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With all the rhetoric since DECEMBER, In the “youth use” arena, this chart came up… with “never smoking” adolescents in the U.S.A..
They asked and separated daily use. Why are they still withholding pertinent information while basing an “epidemic” on incomplete and unreleased information?
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FDA: Conflict of Interest or Business As Usual
Bookmark alert: I’d say this is ass-ripping testimony.
Collusion | Dirty Details of the Coordinated effort to Kill Vaping
Are you paying attention?
Censorship of information and policy, funding interests behind the scenes to fit a controlled narrative of non-profit organizations (of any issue) is clear.
Brent Stafford works very hard with Regulator Watch Canada to disseminate fact from fiction with Michelle Minton here in the U.S.
I, and thousands have been saying this for a very long time.
State of Public Health: Failure
Similar to what I hope you watched just above, I searched for “positive” statements from “health groups“. It took me a substantial amount of time to find them. It makes me “feel and believe” they can say they’ve “said” it, they’re just (unsurprisingly) very quiet about it.
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On the 5th of February, Surgeon General was quoted below saying nicotine is “pound for pound, as addictive as heroin”:
"A lot of people still think e-cigarettes are not harmful. But studies show that nicotine is, pound for pound, as addictive as heroin." @Surgeon_General Jerome Adams at #CADCAForum Meet and Greet pic.twitter.com/1NhxnXNdll
Then, on the 7th I see this. So far during my ‘one-man’ Surgeon General watch I’ve linked my challenge, Aaron Biebert has asked Dr. Adams politely for an interview, and the thread gets more interesting by the day.
For the record we’ve gone from a definitive statement of “pound for pound, as addictive as heroin”, to “a medical viewpoint-& it’s complicated” in two days.
If you don’t believe this idiotic fight is already a political and money-motivated movement, don’t start now. That said, I’d better see you dressing nice and in your pews on Sunday.
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Products that do not burn tobacco are substantially less harmful than deadly smoke.
E-cigarettes do help smoker’s switch or quit smoking especially if used daily.
Youth use of e-cigarettes is experimental and not a gateway to lifetime smoking.
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Maybe patches and gums have never been enough strength? Is it the delivery system?
Stop the neanderthal fear-mongering, Tobacco CONtrol.
A.J. is one of the people I follow on Twitter. Government officials are assumed to have a staffer manning their social media accounts. I – along with many others have tweeted at, to and above the “Dr. Gottlieb” account – thousands of times. This, of all things, got a response from Gottlieb. While we know he now knows there’s a mute button, we’re not sure if he’s utilized it.
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Poison Control
To be clear, the numbers below are *calls* to poison centers, not visits or treatment. Jake Jacobsen (@Jake2001 on Twitter) has been and continues to compile these each month.
“Here are the final numbers for 2018 from the U.S. American Association of Poison Control Centers. (AAPCC) Again, common household products continue to be much more prevalent.” – Jake
To my knowledge, no “epidemic” or crisis has been issued or discussed for laundry pods or hand sanitzer. Huh.
Surgeon General
The Surgeon General has decided to take matters to his own personal twitter account to discuss e-cigarette use and ‘epidemic’ proportions of said use in youth. This seems to take a bit of heat of Dr. Gottlieb directly (on purpose?) – and of course, there is a disclaimer on the account: “Tweets/RT don’t represent endorsement or my employer.”
I, among others, have decided to take him to task. “Past month” use is not equal to “daily use” and therefore does not constitute any meaning of ‘epidemic’.
Alcohol is 30.20% for “past month” use. Quite high! On the surface, I would call that a huge concern.
The Surgeon General conveniently displays data. No one has uttered a word of an epidemic of alcohol use.
Daily use of alcohol is significantly lower, reported at 1.20%. That’s an extremely dramatic drop in what on the surface looks like a very high and concerning number for “use”.
The only conclusion is for me, they didn’t ask – or report it – on purpose. If it were truly and epidemic, certainly daily use would be the most intriguing and telling figure for what would be an “epidemic” and the most important questionasked.
Author note: In or out of context, he’s sharing “national sentiment” and lack of balance.
His job description as Surgeon General is to provide “Americans with the best scientific information available on how to improve their health and reduce the risk of illness and injury.”
If you’re interested, you can also see what Dr. Adams has said in his non-representation of his employer about “feelings” and 30-day-use here.
