If the situation of e-cigarettes and more particularly of nicotine is complicated in Australia, it is not likely to improve thanks to the media. In any case, this is what denounces Colin Mendelsohnaccording to him the press is far too alarmist with respect to the e-cigarette.
IRRESPONSIBLE AND DANGEROUS MEDIA FOR PUBLIC HEALTH
« Sensational titles sell newspapers or generate clicks, but using these titles is irresponsible and potentially dangerous to public health. It is with this declaration that Colin Mendelsohn, an expert on nicotine addiction at the School of Public Health and Community Medicine in Sydney to wish to pull the ears of the press in the " Medical Journal of Australia"
Professor Mendelsohn referred in particular to the online version of Daily Mail, which the 29 last August published: "Electronic cigarettes are as bad for the heart as tobacco “, Without even taking the time to verify the veracity of the comments. Note that the proposed subtitle was not better announcing: "that the e-cigarette was much more dangerous than people could imagine"
Obviously, this information spread over the internet and also reached Australian newspapers. According to him, this is bad publicity for " a tool that can potentially save lives"
AUSTRALIA CLEARLY DOESN'T NEED THIS KIND OF DISINFORMATION
Obviously, a country like Australia does not need this kind of fear-mongering headline. Colin Mendelsohn take this opportunity to recall that all this commotion was based on a small study of 24 people who compared the effects of the smoke of a single cigarette with the vape for 30 minutes. A study which therefore led to an “absurd” conclusion which explains that vaping and smoking are both harmful.
In fact, it is well known that consuming nicotine causes stiffness in the arteries and temporarily increases blood pressure, just like consuming caffeine or exercising. But also, when it comes to the heart, damage is caused by a wide range of chemicals that are absent in the vapor of electronic cigarettes.
Obviously, this kind of articles forget to mention that there is a large amount of studies with different results, namely that the e-cigarette offers enormous benefits for the heart and the cardiovascular system.
Colin Mendelsohn who is part of the debate currently underway in Australia on the ban of nicotine e-cigarettes never ceases to recall the recommendations of the Royal College of Physicians. In conclusion, he recalled that: "Electronic cigarettes could save the lives of hundreds of thousands of Australian smokers". Provided they have good information.
Source : Sigmagazine
