Two years, two retracted studies. It is no secret that the American Heart Association is ideologically opposed to vaping. Whether in advocacy or ‘science,’ there is often no line they won’t cross in their quest to confuse and mislead adults about the relative risk of vaping versus cigarette smoking. In 2020, there was the famous […]
Flawed Data and Ethical Failure: Pediatrics Journal Suppresses Criticism
After posting a faulty study with misleading findings, Pediatrics editors hide the truth. When Drs. Benjamin Chaffee, Stanton Glantz, and Shannon Lea Watkins from the University of California, San Francisco published their findings on progression from vaping to smoking among youth who had previously tried cigarettes, the results seemed clear: “Among adolescent cigarette experimenters, […]
Headlines saying ‘vaping might cause cancer’ are wildly misleading
Cancer Research UK has joined other public health experts in criticizing a study on the effects of e-cigarette vapor on mice and human cells tested in a lab. Despite the clear limitations of the study and the shaky (at best) history of conclusions of mouse and cell studies actually matching up with impacts on humans, […]
Do Less Harm: E-Cigarettes a Safer Option Than Smoking
Analysis Led by NYU College of Global Public Health Focuses on Harm Minimization in Smoking Cessation Quitting smoking is among the top New Year’s resolutions, but is notoriously difficult to do and often requires multiple attempts and strategies. A growing body of research points to using a harm minimization approach for smoking cessation. Harm minimization […]
AVA Comments on Another Study Manufacturing a Gateway Effect
Barrington-Trimis said the study did not look at whether the kids who reported trying cigarettes are just experimenting, or will go on to become regular smokers. Gregory Conley, president of the nonprofit American Vaping Association, pointed out that … Teens Who Vape May Be More Likely to Smoke Cigarettes Later, Study Finds – ABC News
