Vaping In The News – July 20th, 2019

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Vaping In The News covers nicotine, smoking, vaping, snus, heat not burn, e-cigarettes, harm reduction, tobacco control, public health, government, regulations, policies & more worldwide.

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Why Your Local Vape Shop Is Going out of Business ~ Electronic Cigarette Use and Cigarette Abstinence Over Two Years among U.S. Smokers ~ Tears… ~ American Lung Association Inadvertently Reveals the Truth About Many Vaping Opponents ~ New Organization Forms to Confront the Epidemic of Popcorn Lung ~ “Big Tobacco Lies. So Does Juul.” … And So Does Americans for Nonsmokers’ Rights ~ Quotes from Anti-Tobacco Groups ~ Financial Ties and Conflicts of Interest Between Pharmaceutical and Tobacco Companies ~ As Young Adult Smoking Evaporates, “Teen Vaping Epidemic” Appears Overblown ~ Parents Against Vaping and Ecigs ~ Study linking vaping to heart attacks muddied amid spat between two tobacco researchers ~ Smoking Normalizes Dynamic Brain Activity in Schizophrenia ~ Lower Nicotine Cigarettes

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Why Your Local Vape Shop Is Going out of Business

Because government encourages smoking. Oh, wait…

Why Your Local Vape Shop Is Going out of Business

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Electronic Cigarette Use and Cigarette Abstinence Over Two Years among U.S. Smokers

If you use vaping products, you may file this under the “no shit, Sherlock” section of your bookmarks. Nothing to see, move along.

“Daily use of e-cigarettes may help some smokers to stop smoking combustible cigarettes.”

Electronic Cigarette Use and Cigarette Abstinence Over Two Years among U.S. Smokers

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Tears…….

THIS #CrankyOldBroad… There’s no crying in blogging.

Tears…….

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American Lung Association Inadvertently Reveals the Truth About Many Vaping Opponents

Dr. Siegel gives discredidation to the Lung Association.

American Lung Association Inadvertently Reveals the Truth About Many Vaping Opponents

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New Organization Forms to Confront the Epidemic of Popcorn Lung

Now, read the headline and move on, or read the Rest of the Story from Dr. Siegel. Again.

New Organization Forms to Confront the Epidemic of Popcorn Lung

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Totally worth a read.

“Their analysis was an indefensible breach of any reasonable standard for research on association or causation.” @BradRodu

Happy to see great scientists standing up to anti-vaping nonsense.

And by the way, it ain’t rocket science.https://t.co/UY6JLPXVGz

— Dr. Moira Gilchrist (@DrGilchrist) July 17, 2019

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“Big Tobacco Lies. So Does Juul.” … And So Does Americans for Nonsmokers’ Rights

Dr. Siegel. AGAIN.

“Big Tobacco Lies. So Does Juul.” … And So Does Americans for Nonsmokers’ Rights

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Quotes from Anti-Tobacco Groups

Ok, Dr. Siegel is on a roll… because I haven’t seen this much satire from him in the same week.

Based Solely on Quotes from Anti-Tobacco Groups, Big Tobacco Tells America’s 3 Million Nonsmoking Vapers They Would Be Healthier Going Back to Smoking

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Financial Ties and Conflicts of Interest Between Pharmaceutical and Tobacco Companies

So, who’s the bad guy? “Big tobacco”? “Big Pharma”? Sometimes the Master Settlement Agreement 🔦 reveals more than was expected.

This, from 2004, explains the low success rates of patches and gums, and a profitable and wonderful revolving door for the government to… oh never mind.

“…findings suggest that 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.”

Financial Ties and Conflicts of Interest Between Pharmaceutical and Tobacco Companies

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As Young Adult Smoking Evaporates, “Teen Vaping Epidemic” Appears Overblown

There is no epidemic. There is no future epidemic.

As Young Adult Smoking Evaporates, “Teen Vaping Epidemic” Appears Overblown

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Parents Against Vaping and Ecigs

Bring your nose closer to the screen.

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Study linking vaping to heart attacks muddied amid spat between two tobacco researchers

Well. When you have two opposing views, someone’s got to tell the truth. I wonder how this will turn out.

