{"id":2402,"date":"2014-08-25T19:50:21","date_gmt":"2014-08-25T19:50:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pepesnonsmokingpartytimelounge.com\/?p=2402"},"modified":"2014-08-25T19:50:21","modified_gmt":"2014-08-25T19:50:21","slug":"american-heart-association-issues-warnings-about-e-cigs-need-for-stricter-regulation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pepesnonsmokingpartytimelounge.com\/?p=2402","title":{"rendered":"American Heart Association issues warnings about e-cigs, need for stricter regulation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pepesnonsmokingpartytimelounge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/e-Cigs-3-Man-smoking-AmieVanderford-300x199.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2403\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/pepesnonsmokingpartytimelounge.com\/?attachment_id=2403\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pepesnonsmokingpartytimelounge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/e-Cigs-3-Man-smoking-AmieVanderford-300x199.jpg?fit=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"300,199\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"e-Cigs-3-Man-smoking-AmieVanderford-300&amp;#215;199\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pepesnonsmokingpartytimelounge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/e-Cigs-3-Man-smoking-AmieVanderford-300x199.jpg?fit=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2403\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pepesnonsmokingpartytimelounge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/e-Cigs-3-Man-smoking-AmieVanderford-300x199.jpg?resize=300%2C199&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"e-Cigs-3-Man-smoking-AmieVanderford-300x199\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Oh, very interesting. The <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.heart.org\/aha-e-cigarettes-threaten-to-addict-next-generation-of-smokers-regulation-further-study-needed\/\">American Heart Association<\/a> (not some rabble-rousing anti-smoking group &#8212; the AHA), this week came out with a very strongly worded position paper on e-cigarettes.<\/p>\n<p>Specifically, the AHA expressed the need for the Food and Drug Administration to regulate e-cigs. The FDA proposed some regulations on e-cigs a few months ago, and is still taking public comment on those regs.<\/p>\n<p>NBC\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/health\/health-news\/e-cigarettes-should-be-last-resort-heart-doctors-say-n187196\">story<\/a>. (Emphasizing that e-cigs should only be used as a &#8220;last resort&#8221; to quit.<\/p>\n<p>USA TODAY <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/nation\/2014\/08\/25\/electronic-cigarette-statement\/14450967\/\">story.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>To wit, the AHA brings up three main concerns about e-cigs:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0They target young people<\/li>\n<li>They keep people hooked on nicotine<\/li>\n<li>They threaten to \u201cre-normalize\u201d tobacco use, according to the American Heart Association\u2019s first <a href=\"http:\/\/circ.ahajournals.org\/lookup\/doi\/10.1161\/CIR.0000000000000107\" target=\"_blank\">policy statement <\/a>on these products.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I really appreciate what the AHA is saying because while in a lot of ways I am on the fence about e-cigs (If they legitimately help people quit smoking, and some people swear they do, more power to them), BUT the major issue I have with e-cigs is the way they are being marketed, and in some cases, downright blatantly so, to kids.<\/p>\n<p>From the AHA statement:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cNicotine is a dangerous and highly addictive chemical no matter what form it takes \u2013 conventional cigarettes or some other tobacco product,\u201d said American Heart Association President Elliott Antman, M.D. \u201cEvery life that has been lost to tobacco addiction could have been prevented. We must protect future generations from any potential smokescreens in the tobacco product landscape that will cause us to lose precious ground in the fight to make our nation 100 percent tobacco-free.<\/p>\n<p>Manufacturers present e-cigarettes as \u201ccool and sexy and acceptable, which is a problem because you\u2019re increasing addiction,\u201d Bhatnagar said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Exactly, the point is, e-cigs are being marketed as cool and sexy and acceptable, but in fact, they contain nicotine. So while they might help some smokers (emphasis on &#8220;some&#8221;) quit, they are keeping those smokers addicted to nicotine, which has its own health issues (such as increasing blood pressure, etc.). And worse yet, if kids use them because Blu ads make them look hip and cool, then they&#8217;re being turned into nicotine addicts to begin with &#8212; not by cigarettes, but by e-cigs.<\/p>\n<p>The AHA agrees:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The FDA\u2019s proposal <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.heart.org\/fda-asked-to-extend-its-jurisdiction-to-all-tobacco-products\/\" target=\"_blank\">fell short <\/a>of what was hoped for by the AHA and other public health advocates. They believe e-cigarettes should be regulated under the same laws as other tobacco products and prohibited from being marketed or sold to young people. The proposal, they said, did not go far enough in limiting online sales, advertising and flavored products, all tactics used to make e-cigarettes appealing to young people.