U.S. calls on smokers to use e-cigarettes

Time： 2021-11-08

Former U.S. Deputy Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs: Will work on tobacco harm reduction and call on smokers to use e-cigarettes

Ambassador James K. Glassman, former U.S. Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, and Rosemary Leonard, a general practitioner in London, used the opportunity provided by the Global Tobacco and Nicotine Forum to present a report aimed at injecting new ideas. Ideas and efforts to reduce tobacco-related deaths and diseases.

According to Glassman, the fight against the dangers of tobacco has stalled. "There are more people smoking today than 30 years ago," he pointed out.

He said the current practice will only prolong the suffering. If it does not change, 1 billion people will die from smoking-related diseases in this century.

The new report issued by the International Rekindling Anti-Smoking Committee calls on the society to recognize the power of technological disruption and try to make up for the neglect of low-income and middle-income countries (LMIC).

Smokers smoke for nicotine, but die of tar, a derivative of tobacco burning. Innovation has produced technology that can deliver nicotine in e-cigarette devices. According to the British Public Health and Royal College of Physicians, this technology is 95% less harmful than smoking.

Unfortunately, with the exception of a few countries, all countries’ regulatory policies for tobacco products are chaotic, contradictory, and not based on current scientific knowledge, Glassman observed.

Glassman also expressed concern about a large amount of misinformation, which is not only circulated among the public, but also among regulatory agencies and doctors. Leonard told the story of a patient diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease from her practice. The patient said that he had tried everything-patches, chewing gum, etc. to quit smoking, but to no avail.

When Leonard advised him to try an e-cigarette, the patient almost fell off the chair. Leonard had to reiterate that everything is better than combustible tobacco. "Unfortunately, I am one of the few doctors," Leonard said. "Many people just don't know the science behind smoking. They only know that tar is harmful, but they mistakenly think that nicotine is also harmful."

Leonard said she was proud of the relative success of the UK in reducing smoking. "We have transformed from a global leader in tobacco consumption to a leader in tobacco control," she said. Although there are many factors contributing to this success, including taxes, plain packaging and indoor smoking bans, Leonard said that the UK is particularly fortunate that the British Public Health Department has taken practical actions in helping people quit smoking and has taken A pragmatic way to replace smoking.

"Now we have to convey the British message to the low- and middle-income countries where most smokers live in the world," she said. Among other recommendations, the report calls for the development of tobacco policies commensurate with risks and better reduction of tobacco harm in low- and middle-income countries.

It also encourages medical institutions to re-establish the leadership role of doctors in smoking cessation and urges tobacco companies to develop clear plans. Phase out high-risk traditional tobacco products.

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