Lancashire Radio, TW and the BMA

[Mark]

Lovely weather ... vaping in the garden again ... another big cloud wafting through the petunias ... I don't seem to be killing off any plants yet ... maybe I'll try subohming next to this dandelion ... I'm doing my bit, it's all in the interests of science you understand, somebody has to support the BMA ...

Lol one of the more ridiculous tripe he came out with

'NICOTINE! its a PESTICIDE! A banned pesticide! I'm only stating facts'

What? The same stuff in patches and gum then..

 

[Blackhack]

It's sad that these narrow small minded people have access to the media.

Ask any vaper, has vaping helped you either stop, or cut down on your cigarette use and the answer is a resounding YES!!

Ask again another question, do you think it's totally safe, and the most honest answer is I don't know, but I do know that it's a LOT safer than smoking....

All they have to do is ask the right questions....

 

[bellyman]

Nicotine is no more harmful than caffine.

Nicotinoids on the other hand are responsible for colony collapse disorder in the bee population.
Bayer assumed that the bee's would just avoid pollon contaminated with nicotinoid pestiside but a study in the last week has shown that bee's actually prefer pollon with the nicotinoid present. Are they getting addicted to nicotine, who knows but their population is plummeting, thats a fact.

 

[Mark]

The BMA's response to Croppers letter was predictable

Dear Mr Cropper


I am writing in response to your letter dated 10 June 2015. We are aware of the concerns about the broadcast on BBC Radio Lancashire, so I would like to clarify the British Medical Association’s position one-cigarettes. While we recognise that the health risks associated with the use of e-cigarettes are significantly lower than the well-established risks associated with smoking tobacco, our members have repeatedly expressed concerns about their use and proliferation. These include the lack of conclusive evidence of effectiveness as a smoking cessation aid, the safety and variability of the components of e-cigarette vapour, and the absence of a significant health benefit associated with dual use of e-cigarettes and tobacco cigarettes. We are also concerned that some of the ways these products are being promoted are likely to appeal to children, young people and non-smokers. Specifically in relation to the use of e-cigarettes in enclosed public places, we believe that stronger controls are needed in order to:​

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• protect others from being exposed to e-cigarette vapours​

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• ensure their use does not undermine existing restrictions on smokefree public places and workplaces by leading people to believe it is acceptable to smoke​

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• ensure their use does not undermine the success of conventional tobacco control measures by reinforcing the normalcy of smoking behaviour in a way that other nicotine containing products do not.​

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Further details on our position can be found in our briefing paper ‘BMA calls for strong regulation of ecigarettes’, published in November 2014, which is available on our website as follows: BMA - E Cigarettes | British Medical Association​

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Yours sincerely​

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Professor Ilora the Baroness Finlay of Llandaff​

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BMA president