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important
e-cig reference links As
the electronic cigarette gains in
public acceptance and garners more media and scientific
scrutiny, TruthAboutEcigs.com will provide the listings
of all relevant entities that are involved in bringing
information, science and opinion of this truly fabulous
technology to the public's attention. Please check back
as we will update information frequently. If you wish
to provide to us added listings, please submit those to
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MEDICAL
PROFESSIONAL OPINIONS/REFERENCES
Michael
Siegel, MD, MPH
Professor
Department of
Community Health
Sciences
Boston University
School of Public
Health
WEBSITE LINK |
Brad
Rodu
Professor of
Medicine
Endowed Chair,
Tobacco Harm
Reduction Research
University of
Louisville
WEBSITE LINK |
Elizabeth
M. Whelan, Sc.D.,
M.P.H.
President
American Council on
Science and Health
1995 Broadway
Second Floor
New York, NY
10023-5860
WEBSITE LINK |
Joel
L. Nitzkin, MD, MPH,
DPA
Chair, Tobacco
Control Task Force,
American Association
of Public Health
Physicians
4939 Chestnut Street
New Orleans, LA
70115-2941
WEBSITE
LINK |
Prof. Carl V. Phillips, MPP PhD
Associate Professor
University of Alberta School of Public Health.
3-12 University Terrace
8303 - 112 Street
Edmonton, AB T6G 2T4
Canada
WEBSITE
LINK |
Dr. David Baron, M.D
Former Chief of Staff at Santa Monica
UCLA Medical Center and Orthopedic Hospital
1225 15th Street
Santa Monica, CA 90404-1165 |
Dr. Arnold Shinder DO
Family Practice, General Surgery
630 San Gabriel Boulevard Suite 200
Rosemead, CA, 91770 |
Palmetto
Family Medicine
109 Barton Creek Ct.
Columbia
,
SC
29229
Phone: (803)
465-0350
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FACTS
THERE
ARE
APPROXIMATELY 800,000
AMERICANS WHO
HAVE PURCHASED
AN ELECTRONIC
CIGARETTE TO
DATE. THIS
EQUATES
APPROXIMATELY TO OVER 240,000,000
"USES"
WITHOUT A SINGLE
REPORTED
INCIDENCE OF
HARM, THAT WE
ARE AWARE
OF, FROM THE USE
OF THE
ELECTRONIC
CIGARETTE
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SUPPORTING
INSTITUTIONAL
REFERENCES
Action on Smoking and Health UK (ASH UK)
First Floor
144-145 Shoreditch High Street
London E1 6JE
WEBSITE LINK
ASH UK Briefing on Electronic Cigarettes
LINKED
HERE
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American
Association of
Public Health
Physcians
1605
Pebble Beach Blvd.
Green Cove
Springs, FL
32043-8077
WEBSITE
LINK
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SmokeFree
Restaurants of
Southwestern
Pennsylvania
Bill
Godshall -
Executive
Director,
SmokeFree
Pennsylvania
412-351-5880
Greg
Hartley -
Assistant
Director,
SmokeFree
Pennsylvania
412-445-5570
WEBSITE
LINK |
The
Consumer Advocates
for
Smoke-Free
Alternatives
Association
182
St Francis
Street STE
300
Mobile,
AL 36602
703-244-8692
WEBSITE
LINK |
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E-CIG
RELATED LINKS
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ENTITIES
IN OPPOSITION TO THE
ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE
John Banzhaf
Action on Smoking and Health (ASH)
2013 H Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C., 20006
WEBSITE LINK
Release Statement:
"The Food and Drug Administration [FDA]
has found deadly toxins and cancer-causing
chemicals in the "smoke" produced by
e-cigarettes..."
ECIG STATEMENT LINK
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TRUTH
LINK |
Joel Spivak
Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids
1400 Eye Street, Suite 1200,
Washington DC 20005
202.296.5469
WEBSITE LINK
Release Statement:
"Electronic cigarettes, which are
manufactured primarily in China,
pose several serious potential
risks to public health.
First, there is no credible scientific evidence.."
ECIG STATEMENT LINK
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TRUTH
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American Lung Association
Dr. Ira Jeffery
Strumpf. Spokesman
1301 Pennsylvania Ave. NW,
Washington, DC 20004
202 785 3355
WEBSITE LINK
PRESS STATEMENT:
"The vapor that you inhale is not without
risk, it's not pure nicotine. It has with it some contaminants.
When the FDA looked at 19 of these cartridges, they
found half the samples contain impurities that are
known to be toxic to humans.."
E-CIG
STATEMENT LINK l
TRUTH
LINK |
Connie Wagner
New Jersey Assemblywoman
District Office 14-25 Plaza Rd.,
P.O. Box 398, Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
(201) 703-9779
WEBSITE LINK
PRESS STATEMENT:
"These are dangerous devices and I want to make sure our children are protected..."
E-CIG STATEMENT LINK
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TRUTH
LINK
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Cheryl G.
Healton, DrPH
American Legacy Foundation
1724 Massachusetts Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20036
202-454-5555
WEBSITE LINK
Release Statement:
"there had been no publicly available independent research
on the critically important questions of safety and
efficacy..."
ECIG STATEMENT LINK
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TRUTH
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American Heart Association
7272 Greenville Avenue
Dallas, TX 75231
1-800-AHA-USA-1
WEBSITE LINK
Release Statement:
"claiming that they
(e-cigs) are safer than normal
cigarettes and asserting that they can
help people to quit smoking. Absent scientific
evidence..."
ECIG STATEMENT LINK
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TRUTH
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Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights
2530 San Pablo Avenue, Suite J
Berkeley, CA 94702
510-841-3032
WEBSITE LINK
Release Statement:
"Electronic Cigarettes are NOT a safe alternative!
The analysis found that the "e-cigarette" cartridges
contain carcinogens, including
nitrosamines, and toxic chemicals such as diethylene glycol...
ECIG STATEMENT LINK
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TRUTH
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OREGON ATTORNEY GENERAL JOHN KROGER
Oregon Department of Justice
1162 Court Street NE
Salem, OR 97301-4096
(503) 378-4400
WEBSITE
LINK
Release Statement:
"We're fighting to make sure kids
are protected from unapproved gimmicks
like e-cigarettes..."
E-CIG STATEMENT LINK
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TRUTH
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