Joe Gitchell @jgitchell Twitter profile

Pinned Tweet

Joe Gitchell

8 years

"It seems to be a law of nature, inflexible and inexorable, that those who will not risk cannot win." John Paul Jones #USPassportQuotes

7

17

53

Last Seen Profiles

@Kocagacal59

@lacordobesa50

@juanchitoloco

@AZSenatorShamp

@AiLarryOfficial

@flash_platinum

@DJMC25

@recon2sg

@McgregorLane

@SandybSassy

@galery_basah10

@thunder_shadow_

@jo_candon40854

@alphaRa0

@8mdadullah03211

@shirihaku

@NadiaNa49109601

@Tyriaina

@yamada_jo_to

@ramiropera83957

@cabralcf_

@e_pampl

@VikLodn

@___ckg__

@ChelseTiet

@cryptotrendin

@womsiwr

@netflixturkiye

@tanthekop

@yaki1x

@igonyilewis

@Ryzoft

@drn_vam_fg

@thatsbunnybanks

@ini_11O3

@keiffer6

Joe Gitchell

@jgitchell

7 years

This morning, @sarahkendzior came to slay, not play.

Sarah Kendzior

@sarahkendzior

7 years

"We should remember that Trump is susceptible to blackmail if it affects his money and power, but also Trump's team blackmails and threatens people -- and they've been doing it for 40 years." #AMJoy

70

1K

2K

6

114

327

Joe Gitchell

@jgitchell

2 years

@MarisaKabas @darth My bride used to work in reproductive health policy and I always liked this poster.

3

24

324

Joe Gitchell

@jgitchell

3 years

While lots of folks have been asserting this (with ample basis, TBF), it is good to see it explored via chemistry! Thanks, @KozlovichS !! FYI @JonathanFoulds @mikepesko #NoEVALI

10

61

96

Joe Gitchell

@jgitchell

4 years

*Only* 357 out of 360 scenarios showed net population benefits from promoting #vaping . So, um, for what are we waiting? 1/2 Magic bullet? The potential impact of #ecigarettes on the toll of cigarette #smoking

5

54

96

Joe Gitchell

@jgitchell

5 years

@cmclymer One of my favorite 2017 #WomensMarch signs

2

6

91

Joe Gitchell

@jgitchell

4 years

I didn't note who created this cool piece of #SciComm #HealthComm back in 2015 when I had saved it--but whoever it was, I tip my hat to you, sir or madam. #HarmReduction

6

37

88

Joe Gitchell

@jgitchell

5 months

@arghavan_salles Still. Has. Her. License.

3

2

85

Joe Gitchell

@jgitchell

4 years

🧵 on #vaping and #COVID19 I got to collaborate with colleagues on a critique of the Gaiha et al paper in @JAdolesHealth that found a link between vaping and COVID19 in young people. As the co-author most capable with @qeios , I got to post it. 1/5

Bad Data and Bad Conclusions Will Lead to Bad Policy – Implausible Claims that Vaping Increases...

In this brief peer review, we argue that the data reported by Gaiha et al (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2020.07.002) regarding associations between vaping and COVID-19 testing are so suspect...

www.qeios.com

3

49

80

Joe Gitchell

@jgitchell

4 years

@NAChristakis Similar effect observed at the ball court near by--clapping generates a cascade of moving echoes. This is way cool!

Chichen Itza acoustic engineering genius: ball court and 7 echoes

The Mayans cherished the number 7, and when they built the great ball court at Chichen Itza, they designed it to echo exactly 7 times - widthwise. If you sta...

www.youtube.com

3

13

72

Joe Gitchell

@jgitchell

7 years

Was just watching #TheRightStuff and noticed that I had missed the 70th anniversary of @GenChuckYeager breaking Mach 1 on 14 Oct 1947. Wish our current news had room for this sort of good news. #AimHigh

Samantha Perry

@Samantha_WVa

7 years

Favorite pic in BDT archives is of @GenChuckYeager 70 years since Mach 1 #WVPride

4

37

158

1

7

69

Joe Gitchell

@jgitchell

1 year

@clairezagorski The headline is 💯 true, Claire. I'm sure they did administer naloxone to the pup. [ducking]

1

67

Joe Gitchell

@jgitchell

4 years

@GenChuckYeager - you may have seen this already, but if not, it is pretty darn cool.

