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The information in these Shareables are quotes or findings from studies, reports, surveys and other credible sources.
Each Shareable teaches a key concept about vaping using graphics, colour and text. The reference for the information is provided on each Shareable. Share them to your phone or hard drive and use them to teach or answer questions about vaping. Let us do the education for you!
Due to the pervasive misinformation conveyed by media, we have referenced mainstream media reporting to illustrate the false narrative.
Severe lung illnesses related to vaping (Canada) or EVALI (e-cigarette or vaping product use-associated lung injury) (USA)
The current ‘vaping-related’ lung injuries are caused from black market cannabis products used in a vaping device; NOT regulated nicotine eliquid! The government, authorities, media and health-related non profits are deliberately deceiving the public by inferring that these injuries were caused from legal nicotine eliquid. Why are they actively oppressing tobacco harm reduction?
don’t buy vape gear from this guy
For 15 years, millions of smokers have switched to vaping without serious adverse effects. Nicotine based eliquid from a vape shop is a 95% reduction in risk compared to smoking. This is called tobacco harm reduction or just “vaping”.
get your facts straight
When we say “smoking” we think of smoking cigarettes. When people smoke something else, we specify such as smoking a pipe or cannabis. The media are lumping “vaping” in with people that are vaping black market cannabis products & getting lung injuries.
Basic vaping info
This gallery of Shareables teaches the basic information a person needs to know to make informed decisions about vaping as a harm reduction strategy for smokers. Not only does the smoker need to know this, so does their loved ones, health professionals and the taxpayers.
kills 2 in 3
100% of smoking-related diseases are preventable! “The harm from tobacco is overwhelmingly due to its combustion … E-cigarette vapour, in contrast, does not include any combustible by-products,” – Action on Smoking and Health
there’s an epidemic
The REAL epidemic in relation to vaping is the smoking epidemic. Vaping is a significant harm reduction strategy for current smokers. Period.
One American dies every minute
Flavors are a KEY FACTOR to making vaping attractive to smokers. Illegal cannabis products that harmed Americans had NOTHING to do with flavors. Smoking makes people sick & sick people are profitable for corporations! Who does this gov’t serve?
1 Canadian dies every 12 minutes
Smoking is the most preventable cause of disease and death in Canada. Over one million Canadians suffer with smoking-related diseases. Vaping is 5% the risk of smoking. If smokers switch to vaping, they reduce their risk for smoking-related diseases.
deaths in Canada
Smoking kills 2 out of 3 smokers when used as intended. ??? Vaping is 5% the risk of smoking and uniquely satisfies the ritualistic smoking behaviours. If someone you love smokes, encourage them to learn more about vaping as an alternative.
disruptive technology
Vaping is a “disruptive technology” in that it replaces other smoking reduction methods. The pharmaceutical industry makes smoking cessation aids…and drugs for all those smoking related diseases. So, why don’t people know the truth about vaping…?
social cost CA
The last report on the smoking costs to Canadian taxpayers was conducted in 2012. ? Total cost: $16.4 billion, including: ? Long-term disability costs: $6.8 billion ? Healthcare costs: $6.5 billion ? Fires: $74 million
restrictions for safety
“If you are a smoker, vaping is a less harmful option than smoking.” Health Canada ? Normal vaping (nicotine) is 5% the risk of smoking and the government limits what can be put into the eliquids to keep it that way.
relative risk
The standard scientific tool for measuring the harm from drug use is the MCDA (multi-criteria decision analysis). Experts compared 12 different sources of nicotine using the MCDA. The most harmful source were cigarettes so they were given the value of 100%. The other 11 sources show the relative risk of harm compared to smoking.
remaining risk
Most of us are familiar with and support harm reduction such as seat belts or bike helmets. Smoking is the most preventable cause of disease and death in North America! It’s hard to quit smoking, so maybe harm reduction is the answer. ?
hazard to health 5% the harm of smoking
Scientific evidence is universal, so why does Britain promote vaping and Canada and the USA have a war on harm reduction? The British health agencies got to the science before the narrative got to them. They even have vape shops in their hospitals!
vaping is less harmful
Smoking is the most preventable cause of disease & death in North America. Everyone knows someone they care about that smokes. ?Vaping is 95% safer than smoking.? Don’t you think a smoker’s social circle should support vaping?
not hazardous
Top health agencies in the US tested for hazardous chemicals in the air in a vape shop with active vaping. The vast majority of chemicals were not even detected! Friends of vapers can feel comfortable around vaping and support smokers making the switch.
cancer risk under 0.5% of the risk of smoking
For decades, smoking has been the most preventable cause of disease & death in North America. Over 45,000 Canadians & 480,000 Americans die from smoking every year. Smoking causes 85% of lung cancer. Switching to vaping reduces the cancer risk.
