A new low in anti-vape scaremongering

February 23, 2024 by thecritic.co.uk

A new low in anti-vape scaremongering

A Tasmania anti-smoking activist, Kathryn Barnsley, displayed a misleading anti-vaping banner, wrongly attributing oral cancer risks to vaping. The claim is based on a single case study of a young man with tongue cancer, with no evidence from scientific literature supporting a link to vaping. The banner displayed misinformation, amplifying scaremongering tactics. Such misleading information spreads easily and could hinder the understanding of the harm reduction potential of vaping.


13.00% of the adult population are current smokers. There are approximately 2.6 million current smokers in Australia 15.20% of men are current smokers but only 10.90% of women.
SOURCE: GSTHR

Categories:


TOP NEWS by REGION

July 18, 2023, 11:26 a.m. by colinmendelsohn.com.au

Leading health experts urge lawmakers to reform vaping laws

Regions: Australia New Zealand Oceania

July 24, 2023, 8:35 a.m. by vnexpress.net

Cigarettes in Vietnam are too cheap

Regions: Australia Vietnam Asia Oceania

July 25, 2023, 9:51 a.m. by colinmendelsohn.com.au

Vaping Nicotine Is Beneficial to Young People at A Population Level

Regions: Australia

July 31, 2023, 10:31 p.m. by mja.com.au

Australia leads world with vaping crackdown

Regions: Australia Oceania

Sept. 4, 2023, 11:05 p.m. by colinmendelsohn.com.au

FACT CHECK. Is vaping creating a “whole new generation of nicotine dependency”?

Regions: Australia Oceania