Renowned harm reduction expert Brad Rodu, is pointing out that the US Military is sadly misinforming American service members who smoke, by relaying inaccurate information about the relative safety of smokeless tobacco and e-cigarettes.

In a post on his blog page, Professor of Medicine and endowed chair in tobacco harm reduction research, Brad Rodu, referred to a photo posted by felllow anti-smoking expert David Sweanor. The photo in question was taken at an Army and Air Force Exchange Service store, and showed a sign reading, “Due to public health concerns, AAFES will no longer carry vaping products”, in the store’s tobacco section, on the same shelf where dozens of cigarette packets were available for sale.

To add insult to injury added Rodu, the removal of vaping products has been blamed on “the outbreak of mysterious vaping-related lung injuries.” This, despite the fact that the CDC itself has admitted that the cases were linked to the consumption if illegal THC products. “The vast majority of patients with [lung injuries] including those who died…, had a history of use of e-cigarette, or vaping, products that contained THC.”

Rodu added that it is ridiculous that the DOD removed products that we now know are safe for consumption and are relatively safer than cigarettes, whilst leaving deadly cigarettes for sale. “DOD removed products that we now know did not kill 34 Americans who were instead vaping contaminated marijuana liquids, yet DOD continues to sell cigarettes, which have, in fact, killed 380,000 Americans so far this year.” 


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