Study linking vaping to heart attacks muddied amid spat between two tobacco researchers

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Smoking Normalizes Dynamic Brain Activity in Schizophrenia

What? Huh!

Smoking Normalizes Dynamic Brain Activity in Schizophrenia

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Lower Nicotine Cigarettes

It is official, the FDA has invested over 100 MILLION dollars in, and now received, a “pre-market tobacco application” (PMTA) from 22nd Century.

“The Company’s primary mission in tobacco is to reduce the harm caused by smoking.”

These cigarettes are identical to conventional cigarettes except for reduced exposure to nicotine.

Let me repeat that: The FDA wants cigarettes intended to reduce exposure to nicotine. Nothing else.

Public “health” is very excited to help people quit smoking. With more cigarettes. I’ll expect this to be approved quickly – as it is in accordance with the revenue producing Ponzi scheme Master Settlement Agreement.

22nd Century Group Inc. Modified Risk Tobacco Product (MRTP) Applications

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Are you familiar with Tobacco Harm Reduction For Life?

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Medical, Research, Science Professionals:

• M.O.V.E.

Research:

• Ecigarette Research
• Dr. Konstantinos E Farsalinos (Research)
• E-Research Foundation

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Politics:

E-Cigarette Politics

You Don’t Know Nicotine

A Billion Lives

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#ChangeTheConversation

#YouDontKnowNicotine

Your comments are NEVER filtered, always encouraged and welcome at the bottom this blog. There is definitely more to come.

Keep ON #Vaping On.

Kevin

Vaping In The News – March 16th, 2019

Vaping In The News covers nicotine, smoking, vaping, snus, heat not burn, e-cigarettes, harm reduction, tobacco control, public health, government, regulations, policies & more worldwide.

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“The largest threat to Public Health is an informed consumer.”

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Meet Scott Gottlieb’s Successor at FDA ~Trump Wants $100M in Fees from the Vape Industry ~ How to attract customers ~ As big tobacco companies support Tobacco 21 proposals, the vaping industry speaks up ~ Instant Popcorn Lung ~ Vaping Parents Attacked ~ Study: Vaping Helped Resolve a Chronic Nasal Infection ~ Why will Big Public Health only fight smoking on their terms? ~ Nicotine 101: The Truth About What It Is and What it Does ~ Voices for Vaping

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Meet Scott Gottlieb’s Successor at FDA

Don’t think the temporary successor of Dr. Gottlieb will be any better. Jim McDonald explains:

Meet Scott Gottlieb’s Successor at FDA

I covered Ned here last year.

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Trump Wants $100M in Fees from the Vape Industry

Jim explains it again….. who else would you blame?

Trump Wants $100M in Fees from the Vape Industry

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How to attract customers.

One shop is offering customers to trade in their Juul.

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As big tobacco companies support Tobacco 21 proposals, the vaping industry speaks up

If there’s a fight -for- 18-20 year-old smokers, you are definitely going to need to speak louder than the people who pretend to care.

As big tobacco companies support Tobacco 21 proposals, the vaping industry speaks up

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Instant Popcorn Lung

It seems “popcorn lung” is instant, and the cure for “popcorn lung” is now somewhere miraculously available in Michigan.

This idiotic statement was made by Senater Polehanki (D) MI.

Sen. @SenPolehanki (D) MI: 31:04

"I was a teacher- and one of my 9th-grade students the first time she vaped she got instant popcorn lung – something about how her body was made she went on life support – she is fine now healthy and back to school"https://t.co/FgbjBFN66m

— VapingIT, SPE, EEI (@Vapingit) March 13, 2019

Vaping Parents Attacked

How ironic this is from across the pond – – about our own backyard.

Vaping Parents Attacked

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Study: Vaping Helped Resolve a Chronic Nasal Infection

When you’re looking for the worst – you’ll make it up or embellish. When you’re understanding and paying attention, you’ll find other things.

Study: Vaping Helped Resolve a Chronic Nasal Infection

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Why will Big Public Health only fight smoking on their terms?