Quebec ruling
?Thank you AQV & CVA for their dedication in addressing the oppressive laws against vaping in Quebec. ? “The problem with the current restrictions is that the public do not distinguish between smoking and vaping,”, Justice Daniel Dumais.
popcorn lung
Workers in a ?popcorn butter flavouring factory, (diacetyl was a main ingredient) had higher cases of “popcorn lung”. A study found diacetyl in some eliquids, The amount was 750x less than found cigarettes. Headlines read: “Vaping Causes Popcorn Lung!”
no popcorn lung
Remember all of the headlines saying that vaping causes popcorn lung? ? It was a lie. Do you feel deceived? Makes you wonder what they are lying about now…
satisfies the ritualistic behaviour
The ritual: bringing the smoke to the mouth; tasting the drag; sensations in the throat & lungs on a big inhale; a visible exhale & a nicotine hit to the brain. A pack-a-day smoker does this 87,600 times a year. Vaping uniquely satisfies that ritual.
smokers failed 9 times to quit
Half of smokers try to quit every year. Before vaping, only 2.5% of smokers quit long term Vaping satisfies not only the nicotine addiction but the ritualistic behaviour. That is why it is more effective than sticking a patch to your arm or chewing gum
quit rate 21%
Smoking is the most common addiction in North America. Half of smokers try to quit every year; yet only 5% quit of those quit attempts achieve long term success. Vaping may be a better solution for smokers because it is inhaled like smoke.
types of people that vape
1% of people that never smoked vape. 15% of smokers and 13% of ex-smokers vape. The data illustrates that SMOKERS are vaping to either quit smoking or stay quit. ? The focus ? needs to switch to harm reduction and away from the 1%.
MAIN reason for vaping
Youth have always messed with adult taboos like drinking ?, sex?, smoking? and now vaping. The narrative is that they try vaping because of flavours. ? The reason is normal human development, not flavours! But flavours DO help smokers switch!
Royal College of Physicians
The Royal College of Physicians reviewed the science on vaping. ?? In April 2016, they released the report, Nicotine without Smoke: “…the likely harm to health and society of e-cigarettes at about 5% of the burden caused by tobacco smoking.”
nicotine treats neurological disorders
Nicotine is a mild stimulant and addictive, much like caffeine. It’s only when nicotine is abused such as teens seeking a ‘heady’ that it becomes a problem. Nicotine in eliquid helps smokers transition to a source of nicotine that doesn’t kill them.
less addictive
Over decades, scientists were paid millions of dollars ? to add different chemicals to tobacco and test the results. After much research the modern cigarette was born. Cigarettes are the most addictive product in North America.
not the nicotine which causes harm
Inhaling smoke from anything has toxins. With cigarettes, up to 600 chemicals are added to the tobacco which makes the smoke even more toxic. Vapour is not smoke, nothing is burned. The ingredients are PG, VG, flavours and maybe nicotine.
flavours are key components
Alberta offers over 9000 flavours of alcohol…because adults like flavours! ??? We have rising obesity rates…because adults like flavours!??? There are thousands of eliquid flavours…because adults like flavours! ???
improved health
We don’t know the long-term effects of vaping but we do know the long-term effects of smoking. The electronic cigarette has been mainstream for about 5-10 years. Millions of smokers have switched to vaping without serious adverse effects. The media & authorities aren’t differentiating between these & tobacco harm reduction. Smoking causes 85% of lung cancer; vaping nicotine instead reduces cancer risk to 0.5%.
9 of 10 improved health
Smoking causes adverse health consequences. The good news is that when you stop smoking, the toxic chemicals are no longer entering the body. This means health will improve with quitting smoking. Vaping significantly lowers these toxins.
informed decisions
The risk of vaping versus smoking is 5% but how many people actually know that? ? Looking at this graph, it suggests that those that are better informed about vaping are choosing harm reduction. 34% of smokers & 62% of vapers are correct! ✔️
Anti-harm reduction advocates
There are many health professionals, health-related nonprofits, politicians and health authorities that are repeating the false narratives. Their recommendations clearly indicate a demand to make tobacco harm reduction unattractive to smokers by banning flavours, taxing vaping, banning nicotine levels that help heavy smokers, and other strategies.
FDA ends harm reduction
The FDA has a long track record of anti-harm reduction. As of May 12, 2020, the vast majority of flavours in eliquid will disappear from the American market. Those who want to stay off of cigarettes will have to go to the black market for harm reduction.