1

21

66

Joe Gitchell

@jgitchell

8 months

I never tire of seeing this chart--now with 2023 data. Plummeting youth cigarette smoking. 📉 #MTF

2

28

65

Joe Gitchell

@jgitchell

6 years

@choo_ek @mommimaya And while NSFW, I just love this poster.

2

26

64

Joe Gitchell

@jgitchell

1 year

If you're thirsty for a tall glass of sit down and STFU, then @RyanMarino is pouring and his arms don't look like they're getting tired!

Ryan Marino, MD

@RyanMarino

1 year

It’s funny people think it’s discrediting to call me a drug pusher or say I “want everyone to be able to use drugs” bc that thinking (logical fallacy) highlights their ignorance & wrongness. First, people already can & do use drugs. Second, I want anyone who uses drugs to be safe

10

79

830

0

11

58

Joe Gitchell

@jgitchell

2 years

This is still one of my faves. I think I have @GrimmGreen to thank? Whoever it was--thank you!! #ListenToScientists

3

16

57

Joe Gitchell

@jgitchell

1 year

@ajsilverstein16 May memories of her and the knowledge of her contributions to so many others provide comfort.

0

56

Joe Gitchell

@jgitchell

2 years

Timeless.

2

14

50

Joe Gitchell

@jgitchell

2 years

First time seeing the high-waisted @LucidMotors #Air in the flesh. Impressive!

2

4

46

Joe Gitchell

@jgitchell

1 year

@GidMK eGFRs identical?

5

0

50

Joe Gitchell

@jgitchell

4 years

This commentary on the #nicotine #vaping situation in Australia from @AlexWodak is noteworthy on several fronts. 🧵 1/4 Why #Australia should make it as easy as possible for smokers to switch to vaping via @smh

Why Australia should make it as easy as possible for smokers to switch to vaping

Parliament's move to ban nicotine liquid for vapers ignores the evidence of a much-reduced risk compared with smoking cigarettes.

www.smh.com.au

4

29

44

Joe Gitchell

@jgitchell

5 years

Thank you, @robertjwest , for the time you put in to this excellent @TheEconomist 12-minute film on #vaping . Please watch if you don't want to get things wrong! #RethinkNicotine Vaping: what people are getting wrong | The Economist via @YouTube

0

27

45

Joe Gitchell

@jgitchell

1 year

Getting it DONE at @NIHClinicalCntr !! Donation #112 . Catch me, those who can donate!! #DonateNIH #SupportNotStigma

5

0

42

Joe Gitchell

@jgitchell

4 years

This @AMJPublicHealth commentary on #nicotine #vaping #science & #policy from @AGIowa is short, and OA (yeah!), so please read it all. I've pasted in the closing para. It aligns tightly with my priors, so I like it. 😀 #StayCurious

4

21

42

Joe Gitchell

@jgitchell

3 years

#UsNotThem reminder from @choo_ek .

2

10

42

Joe Gitchell

@jgitchell

1 year

Folks curious about the relative risks between smoking cigarettes and vaping e-cigarettes will find this paper*, analyzing biomarker data from Wave 5 of PATH, of interest. #StayCurious *supported by my client and colleagues are co-authors

Comparison of biomarkers of exposure among US adult smokers, users of electronic nicotine delivery...

Scientific Reports - Comparison of biomarkers of exposure among US adult smokers, users of electronic nicotine delivery systems, dual users and nonusers, 2018–2019

www.nature.com

2

22

40

Joe Gitchell

@jgitchell

1 year

@CaulfieldTim @DrJKhokhar @macleans @UAlberta @UAlbertaLaw @ScienceUpFirst Cool stuff--thank you! And reminded me of this article from @juliaoftoronto :

This researcher may have discovered the antidote to health bullshit

A big, new experiment shows it’s possible to train kids to detect dubious health claims.

www.vox.com

2

5

39

Joe Gitchell

@jgitchell

3 years

I think I've had this deck of demotivational posters for almost 20 years and it continues to amuse and delight. #Ineptitude

2

4

39

Joe Gitchell

@jgitchell

5 years

#Grateful for the chance to catch up with a #PublicHealth champion, @MarewaGlover . She also happens to be kind and generous AF. Why she's willing to be pictured with me, I'll never know!

