Brussels, BE – Today, the Consumer Choice Center and the World Vapers’ Alliance published a new paper on the war on nicotine, arguing that there are evidence-based reasons to end it in Europe and globally.
Vaping and other alternatives such as nicotine pouches have been recognised as far less harmful than smoking, and yet their lifesaving qualities continuously come under fire for a variety of reasons. The consumption of nicotine is one of them.
The paper examines six main reasons why the war on nicotine is unreasonable, ineffective and ignorant of a growing body of evidence.
Six main reasons why the war on nicotine should end:
- Itheann daoine nicotín, ach faigheann siad bás de bharr tobac a chaitheamh
- Nicotine in patches & gums is not a problem — it is neither when vaped nor in a pouch
- Tá andúile casta agus ní réitíonn cogadh ar nicitín í
- Nicotine makes some people smarter, stronger and more attractive
- Tá míthuiscintí faoi nicotín ag cur bac ar dhul chun cinn sláinte poiblí
- Ní oibríonn toirmeasc riamh
Commenting on the findings, Michael Landl, Director of the World Vapers’ Alliance and a co-author of the paper, said: “Tá an dioscúrsa frith-vaping lán le caighdeáin dhúbailte faoi nicotín. Má táimid le bheith comhsheasmhach maidir le nicotín, ní mór dúinn an ghalú a chóireáil leis an oscailteacht chéanna agus leis an spreagadh céanna agus a dhéantar le teiripe athsholáthair nicotín, amhail paistí. De bharr na nuálaíochta is féidir tomhaltas nicotín a dhíchúpláil ar deireadh ó na héifeachtaí guaiseacha a bhaineann le caitheamh tobac agus mar sin cabhraíonn sé leis na milliúin daoine a chaitheann tobac a sláinte a fheabhsú. Agus fós, tá nicotín demoised gan údar. Caithfidh sé seo deireadh.”
Reducing the number of smokers and allowing them to rapidly and efficiently switch to a less harmful alternative should be a major priority for governments and public health agencies worldwide. To achieve that, the stigma around nicotine should stop.
“Tá sé mar aidhm againn ár bpáipéar nua a úsáid mar bhileog fíricí chun go leor miotais a bhaineann le toirmeasc ar nicitín a scriosadh. Ní mór na tairbhí féideartha a bhaineann le nicotín a iniúchadh, agus ní mór iarrachtaí eolaíocha neamhchlaonta a áirithiú,” said Maria Chaplia, Research Manager at the Consumer Choice Center.