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I personally don&#8217;t get that worked up about the flavoured e-cigs, but I completely agree with the AHA about the marketing issue. The FDA in its original proposal declined to address e-cig marketing (possibly because the agency is concerned about being sued over the First Amendment), but did ban e-cig sales to minors. That&#8217;s a start, I suppose.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oh, very interesting. The American Heart Association (not some rabble-rousing anti-smoking group &#8212; the AHA), this week came out with a very strongly worded position paper on e-cigarettes. Specifically, the AHA expressed the need for the Food and Drug Administration to regulate e-cigs. The FDA proposed some regulations on e-cigs a few months ago, and &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/pepesnonsmokingpartytimelounge.com\/?p=2402\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">American Heart Association issues warnings about e-cigs, need for stricter regulation<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2403,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[329,240,241,21,22],"tags":[677,331,591,592],"class_list":["post-2402","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-american-heart-association","category-e-cig-advertising","category-e-cigarette-advertising","category-e-cigarettes","category-e-cigs","tag-american-heart-association","tag-e-cigarette-marketing","tag-e-cigarettes","tag-e-cigs"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pepesnonsmokingpartytimelounge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/e-Cigs-3-Man-smoking-AmieVanderford-300x199.jpg?fit=300%2C199&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4hpEa-CK","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4230,"url":"https:\/\/pepesnonsmokingpartytimelounge.com\/?p=4230","url_meta":{"origin":2402,"position":0},"title":"More mixed bags for e-cigs &#8230; study suggests e-cigs increase risk of stroke","author":"Pepe Lepew","date":"February 1, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"It's been such a mixed week for e-cigs, with one study showing e-cigs are more successful than nicotine patches and gum for helping people quit, yet the American Lung Association ripping the FDA as a \"failure\" for doing nothing to stem the tide of teen vaping. 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Currently, unlike cigarettes, there are NO advertising guidelines in place for\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;cigarette advertising&quot;","block_context":{"text":"cigarette advertising","link":"https:\/\/pepesnonsmokingpartytimelounge.com\/?cat=17"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pepesnonsmokingpartytimelounge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/60290267_santasmoke.jpg?fit=650%2C306&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pepesnonsmokingpartytimelounge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/60290267_santasmoke.jpg?fit=650%2C306&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pepesnonsmokingpartytimelounge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/60290267_santasmoke.jpg?fit=650%2C306&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":2749,"url":"https:\/\/pepesnonsmokingpartytimelounge.com\/?p=2749","url_meta":{"origin":2402,"position":3},"title":"Survey: More teens now using e-cigs than cigarettes","author":"Pepe Lepew","date":"December 18, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"OK, I alluded to this in my previous posts, and here's why I wasn't aware of this -- because this study just came out two or three days ago. 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According to a\u00a02014 Monitoring the Future survey, more teens are now using\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;E-cig advertising&quot;","block_context":{"text":"E-cig advertising","link":"https:\/\/pepesnonsmokingpartytimelounge.com\/?cat=240"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pepesnonsmokingpartytimelounge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/141215-editorial.jpg?fit=652%2C367&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pepesnonsmokingpartytimelounge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/141215-editorial.jpg?fit=652%2C367&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pepesnonsmokingpartytimelounge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/141215-editorial.jpg?fit=652%2C367&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":3685,"url":"https:\/\/pepesnonsmokingpartytimelounge.com\/?p=3685","url_meta":{"origin":2402,"position":4},"title":"Research: Candy-flavoured e-cig advertisements attract teen users","author":"Pepe Lepew","date":"January 20, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"This is an article from Medical Daily about research that strongly suggests that candy-flavoured e-cigarette products really are encouraging more teenagers to take up vaping. 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