increase harm."