A few days ago, Danièle Jourdain Menninger, the outgoing president of the Mildeca (Interministerial Mission of fight against drugs and addictive behaviors) returned for the site Why Doctor »Over five years of action in the service of the Prime Minister in the field of drugs and addictions. The subject of the electronic cigarette being brought up, she declares that it is " complicated to embark on a relentless support"
DJ MENNINGER: " TWO EXPERTISE WITH MIXED OPINIONS«
To Danièle Jordan Menninger it is an end of mandate. On March 1, Nicolas Prisse will head the Mildeca, an interministerial body under the direction of Matignon, responsible for coordinating government policies on drugs and addictions. After five years in office, the time has therefore come to take stock for the outgoing president and concerning the electronic cigarette we cannot say that the subject has advanced a lot.
Asked why she was left behind on the e-cigarette, she replied, " Because again, you have to be careful. We asked for two expertises that produced very mixed opinions. From there, it's hard to get into a lot of support. It is not yet known if the e-cigarette is a weaning instrument or if its use is concomitant to tobacco consumption. We are still in the interrogation.
We remained on the reserve to give us all the elements; this does not prevent anyone from buying or consuming e-cigarettes. But making it a withdrawal strategy, with current knowledge, seems risky to me. The English did it, it's true… Well, we'll learn from it. Currently, I believe that we should neither close the door, nor throw ourselves headlong into this path."
