10-29-2015, 10:36 PM
To be honest, it's the pharmaceutical industry that arguably stands to lose most, and who appear to have been most involved in the design of the TPD. We have on record at least one public health figure who has come out with the information that they were offered significant sums by pharmaceutical companies to lobby against ecigs.
The tobacco industry can, and will if necessary, adapt to the new phase in relatively safe recreational nicotine use - if huge industry and some in public health (who are almost exclusively funded by pharma, directly or indirectly) fail to suppress the product.
The sad fact is that pharma have long benefited from cessation products that fail around 96% of users - many smokers spend a lifetime (and lots of their own or public funds) on failure. It's estimated that smoking kills half of all users. So half of those who fail to give up on pharma products will ultimately require expensive products to treat the terrible diseases they develop.
It suits pharma to maintain the status quo. Sell us ineffective quit aids until we need very expensive cancer/COPD treatments.
I know this might have the sound of a conspiracy theory, but when you see the tactics taken by pharma to supress and discredit ecigs, it's impossible to deny.
The tobacco industry can, and will if necessary, adapt to the new phase in relatively safe recreational nicotine use - if huge industry and some in public health (who are almost exclusively funded by pharma, directly or indirectly) fail to suppress the product.
The sad fact is that pharma have long benefited from cessation products that fail around 96% of users - many smokers spend a lifetime (and lots of their own or public funds) on failure. It's estimated that smoking kills half of all users. So half of those who fail to give up on pharma products will ultimately require expensive products to treat the terrible diseases they develop.
It suits pharma to maintain the status quo. Sell us ineffective quit aids until we need very expensive cancer/COPD treatments.
I know this might have the sound of a conspiracy theory, but when you see the tactics taken by pharma to supress and discredit ecigs, it's impossible to deny.