Former JAMA editor George Lundberg advocates tobacco harm reduction, criticizes health agency misinformation

[Bill Godshall]

Treating Recalcitrant Nicotine Addiction
Willful blindness of our public health officials on tobacco is still killing hundreds of thousands of Americans each year.
George Lundberg, Gil Ross, Elizabeth Whelan

Medical News: Treating Recalcitrant Nicotine Addiction: the EBM Way - in Columns, At Large from MedPage Today

Another, newer technology which is rapidly attracting desperate smokers is the electronic cigarette (e-cigarette), which delivers nicotine-containing vapor from a cigarette look-alike when puffed.

But again, our guardians of public health have recoiled from the method and attempted to ban them without any conceivable rationale, in another flight from science.

Despite the demonstrated benefits of harm reduction, and the lack of efficacy of the approved pharmaceutical products (such as patches, gum, and medications), public health spokespersons, governmental and private, adhere to the mantra, "there is no safe tobacco product."

 

[Stubby]

There are a number of negative and false misleading comments up on the page. You have to be registered with Medpage to leave a comment.

i really doubt that these "snus" have NO RISK! it's proven that the other forms of smokeless tobacco increase the risk of basically anything it touches...plus places it doesn't touch like pancrease & bladder cancers..

 

[Vocalek]

I am registered and just left a comment.


UPDATE: My comment was accepted. Clive Bates also posted a comment!

For those who don't know him, see this post: http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...-convincing-arguments-repeal-eu-snus-ban.html

 

[Stubby]

I am registered and just left a comment.


UPDATE: My comment was accepted. Clive Bates also posted a comment!

For those who don't know him, see this post: http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...-convincing-arguments-repeal-eu-snus-ban.html

Thank you for leaving a comment.

I was thinking of trying to register even though I am not connected with the health industry. After reading the negative comments all I wanted to do is tear them a new............... never mind....

That very likely would not have helped the cause, even though it would have made me feel temporarily better.

 

[DC2]

Deleting post because I see the comments when I click on the comments link.

 

[TennDave]

I love this guy's wording...."another flight from science."

Notice it doesn't say "for" or "of" science...it says "from" science...which IMHO is the most accurate description of what's going on.

 

[dagnagan]

This article has been reprinted in KevinMD.com, a widely-read medical blog. Comments there have a chance of being read by a lot of health care professionals.

The truth about reduced risk smokeless tobacco

 

[Petrodus]

This article has been reprinted in KevinMD.com, a widely-read medical blog. Comments there have a chance of being read by a lot of health care professionals.

The truth about reduced risk smokeless tobacco

Well ... Then we should load up that article with our comments

 

[DC2]

I posted my comment and it told me that it was flagged for review.
I think it was because I included a link.

Initially I had posted my comment without the link and it seemed to post fine.
But then I edited it to add the link and that is why it said it was flagged for review.

 

[Vocalek]

Check out the comment left by Gil Ross: Comments

 

[Petrodus]

 

[Luisa]

This article has been reprinted in KevinMD.com, a widely-read medical blog. Comments there have a chance of being read by a lot of health care professionals.

The truth about reduced risk smokeless tobacco

I probably should not say this but--- Irene Gibson who posted a negative and lengthy comment seems to be a huge Obama supporter. Why am I not surprised?

 

[kristin]

I replied to Ms. Gibson's post on KevinMD.com.

 

[Vocalek]

Me too. I was not impressed with her pejorative use of the phrase HARD CORE and was insulted by her comparison of nicotine users to Coke addicts.

 

[DC2]

I replied to Ms. Gibson's post on KevinMD.com.

I liked your post, but I LOVED your reply.