tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419833097830199498.post5605837891201112882..comments2023-10-02T01:34:40.078-07:00Comments on The Truth About Nicotine: FDA Can’t Handle the TruthVocal EKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08797128689808591929noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419833097830199498.post-51316265149209874962011-03-29T23:59:57.510-07:002011-03-29T23:59:57.510-07:00Thanks for this info. E-cigarette is indeed the be...Thanks for this info. E-cigarette is indeed the best way to quit smoking or to smoke free without harm your health.electronic cigarettehttp://electronicbestcigarette.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419833097830199498.post-78365722044435293792010-09-24T08:21:34.296-07:002010-09-24T08:21:34.296-07:00There isn't a state in the union that does not...There isn't a state in the union that does not already have laws in place preventing sales of tobacco products to minors. In my state (which grows tobacco), retailers are provided with posters and table tents regarding checking IDs and other educational materials by the State. The FDA regulations regarding sales to minors bring nothing new to the party, so why waste Federal tax dollars producing unnecessary educational materials?<br /><br />The FDA is free to promulgate additional regulations with the goal of preventing kids from starting smoking and/or helping them to stop. The paragraph that starts "If retailers were provided..." explains how educating retailers, who in turn could educate adult smokers, could reduce the number of adult smokers, which in turn could reduce kids getting started with smoking.<br /><br />I did not address what a retailer should do with a teen-age smoker who is already heavily addicted to nicotine. Right now, all a retailer does is refuse to make the sale. Will that help the kid quit smoking? What would help youngsters quit? Do you have some suggestions?Vocal EKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08797128689808591929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419833097830199498.post-72952663601327240912010-09-24T00:33:02.958-07:002010-09-24T00:33:02.958-07:00You made a good suggestion indeed! The FDA is foo...You made a good suggestion indeed! The FDA is foolish if they don't approve. <br /><br />Fewer adults smoking in front of children is what is really necessary to reduce youth smoking rates and NOT bans on flavors.<br /><br />Don't feel bad though. Joel L. Nitzkin, MD and chair of the American Association of Public Health Physicians Tobacco Control Task Force petitioned the FDA TWICE (with no response) to correct misleading statements about e cigs made during their infamous July 22 2009 announcement. Here is a URL to their second petition:<br /><br />http://www.aaphp.org/special/joelstobac/2010/Petition/20100207FDAPetition2.pdf<br /><br />As far as I know the FDA has yet to respond to them either.<br /><br />The AAPHP is also a supporter of smokeless tobacco products due to facts in the scientific research and success in Sweden.Sparkyhttp://www.electroniccigarettereview.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419833097830199498.post-83910838873310139352010-09-23T05:56:33.840-07:002010-09-23T05:56:33.840-07:00Ahhh - but we can't possibly tell people the t...Ahhh - but we can't possibly tell people the truth...that leads to thinking for themselves and making informed decisions, instead of letting the public health advocates make all them hard decisions for us.<br /><br />Disinformation is running rampant, which is really a shame when it comes to an agency created and dedicated to protecting the public health.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01958512111256028520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419833097830199498.post-69277404503030452202010-09-22T17:00:25.580-07:002010-09-22T17:00:25.580-07:00Where your suggestion missed the mark was its fail...Where your suggestion missed the mark was its failure to address the request: "Help us identify or improve communication tools that educate retailers about FDA tobacco products regulations that protect America’s youth!"<br /><br />It could be argued that your omission of that portion of the FDA's online form from your story was a de facto lie.<br /><br />The essense of the request was clear, and had to do with the laws regarding the sale of tobacco products to minors. Were you seriously suggesting that retailers--confronted with a 12 year-old wearing a fake moustache, brandishing a fake ID and asking for a pack of Marlboro Red--should suggest he buy Swedish snus over the internet instead, due to their reduced risk factor?<br /><br />I use e-cigarettes myself, and will go to the wall in defense of my right to do so--but I'm well over 18. I have no problem, however, with restricting access of those or any other form of nicotine product to children--or assisting retailers in compliance thereof. THAT is the issue, of course. Answering a question that wasn't asked is a near-certain waste of energy, the worth of your answer notwithstanding.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02962601797226921755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419833097830199498.post-55030051308729357392010-09-22T14:36:36.807-07:002010-09-22T14:36:36.807-07:00Elaine, you couldn't be more on point if you u...Elaine, you couldn't be more on point if you used an arrow. Is there no means of contacting them and finding out why this has not been approved for publication?<br /><br />It's a travesty that the FDA is unwilling to inform the public about the truth on various tobacco products. Prohibition will never work, so they've used the method of prohibition of easily available information. Unless you're looking for the lie, you'll never realize it. After all, they've had decades to sell their propaganda.psufan69https://www.blogger.com/profile/07894285485325166043noreply@blogger.com