Our Aussie friends down under are still screwed.

Why will Big Public Health only fight smoking on their terms?

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Nicotine 101: The Truth About What It Is and What it Does

You still don’t know nicotine.

Nicotine 101: The Truth About What It Is and What it Does

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Voices for Vaping

LOUDER.

Like their Twitter page here.

Like their Facebook page here.

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I proudly joined David Goerlitz on his latest podcast: David G Model Citizen.

Are you familiar with Tobacco Harm Reduction For Life?

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You can find me here trying to be cordial on Facebook

You can find me here being a bit more evil on Twitter

You can find me here on Instagram

You can also find me on LinkedIn

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It’s FREE, have you joined CASAA? Have you added your testimony here?

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Keep up with the latest here with the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World

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Medical, Research, Science Professionals:

• M.O.V.E.

Research:

• Ecigarette Research
• Dr. Konstantinos E Farsalinos (Research)
• E-Research Foundation

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Politics:

E-Cigarette Politics

You Don’t Know Nicotine

A Billion Lives

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#ChangeTheConversation

#YouDontKnowNicotine

Your comments are NEVER filtered, always encouraged and welcome at the bottom this blog. There is definitely more to come.

Keep ON #Vaping On.

Kevin

Vaping: Let’s Get This Out Of The Way

James Jarvis, President of the Ohio Vapor Trade Association

VAPING: “Let’s get this out of the way for 2019”.

In a recent post, James Jarvis discussed common myths about vaping, stating “Let’s get this out of the way for 2019.”

Not only is James Jarvis is President of Ohio Vapor Trade Association (OHVTA), he’s also a consumer. I’ve been to Columbus a couple times to see him, and I’ll describe James simply as good people. He cares about smokers having proper information and he cares about the industry.

To the point, a post on his Facebook page got me to thinking… if some vapers genuinely don’t know or are confused about information, how can the public know?

Let’s change that. Now. Let’s get this out of the way: Educators and legislators must learn.

On Public Record.

With the battle preconceived and one-sided (predetermined in some instances) for power and funding, authorities having jurisdiction (AHJ) of their respective township, town, city, and state must be made aware of all sides of this issue in their communities.

If an opportunity arises for three minutes at a podium, this can be read, memorized – as is – or modified, printed to dispel myths about vaping products and nicotine.

Politely – and directly engaging each concern immediately in front of decision-makers, with proper sources for authorities given the task of deciding the fate of (your) regulations, restrictions, taxes, and bans shows a proactive approach to their concerns no matter what the opposition.

I saw his list and was inspired. I have provided his points about vaping (numbered) from his post and link(s) to each point made.

James said: “Let’s get this out of the way for 2019″… ” I agree.

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Let’s get this out of the way

1. Popcorn Lung is not caused from vapor products

From Dr Farsalinos, Brad Rodu, Dr. Siegel and more, a collection of evidence to the contrary:

A Bucket Full of Popcorn

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2. E-Liquid does not contain tobacco

(some liquids do contain nicotine which is extracted from the tobacco plant. It can also be synthetic)

Are E-Cigarettes Tobacco Products?

Schrodinger’s Nicotine: Not Derived From Tobacco

American Cancer Society on vaping: Nicotine is not tobacco

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3. Nicotine is classified by the FDA just like caffeine

53% of medical professionals say it’s like caffeine, and only 4 percent said it was “dangerous”.

Medical Professionals Speak Out on E-Cigarettes.

Also: Difference Between Caffeine and Nicotine

FDA says How Much Caffeine is Too Much?

Ironic, the FDA has removed the link stating

The changes being recommended by FDA include a removal of the warning that consumers should not use an NRT product if they are still smoking, chewing tobacco, using snuff or any other product that contains nicotine—including another NRT.”

is gone. I did find the statement here:

Here are screen shots of the original statements

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The Royal Society for Public Health DOES say “nicotine is no more harmful than caffeine”, here.

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4. Tomato, Eggplant, and all nightshade veggies contain nicotine

“Nicotine is an alkaloid found in the nightshade family of plants (Solanaceae), predominantly in tobacco, and in lower quantities in tomato, potato, eggplant (aubergine), and green pepper. Nicotine alkaloids are also found in the leaves of the coca plant.”

