Tag: vape misinformation
Bias, Confusion and Consequences: How Misleading Vape Studies are Undermining Public...
Over the past decade, vaping has been one of the most significant public health breakthroughs in reducing smoking-related harm. Millions of smokers in the...
The Cost of Clickbait: How Science and the Media are Failing...
By now, the benefit of using safer alternatives to combustible tobacco as smoking cessation tools has been well documented. Yet, media coverage—from tabloids to...
Flawed Science, Fatal Consequences: Unpacking the Misinformation War on Vaping
As the global debate over tobacco control intensifies, a new wave of scientific evidence is challenging outdated narratives—and urging public health leaders to catch...
Job Advert for Chief Vape Misinformation Officer Flooded With Applications
Despite extensive scientific evidence showing that e-cigarettes are significantly less harmful than traditional cigarettes, recent media coverage has exaggerated the health risks of vaping,...
Recent False Claims on Vaping Risk Could Undermine Tobacco Harm Reduction
Recent sensationalized media reports have falsely equated the health risks of vaping with smoking, despite scientific consensus that e-cigarettes are significantly less harmful. To...
Misperceptions About Safer Alternatives Among Older Adults Are Stagnating Smoking Rates
By now it is widely and officially accepted that since the arrival of vaping products on the market, and resulting increase in vaping, smoking...
The WHO Carelessly Links Vaping to Seizures, Indicating Bias Against Vapes
To the shock (but not surprise) of experts in the field of tobacco harm reduction, the World Health Organization (WHO) has recently posted a...
Many UK Smokers Are Misinformed About The Relative Risks of Vaping
In 2014, 44% of smokers believed vaping was less harmful than smoking. Sadly, by June 2023, this figure had dropped to 27%.Smokers in England...
