Trump proposes priority to address fraud

On the evening of September 13, U.S. President Trump tweeted: "I prefer atomized vape to replace traditional cigarettes, but we need to ensure that this alternative is safe for everyone. Let's put the fakes Get out of the market and keep our kids away from vape! "

More than 12,800 people left comments on this tweet, and 61,500 likes. Some people said: "vape successfully helped me quit smoking cigarettes for 25 years, and my lungs became clean." Another 63-year-old said: "I have not smoked cigarettes for 3 years. , This low nicotine product makes people feel better. "

Investor Michael Coudrey said, "We do not want excessive regulation to harm vape business owners or distributors. Because compared to the 6 deaths that may be caused by vape, 600,000 deaths are caused by traditional tobacco every year. "

And on the White House petition online, a signing request to ban Trump from signing the "seasoning vape" ban has also made breakthrough progress. The operation, launched on September 11, local time, has more than 100,000 signatures. According to relevant regulations, the White House is required to make an official response to the petition within 60 days.

A little embarrassing for the US president is that the British newspaper Evening standard published a gossip: Trump wanted to block the "seasoning vape" because his wife found out that his younger son was good. The first lady has been concerned about children's health and drug addiction, and she has repeatedly expressed concerns about children's use of vape.

So, the president made a high-profile statement on Twitter: tending to ban "flavored products"-mainly fruit-flavored vapes-from listing in the United States. Earlier, US media reported that six people in the country were suspected of dying of lung problems caused by vape, pushing the product, which has a penetration rate of 15% in the United States, to the forefront.

The sudden reversal of Trump's attitude towards the vape industry may also indicate from another angle that the US government is considering the issue of its standardized development from the perspective of the industry as a whole.

Global public opinion has been polarized since Trump first spoke about vape. One party classifies vape and cigarettes into one category and insists on banning them; the other party shows that vape, which meets the standards, harms people much less than traditional tobacco, and is a good alternative to tobacco. It is standard development.

The Economist said that public disagreement over vape actually originated from the current chaotic development of vape. A core fact is that in recent US external reports, the controversial vape is not from products purchased in regular stores, but from inferior goods on the street.

Of the six complaints and disputes concerning vape, five users used illegally purchased vape products. One e-liquid was purchased from a legal cannabis store in Oregon.

The reported lung problems caused by vape are mainly due to the user's own addition of vitamin E to e-liquid, which is not related to vape itself. Studies have shown that inhalation of vitamin E can cause lung damage in smokers.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) wants the public to put an end to vape's blind panic. They said that vape users should not buy e-liquid products that contain cannabis extract, and should not use inferior products sold on the street.

"When you buy an unlicensed liquid from an unregulated channel, you have no idea what you are facing. That's why the government also discourages people from drinking fake wine from informal channels because these fake wines It can be fatal. In Costa Rica, for example, 25 people have recently died of methanol. As with alcohol, regulators should also make a clear distinction between illegal vapes and those that are legal but not certified. "The Economist magazine said .

The Economist concluded that regulating the vape is wiser than trying to eliminate it. "Using vape may be a dangerous habit, but it is far less lethal than traditional cigarettes." The article suggests that governments of all countries should use the EU as a reference, strictly control the nicotine content in vapee-liquid, and also regulate the advertising methods of vape, especially for children.

Supporting vape is also the UK Department of Public Health. Martin Dockrell, head of Tobacco Control at the UK ’s Department of Public Health, said: “These people buy or make illegal tobacco liquids on the street, most of which contain cannabis ingredients such as THC (tetrahydrocannabinol). These products come from the black market, and e- Cigarettes are completely different. "

Also unlike the United States, all vape products in the UK are subject to strict quality and safety supervision by drug and health product regulators, and regulators encourage vape users to report any adverse reactions.

The National Health Service said: "To date, there is no evidence that vape smoking can cause harm to those around you. The available evidence indicates that the risk of any harm (vape) is extremely low, even if it is related to Compared to second-hand smoke. "

For future tobacco control efforts, both the UK National Health Service and the UK Department of Public Health support the use of vape instead of smoking traditional cigarettes. Last year, the UK Department of Public Health recommended that hospitals should sell vape and provide patients with vape lounges to encourage people to switch from traditional tobacco to vape.

So how does vape compare to traditional cigarettes? The most authoritative report should come from the World Health Organization. In July of this year, the WHO released the Global Tobacco Epidemic Report 2019. The original text was: Compared with traditional cigarettes, vape produces less harm. If regular smokers can use a well-regulated vape, it can completely replace Cigarettes may be less toxic, but not harmless.

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