Kimmy Smith

tobacco harm reduction advocate, 5 yr tobacco free #thr

[Kimmy Smith @KimmySmithTHR]

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My Open Letter to those who are in favor of banning flavored nicotine vapor products.
I started smoking at the age of 14. I come from a family of smokers. I’ve lost many of my family members to cancer and other smoking related illnesses. No one saved me or my family...

[Kimmy Smith @KimmySmithTHR]

@MdBreathe I know Zero people who’ve had an adverse reaction to the vaccine. I’ve lost over a dozen family members & friends who were unvaccinated to covid. My 40yr old cousins funeral is Wednesday.

[Kimmy Smith @KimmySmithTHR]

@jmeyer1980 @odiegarfield77 It doesn’t count when an R is next to the name either. Both D&Rs do this and both parties approve. If citizens only get upset when it’s one or the other, no ones really holding any one accountable.

[Kimmy Smith @KimmySmithTHR]

@odiegarfield77 We had two GA senators do the same with covid. It was ruled not in violation, SCOTUS also recently mooted emoluments clause. For those who are pointing fingers at democrats now that Trump is no longer president, this isn’t a D or R issue, both parties do this and govt allows it.

[You Don't Know Nicotine @KnowNicotine]

After you are done watching, please consider writing a #WhyNicotine post on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter and tagging us (@KnowNicotine).

It's time the world hears the true reasons why people use nicotine. Spoiler alert: it's not because it's "addictive".

[Kimmy Smith @KimmySmithTHR]

#whynicotine because it helps me focus, calms my anxiety, and doesn’t come with all the harmful side effects that Prescription pharmaceuticals caused me. I was diagnosed w/ADHD, depression and Anxiety from a young age. Nicotine helps alleviate a lot of the symptoms. @KnowNicotine

[GrimmGreen @GrimmGreen]

History is rarely changed by those that give up when the person they like didn’t win.

I’ve advocated through 2 presidents and 7 different heads of the FDA

Things change, you adjust and keep fighting because #vaping and science need to win no matter who is in charge.

[Amanda Wheeler @amandawheeler32]

No matter who is in the Oval, we will never stop fighting for small businesses and tobacco harm reduction. To my fellow small business owners, do not despair. We have always been the underdogs, but we are strong and we have truth on our side. The fight continues!

[Kimmy Smith @KimmySmithTHR]

Sobering thread of what volunteers and poll workers have endured to ensure democracy is upheld.
All I can say is thank you to everyone who is working tirelessly.

[Amelia @Amelia_RH]

if this was a partisan fight i wouldn't be in it. period. either would many of your strongest advocates. some of whom are elected dems (eg @AGIowa)
is vaping safe under biden? no. was it safe under trump? no. should we write anyone off because of party affiliation? absolutely not

[Carl V Phillips PhD @carlvphillips]

My insomnia is your gain. I wrote about the junk methods and other flaws in that vaping and smoking cessation paper that is generating headlines right now.
https://t.co/sFh7UracZH
#antiTHRlies

[Charles A. Gardner, PhD @ChaunceyGardner]

Thanks to 40 years of anti-tobacco campaigns:

80% of US doctors think nicotine causes cancer, heart & lung disease
https://t.co/2l1YNZ73dr

76% of smokers think nicotine gum (NRT) is as addictive as smoking; 69% don't know NRTs are safer than smoking.
https://t.co/IYr8RKbRHD

[michelleminton @michelleminton]

We never learn. They avoid the word “prohibition,” but continue to present bans as a solution, most recently for youth e-cigarette use. As we are already beginning to see, this new prohibition will be no more successful than those that came before. https://t.co/86fTgDcS3R

[CASAA @CASAAmedia]

RESEARCH: No significant link found between vaping & bronchitis, coughing & phlegm among teenage users. All association w/vaping disappeared when factoring in household and teen smoking. It's rare to see smoking variables actually considered & reported!

https://t.co/sZrzQOdhl4

[Danielle Jones @DanielleTHR]

John Britton, a respiratory medicine professor at Nottingham University, said the review was "comprehensive" and gave "definitive confirmation that electronic cigarettes offer smokers an effective means of quitting." https://t.co/LsPsV8gARb

[Charles A. Gardner, PhD @ChaunceyGardner]

GSK holds the US license. Johnson & Johnson markets Nicorette globally. These products are marketed to adult smokers. There is no tobacco flavor.

@LungAssociation, @TobaccoFreeKids & @truthinitiative insist smokers should only have access to tobacco-flavored nicotine vapes.

[SRNT Treatment @TreatmentSRNT]

A new paper using 3 waves of PATH data found “…consistent and frequent e-cigarette use over time is associated with cigarette smoking cessation among adults in the US.” See the full paper by Glasser et al.
@NTR_Journal
https://t.co/LFBXk2jumj
@srntorg @o_srnt @SRNT_Europe

[Charles A. Gardner, PhD @ChaunceyGardner]

Real world evidence blows gaping holes in @StanfordTPT's claim - based on one anonymous online survey - that teen vaping & smoking increase #COVID19 risk 5-7 fold. Their "study" didn't even show THAT actually. It made click-bait headlines. Should be retracted as #JunkScience.

[Charles A. Gardner, PhD @ChaunceyGardner]

But this is just "evidence" from the real world. With a $210 million per year propaganda campaign underway to convince the public that e-cigarettes deliver 20X more nicotine than cigarettes, and that they're "highly addictive," what chance does truth have? Asking for a friend.

[Charles A. Gardner, PhD @ChaunceyGardner]

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[Jonathan Foulds PhD @JonathanFoulds]

Systematic review of randomized controlled trials of e-cigs for smoking cessation finds "Our results suggest that nicotine-ECs may be more effective in smoking cessation when compared to placebo ECs or NRT." https://t.co/hT0cNG0VrT