3

6

36

Joe Gitchell

@jgitchell

7 years

Cabbie off cigs for 2+yrs his device broke & he had heard " #ecigs worse than cigs." Relapsed until I set him straight! #NicotineSanity

2

9

34

Joe Gitchell

@jgitchell

6 years

@samstein Reminds me of this winning poster from the #WomensMarchDC2017 :

0

2

36

Joe Gitchell

@jgitchell

4 years

To quote Voltaire: "Cherish those who seek the Truth; doubt those who have found it." #StayCurious Good article featuring @CaulfieldTim and @ivanoransky .

Timothy Caulfield

@CaulfieldTim

4 years

"The need for rigor: Retractions can damage public trust" via @healthydebate Me: "“Peer review isn’t perfect...” @ivanoransky : Retractions “are a sign someone is paying attention. It’s when you deny that problems happen that you lose trust.”

0

6

16

0

6

35

Joe Gitchell

@jgitchell

3 years

#TiredOfWinning - analysis from @YaleSPH 's Prof Friedman. What's your goal for nicotine policy? A Difference-in-Differences Analysis of Youth Smoking and a Ban on Sales of Flavored Tobacco Products in San... via @JAMAPediatrics part of @JAMANetwork

3

20

36

Joe Gitchell

@jgitchell

3 years

A picture worth many, many words from @foodanddruglaw 's #Tobacco21 conference, from @LundKarl 's presentation. #ActualWinning

2

25

37

Joe Gitchell

@jgitchell

2 years

I found this presser from @KingsCollegeLon on @KingsNRG 's #NVIE report for @OHID impressive in its clarity of expression and avoidance of spin and hyperbole. More, please! #SciComm #HealthComm

Vaping substantially less harmful than smoking, largest review of its kind finds

New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London has found that the use of vaping products rather than smoking leads to a substantial reduct...

www.kcl.ac.uk

2

21

34

Joe Gitchell

@jgitchell

2 years

I hope that someone presents good-faith counters to @Clive_Bates 's arguments where he tries to explain the current posture of much of the mainstream tobacco control community. That would really be worth the read. #BatedBreath

2

21

35

Joe Gitchell

@jgitchell

4 years

Younger daughter (with some mother assists) made whole-wheat croissants--wowza! Delicious!

3

0

33

Joe Gitchell

@jgitchell

5 years

@ChristineLoriol @cmclymer Solid. I've got more--and I can't pick a favorite, TBH.

1

3

34

Joe Gitchell

@jgitchell

2 years

I'd never heard this aphorism before, but it is good: "When someone tries to kill a messenger, pay attention to the message" Read on from @MarcGunther .

MarcGunther

@MarcGunther

2 years

The smearing of a tobacco scientist | my new story for @Medium #smoking #vaping

4

63

102

0

20

32

Joe Gitchell

@jgitchell

1 year

Ye who toil around nicotine and vaping would do well to read @davidmcraney 's #HowMindsChange book. And if you don't believe me, listen to @JohnDonvan of @IQ2US interview him here. 1/2

Google Podcasts

With Google Podcasts, you can find and listen to the world's podcasts for free.

podcasts.google.com

1

4

8

Joe Gitchell

@jgitchell

1 year

@GrimmGreen @nycHealthy If I could cheekily suggest hardening your response by also citing the detailed review commissioned by @ohid and conducted by the experts at @KingsNRG from Sept 2022. Not just an absence of evidence but some evidence of absence.

Vaping substantially less harmful than smoking, largest review of its kind finds

New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London has found that the use of vaping products rather than smoking leads to a substantial reduct...

www.kcl.ac.uk

0

8

33

Joe Gitchell

@jgitchell

5 months

I bigly recommend subscribing to The Studies Show 'cast from @TomChivers & @StuartJRitchie if you want to become a more discerning consumer of science and health news. Latest proof point is their episode on meta-analyses (MA). 1/20

Episode 31: The trouble with meta-analysis

Listen now | Meta-analysis isn't magic. In fact, maybe it's not very good at all

www.thestudiesshowpod.com

3

14

32

Joe Gitchell

@jgitchell

4 years

And yet also a brutal reminder that we have failed so many people already. Let us work to end failing people, at least on this. 🙏 2/2

2

3

32

Joe Gitchell

@jgitchell

3 years

The #Ecigsummit ( @ecigsummit1 ) has lived up to expectations...And that's just after the opening keynote from @umichsph 's Warner!! He calls for huge changes with how we as a society discuss/confront #nicotine #vaping . Amen! #StayCurious

1

17

29

Joe Gitchell

@jgitchell

3 years

I endorse this message!

