{"id":5683,"date":"2024-06-12T07:36:08","date_gmt":"2024-06-12T11:36:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldvapersalliance.com\/?p=5683"},"modified":"2024-06-21T07:37:03","modified_gmt":"2024-06-21T11:37:03","slug":"ending-the-vaping-misperception-epidemic-for-the-sake-of-public-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldvapersalliance.com\/en_gb\/ending-the-vaping-misperception-epidemic-for-the-sake-of-public-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Ending the vaping misperception epidemic for the sake of public health"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Is vaping more or less harmful than smoking, and can it contribute to improved public health? Despite its apparent simplicity, this question divides parliaments, journalists, and tobacco control activists, even though the answer is straightforward: vaping is less harmful than smoking and represents a game changer for public health.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>The Misperception Epidemic<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/weareinnovation.global\/opinion-poll-innovation-under-fire-a-global-alert-on-the-misperception-epidemic-in-vaping-views\/\">research<\/a> conducted by Ipsos for the think tank \u201cWe Are Innovation\u201d, an astonishing 74% of smokers worldwide mistakenly believe that vaping is as harmful or more harmful than smoking. This widespread misunderstanding, fueled by misinformation, potentially prevents millions from switching to a safer alternative like vaping. A recent UK <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bi.team\/blogs\/how-media-coverage-of-vaping-restrictions-might-influence-public-perceptions-insights-from-a-new-study\/\">study<\/a> supports this, noting that \u201charm perceptions do predict subsequent vaping and smoking behaviour.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Since accurate information is the cornerstone of effective public health policy, it\u2019s essential that smokers have access to the truth about safer alternatives. Unfortunately, many so-called health organisations <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clearingtheair.eu\/post\/calling-out-fake-news-prohibitionists-getting-owned-by-community-notes\">contribute to the spread of misinformation<\/a>. These organisations, including the World Health Organization (WHO), have perpetuated this misperception epidemic with misleading statements. In just the last six months, the WHO has disseminated misleading information about vaping and nicotine on more than ten occasions, including unfounded claims that vaping causes cancer and that vapes often contain more toxicants than cigarettes.<\/p>\n<p>The WHO\u2019s misguided focus on vaping and other safer nicotine products, instead of the real threat\u2014smoking\u2014keeps smokers from making the healthier switch. This is not just misguided; it\u2019s dangerous.<\/p>\n<p>Read the full text <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brusselsreport.eu\/2024\/06\/12\/ending-the-vaping-misperception-epidemic-for-the-sake-of-public-health\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is vaping more or less harmful than smoking, and can it contribute to improved public health? Despite its apparent simplicity, this question divides parliaments, journalists, and tobacco control activists, even though the answer is straightforward: vaping is less harmful than smoking and represents a game changer for public health. The Misperception Epidemic According to research [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":6394,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5683","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wva-in-the-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Ending the vaping misperception epidemic for the sake of public health - World Vapers&#039; Alliance<\/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:\/\/worldvapersalliance.com\/en_gb\/ending-the-vaping-misperception-epidemic-for-the-sake-of-public-health\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Ending the vaping misperception epidemic for the sake of public health - World Vapers&#039; Alliance\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Is vaping more or less harmful than smoking, and can it contribute to improved public health? 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