Nicotine is also found in tea.

Nicotine

The nicotine contents of vegetables

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Let’s get this out of the way

5. Nicotine DOES NOT cause cancer.

What medical ‘experts’ hide: Nicotine does NOT cause cancer

Nicotine has no association with cancer. There is no supportable evidence to link nicotine with cancer, and a vast amount of evidence (and irrefutable facts) that there is no such link.

Nicotine And Cancer – Is There Any Link?

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6. Vape Shops DO NOT want youth to use vapor products, which is why we ID and refuse service

“all vape shops inspected were found to be in compliance”

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7. The nicotine used in patches, gums and lozenges is the same as whats used in vapor….

( why is vapor more dangerous???)

It’s the same nicotine.

“Nicotine can also be purchased in many other forms including patches, chewing gum, and liquid extract formula.” That’s here.

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8. Vapor is at least 95% – 99% safer than combustible tobacco

According to the Royal College of Physicians and Public Health England:

Nicotine without smoke: Tobacco harm reduction

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9. Vapor is NOT a gateway to tobacco.

1.7 Million High Schoolers Vaped in 2016, As Both Vaping and Smoking Declined

Smoking among teens is at their lowest ever, showing 7.60% “monthly use”, 3.6% “daily use“.

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10. Vapor is the consumer created solution to the tobacco problem.

Clive Bates take this subject on directly:

Innovation for Consumers: E-cigarettes and novel tobacco products – Part of the problem or part of the solution?

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11. While youth use of the product Juul has risen, It is far from epidemic proportions. What is a youth epidemic you ask? Alcohol, Opioids and other drugs.

Marijuana = 22.20% “past month”

Illicit Drugs = 24.00% “past month”.

Vaping (any) = 26.70% “past month”

Alcohol = 30.20% “past month”

Monitoring the Future

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James closes with his post adding “I hope this helps you understand what Vapor is and is not…. any other questions, please don’t hesitate to ask.”

In addition to the statements James made above, I’ve added more points commonly brought forth and used by jurisdictions when trying to regulate, restrict, tax and ban businesses below.

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Let’s get this out of the way

There’s more.

12. Tobacco 21

A movement in the United States is raising the age of sale of tobacco to 21. While valiant in effort, it both restricts 18-year-old adults from products (e-cigs, snus, etc.) that can help them quit smoking and shows little progress to reduce smoking rates.

The Consumer Advocates for Smoke Free Alternatives Association (CASAA) released this statement about “Tobacco 21” laws:

CASAA Tobacco 21 policy statement: “Including low-risk alternatives in T21 laws is unwise, misleading”

There’s lack of enforcement

Consumer group THR4Life has this Tobacco 21 Tool Kit

As Senator Steve Linthicum (R – Oregon) puts it,

 “freedom from responsibility” will enable more state intervention for many years to come.

The Senator’s Op-Ed is here:

Smoking age law simply more nanny state

Tobacco 21 laws enacted are showing smoking increases with laws that includ vapor products.

Electronic Cigarette Age Restrictions May Drive Teens to Traditional Cigarettes

Here, a study showed “Increasing the minimum legal purchase age  (MLPA) to 21 years in NYC did not accelerate reductions in youth tobacco use any more rapidly than declines observed in comparison sites.”

Impact of New York City’s 2014 Increased Minimum Legal Purchase Age on Youth Tobacco Use.

