Lately, it seems all of America is in a panic over vaping. Hundreds of people have fallen ill, more than a dozen people have died, and then, of course, there’s the youth, who have taken to vaping, and Juuling in particular, in place of more old-fashioned vices.
To cut through all of the confusing noise and get an answer to those questions, I got in touch with Daniel Giovenco, an assistant professor at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health, where he focuses on the health disparities caused by tobacco use. Giovenco had some heartening news for me and my fellow adult smokers who love to hit our Juuls and who are wise enough to consume our weed in joint form.
I think the the the CDC recommendations regarding this issue are actually really well written, because the first thing they say is, if you’re at all concerned about any of these issues, don’t vape. If you’re a smoker who has switched to vaping, don’t go back to smoking. And if you’re still going to purchase vaping products, make sure you’re not buying illicit products. You should probably avoid buying THC pods. That’s pretty good advice. If you’re concerned, don’t do it.
I think that was more a response to the youth vaping and an attempt to to prevent access. Maybe that’s what the goal was. But sometimes you even hear some of the politicians talking about these bans as a way to prevent the outbreak that we’ve been seeing, and that just doesn’t really align with what the data are showing us.From a harm reduction perspective, these bans seem particularly dangerous.
Maybe I’m just a cynic. But I think CVS was the real hero there. They banned all tobacco products from being sold several years ago. And this was when e-cigarettes weren’t a huge thing yet. And I think other stores that pull e-cigarettes from their shelves, you know, they’re claiming to be the hero. Well I think they could go much further.
I do think that teenagers who have never smoked a cigarette in their lives should not pick up a nicotine addiction. It is not a smart move! How do we balance that with the fact that vaping helps adult smokers quit? What do you think elected officials should be pursuing instead of these blanket bans?You just asked for the million-dollar question. I think the crux of the debate is youth versus adult smokers, and finding that balance.
I think so, yeah. You were right in saying that people who definitely should not be using these products are people who have not smoked, because you can’t talk about reduced risk or harm reduction or lower risk products when the person never smoked. Because if they’re just using vaping products, they’re really introducing toxins and chemicals into their body that may not have been there to start. Vaping is not without health risks.
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