I call bullshit, Dr. Adams. Fraud, corruption and conflict comes to mind. Those are my feelings. I suppose that’s what feelings are for. Imagine my feelings when I found while in your role as Indiana State Health Commissioner – overseeing Indiana’s Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Commission – you owned(or still own?)stock in tobacco companies.
Huh.
Voices of Vapers
Speaking of A.J…. he’s joined Lindsey Stroud!
In this episode of Voices of Vapers, A.J. Moll, Executive Director of Missouri Smoke Free talks about his efforts in Missouri, his extensive research on tobacco harm reduction, and the recent Twitter antics from U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams.
The Food and Drug Administration is requesting comments for the “potential role of drug therapies to support youth e-cigarette cessation”.
Don’t let my editorial comments fool you, but remember, the standard and idiotic blanket statement of nicotine being “more addictive than heroin or cocaine” rings loudest in my ear.
This comment from you they seek, is for children. To have nicotine therapy.
They’ve lost their mindsrevenue. Need to build that back up.
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The public hearing will be held on January 18, 2019, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The public hearing may be extended or may end early depending on the level of public participation. Persons seeking to present at the public hearing must register by January 8, 2019. Persons seeking to speak at the public hearing must register by January 15, 2019. Persons seeking to attend, but not present at, the public hearing must register by January 15, 2019. Section III provides attendance and registration information.
Electronic or written comments will be accepted after the public hearing until February 1, 2019.
Note: Because I’ve seen way to many negative entries in these in the past, my strong suggestion is for everyone to make their comment(s), and make them clear – and polite.
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From surveys to videos, this week has been a long and interesting for e-cigarettes and other related news. I appreciate you and your attention to what I deem important and hope you share what you see as important in your circles.
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It’s survey time for U.S. consumers. Challenges in the United States are far from over. Your voice counts. As a consumer, your data is both necessary and imperative.
I’m still speechless concerning this pyramid / ponzi scheme placed upon smokers, then less smokers, while the public is conned into believing the tobacco companies pay tobacco control to do almost usless “work”.
At 1:16:41 — “e-cigarettes and the like – thus far no pure vape product has been uh.. none of the parties have asserted they are in the MSA – the definition of a tobacco product (MSA) is different than a tobacco product under the FDA act…”
The Master Settlement Agreement is a contract
The Master Settlement Agreement does not expire.
Lock up fundingby ballot measure/constitutional amendment if possible
I’m NOT going to stop asking this question: Can ‘nicotine’ (defined) as “tobacco” become a legal challenge?
If you’re interested, the full video “Where We Stand 20 Years After the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement: Legacy and Loose Ends” is here.
Retired FDA research monkeys find new home and music in Florida
“The monkeys were once involved in a US Food and Drug Administration study intended to investigate the role of various levels of nicotine in the onset of addiction in teens and young adults.”
Good to see FDA researchers are given homes and music… wait a minute..
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Glantz Debunked
How many times can one man be wrong and still hold a job?
Trust of Information about Tobacco and E-Cigarettes from Health Professionals versus Tobacco or Electronic Cigarette Companies: Differences by Subgroups and Implications for Tobacco Messaging.
From his personal Twitter acccount, Dr. Adams creates the same arrogant, mystical… well, I’ll let you delve into the details.
1/16 As the US Surgeon General has now blocked me, I think I ought to explain in more depth what is wrong with two of his recent tweets, apart from the fact the conversation he reports sounds wholly inauthentic. Here are the tweets… pic.twitter.com/K2zruy8DOD
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Vaping Isn’t About Big Business—It’s About Us, the Vapers
To follow Amelia’s thread just above, I ask: “Kids”? “Juul”? “Epidemic” or:
“domestic cigarette shipment volume during the third quarter to the end of September, at 29,698 million, was 3.7 percent down on that of the third quarter of 2017, 30,828 million.” Its discount-brand volume was down by 6.8 percent to 2,614 million.
There are far more dangerous teen behaviors than vaping, per CDC national survey data. Parents, public health officials and federal agencies should prioritize accordingly. https://t.co/b8oy2HOIdWpic.twitter.com/8p2KWPFBIn
FDA Commissioner Wants to Have It Both Ways on Vaping
I try to be as accurate as possible, and we all make mistakes. This is a pretty straigh-forward article. However, there is one exception where the author states “groups such as the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids, which is funded by big tobacco through the 1998 tobacco settlement” (While (Matt Myers) invented it, they are not directly funded by the 1998 Master Settlement Agreement).
