Because if we dont attack this legally endorsed madness now, it wont just be smokers who pay
Although the FDA funds research into nicotine, researchers said it doesnt fund studies of 6-methyl nicotine
Thanks to a combination of media misinformation and the FDAs failure to provide the public with accurate information, a majority of the public and smokers believe alternatives like e-cigarettes are just as or more dangerous than smoking
Author details Dr Janine Nip, Prof Richard Edwards, Prof Janet Hoek, Prof Andrew Waa All authors are members of ASPIRE Aotearoa and the Department of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington Footnote: In the NZHS, neighbourhood deprivation refers to the New Zealand Index of Deprivation 2018 (NZDep2018), which measures the level of socioeconomic deprivation for each neighbourhood (Statistical Area 1) according to a combination of the following 2018 Census variables: household income, benefit receipt, household crowding, home ownership, employment status, qualifications, single parent families, living in home with dampness/mould and access to the internet
