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! Many of the items sited below are also list on this google doc. Note: some items may not be on both resources.
"Tobacco Harm Reduction = SAFER than smoking"
Cochrane Systematic Review
World Health Organization EURO Office
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
Health Information and Quality Authority (Ireland)
National Health Service Scotland
Health Service Executive Ireland - #1 and #2
New Zealand Ministry of Health
Public Health England
Royal Society for Public Health
French High Council for Public Health
Center for Critical Public Health
Faculty of Public Health (UK)
American Association of Public Health Physicians
Royal College of Physicians
Royal Australasian College of Physicians
Royal College of General Practitioners (UK)
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
Royal College of Psychiatrists
Royal College of Midwives
Royal Australian & New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP)
American College of Preventive Medicine
French National Academy of Medicine
American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
French National Academy of Pharmacy
New Zealand Pharmacy Council
Royal Pharmaceutical Society
British Medical Association
The British Psychological Society #1 #2
Action on Smoking and Health UK
National Centre for Smoking Cessation and Training
Quitline NZ
UK Centre for Tobacco and Alcohol Studies
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment
Drug and Alcohol Nurses of Australasia
House of Commons Science and Technology Committee (UK)
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (Australia)
US National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine
SCENIHR - European Commission Directorate-General, Health & Consumer Protection
US Food & Drug Administration #1 #2 #3
National Institute on Drug Abuse
US Centers for Disease Control
Truth Initiative
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (CTFK)
International Agency for Research on Cancer
Cancer Research UK
French National Cancer Institute
Cancer Society of New Zealand
American Cancer Society
Canadian Cancer Society
Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation
Canadian Lung Health Foundation
British Lung Foundation
Asthma & Respiratory Foundation NZ
British Thoracic Society
American Heart Association
New Zealand Heart Foundation
British Heart Foundation
Heart UK
Canadian Heart & Stroke Foundation
Stroke Association UK
Irish Heart Foundation +8 more organizations
Government of Canada
Uruguayan Council of Ministries
2021
House of Representatives Philippines
2018
National Fire Chiefs Council
London Fire Brigade
Suggestions to add to this page
E-cigarettes, smoking and health. A literature review update. CSIRO, Australia
- Observational studies indicate that e-cigarettes are preferred as a smoking cessation method in some, but not all, populations.
- There is good evidence from clinical trials that e-cigarettes may reduce withdrawal symptoms in smokers after a short period of cigarette abstinence.
- Results from randomised controlled trials indicate that nicotine-containing e-cigarettes are
more effective at reducing the amount of conventional smoking than nicotine-free e-cigarettes or no e-cigarettes.
E-cigarettes and Heated Tobacco Products: An evidence review by the Irish Heart Foundation and Irish Cancer Society
- -While short term evidence has found that e-cigarettes are less harmful than combustible cigarettes, e-cigarettes are not harm free, and more longitudinal evidence is required to assess long-term risk.
- -While e-cigarettes cause less harm to the cardiovascular system than smoking, research suggests that these products can alter vital signs such as heart rate and blood pressure.
- The Irish Heart Foundation and Irish Cancer Society reiterate their position that quitting smoking using evidence-based methods of quitting remains the safest and most reliable way of giving up smoking.
- Irish Cancer Society, Irish Heart Foundation, ASH Ireland, Men's Development Network, Dental Health Foundation, Mental Health Ireland, Irish Pharmacy Union, Men's Health Forum in Ireland, Irish Medical Organisation
Camden quit smoking
Vaping and tobacco harm reduction - highlights from England
References - start at #64
American Society of Addiction Medicine
That research be expanded and accelerated on the potential for e-cigarettes, in particular for those who have not been able to quit or not interested in quitting, to be used as a potential tool in the treatment for nicotine/tobacco use and especially addiction involving nicotine, or as a component of a comprehensive harm reduction strategy