1

6

31

Joe Gitchell

@jgitchell

1 year

Perhaps not the most flattering image of @JonathanFoulds .... But it is true to life as he was talking! #Shocker And @Sharon_ACox showing that even a plausibly haunted hotel and jet lag won't keep a grin off her face! #SRNT2023

2

31

Joe Gitchell

@jgitchell

1 year

Overheard by younger child: "Now where are my sunglasses?" Note: I need to practice more as my situational awareness is, ahem, poor.

4

0

32

Joe Gitchell

@jgitchell

6 years

I suspect that all the people who might benefit from reading this from @Clive_Bates haven't yet read it, so trying again. If you care about #health , #nicotine , #tobacco , #policy or #science , you will reap more than you sow. Which is a good deal!

2

22

30

Joe Gitchell

@jgitchell

1 year

Read on for @CrisDelnevo bringing the steak and the sizzle with this brief commentary on underage tobacco use. e-Cigarette and Cigarette Use Among Youth: Gateway or Common Liability? via @JAMANetworkOpen part of @JAMANetwork

e-Cigarette and Cigarette Use Among Youth: Gateway or Common Liability?

In 2018, the National Academy of Science, Engineering, and Medicine’s report on electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) concluded that youths use of e-cigarettes is associated with increased risk of...

jamanetwork.com

3

15

31

Joe Gitchell

@jgitchell

2 years

To those who doubt whether misperceptions about relative risks across nicotine products matter, I offer into evidence a brand new Kim et al in @BioMedCentral Public Health. 1/2

US adult smokers’ perceived relative risk on ENDS and its effects on their transitions between...

Background Perceived risk reduction motivates smokers to switch to electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS). This research examines US smokers’ relative risk perceptions and their prospective...

bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com

1

19

30

Joe Gitchell

@jgitchell

3 years

#DiscomfortOfThought prompt in the short thread from @imaracingmom . Concludes with reco to read one of @Clive_Bates 's classics. How prepared are you to revisit your priors about nicotine and vaping?

Skip Murray

@imaracingmom

3 years

Epidemic thread

5

9

26

1

22

29

Joe Gitchell

@jgitchell

3 years

I'd say that @Clive_Bates somehow managed to outdo himself with this, particularly with his dissection of how "reasoning" really works and the consequences of #GroupThink . FYI @countthedead @drpselby @lazawert @HealthLawAdamH

Charles A. Gardner, PhD

@ChaunceyGardner

3 years

@Clive_Bates ... On the profound misunderstanding of reality that leads people to think that an e-cigarette 'flavor' ban will be good for public health. 'Flavor' bans lead to more smoking, which is more harmful. #Duh @brentstafford

1

17

30

1

12

28

Joe Gitchell

@jgitchell

1 year

Wisdom (that sadly I was reminded of last night) from my dearly departed old man, repeated frequently as he was dying: "You can't change yesterday, and no matter who you are or what you have, you can't count on tomorrow. "So what will you do today?"

Robert Gitchell Obituary (1941 - 2012) - Ames, IA - the Des Moines Register

View Robert Graham Gitchell M.D.'s obituary, send flowers and sign the guestbook.

www.legacy.com

4

1

30

Joe Gitchell

@jgitchell

5 years

Want to hop in the #nicotine #vaping sandbox? But don't want to get any important #science stuff wrong? Help, delivered, from @CarrieLWade . Nicotine 101: The #Truth About What It Is and What it Does via @ @Filtermag_org

Nicotine 101: The Truth About What It Is and What it Does

In July 2017, an announcement by the FDA declared that the agency “places nicotine, and the issue of addiction, at ...

filtermag.org

0

20

29

Joe Gitchell

@jgitchell

3 years

I do know what the definition of insanity is, but that knowledge doesn't prevent me from hoping that the right folks will read this @Clive_Bates classic and decide to get serious about prioritizing goals for nicotine policy and confronting trade-offs.