They do depend on “others” and “rely on contributions from individuals, philanthropic foundations, corporations and other non-profit organizations” (indirectly) found at the bottom right here)
Deanna Marshall of Freedom Vapes has been fighting for a while… while I won’t get into that – I have watched a few posts and am intrigued at what I’ve seen.
The “Freedom Of Information Act” (FOIA) was used to obtain the following gems… and in my opinion, should be used on any and all – current and future litigation… (not an attorney).
“I did not expect how hard we had to work to stop an exemption for vape shops” should resonate into your brain…
Oh, and… in case you haven’t had your morning coffee…
“We had to dispel the myth that vaping is safer than smoking tobacco“
Oh, relax there’s more…….. and imagine, if this is a local county…. can you IMAGINE the emails from CFTK/body parts orgs and government – on the national levels – if we could get them?
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Dr. Gottlieb claims within a tweet with *clever wording about “development” nicotine has on the brain…
And.. Dr. Brad Rodu questions that – with the word “people“.
Please provide scientific evidence that people – not mice – show "impact nicotine has on [the] developing brain". Should be easy, there are ~90 million current/former adult smokers in the U.S. who started as teens. #vapormadness
This is an important video. Mr. Dusen, Gregory Conley of the AVA and Dr. GottLIEb. 15:00 into the video: Duncan Van Dusen states: “It’s important to think first about the #science” “It’s a highly addictive drug”. Mr Dusen then goes on to say “There is no such thing, ‘really’, as becoming addicted to #nicotine as an adult.” (See misconduct above).
While I can pick Mr. Dusen’s opinions apart – Gregory Conley does very well before Dr. GottLIEb finishes up with predictions and alludes to what will come in November. While he doesn’t seem to be speaking about individual vape shops, please read carefully between the well scripted sound bytes.
“The American Lung Association (ALA) asks: “How is this possible that many Americans are unknowingly inhaling chemicals that can cause traumatic respiratory harm?”
“is more likely to get teens hooked than the nicotine“
I almost “didn’t” put this article in the news this week, but… I had a quick conference with myself. I decided – wait a minute….I need to know, you need to know.
Footnote: I thought it was the nicotine. I’ll let you decide.
In the survey I conducted in 2014, (and submitted to the the FDA) the participants could leave a comment on each question if they preferred. Here below are the collection of 1,199 comments in full from those showing improvements in health.
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Altria seeks state review of tax policy ~ Will we ever get the truth behind the FDA’s devastating vaping rule? ~ Shocking cigarette development could change everything ~ Public Health Consequences of E-Cigarettes (4) ~ Japan’s IQOS Experience Suggests Product Could Reduce U.S. Cigarette Consumption ~ A Big Week For Tobacco Harm Reduction ~ I could be wrong… ~ Vaping less harmful to lung fluids than smoking, study shows ~ Why D.C.’s proposed $2-a-pack increase in cigarette taxes is wrong ~ Joint Statement
Altria seeks state review of tax policy on new ‘reduced risk’ tobacco products
So, taxing “nicotine” because it is “deemed” tobaccois to recoup taxes on losses of the government(s) from slowing sales of tobacco – and of course, they didn’t plan on cigarette sales dropping like they have, as a result of their irresponsible fiscal greed and inability to budget downward and out of existence, they deemed nicotine & e-cigs, componentsand parts AS tobacco so they can tax them and oh, I’m just babbling now — anywhooo….
Altria wants to reduce taxes on tobacco because it’s “reduced risk” tobacco. So, yeah.
And, because I’m your friend, I’ll include this, where the ‘ever self-important’ Professor “Puff-N-Stuff” wants to control the world, he’s put his worthless opinion in, added here for your convenience. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.
Host–agent–vector–environment measures for electronic cigarette research used in NIH grants
This one made me laughangry. In the conclusions from 2007 thru 2015:
“contributes to receipt and ultimately funding a greater proportion of grant proposals”
“lack of specificity about the e-cigarette product under study”
“authors needed to conduct online searches to determine the product type”
“Consequently, the universe of grant proposals in our analysis could reflect a bias of the funding agencies’ priorities and not the investigative community.”
Well, for the most part…. there are consequences… and while it may take a while for you to go through it, I’ve got Jim McDonald, Carl V. Phillips and Michael Siegel below it to shed better light on it before you decide to click on the actual report.
