{"id":6028,"date":"2025-02-13T06:51:56","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T11:51:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldvapersalliance.com\/?p=6028"},"modified":"2025-09-11T07:18:29","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T11:18:29","slug":"adult-smokers-and-vapers-are-still-being-ignored-and-its-costing-lives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldvapersalliance.com\/en_gb\/adult-smokers-and-vapers-are-still-being-ignored-and-its-costing-lives\/","title":{"rendered":"Adult Smokers and Vapers Are Still Being Ignored \u2014 And It\u2019s Costing Liv &hellip;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The war on vaping continues, and <\/span><b>adult smokers and vapers remain invisible<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the conversation. While politicians and public health agencies claim to fight for \u201cpublic health,\u201d their policies and research overwhelmingly focus on <\/span><b>youth vaping<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, completely disregarding the people who are dying from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/tobacco\/about\/index.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">smoking-related diseases<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><b>adults<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6033 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/worldvapersalliance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/CDC_Quit_Cancer-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"880\" height=\"496\" srcset=\"https:\/\/worldvapersalliance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/CDC_Quit_Cancer-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/worldvapersalliance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/CDC_Quit_Cancer-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/worldvapersalliance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/CDC_Quit_Cancer-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/worldvapersalliance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/CDC_Quit_Cancer-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/worldvapersalliance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/CDC_Quit_Cancer-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/worldvapersalliance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/CDC_Quit_Cancer.avif 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 880px) 100vw, 880px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>The Data Doesn\u2019t Lie\u2014Public Health Research Ignores Adults<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A recent <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/39883072\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">analysis<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of <\/span><b>970 tobacco control studies<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> found:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705<\/span> <b>71% focused only on young people<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705<\/span> <b>75% excluded anyone over 35<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705<\/span> <b>Just 0.5% studied middle-aged or older adults<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This means that <\/span><b>the very people at risk\u2014long-term smokers over 35\u2014are being ignored in the research that shapes tobacco policy<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Instead of studying how vaping helps <\/span><b>older smokers quit<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, resources are spent obsessing over youth experimentation\u2014despite youth smoking rates being at an all-time low.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Why Are Lawmakers and Public Health Officials Failing Adults?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Misdirected Focus on Youth<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 While protecting youth is important, the reality is that <\/span><b>youth vaping rates are declining<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><b>youth smoking is virtually nonexistent<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. But instead of celebrating vaping as a harm reduction tool for adults, lawmakers use fear-based narratives to justify bans.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6030 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/worldvapersalliance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/FDA_Smoking_Data-300x171.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/worldvapersalliance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/FDA_Smoking_Data-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/worldvapersalliance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/FDA_Smoking_Data-18x10.png 18w, https:\/\/worldvapersalliance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/FDA_Smoking_Data.png 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Big Tobacco and Tax Revenue<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 The more adults quit smoking, the less money governments make from cigarette taxes. Instead of encouraging harm reduction, they <\/span><b>create barriers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to vaping\u2014keeping smokers addicted to traditional cigarettes that generate billions in revenue.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Misinformation and Fear-Mongering<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Public health campaigns spread <\/span><b>false and misleading information<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> about vaping, making smokers <\/span><b>afraid to switch<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to a proven safer alternative. A majority of adults now wrongly <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/1660-4601\/18\/10\/5311\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">believe<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> vaping is as harmful\u2014or more harmful\u2014than smoking.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>The Consequences of Ignoring Adult Smokers<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ud83d\udea8<\/span> <b>Fewer people switch to vaping, leading to more preventable deaths.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ud83d\udea8<\/span> <b>Bans and restrictions eliminate access to the most effective smoking cessation tool.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ud83d\udea8<\/span> <b>Small businesses that serve adult vapers are forced to close, while Big Tobacco thrives.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>It\u2019s Time to Prioritize Harm Reduction for Adults<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ud83d\udd39<\/span> <b>Support policies that protect adult access to vaping.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ud83d\udd39<\/span> <b>Fund research on how vaping helps middle-aged and older smokers quit.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ud83d\udd39<\/span> <b>Stop the misinformation and fear campaigns that discourage adult smokers from switching.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We cannot continue to let lawmakers <\/span><b>ignore the people who are actually dying from smoking<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Vaping is the most <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/38189560\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">effective<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> smoking cessation tool ever devised\u2014<\/span><b>but only if adults are allowed to access it.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>It\u2019s time to demand that public health officials, researchers, and lawmakers stop ignoring adult smokers and vapers. The lives of millions depend on it.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/keep.google.com\/u\/1\/media\/v2\/1uJP8vUqufEKFS-pm2E74uDgShfde_5MhhZwaC-z9SrvIB0D1Bk2xiNTQgf3_pA\/1Q0WLshn_7cwh6GY6NidDCgJZ5rM7ZO8Y7M2_-guG-xwz2SVDeNDL8r4r_hLUvS4?sz=512&amp;accept=image%2Fgif%2Cimage%2Fjpeg%2Cimage%2Fjpg%2Cimage%2Fpng%2Cimage%2Fwebp\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/keep.google.com\/u\/1\/media\/v2\/1uJP8vUqufEKFS-pm2E74uDgShfde_5MhhZwaC-z9SrvIB0D1Bk2xiNTQgf3_pA\/1Q0WLshn_7cwh6GY6NidDCgJZ5rM7ZO8Y7M2_-guG-xwz2SVDeNDL8r4r_hLUvS4?sz=512&amp;accept=image%2Fgif%2Cimage%2Fjpeg%2Cimage%2Fjpg%2Cimage%2Fpng%2Cimage%2Fwebp\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in guest posts published on the World Vapers\u2019 Alliance website are those of the individual authors and do not necessarily represent the views or positions of the World Vapers\u2019 Alliance or its affiliates. The publication of third party content does not constitute an endorsement by WVA of the views expressed therein.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The war on vaping continues, and adult smokers and vapers remain invisible in the conversation. While politicians and public health agencies claim to fight for \u201cpublic health,\u201d their policies and research overwhelmingly focus on youth vaping, completely disregarding the people who are dying from smoking-related diseases: adults. 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