Who or what is the World Health Organisation at war with? - The Counterfactual

The World Health Organisation does a good line in war-like rhetoric when it comes to tobacco policy. But what is […]

clivebates.com

2

14

30

Joe Gitchell

@jgitchell

4 years

The release below from @AGIowa is full of statements (incl from @nyupublichealth @rnsharan @SPECTRUMRes 's Britton @ottawaharmredux 's Sweanor @Clive_Bates ) that should provoke questions about #nicotine #vaping #smoking #tobacco from the curious. Do you feel up to being curious?

0

23

28

Joe Gitchell

@jgitchell

3 years

Take that, Misperceptions!!! Nice, @OliviaMaynard17 and colleagues--really important work! Tackling Smoker #Misperceptions about #Ecigarettes using Expert Videos

Tackling Smoker Misperceptions About E-cigarettes Using Expert Videos

AbstractBackground. The pervasive misperception that e-cigarettes are equally or more harmful than combustible cigarettes is a barrier to current smokers s

academic.oup.com

1

11

29

Joe Gitchell

@jgitchell

4 years

Given the #vaping sitch in Oz and the release of the #SCHEER report, I figure it would be useful to re-up this masterpiece from @Clive_Bates :

2

22

29

Joe Gitchell

@jgitchell

3 years

Nicotine Nerds!!!!! Please help @MarcGunther with his questions, below. @srntorg @TobPolicy @KathiHoke @CrisDelnevo @kevinschroth @dannygiovenco - and please boost to others who might be helpful.

MarcGunther

@MarcGunther

3 years

Quite an array of nonprofits want the FDA to ban menthol cigarettes and cigars and flavored e-cigarettes. What would a ban mean for public health and social justice? Email me w/ thoughts pls. #tobacco #vaping #philanthropy

25

42

68

3

19

27

Joe Gitchell

@jgitchell

1 year

It's unlikely that this is the only time someone has intervened with a loved one to keep them from vaping by encouraging smoking. How many times must this happen before relative risk misperceptions are judged a public health problem demanding action?

Allison

@alli_vapes

1 year

I just had an appointment and the girl looks at me and says “doesn’t vaping cause crystals in your lungs?” …….. 21 years old and she said that her mom went out and bought her cigarettes when she saw her vaping “because they are safer”.

22

34

109

5

9

28

Joe Gitchell

@jgitchell

4 years

From an #econ standpoint, #ecigs are either complements or substitutes for #cigarettes . My biased POV sees them as substitutes which means that we can displace smoking by promoting #vaping . [How'd I do, @mikepesko ?] Please correct me if I'm wrong. Thanks, @Alan_Beard1 ! 🙏

Alan Beard

@Alan_Beard1

4 years

'This work, funded by the East Midlands Cancer Alliance' < such a contrast with US and Australian counterparts who are in complete denial of any benefits of #ecigs in Smoking Cessation. Only one avenue can be correct, which one is offering a pragmatic,empathetic approach?

0

12

29

2

13

27

Joe Gitchell

@jgitchell

4 years

This is a big deal as the original paper in @bmj_latest was unsettling (youth vaping AND youth smoking were reported to have increased year over year). I fear the correction is not being afforded the visibility it deserves, and not updating the original abstract? #PeakLame

K. Farsalinos

@FarsalinosK

4 years

1/2 MASSIVE ERRATUM: a study about youth vaping in Canada that reported elevated smoking rates now reports that the calculated smoking rates were wrong. Their re-analysis found no increase in smoking rates!

7

126

218

3

14

27

Joe Gitchell

@jgitchell

5 years

Ok, Google, show me what a public health professional looks like. 👇👇

Amelia Howard

@Amelia_RH

5 years

@Vapornaught @drstanbrook @picardonhealth @carlyweeks @CMAJ @globeandmail I'll tolerate Matthew's arrogant slights. I won't tolerate a guy with a platform & a bug up his ass about ecigs, distorting the nature of a novel, genuine threat from illicit THC carts to stir up public fear about legal nicotine vapes he's always wanted to ban. People are dying.

