Marc Gunther
Writer at Freelance
Reporting on psychedelics, vaping and smoking, effective altruism, philanthropy. Ex-Fortune. Runner. Washington Nationals fan. Blog at https://t.co/7iWmWnvB0L
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4 days ago |
filtermag.org | Marc Gunther
Vietnam has a big-time smoking problem. A huge proportion of men, particularly—44.3 percent, by one estimate—smoke cigarettes. Smoking kills more than 100,000 people a year in Vietnam, according to the . Tobacco-related diseases also contribute to rising health care costs in a country where, despite rapid economic growth, per capita income remains below $5,000 a year.
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Jan 21, 2025 |
marcgunther.com | Marc Gunther
Yikes! This is my first blog post in more than six months. I’m writing less than ever (obviously) as I gradually ease into what a friend calls “rewirement.” But I can’t let go of the story of vaping and smoking, largely because the US government gets it so wrong, as does much of the coverage in the mainstream press. Meantime, the so-called public interest groups that continue to oppose safer nicotine products and demonize the tobacco industry continue to do more harm than good.
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Jan 15, 2025 |
marcgunther.medium.com | Marc Gunther
Marc Gunther·Follow5 min read·--Photo by Ganesh Harikant: https://www.pexels.com/photo/a-person-smoking-electronic-cigarette-14867686/Most people I know think that a second Trump administration will bring nothing but trouble, and there’s little doubt that difficult times lie ahead. But it seems equally likely that Trump II also will bring reasons to cheer, as his first time around did.
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Jan 9, 2025 |
filtermag.org | Marc Gunther
Twenty-one years ago, a Chinese pharmacist named Hon Lik patented the first electronic cigarette. Lik smoked heavily, and hoped to help people quit smoking by giving them the nicotine they crave in a safer way. His invention succeeded wildly. It spawned a $28-billion industry that is disrupting the global tobacco business. Leading tobacco control experts say that vapes have begun to reduce the disease and deaths caused by smoking, which kills about 480,000 people a year in the United States.
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Dec 2, 2024 |
filtermag.org | Marc Gunther
The Food and Drug Administration’s regulation of nicotine vapes came under close scrutiny by the United States Supreme Court on December 2, as justices heard oral arguments about the FDA’s decision to deny two companies permission to sell flavored vaping liquids. Many harm reduction advocates have viewed the Triton case, as it’s known, as central to their hopes of keeping a wide range of vaping products available to aid smoking cessation.
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The much-smaller Center for #Tobacco Products at FDA should focus on its mission - reducing deaths and disease caused by cigarette smoking. That means making a variety of regulated, safer nicotine products available. #smoking #vaping https://t.co/KkEaY9qNKM
RT @RegWatchCanada: Nicotine doesn’t cause cancer—so why are vapes and pouches still under attack? Watch Dr. Jonathan Foulds on the science…
Here's a smart critique of the Democratic Party. It is equally true of liberal #philanthropy. https://t.co/6wa8JGCv7m