Via Jim McDonald / Vaping 360:
“The bottom line is that the NASEM review is just what the FDA was hoping for.”
I. As in me. I could be wrong. It’s happened…. anyway… 22nd Century has been touted countless times by organized crime syndicates about how excited they are for “lowering nicotine” in cigarettes. The FDA has said it enough for me to become obsessed with the success or fate of this company. I don’t “care”, but have watched intently as the idiots think it could work for smokers wanting to quit… I thought it was a shoo in, at least for the FDA to keep saying it.
Investors on the other hand…
Clive Bates and David Sweanor are both quoted within:
“not only is the Food and Drug Administration battling e-cigarettes, county health departments around the country are joining in the battle to “demonize devices that can help improve public health.”
Finally – to wrap up Vaping In The News this week, the screamtestcontinues… each time I see “prestigious” educational institutions denying funding… I get inquisitive…
Ellen J. MacKenzie, PhD, MSc, Dean of Bloomberg School of Public Health – Johns Hopkins University joined ranks by choosing financing and funding of their research to continue with taxes from smoking as they released this joint statement.
Since the Master Settlement Agreement commenced in 1998, I can only conclude – according to the Johns Hopkins University website stating “as a partner in a number of public health initiatives since its inception in 1998” that Dean MacKenzie (and the others signing) place funding via sales of tobacco via the MSA as ethical… but don’t trust themselves to do unbiased research despite the source of funding.
Handy list of organizations that place their own ideology above human life. https://t.co/MCkdEf3rQ5
Senator Todd Kaminsky, (D) NY Senate District 9 has concluded a “discussion” last night, proudly and ambiguously stating he
“… held an expert panel to discuss the dangers of this newfound trend” claiming “Vaping has nearly doubled since 2014“.
“DANGER IN DISGUISE” is on the banner in front of the “expert” panel.
With obvious facts in hand, there wouldn’t be presumptuous assertions or a need to corrupt the crowd (of eager parents) with preconceived or contrived notions from an expert panel.
If it has “doubled”, good. Less smoking among teens, what’s the problem?
If it has, please, show your work to the class, Senator.
I’ll assume since Senator Kaminsky is “a leader on ethics reform & corruption” (referred to here), there would be no need for me to assume there could be broad manipulation or ommission of facts in this discussion.
No, I assume credibility & fact-checking was of the highest priority before the discussion began.
Now, different than the normal rhetoric, he didn’t say it doubled with the normally ever-present words like “youth”, “children” or “kids” in his post(s), instead, for the sake of my own sanity, “Think of the children™”, I’ll describe it as implied.
Assumptions
My assumption is he and the expert panel “are” referring to “children”… if anyone has video or a transcript to the “discussion” or data used, please comment below.
For those that care, keep up and are watching:
What I still can find is still the latest from the National Institute on Drug Abuse” via the “Monitoring the Future (MTF) survey” from 2016 found here:
For a second year in a row, the MTF survey asked high school students about their use of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes).
Significant decreases in use from last year were reported by:
8th (6.2 vs. 9.5 percent)
10th (10.3 vs. 14.0 percent)
12th graders (12.4 vs. 16.2 percent).
Since @toddkaminsky is "a leader on ethics reform & corruption", I assume credibility & fact-checking is of the highest priority.
With "Danger In Disguise", I don't care if I'm wrong, I'd like to see the #data used.
I can only assume this will lead to another attempt to promote what is “Tobacco 21” or youth smoking covered here and here and here and here.
What I cannot find is “vaping nearly doubled”. If anyone has it, please link it in the comments below so I can publicly
Apologize publicly and directly to Senator Kaminsky
Correct the numbers so I can pretend I’m an expert!
I’ve said this before.
I’ll repeat it: “If “children” are *already smoking, they’re *smokers regardless of age. Think of the children™.”
I predict, as others have, rates among “kids” will go up in the next few years. I’m not against that.
“When tobacco use decreases, less smoking occurs.”
What I do know is “nicotine” is now wrongly classified as “tobacco”.
What I also know, Senator, is New York has top billing with the long-standing Master Settlement Agreement Ponzi scheme.
Ask the expert!
I encourage you to voice your questions or concerns on these matters on his public Twitter and Facebook accounts.
“T21 has potential to increase use rates through psychological reactance, and out of protest once the targeted demographic realizes their right to choose has been removed.”
“They” want tobacco to be restricted to adults, they want to restrict adults from tobacco, and e-cigarettes.