0

15

52

1

5

27

Joe Gitchell

@jgitchell

2 years

Hopefully this piece from @MarcGunther will prompt some #DiscomfortOfThought about goals and priorities as regards nicotine policy. #ActualWinning

MarcGunther

@MarcGunther

2 years

Teen #smoking and #vaping are declining. Why aren't the anti-tobacco groups celebrating? | My new story for @Medium

7

59

115

2

8

26

Joe Gitchell

@jgitchell

3 years

Bragging Warning: my bride got an LtE published in today's @washingtonpost . What does a senator look like?

3

2

27

Joe Gitchell

@jgitchell

4 years

Hello, #vapefam - you may have already seen this paper from @aaronecarroll & colleagues, but if not, straightforward analysis that is consistent with contaminated-THC lung injuries being due to that and not #ecigs or #nicotine #vaping . Not proof, tho, but consistent with.

JAMA Network Open

@JAMANetworkOpen

4 years

Join us tomorrow for #JNOLive where @MDaware & @angeldesaimd will speaking to @ajhollingsworth @coady_wing about their paper published today! We'll be live tomorrow at 3 pm cst @aaronecarroll @AshleyCBradford @IUONeillSchool for all the info.

0

7

0

9

27

Joe Gitchell

@jgitchell

3 years

For those watching @GFNicotine #GFN21 and want more info on @rgougelet invoking @akleykamp 's work on the challenges facing older adults who smoke - allow me to help!

Older Smokers Are the Forgotten Victims of Our Vaping Wars

You might have seen the recent article about an 18-year-old who vaped for two years and was told by a ...

filtermag.org

3

15

25

Joe Gitchell

@jgitchell

3 years

It appears "plausible" that @Clive_Bates has just earned his "double-oh" with this destruction of the Ayers et al 'response'. Please read both and decide for yourself who makes the stronger argument. #WhiteHatBias

2

10

26

Joe Gitchell

@jgitchell

6 years

This is heartbreaking. We're so overdue to #RethinkNicotine and every day lost has a #RealCost . I believe that history will judge #nicotine #misperceptions a tragedy-but I don't want to wait any more.

Gregory Conley

@GregTHR

6 years

A vape shop owner posted this to Facebook. Congrats to the anti-vaping loons and gullible and/or apatethic journalists out there -- you have doctors telling cancer patients who smoke that they shouldn't switch to vaping. Absolutely sickening.

17

93

126

1

11

26

Joe Gitchell

@jgitchell

4 years

This is sweet (winking face), @LaurelCoons !! I think I will just stay Forever in Blue Jeans.

2

11

24

Joe Gitchell

@jgitchell

1 year

#ActualWinning #BeLikeLouise

Louise

@grannylouisa

1 year

Will always be proud of creating this poster (around 2015)

10

74

231

0

8

27

Joe Gitchell

@jgitchell

2 years

I don't have too much hope, and it did take a chunk of time, but I reported the SummaHealth tweet (image below) as health misinformation to @Twitter . Maybe others could, too? 1/2

4

9

26

Joe Gitchell

@jgitchell

2 years

Not for the faint of heart.

Angel Eduardo

@StrangelEdweird

2 years

2022 in a single gif.

6

26

91

6

4

26

Joe Gitchell

@jgitchell

3 years

There is certainly a full dose of heresies in @Clive_Bates 's #ecigsummit @ecigsummit1 talk from last week. Are you brave enough to watch?

2

16

25

Joe Gitchell

@jgitchell

4 years

I noticed that @truthinitiative updated their tagline recently (see image below and here's the URL). Reactions in a short 🧵 1/4

1

6

26

Joe Gitchell

@jgitchell

6 years

This is what #Leadership looks like. Go, Dr. @fstanfordmd ! #WhatADoctorLooksLike

2

10

27

Joe Gitchell

@jgitchell

11 months

One good turn.... See @FloeFoxon presenting his poster to Prof McNeill of @KingsNRG at @SRNT_Europe #SRNTE2023 . I'll let you decide what stimulus caused Ann to adopt this expression. And you can see @RU_CTS 's @owackowski 's prize-winning poster just behind Ann-cool!

