A group of leading health experts say the anti-vaping policy of the WHO means millions of smokers are condemned to death and preventable diseases.
The panel led by tireless vaping advocate Clive Bates, calls for the World Health Organization to scrap its ridiculous and dangerous stance and accept vaping as a safe way to quit lit tobacco.
It’s a hard hitting and extremely detailed letter laying out the true scientific facts about vaping as a harm reduction tool, and tackles the WHO policy with 9 key points.
In his recent blog post – The WHO Has Gone Rogue… – Clive breaks down the pro vaping argument with precise counter arguments backed up by the real science:
- WHO has the wrong analysis of the problem – the focus must be on smoking
- WHO misrepresents risks and denies the value of switching from smoking to vaping
- WHO ignores compelling evidence that vaping is displacing smoking
- WHO fails to grasp the importance of flavours and how vaping works for smokers
- WHO backs untested and inadequate smoking cessation measures
- WHO has based its campaign on arcane special interests
- WHO must disclose and be accountable for interim results
- WHO has failed to understand a major technology transition but is trying to block it
- WHO should apply the first-do-no-harm principle – and stop what it is doing
- Dr David B. Abramsis Professor, Department of Social and Behavioral Science NYU School of Global Public Health New York University.
- Clive D. Bates is Director of Counterfactual, a consulting and advocacy practice focused on a pragmatic approach to sustainability and public health.
- Dr Raymond S. Niaura is Professor, Department of Social and Behavioral Science NYU School of Global Public Health New York University.
- David T. Sweanor JDis Adjunct Professor of Law and Chair of the Advisory Board of the Centre for Health Law, Policy and Ethics at the University of Ottawa.
Each of those bullet points are tackled in depth by the panel of experts who are:
It’s an impressive list and the letter and detailed comments make for very interesting reading to say the least.
You can read the letter HERE.
I wrote about this in the article: Anti Vaping WHO Says E-cigarettes Don’t Help Smokers Quit!
In that piece I suggested I’d try and find real experts to add a counter argument to the WHO’s false and misleading claims.
Thankfully Clive has gathered a whole host of fellow health professionals to comment, and they really do take the WHO to task!
The list includes former New Zealand based World Health Organization directors Ruth Bonita, MPH, PhD, MD (hon) and Robert Beaglehole, MD, DSc.
They say:
WE ARE EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED BY WHO’S ILLOGICAL AND PERVERSE APPROACH TO REDUCED-HARM NICOTINE DELIVERY PRODUCTS, SUCH AS VAPING, WHICH ARE A WAY OF LIMITING THE HARM CAUSED BY BURNT TOBACCO.
A KEY CHALLENGE IN GLOBAL TOBACCO CONTROL IS TO ASSIST CIGARETTE SMOKERS TO TRANSITION FROM BURNT TOBACCO PRODUCTS TO MUCH LESS HARMFUL OPTIONS THAT PROVIDE THE NICOTINE WITHOUT THE TOXIC SMOKE.
WHO’S CONTINUING DISREGARD OF THE WEALTH OF EVIDENCE ON THE VALUE OF THESE PRODUCTS IS CONDEMNING MILLIONS OF SMOKERS TO PREVENTABLE DISEASE AND PREMATURE DEATH.
News from:https://www.ecigclick.co.uk/smokers-condemned-to-death/