nicotine release jan 2014

For more information, contact: ERIK LIEF Director of Communications TEL. 212.362.7044 Ext. 234 ACSH IS A NONPROFIT, TAXEXEMPT CONSUMER EDUCATION ASSOCIATION DIRECTED AND ADVISED BY MORE THAN 350 PROMINENT PHYSICIANS AND SCIENTISTS. AMERICAN COUNCIL ON SCIENCE AND HEALTH 1995 Broadway, Second Floor New York, New York 100235860 Tel. (212) 3627044 • Fax (212) 3624919 www.acsh.org • Email: [email protected] 2014’s LifeSaving Resolution: Get Your Nicotine Without Smoking New York, Jan. 8, 2014 – Walk more. … Eat less. … Clean out the garage. Really? Again? This year, how about making a truly meaningful, lifealtering New Year’s resolution? If you’re one of 44 million American smokers, we have one for you: Try separating the smoke from your nicotine fix. Doing so will save your life. That’s because the deadly poisons in a burning cigarette and the spectrum of its devastating health effects come from the smoke that’s created, and not from the nicotine itself. That fact is the biggest misconception about tobacco smoking. Understanding this key point, which is highlighted in ACSH’s “The Effects of Nicotine on Human Health,” is the first major step addicted smokers can take to break free from the insidiously deadly grip of cigarettes. “This publication clearly demonstrates that it is the smoke – the inhaled products of combustion of a lighted cigarette – which causes disease and death, not the nicotine,” says Dr. Elizabeth Whelan, president of the American Council on Science and Health. “All smokers need to know this.” INSIDE “NICOTINE ON HUMAN HEATH: THE BOTTOM LINE” No question, nicotine is absolutely ADDICTIVE. But smokers do not have to risk their lives to satisfy their craving. Smokers light up for their nicotine fix, but the SMOKE is what kills them. Nicotine is NOT a carcinogen. And it is not toxic in the amount delivered by a cigarette. Many PHYSICIANS FALSELY BELIEVE that nicotine is the primary disease-causing agent in cigarette smoking. Nicotine can be delivered in many alternative forms: by patch, gum and E-CIGARETTES, which produces nicotine as a vapor – unaccompanied by the deadly mixture of smoke and toxic chemicals that arises from the combustion of tobacco. Take a look at the enclosed pamphlet – and learn the facts about nicotine and smoking Since 1978, ACSH's mission has been to weigh in on the medical and scientific issues of the day for the purposes of promoting good public health. We also debunk junk science, and step into the media spotlight when medical scares begin to circulate.

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For more information, contact:

ERIK LIEF Director of

Communications TEL. 212.362.7044

Ext. 234

ACSH IS A NONPROFIT, TAX-EXEMPT CONSUMER EDUCATION ASSOCIATION DIRECTED AND ADVISED BY MORE THAN 350 PROMINENT PHYSICIANS AND SCIENTISTS.

AMERICAN COUNCIL ON SCIENCE AND HEALTH 1995 Broadway, Second Floor New York, New York 10023-5860 Tel. (212) 362-7044 Fax (212) 362-4919 www.acsh.org Email: [email protected]

2014s Life-Saving Resolution:

Get Your Nicotine Without Smoking

New York, Jan. 8, 2014 Walk more. Eat less. Clean out the garage. Really? Again? This year, how about making a truly meaningful, life-altering New Years resolution? If youre one of 44 million American smokers, we have one for you: Try separating the smoke from your nicotine fix. Doing so will save your life. Thats because the deadly poisons in a burning cigarette and the spectrum of its devastating health effects come from the smoke thats created, and not from the nicotine itself. That fact is the biggest misconception about tobacco smoking. Understanding this key point, which is highlighted in ACSHs The Effects of Nicotine on Human Health, is the first major step addicted smokers can take to break free from the insidiously deadly grip of cigarettes. This publication clearly demonstrates that it is the smoke the inhaled products of combustion of a lighted cigarette which causes disease and death, not the nicotine, says Dr. Elizabeth Whelan, president of the American Council on Science and Health. All smokers need to know this. INSIDE NICOTINE ON HUMAN HEATH: THE BOTTOM LINE

n No question, nicotine is absolutely ADDICTIVE. But smokers do not have to risk their lives to satisfy their craving.

n Smokers light up for their nicotine fix, but the SMOKE is what kills them. n Nicotine is NOT a carcinogen. And it is not toxic in the amount delivered

by a cigarette.

n Many PHYSICIANS FALSELY BELIEVE that nicotine is the primary disease-causing agent in cigarette smoking.

n Nicotine can be delivered in many alternative forms: by patch, gum and E-CIGARETTES, which produces nicotine as a vapor unaccompanied by the deadly mixture of smoke and toxic chemicals that arises from the combustion of tobacco.

Take a look at the enclosed pamphlet and learn the facts about nicotine and smoking

Since 1978, ACSH's mission has been to weigh in on the medical and scientific issues of the day for the purposes of promoting good public health. We also debunk junk science, and step into the media spotlight when medical scares begin to circulate.