3

7

25

Joe Gitchell

@jgitchell

6 years

With the chatter (looking at @Clive_Bates @SGottliebFDA ) around #polyuse of #nicotine products, I thought I'd throw some data in the mix. Dual use is not the problem. Smoking is the problem.

Continuing to wear nicotine patches after smoking lapses promotes recovery of abstinence - PubMed

Continuing treatment to aid smoking cessation with active patches promotes recovery from lapses. Smokers should be encouraged to persist with patch treatment if they lapse to smoking.

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

3

18

25

Joe Gitchell

@jgitchell

1 year

Read on as @LionShahab brings the steak and the sizzle!! Nicotine – friend or foe? The complex interplay between its role in dependence, harm reduction and risk communication

Nicotine—Friend or Foe? The Complex Interplay Between Its Role in Dependence, Harm Reduction, and...

Our field has a difficult relationship with nicotine. On the one hand, Michael Russell’s famous observation “People smoke for nicotine, but they die from t

academic.oup.com

1

12

25

Joe Gitchell

@jgitchell

5 years

@ChristineLoriol @cmclymer Last one for now, but dang I was blown away with clever and creative--and important. #WomensMarch

2

0

25

Joe Gitchell

@jgitchell

2 years

What has two thumbs and loves being bivalently boosted (and not fainting after the shot)? This Guy! 👇👇

4

0

26

Joe Gitchell

@jgitchell

6 months

Imagine, if you will, that most of the messaging about vaping was akin to what @bjy_NZ was expressing in this 5-minute interview. 😃👍♥️👊 What might be different if more people knew what he knows?

Dr Colin Mendelsohn

@ColinMendelsohn

6 months

Ben Youdan's interview on @SkyNewsAust on the extraordinary success of sensible #vaping regulations in New Zealand Important advice for Australian policymakers Watch here (5m) ⤵️ @Mark_Butler_MP @RyanPark_Keira @ChrisMinnsMP @Matt_KeanMP @MarkSpeakman

2

26

59

1

12

25

Joe Gitchell

@jgitchell

4 years

Prompted by the fact that I've not sent this around in a bit AND I got to see and talk to the inestimable @CarrieLWade yesterday as she was passing us hiking in Rock Creek Park, please read this #nicotine explainer from @Filtermag_org . 🙏

Nicotine 101: The Truth About What It Is and What it Does

In July 2017, an announcement by the FDA declared that the agency “places nicotine, and the issue of addiction, at ...

filtermag.org

2

14

23

Joe Gitchell

@jgitchell

4 years

@drjessigold @MollyJongFast @brianros1 A different time, but JFK did. #BayOfPigs

Today in History: JFK on the Bay of Pigs | WNYC | New York Public Radio, Podcasts, Live Streaming...

On April 21, 1961, President John F. Kennedy accepts 'sole responsibility' for the Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba.

www.wnyc.org

1

23

Joe Gitchell

@jgitchell

4 years

So why do public health authorities violate their own rules and guidance to show youth vaping? I do not assume malice nor incompetence. I fear this is a symptom of #affect over #evidence and I don't think it is good. At all. #StayCurious #RethinkNicotine 8/8

2

4

25

Joe Gitchell

@jgitchell

4 years

Reminder that 18 yrs ago, pre #ecigs , Dr Sumner predicted that "clean nicotine inhalers" could displace cigarettes and yield bigly health benefits. 1/2 Estimating the health consequences of replacing cigarettes with #nicotine inhalers

3

6

24

Joe Gitchell

@jgitchell

6 years

Controversial, but i think history will judge these developments as very positive for health. #RethinkNicotine #AimHigh

3

5

22

Joe Gitchell

@jgitchell

1 year

🚨🚨🚨WARNING🚨🚨🚨 Depending on your priors and identity, there's much in this thread that is going to feel awful. Like, miserable. Does your commitment to public health compel you to understand @Clive_Bates 's arguments & use them to pressure-test your own? If not, why not?

Clive Bates

@Clive_Bates

1 year

Tobacco control livelihoods, careers, grants, conferences, personal prestige: none of it exists without harm. If nicotine in its smokefree forms is a nearly-benign recreational stimulant, then there is no point to them. It would be like “coffee control” - not a thing. /1 of 10

4

97

156

3

6

24

Joe Gitchell

@jgitchell

2 years

Good news! I jlust determined empirically that Maeve *will* return after bounding off chasing a deer when I dropped her leash (d'oh) to pick up some trash. Definitely was scared for a bit, tho!

