Harm-reduction experts still use this piece of misinformation to argue for legally selling vapes to adults without prescriptions, says this University of Melbourne professor.
. A group of researchers convene to discuss these and other products containing nicotine.
In other words, they noted their work was methodologically weak and their estimates were just that - guesses based on their opinions rather than scientific evidence.globally: E-cigarettes are 95 per cent less harmful than tobacco cigarettes.Public Health England used the 95 per cent figure in its 2015 review of e-cigarettes, but failed to mention the caveats of the guesstimate.This prompted widespread criticism from experts.
Despite this, the 95 per cent figure remained in Public Health England’s communications. It had also spread to e-cigarette advertising. In submissions made to Australia’s 2020 Senate Inquiry into Tobacco Harm Reduction, industry bodies and allies leaned heavily on the factoid in their arguments for legalising e-cigarettes.Commentary: UK plan to encourage smokers to take up vaping means swapping one health risk with another
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