Tobacco Prohibitionists Kill Safer Cigarette Substitutes… and Smokers
Dr. Michael Siegel has published a blog entry criticizing a “new article in American Journal of Medicine claim[ing] that youths who use e-cigarettes are 5 times more likely to become cigarette smokers.” The commentary was authored by tobacco and nicotine opponents Pamela Ling and …
5 Vaping “Facts” You Don’t Want to Know
Dr. Michael Blaha, Director of Clinical Research at the Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Heart Disease, has published an article titled, “5 Vaping Facts You Need to Know.” The piece contains a number of glaring falsehoods. While Dr. Blaha acknowledges “that vaping …
Robert Kennedy’s Nicotine Pouch Can Make America Healthy Again … ??
The level of misunderstanding among American doctors about vastly safer cigarette substitutes is stunning. Last week I critiqued the president of the American Medical Association, and this week it’s Dr. Nicole Saphier, a breast cancer imaging specialist at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. In …
Substance Use Disorders Treatment Options
Many people make new promises to their health and well-being at the beginning of the year. To emphasize the value of expanding access to treatment for substance use disorders (SUDs), SAMHSA is launching “SUD Treatment Month” in January. This annual observance will be dedicated to …
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Celebrating YOU: This week’s spotlights [January 22, 2025]
Happy Spotlight Day! I’m excited to share with you this week’s highlight from the CBQ community! Inspiring Success CBQ Program member Louise O’Reilly from Ireland celebrated 1 year smoke-free! Louise was a smoker for over 30 years, with 20 of those years actively trying to …
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Celebrating YOU: This week’s spotlights [January 29, 2025]
Happy “Spotlight Day”! I’m excited to share with you the best parts of this week: new videos, helpful tips, and the most inspiring success stories from the CBQ community. Let’s dive in. Inspiring Milestone This week, Veteran Mike Miller from New York, US celebrated 5 …
Federal Surveys Demonstrate E-Cigarettes Have Been Successful Quit-Smoking Aids For a Decade
New research based on U.S. government survey data shows, “The most popular methods used to stop smoking were nicotine products (53.9%; 1.5 million adults), especially e-cigarettes in combination with other methods (40.8%; 1.2 million) and e-cigarettes alone (26.0%; 0.7 million)” [confidence intervals removed by me]. …
E-Cigarette Falsehoods from the President of the American Medical Association
American Medical Association President Bruce A. Scott, M.D., authored an article, posted on the AMA website today, “Flavored e-cigarettes pose dire threat to youth and public health,” that includes the following: “Tobacco products cause cancer. Overwhelming evidence demonstrates that multiple types of cancer are …