From Robert Morgan:

Harm Reduction Drives Younger Vapers, Not Flavors

Brad Rodu discusses the Synar Amendment:

“Beginning in 1997, Washington required states to report underage sales via the Synar Program (here).  The latest Synar data shows that 9.6% of retailers were noncompliant in 2013.  The FDA also conducts compliance checks of tobacco retailers.  In 2016, the FDA reported a noncompliance rate of 11% (here).  The FDA should focus on this far more dangerous illegal cigarette sales issue, rather than obsessing over e-cigarettes. “

FDA Aims at Wrong Target in Effort to Protect Teens

Also, Brian Fotjik has this to say:

Legislation To Raise Tobacco (And E-Cigarette) Age Is Unnecessary, Risky Public Health Implications of Raising the Minimum Age of Legal Access to Tobacco Products

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13. Withholding information:

Being restricted by law (I’m not as a consumer) is not an easy task for shops to contend with. Shops cannot say e-cigarettes could help ‘quit smoking’, or they’re safer than…

“We argue that omitting key health relevant information for current or prospective consumers represents a kind of quarantine of health-relevant information”

Withholding differential risk information on legal consumer nicotine/tobacco products: The public health ethics of health information quarantines

Let’s get this out of the way

14. Nicotine “addiction”

Ignored since 2011, Hanan Frenk and Reuven Dar submitted this to the Harm Reduction Journal:

“We show that the nicotine addiction model presented in this chapter, which closely resembles its 22 years old predecessor, could only be sustained by systematically ignoring all contradictory evidence.”

If the data contradict the theory, throw out the data: Nicotine addiction in the 2010 report of the Surgeon General

This shows “The effects of nicotine on the brain are similar to those of sugar, salt, exercise, and other harmless substances and events. “There are so many findings that conflict so starkly with the view that nicotine is addictive that it increasingly appears that adhering to the nicotine addiction thesis is only defensible on extra-scientific grounds.”

Nicotine as an Addictive Substance: A Critical Examination of the Basic Concepts and Empirical Evidence

Also: IS Nicotine Addictive?

Also: A comparison of the abuse liability and dependence potential of nicotine patch, gum, spray, and inhaler.

Also: Are there other chemicals that cause addiction in tobacco?
MAIO’s?

(They modified their link to not show this)

This is what the link shows now:

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15. HIGHER nicotine levels are SAFE.

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”

Here’s the link:

Trying to quit smoking? New research suggests higher levels of nicotine may help

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Let’s get this out of the way

16. Second-hand vapor

From the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health :

“We evaluated concerns about exposure to vaping-related chemicals in a vape shop. Exposure to flavoring chemicals (diacetyl, 2,3-pentanedione, acetaldehyde), formaldehyde, nicotine, and propylene glycol were all below occupational exposure limits.”

That is here:

Evaluation of Chemical Exposures at a Vape Shop

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17. Anti -Freeze

It is not anti-freeze. Simply absurd. As of the publishing of this post, the well respected American Academy of Pediatrics is still eluding to ‘anti-freeze’ as an ingredient on their ‘quick facts’ section here.

Propylene Glycol in E-Cigarettes – Is PG Dangerous to Inhale?

18. Battery safety

Battery Safety: E-cigarettes

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Battery safety continued

If you’re in the industry: Responsibility.

James Jarvis joins Shane Thompson of Battery Solutions in Miami, Florida at the Vapevent – to explain battery safety.

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This blog is sponsored by LUNAR ROVER|Premium eLiquid.

They not only produce cocktail and fruit flavors, they also have a range of tobacco flavors ranging from 0-18 strength.

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Simply use “vapinglinks” at checkout for 15% off your entire cart!

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Have you met my OUR friends at vapers.org.uk?

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I proudly joined David Georlitz on his latest podcast: David G Model Citizen.

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You can find me here trying to be cordial on Facebook

You can find me here being a bit more evil on Twitter

You can find me here on Instagram

You can also find me on LinkedIn

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Are you familiar with Tobacco Harm Reduction For Life?

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Are you familiar with GONZO GIVES?  VapeTithing? Do that! #FundTheFuture!

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It’s FREE, have you joined CASAA? Have you added your testimony here?

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Keep up with the latest here with the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World

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Medical, Research, Science Professionals:

• M.O.V.E.

Research:

• Ecigarette Research
• Dr. Konstantinos E Farsalinos (Research)
• E-Research Foundation

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Politics:

E-Cigarette Politics

A Billion Lives

A Billion Lives

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#YouDontKnowNicotine

Your comments are NEVER filtered, always encouraged and welcome on this blog. There is definitely more to come.

Keep ON #Vaping On.

Kevin