Master thread on all the community notes I could find. Franciscan Health kicks it off by receiving the first note that showed up. They show that a rising trend means a decline. https://t.co/fwqR8ztHeb
The rising trend in vaping among teens can have negative impacts on their health. Learn about the risks of vaping, why they've become popular among teens and how to help teens stay away from it. https://t.co/316ZQkHCzQ
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Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi likes to talk about students, but fails doing simple maths. He makes the claim that more than half of the students are using Elf Bars, when in fact it is only 4.4%. https://t.co/xlN1lZhiUq
More than half of students say they use Elf Bar, a company that evades a ban on e-cigarettes by renaming its products. The Select Committee is requesting information about what is being done to stop this influx of e-cigarettes from the PRC.
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Stanton Glantz has the honor of being the first professor receiving a note on this subject. He claims vaping causes higher costs to healthcare but forgets those costs are due to a lifetime of smoking, not due to them quitting with vaping as a tool. https://t.co/sry8QvEuEW
#Ecigs increased health costs by $15.1 billion in 2018
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The World Health Organization (WHO) Western Pacific is warning people of the dangers of Li-ion batteries and that they can explode. Oh, no wait, just e-cigs. They ignore that all things with a Li-ion battery have that risk. https://t.co/lKpojRtiqd
E-cigarettes have also been linked to physical injuries, including burns from explosions or malfunctions.
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The World Health Organization (WHO) Western Pacific launched a mythbuster. But they didn’t realize that those things are for debunking myths and not for spreading them. https://t.co/6YjcImVv1T
Both conventional tobacco products and e-cigarettes pose risks to health. E-cigarette use can negatively impact the health of your brain, lungs and heart and it is linked to an increased risk of heart disease and lung disorders. 🤒🧠🫁🫀
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Secretary of State for Health and family doctor Javier Padilla is proud of this misleading and unethical campaign that was conducted in Spain. An honest campaign would mention that vaping increases the risk by an insignificant margin. https://t.co/jFtiWUjZHt
Mención especial a la campaña "que no te vendan humo" y a este vaper que forma parte de una de sus campañas de concienciación.
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As we know from earlier, “growing use” is actually a decline. A decline of 45% in this case. https://t.co/9dXWiCwPlB
The growing use of nicotine products among our nation’s youth is a serious public health crisis. According to @US_FDA estimates, a ban would save up to 654,000 lives. We must act now to remove menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars from the market . 1/
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MP Jim Shannon fails to mention that vapes are a fraction of the risk of smoking and are actually the most used quit tool in the UK. https://t.co/Ig1btUJdwN
Friday 1st March marks No Smoking Month so ‘Make March Your Month to Quit.’ It’s important that people are aware of the risks associated with vaping. The nicotine content of many disposable vapes is equivalent to 20 cigarettes. If you don’t smoke, don’t vape. #NoSmokingMonth
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The Public Health Agency Northern Ireland is making the well known claim that vaping leads to smoking, but fails to mention that none of those studies can prove causation. In the real world we see smoking going down when vaping goes up. https://t.co/e4ZURSiRNQ
Many young people who vape did not smoke cigarettes before they started vaping. But young people who vape are more likely to start smoking cigarettes than those who never vape. We've developed resources to support discussion with kids on vaping risks: https://t.co/3eNXyTCbmW
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Another mythbuster, this time from the WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean. Completely ignoring the overwhelming load of evidence that shows vaping to be a fraction of the risk of smoking. Pure chemophobia is on display here. https://t.co/IRjrDzJqWR
❌Myth: Vape & heated tobacco products are safer alternatives to cigarettes. ✅Truth: These harmful products contain nicotine & toxic substances that can have harmful effects & long-term consequences on brain development, particularly for children & adolescents #QuitThisMonth
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The only thing “obvious” was that this tweet deserved a Community Note for spreading misinformation. https://t.co/JrDRQ6JC0c
it was always obvious vaping was worse than smoking, or the government wouldn’t have pushed it on everyone like sweets whilst turning smokers into pariahs. Vaping is part of the accelerated depop programme. I heard “what cigarettes do in 40 years, vaping will do in 10”.
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If vaping goes up and smoking goes down, what mathematical formula proves that vaping is a gateway to smoking? The selection of studies in the Community Note shows no indication of a gateway effect. https://t.co/Si3NsexWNz
Vaping was sold as a therapeutic product to help long-term smokers quit, not a recreational product marketed to kids. Young people who vape are three times as likely to take up smoking and under 25s are the only cohort showing an increase in smoking rates. This must end.