3

0

24

Joe Gitchell

@jgitchell

4 years

I had forgotten that @asymmetricinfo had written this back in Sept '19. Sadly it is looking pretty timeless! 1/2 Opinion | A #vaping ban would be hysteria masquerading as prudence

Opinion | A vaping ban would be hysteria masquerading as prudence

Public Health England estimates vaping to be 95 percent less harmful than breathing cigarette smoke

www.washingtonpost.com

3

15

22

Joe Gitchell

@jgitchell

2 years

Huzzah, @imaracingmom ! Thank you for sharing your experiences and insights. #GTNF

Gregory Conley

@GregTHR

2 years

Skip's speech is tremendous. Looking forward to the video. She talks about customers who went back to smoking because of popcorn lung, EVALI, etc., and how finally the misinformation drove her store out of business when new adult smoker customers stopped coming in. #GTNF

3

21

56

0

10

23

Joe Gitchell

@jgitchell

6 years

Waiting to pick up daughter from swim practice behind a car with vanity plate VAPORMD. Yes, I got out and talked to her! She's an anesthesiologist and it isn't gas but an actual #vapor . And her mom still uses #Nicorette to stay off #cigarettes . #RethinkNicotine

2

6

24

Joe Gitchell

@jgitchell

7 years

@ChuckGrassley 'Clear' what, Senator?

1

2

20

Joe Gitchell

@jgitchell

2 years

This is pretty cool. And I appreciate that "3. Conflicts of Interest" recommends awareness and extra scrutiny towards research with a commercial interest involved. Quite a bit different from rejecting/ignoring out of hand which seems to be increasingly popular. ☹️

Dr. Jonathan N. Stea

@jonathanstea

2 years

A rough guide to spotting bad science. By @compoundchem

2

40

88

2

9

24

Joe Gitchell

@jgitchell

6 months

Tired of hearing "we just don't know enough" when it comes to nicotine and vaping? We always want to learn more but that doesn't mean that we don't know enough to reach important conclusions. @Jasmine_Khouja and colleagues have added to what we know--see great 🧵below.

Dr Jasmine Khouja

@Jasmine_Khouja

6 months

“People smoke for nicotine but they die from the tar”. Mike Russell (1976) But how do we know that nicotine isn’t deadly? Let me explain while I tell you about our latest study. 1/

14

56

105

2

12

24

Joe Gitchell

@jgitchell

2 years

#Misperceptions and #Misinformation need to be fixed! @mikepesko @cdoug @AGIowa @JonathanFoulds & friends have strong direction for public health orgs. FYI @Sarah_Mojarad @EIDGeek @jonathanstea @bethlinas @ThinkingPowers @DearPandemic

University of Michigan Tobacco Research Network

@UMTobResNetwork

2 years

(1/2) Leading experts, including @umichsph 's Ken Warner & Cliff Douglas ( @cdoug ), have a new commentary in the journal Addiction calling on @CDCgov & @Surgeon_General to correct misinformation on #ecigs consistent with more recent scientific evidence.

1

23

46

1

7

24

Joe Gitchell

@jgitchell

4 years

This is a tremendous post. Worth the time. #Science #IncentivesMatter Channel-appropriate teaser, below. FYI @jamesheathers @robertjwest @MarcusMunafo @nwalker25021458 @CrisDelnevo @ivanoransky

3

10

24

Joe Gitchell

@jgitchell

4 months

@JonHaidt And what is your best response to the cherry-picking accusation? I would lead with "we have a mechanistic basis to see this subgroup as particularly sensitive to these effects", but what about you? 🙏

3

0

22

Joe Gitchell

@jgitchell

3 years

Sound pretty smart by reading this story from @Jamie_Ducharme ! Includes mention of #TheSRNTFifteen !!! The vaping industry as we know it may soon disappear

The Vaping Industry As We Know It May Soon Disappear

The FDA is deciding whether e-cigs like Juul can stay on the U.S. market

time.com

9

13

24