When competitors are looking to gain an edge, many are willing to dilute the facts and take any means necessary to undermine the benefits of any new product. Opponents of E-cigs are not looking at this alternative to smoking with an unbiased eye. Many opponents are choosing to create their own facts and present them as truths. However, opinions can vary, but the facts are undeniable. It should not be impossible to interpret data and come to an unbiased conclusion based on fact alone. This type of factual based conversation is needed when it comes to E-cigs.
High Profile Media Outlets Pushing Agenda
Many of the mainstream media outlets have jumped at the chance to pile on E-cigs without any factual proof to back up their allegations. When it comes to young people and smoking, the Huffington Post, Consumer Reports and other news outlets have had very strong opinions and claims. They have been pushing the theory that E-cigs encourage youth to begin smoking and used data from the Center for Tobacco Control Research to justify their claims. However, this data was not obtained through a scientific study and is simply interpreted to suggest this opinion. This clearly means that the assumption E-cigs encourage youth to smoke is simply an opinion not based on any real facts or concrete data.
Differing Opinions Are Healthy
Dr. Glantz is a highly respected individual that is an opponent of both E-cigs and the tobacco market as a whole. There is nothing wrong with his stance or opinion, but he fails to view E-cigs as separate from the tobacco industry. Since Glantz is forcefully opposed to smoking, he is actually on the same side as proponents of E-cigs. However, he refuses to make this connection and continues to make comparisons between smoking and E-cigs without a factual basis for his stance. It simply comes down to facts, people.
E-Cig Studies Are Not Evaluated Properly
The main cause of ire stems from the inability of E-cig studies to be performed or evaluated properly. Most of the data that exists about E-cigs is biased and reported without context. Once you delve into the actual data surrounding E-cigs, you will clearly see how much misinformation and agenda exists involving this topic. Supporters of E-cigs simply want the factual truth to prevail and for biases and opinions to be left behind. This will result in E-cigs obtaining the attention they actually deserve.