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This community note addresses yet another public health agency spreading fear of a gateway effect without providing proof of one. https://t.co/7H1iTWef5j
Many young people who vape did not smoke cigarettes before they started vaping. Need some advice on talking to young people about the risks of vaping? We've developed resources to support that discussion with kids on vaping. Find out more at https://t.co/0g6s3QMIDH
@LynetteFay
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Classifying people up to 30 years old as “youth” is a sneaky way to make a particular youth behavior look much more prevalent than what the actual numbers indicate. https://t.co/eUPXBytfSB
Shocking statistic: LHF estimates that 750K youth vape daily. Let's work together to change this reality. Join us on April 18 to discuss vaping prevention and cessation strategies. Register Breathe Change Policy Forum now! https://t.co/fcLWnZlcEJ
#VapingCrisis #YouthHealth
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The WHO doesn’t seem to need peer reviewed evidence. All they need is an attempt to gather data which leads to nothing. They found approximately 120 incidents from 2019 to 2020, that’s it. https://t.co/n5KQZHJJLL
Vaping increases your risk of seizures, typically within 24 hours of doing it. Don’t let #vaping harm your health.
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While GGTC claims to be combating “tobacco interference” they are interfering with the public’s right to factual information, including on the continuum of risk. It is proven that these products are safer than smoking. https://t.co/5YVLG3auV7
The transition of #TobaccoIndustry to so-called 'reduced-risk' products like #ecigs and heated tobacco devices is a deceitful pivot. Despite claims of harm reduction, they remain just as detrimental, if not more so. As scrutiny shifts from smoking harms to the broader impact ...
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I guess in the world of Jason Clare black market traders are registered companies. Easy to blame the industry for a problem created by the government. https://t.co/gq8CBOtRDK
Vaping is a menace in our schools and vape companies are targeting our kids.
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Why do so many people not trust the WHO? Because they are ignoring the science and making false claims. Here they claim “all tobacco and nicotine products damage health”. Even their own research states the opposite. https://t.co/zcXEonjOfo
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QIMR Berghofer makes the false claim that healthcare costs from vaping would be higher. This leans on vaping being a gateway to smoking, or more harmful than smoking. Both claims are false. https://t.co/Jfgod5PXhJ
Hear from Professor Louisa Collins how #vaping is set to cost our health system millions more in the future. LISTEN: https://t.co/exWe2SOrsH
@abcnews @louisagordon
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It’s sad watching the WHO flailing about trying to set a record for the number of misleading claims that can be made in one tweet. There’s a good reason why they have so many community notes on their tweets about vaping. https://t.co/zDzMNrxsXe
Don't get hooked❗ E-cigarettes are presented in thousands of appealing flavours and with misleading claims to hook children and adolescents. #CommitToQuit all forms of tobacco and e-cigarette use for a healthier life.
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OOPS! Someone forgot to read the scientific literature before tweeting. Try using PubMed next time. https://t.co/qXKGN9DUnZ
2️⃣ All forms of tobacco are harmful, and there is no evidence that heated tobacco products are effective for helping people to quit smoking. #SmokefreeGeneration
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Next attempt from the WHO on the gateway theory. Any country that makes it easier to smoke than to use less harmful vapour products is contributing to millions of needless deaths annually. https://t.co/jfchNdxpjB
Substantial research shows how vapes & related products instill harmful habits, increasing the risk that users, including youth, will turn to tobacco. @WHO_Europe Member States like @Kazakhstan that tackle these issues head-on are to be commended! 👏 @minhealthKZ @FCTCofficial
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The most powerful message is the Community Note and the “warning” labels posted in the comments are epic. https://t.co/JTVRPeoAu1
More than 500 young Australians have drawn on their own experiences to create warning labels that show just how damaging vapes are. This sends a powerful message to big tobacco that Australians are wising up to their dirty tricks @WorldHealthSmt @VicHealth
https://t.co/qfLkibgE9j
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What example are these parents setting for their kids when they continue to spread misinformation? EVALI had nothing to do with nicotine vaping, and the operators in the black market for THC vapes stopped using vitamin E acetate. https://t.co/KjXtP2QXCI
Q&A: What happened when the CDC stopped tracking lung injuries from vaping?
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The 2019 EVALI outbreak was from illicit THC carts, not nicotine. Nothing in life is “safe”. The point of nicotine vaping is that it’s SAFER than smoking tobacco. https://t.co/a79mbTFQIM
⚠️ Vaping Alert! ⚠️ Did you know? Over 1000 cases of lung injuries nationwide are linked to vaping marijuana and nicotine. 🚭 Vaping isn't safe! Not all vapor products undergo safety testing. Protect your health – avoid vaping! #VapeSafety #StayInformed #NoVaping
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It is tragic that politicians falsely conflate vaping with the cancer risk of smoking. The focus needs to be balanced between youth initiation and adult smoking cessation. https://t.co/f2E4dPLFab
My Letter to the Editor in the Hobart Mercury speaking on vaping. Vaping is a scourge on our society, and it must be stamped out. @AustralianLabor @TasmanianLabor @QuitTas #auspol #politas #vaping #stopvaping #vape
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It’s shameful to see a representative of the United Nations exaggerate the findings from a study, that does NOT show what is being claimed to be true. https://t.co/y6uvIOVUyE
Vaping in early life could increase the risk of exposure to metals, potentially harming brain 🧠 and organ development. Frequent and intermittent #vape users had increased urine #lead and #uranium levels. https://t.co/PfOC7O1lZQ
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