Hammond study
The Canadian Cancer Society requested the gov’t make vaping less enjoyable for smokers by banning flavours. ? They cite a 45% increase in youth smoking from the Hammond study as their rational.? Statistics Canada reported a DECREASE in youth smoking.?
Jack Boomer quote
1 of 4 Canadians are obese…because adults like flavours.? Alcohol comes in 1000’s of flavours…because adults like flavours.? To make vaping attractive to current smokers, eliquid comes in many flavours…because adults like flavours.?
San Fran ban
Harm reduction started in the 80’s AIDS crisis. The gay population started using condoms to lower their risk. It’s ironic that a city with a high gay population bans harm reduction for the most preventable cause of disease & death of its constituents! ?
Youth and vaping
The most pervasive tactic to turn the public against harm reduction is to use children. Fear-based false narratives omit important information, convey information out of context and manipulate our desire to protect children with inflammatory and misleading comments. Please go to our Adolescents and Adult Activities page to look at this subject in depth.
think of the children
When children grow up in a home with one smoker, they have a 72% increase of smoking uptake. Many parents who smoke have tried multiple times to quit and failed. Tobacco harm reduction may be the best option for them and their children.
adult taboos
They’re banning flavours to save youth from nicotine. 33% vaped, yet 65% drank alcohol. Should we ban flavor in alcohol? Twice as many teens are watching porn. Should we ban the color in porn? While we are at it, let’s take the color out of Tide Pods.
Flavors in eliquid & alcohol
Flavors are KEY to helping smokers switch to vaping & stay off of cigarettes. Trump wants to ban flavors in eliquid to save the children although no one has died from eliquid. Each year 4300 youth die from alcohol. He should ban those flavors first. ?
US reduced youth uptake
90% of smokers start before they are 20 years old because teens experiment with adult taboos. After 100 cigarettes, 94% of teens lose some ability to say no to the next one, they are becoming addicted. Is vaping interrupting smoking uptake?
CA grade 12 smokers
Grade 12 smokers are the next adult smokers! A 35% drop in grade 12 smoking rates is very significant! If vaping was a gateway to smoking, we would see an increase in the smoking rates. Instead the youth smoking rates are dropping. This suggests that vaping may be reducing the uptake of smoking in youth.
CA vaping epidemic
In 2017, 15.6% of grade 10-12 students had one puff or more 30 days; an increase of 65% since 2015. 1.8% vaped daily versus 2.2% smoked daily. Daily smokers dropped 27% from 3% to 2.2% since 2015. Vaping up, smoking down.
CA decrease doubled
This graph shows a 16 year history of current smoking rates of 15-19 year olds over a 16 year period. Within 3 years of vaping being introduced, the smoking rate decreased at a level not seen in 14 years!
CA ever smoked vs vaped
35% of grade 10-12 students have ever smoked and 33% have ever vaped. Is there a smoking epidemic?
US youth daily smokers
9 of 10 smokers start before 20. 94% of youth that smoke 100 cigarettes, lose some ability to say no to the next one – they are becoming addicted. Vaping may be interrupting those 100 cigarettes considering their smoking rates are dropping.
US vaping epidemic
An epidemic is a disease with very high rates in a population. ? Youth that used a vape in the last 30 days: – 36% used 1-2 days, – 17% used 3-5 days, – 9% used 6-9 days, – 10% used 10-19 days, – 5% used 20-29 days.
US accelerated drop in smoking
Since vaping has been introduced into mainstream, youth are experimenting with vaping. The thing is that the US youth smoking rates are dropping at rates not seen since at least 2001. Vaping could be preventing new smokers!
US youth ever tried
In 2017, about the same amount of US youth had tried vaping as smoking. Maybe the youth that have a curiosity about inhalants try both. Consider that the smoking rate is dropping, vaping maybe interrupting smoking addiction.
alter rat brains
This study was done on rats. It would be unethical to give nicotine to teens and then test their brains. Considering the difference in brain structure, a more accurate message would be to specify ‘rat’ brain.
alter brains
Prior to blaming eliquid for the lung injuries caused from vaping street drugs, authorities had a different fear-provoking narrative. Tobacco smoke has 7000 chemicals in it, Over 1500 of these chemicals cause disease; nicotine is not one of them.
GB youth vaping
In Great Britain, vaping is recognized as a significant harm reduction strategy and is promoted by Public Health England. ? Yet, less than 2% of 11-18 year olds vape more than once a week. WHERE is the youth vaping epidemic in Great Britain❓❓❓