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2012NitzkinHarmReduction Doc.pdf
Presentation
Introduction
This document is adapted from a presentation I gave to a joint committee meeting of the Oklahoma House and Senate, October 3, 2012. |
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A fresh look at tobacco harm reduction: the case for the electronic cigarette
Journal Article
Abstract
Smokers of any age can reap substantial health benefits by quitting. In fact, no other single public health effort is likely to achieve a benefit comparable to large-scale smoking cessation. Surveys document that most smokers would like to quit, and many have made repeated efforts to do so. However, conventional smoking cessation approaches require nicotine addicted smokers to abstain fro… |
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CAADE Board Resolution on Electronic Cigarettes
Web Page
CAADE SUPPORTS ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES FOR TOBACCO CESSATION:
Watch Father Jack's Testimony at the SB 648 hearing on April 17, 2013 |
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Phillips (2009), Debunking the claim that abstinence is usually healthier for smokers than switching to a low-risk alternative, and other observations about anti-tobacco-harm-reduction arguments, |
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Borland , et al. (2012), Effects of a Fact Sheet on beliefs about the harmfulness of alternative nicotine delivery systems compared with cigarettes, |
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Electronic cigarette: a possible substitute for cigarette dependence
Journal Article
ABSTRACT:
Cigarette smoking is the leading cause of premature mortality in western countries and it is important for smokers to stop as early as possible. Electronic cigarettes are a popular phenomenon of global proportion. Recent uncontrolled studies, reported that a certain number of smokers have quit using electronic cigarettes. This could hint a role for electronic cigarettes to be used for smoking ce… |
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Electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation: a randomised controlled trial
Journal Article
Background:
Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) can deliver nicotine and mitigate tobacco withdrawal and are used by many smokers to assist quit attempts. We investigated whether e-cigarettes are more effective than nicotine patches at helping smokers to quit. |
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Electronic Cigarettes: What We Know So Far
Online video and PowerPoint presentation
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ACSH (2013), Ground-breaking study supports e-cigarettes' superiority over nicotine patches | American Council on Science and Health (ACSH), |
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Moving Past The e-Cigarette Wars: A Perspective From the Tobacco Control Trenches
Web Page
03/13/2014
There is a war going on. A war that was once contained within the tobacco control community has slowly leaked out into the public sphere. It’s over something small enough to hold in your hand but with the promise of ending generations of death and disease caused by tobacco. It’s an e-cigarette, and the research and policy debates are just beginning to heat up. |
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Nicotine and Health
Blog Post
This year, how about making a truly meaningful, life-altering New Year’s resolution? If you’re one of 44 million American smokers, we have one for you: Try separating the smoke from your nicotine fix. Doing so will save your life. |
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Burstyn, I. (2014) 'Peering through the mist: systematic review of what the chemistry of contaminants in electronic cigarettes tells us about health risks', BMC Public Health, 14: 18. <doi:10.1186/1471-2458-14-18> |
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Farsalinos & Polosa (2014), Safety evaluation and risk assessment of electronic cigarettes as tobacco cigarette substitutes: a systematic review, |
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The regulatory challenge of electronic cigarettes
Journal Article
Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes or electronic nicotine delivery systems) heat a nicotine solution to generate vapor that is inhaled, without the combustion of tobacco and its toxic constituents. Use of e-cigarettes is increasing in the United States and around the world. |
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The scientific foundation for tobacco harm reduction, 2006-2011
Journal Article
Over the past five years there has been exponential expansion of interest in tobacco harm reduction (THR), with aconcomitant increase in the number of published studies. The purpose of this manuscript is to review and analyze influential contributions to the scientific and medical literature relating to THR, and to discuss issues that continue to stimulate debate. |
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Tobacco harm reduction: How rational public policy could transform a pandemic
Journal Article
Nicotine, at the dosage levels smokers seek, is a relatively innocuous drug commonly delivered by a highly harmful device, cigarette smoke. |
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Sweanor, D., P. Alcabes, and E. Drucker (03-2007) 'Tobacco harm reduction: How rational public policy could transform a pandemic', International Journal of Drug Policy, 18: 70–74. |