Your comments are NEVER filtered, always encouraged and welcome on this blog.
There is definitely more to come.
Keep ON #Vaping On.
Kevin
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There is an illusion that the front group, the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, is in the business of reducing and preventingchildren from smoking. As CEO and President, Matt Myers has done more to keep tobacco use in the United States than any tobacco executive could hope for.
In fact, as a tobacco executive’s wet dream, Myers promotes smoking to adults and eludes to protecting children. What a guy.
Adults have choice. Meanwhile, children have opportunity.
Tobacco Free Kids was invented in 1995 and funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (Johnson & Johnson, makers of smoking “cessation” products).
Matt Myers has negotiatedwith Philip Morris to determineterms of the Master Settlement Agreement, and”helped” create legislation with his friends once again in 2004 to create legislation for the Food and Drug Administration to regulate tobacco.
You know, to keep it around.
Below is a quote from SenatorJudd Gregg, chairman and ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee at the time:
[S]ignificant, I think, is the fact that … we are claiming that we are actually harming the tobacco companies. This argument is being
made in the market-place of ideas around here that this tobacco
bill is somehow, in some way, an attack on big tobacco, when with
the immunity language in it, it is just the opposite – it is a protective blanket.
It is an iron curtain of protection for big tobacco…..
[W]e made a deal with the devil – or somebody made a deal with
the devil…. I just wanted to highlight that at this point because I
think the debate has gotten a little topsy-turvy.
It is a little topsy-turvy when a bill is giving, for the first time in
the history of our Nation, and in the jurisprudence history of our
Nation, product liability protection of immense value to an industry that has produced a product that is inherently deadly and is addictive and is targeted on kids – the first time we are going to do that, and that bill is, for some reason, perceived as being anti- tobacco.
It is not anti-tobacco. It is actually very pro-tobacco.
“requires states (that is, all states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and six Pacific jurisdictions) to enact and enforce laws prohibiting the sale or distribution of tobacco products to individuals under the age of 18. States must comply with the Synar Amendment in order to receive their full Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant (SABG) awards.
It also has an ambiguous “ambitious” goal of 80% success when retailers sell to minors.
2 of ten children could purchase tobacco in their “compliance checks” and STILL be IN compliance? WHY is this so lenient, still acceptable and still in “practice”?
Negotiate interim targets and a date to achieve a noncompliance rate of no more than 20% (SAMHSA requires that each state reduce its retailer violation rate to 20% or less by FY 2003)
“Failure to promptly and adequately correct all violations and ensure compliance with all applicable laws and regulations may lead to enforcement actions, including Civil Money Penalties or No-Tobacco-Sale Orders.”
So what if you’re a retailer?
Obviously there are penalties and fines, right? The WeCard program and individual retailers are responsible to check the identification at the point of sale, just like alcohol.
According to Transform Tobacco, “FDA inspections of retail establishments have shown a 95% retailer compliance rate when it comes to checking identification prior to sale”.
Transform Tobacco is a project of RAI Services Company on behalf of the tobacco company, Reynolds American.
Obviously, they do more to reduce underage tobacco sales at the point of sale than the law requires.
What if a retailer breaks the law? Of course there are tough and stringent consequenses to selling tobacco – right?
“Under the law, the FDA may pursue a No-Tobacco-Sale Order (NTSO) against retailers that have a total of five or more repeated violations of certain restrictions within 36 months.”
Wait. What?
There are groups like Tobacco Free Kids and Truth Initiative dedicated to reducing tobacco use –
— and the acceptable rate of sales of tobacco to minors has a noncompliance rate of no more than 20%?
FIVE infractions?
Well….c’mon in kids. We’ve got tobacco.
Pay no attention to the man behind the front group.
WHAT exactly are the front groups like Truth Initiative and Tobacco Free Kids doing?
They’re keeping an acceptable amount of smoking for children and adults under the pretense of “kids and truth” with no integrity or accountability for their actions – more specifically, their inactions.
David Goerlitz
David is the only man alive that’s seen every aspect of the tobacco, anti-tobacco and tobacco control world – and talks about the seedy side of the corruption starting in the ’80’s here with Fergus Mason.
“The deals they made in these meetings should have been about protecting the nation’s health – but, far too often, they were about money.”
They won’t. They can’t. It isn’t in their – or their founders – best fiscal interests.
