Tobacco Truth: The Cleveland Clinic Deceives Smokers
June 17, 2026 by blogspot.com
Tobacco Truth: The Cleveland Clinic Deceives Smokers
Smokers deserve accurate information about relative risk, especially from trusted medical institutions. Claims that vaping is “just as harmful” as smoking ignore the major difference between combustion and non-combustible nicotine delivery. When safer alternatives are framed as equivalent to cigarettes, smokers may be discouraged from switching to products that could reduce their exposure to toxicants. Public health communication should be clear about risk without confusing “not harmless” with “no less harmful”.
14.10% of the adult population are current smokers. There are approximately 39.8 million current smokers in United States 17.10% of men are current smokers but only 11.10% of women.
SOURCE: GSTHR
