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Abstract
The respiratory community is united in its desire to reduce and eliminate the harm caused by tobacco smoking, which is at present on course to kill one billion people in the 21st century. The stated policy of the European Respiratory Society is to strive “constantly to promote strong and evidence-based policies to reduce the burden of tobacco related diseases”. In our view, the recent ERS Tobacco Control Committee statement on tobacco harm reduction[1], though well-intentioned, appears to be based on a number of false premises and draws its conclusions from a partial account of available data. It also presents a false dichotomy between the provision of “conventional” tobacco control and harm reduction approaches. We therefore respond, in turn, to the seven arguments presented against the adoption of harm reduction in the Committee’s statement.
Original language | English |
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Article number | e2000166 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | European Respiratory Journal |
Volume | 55 |
Issue number | 5 |
Early online date | 24 Feb 2020 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 7 May 2020 |
Keywords
- tobacco
- public health
- e cigarettes
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
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Vascular Effects of Smoking Usual Cigarettes Versus ElectronIc Cigarettes (VESUVIUS)
George, J. (Investigator), Khan, F. (Investigator), Lang, C. (Investigator), Levin, D. (Investigator) & Struthers, A. (Investigator)
1/02/16 → 30/11/18
Project: Research