{"id":1476,"date":"2018-02-22T18:56:20","date_gmt":"2018-02-22T18:56:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vaporgalleriapittsburgh.com\/?p=1476"},"modified":"2018-02-22T18:56:20","modified_gmt":"2018-02-22T18:56:20","slug":"acs-backs-ecigs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vaporgalleria.com\/pittsburgh\/acs-backs-ecigs\/","title":{"rendered":"American Cancer Society Backs E-cigs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Global health juggernaut, The American Cancer Society, has finally weighed in on the vape debate. Siding with proponents, advocates, and many other international health organizations in recent weeks.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>\u201cAdult smokers who can\u2019t quit [smoking] or use approved cessation methods should be encouraged to switch to electronic cigarettes.\u201d &#8211; American Cancer Society<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The statement and new policy, enacted this month, can potentially carry some hefty leverage over public opinion. And may influence health officials still on the fence about vaping and its health effects.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Consumer Choice Center, a pro-vaping and \u201cglobal grassroots movement for consumer choice,\u201d wrote in a statement on Twitter this week, that the ACS announcement was \u201ca step in the right direction.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The fight against the demonization of vaping has been long and difficult for many in the industry. Media outlets and anti-vaping activists have been adamant in pushing for harsher restrictions and regulations for the now multiple health organization-backed smoking alternative. Lobbying for industry-crippling taxes and bans for vaping in social spaces. All while touting vaping as a \u201cgateway\u201d to tobacco and other potential drug use among youth.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>But when we lay all the facts out on the table and analyze them, the evidence is irrefutable. Vaping is far less harmful that cigarettes. That statement is no longer solely a platform for vaping advocates. It&#8217;s an objective fact. Supported by science and many world renown global health organizations.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The ACS agrees there is still much research and work to do. Their statement included an entreaty to the FDA to \u201cassess whether e-cigarettes help to reduce tobacco-related morbidity and mortality, and the impact of marketing of e-cigarettes on consumer perceptions and behavior.\u201d As well as encouragement for the federal agency to \u201cregulate all tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, to the full extent of its authority, and to determine the absolute and relative harms of each product.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Global health juggernaut, The American Cancer Society, has finally weighed in on the vape debate. Siding with proponents, advocates, and many other international health organizations in recent weeks. &nbsp; \u201cAdult smokers who can\u2019t quit [smoking] or use approved cessation methods should be encouraged to switch to electronic cigarettes.\u201d &#8211; American Cancer Society &nbsp; The statement [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":1477,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1476","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-vaping-blog","editor-tinymce"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>American Cancer Society Backs E-cigs - Vapor Galleria Pittsburgh<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/vaporgalleria.com\/pittsburgh\/acs-backs-ecigs\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"American Cancer Society Backs E-cigs - Vapor Galleria Pittsburgh\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Global health juggernaut, The American Cancer Society, has finally weighed in on the vape debate. 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