After more than 30 years of “fighting” tobacco, (they) can’t “figure out” how to keep tobacco out of children’s hands?
Why aren’t they paying attention and CHANGING existing idiotic loopholes instead of patting themselves on the back for not doing a damn thing?
Someone get a letter together to “convince” these assholes to change this friggin’ Synar law.
Imagine if you didn’t do your job for 30 + years…
Ask yourself – why they are still “in business”?
The illusion – “Think of the children™” posed to the public to create the illusion is just that. An illusion. A lie. The “children” are expendable and profitable casualties of their made up, self-serving war.
Tobacco control stays in “business” with what looks like good intentions.
Added 03/25/2018:
“Increasing the MLPA to 21 years in NYC did not accelerate reductions in youth tobacco use any more rapidly than declines observed in comparison sites.”
“Judge Franklin Theis issued a permanent injunction Thursday barring Topeka’s city government from enforcing an ordinance its governing body approved in December”
Imagine a business you can operate at full capacity by providing a valuable product and “service” to millions of customers with no restraint on inventory, no liability and carry a “non” or “not for profit” status.
Imagine a business with no worries about profit or loss – and the money keeps coming in. As a bonus, you can carry this on for more than 50 years and brag about it.
Imagine a business that is funded by those you are trying supposed to help. Imagine if your business could get away with shaming your customers for failing with your product or service.
You could offer ineffective tips keeping your status as a caring and upstanding business in the community. Wouldn’t that be fun?
Imagine how failure on the customers part creates opportunity for more business. Promoting almost useless products you don’t pay for is not only fun, but keeps you, and the supplier in business. They’ll keep coming back. You know the failure rate is 93%, and knowing why is not your concern.
Use the term “cessation” a lot because it sounds soothing. In contrast, I suggest focusing on something with at least three syllables so it is ominous and scary sounding – like nicotine – because it sounds evil.
Remember, you have no accountability or responsibility for success in the eye of the public. You just have to look like you’re trying.
Be realistic. Don’t talk about of tobacco control out of church.
In fact, success would be detrimental to your survival, always elude to an exit strategy.
Keep Success To A Minimum
Imagine your success. Stay focused. Your success is paramount, not your customers. Customer success is of no concern. In fact, it’s widely acceptable to shame customers and convince them that their failure is not your responsiblity. Play on their desperation, not satisfaction. Ultimately, hold your customers accountable. Confuse and bewilder them. That’s the plan.
Feign support, but encourage. Make it perfectly clear that the customer is the problem, not your business. Convince them to keep trying.
Passive-Aggressive Is Best
Imagine your staying power. Make it clear that they are the problem, not your business. Place the failure on the consumer, and promote your business as if it has helped millions, helping you. Failure is not only acceptable, it is expected. Join other businesses like you to keep momentum.
Imagine if smokers could succeed. Ignore and damn any methods that work, despite the evidence, as it would be detrimental to your survival. In fact, only support any other method if they are taxed, regulated and funded in such a way that will only contribute to your success.
Leave your ineffective products and services alone. At any cost including lies, use children (because who doesn’t like to Think About The Children™).
Convince the public via mass marketing that it is ultimately safer to keep smoking than to risk using any product not approved by you, or your affiliates.
Always seem concerned or challenged by any less harmful alternative.
Reminder
Remember, you must restrain yourself. Never, under any circumstances, talk about any effective alternatives that may risk your reputation or your business. Ever.
Imagine a business that would go bankrupt if it did what it was designed to do.
Help people stop smoking.
I didn’t know there was “preloading” of…. never mind:
Financial Ties and Conflicts of Interest Between Pharmaceutical and Tobacco Companies
3 case studies. One shows how tobacco companies pressured pharmaceutical companies to scale back their smoking cessation educational materials that accompanied Nicorette.The second shows how they restricted to whom the pharmaceutical company could market its transdermal nicotine patch. In the third case, we show how subsidiary tobacco and pharmaceutical companies of a parent company collaborated in the production of a nicotine-release gum. Thus, because tobacco cessation product marketing has been altered as a result of these financial conflicts, disclosure would serve the interest of public health.
“financial ties between tobacco and pharmaceutical companies have resulted in the weakening of smoking cessation efforts and the sharing of technology to develop nicotine products that are profitable to both industries.”
A new study shows higher nicotine levels are safe – “nicotine on its own, outside of tobacco products, has limited addictive potential, and that higher doses are safe and well tolerated“
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