Second Hand Vape Argument #1 – the science has been biased, read the newest FDA science

Good afternoon, My name is ________ and I am a [STATE] resident, former smoker of ___ years,  and current vapor of ____ years. I am here today because I feel my rights are being threatened on the basis of very bad science. Whether it is an attempt to grab headlines or keep funds flowing, Some morally questionable researchers have been publishing out right falsehoods regarding Vapor Products. In addition to misusing devices in order to fabricate data that would never exist outside of a laboratory setting, a few researchers have another bad habit of taking their data grossly out of context, to simulate the presence of Harm. We heard a lot of scary words from opponents of Vaping freedom, like Formaldehyde, Acrolin, and other Volatile Organic Compounds, but what we didn’t hear about is the concentrations at which these compounds were detected in vapor. We didn’t hear about the specific data, because if opponents of vaping freedom told you the specifics, it would be painfully obvious how badly they were misleading you. In an unfortunately representative paper, “Does E-Cigarette consumption cause Passive Vaping ?” researchers Dr. Schripp and colleagues analyzed vapor, then made the claim that their results indicated and I quote – “the e-cigarette is a new source of VOCs and ultra-fine/fine particles in the indoor environment. Therefore, the question of “passive vaping” can be answered in the affirmative.” Committee members – when you look past the headline and look at their data, you can see clear as day that it is just that: an unsubstantiated claim not supported by any evidence or science. As human beings, we produce Volatile Organic Compounds like Formaldehyde as part of natural metabolism, and low levels of these compounds will always be present in exhaled breath. The levels of potentially harmful compounds that Dr. Shripp and others cite to support the claim that passive vaping is dangerous, are virtually the same levels you are currently exhaling right now. Studies like these are nothing more than a bait and switch designed to deceive. To put this all in perspective, it is just as “dangerous” to simply stand in this room with all these people, than it is to vape. When voting on [BILL], I beg you, please don’t take away my freedom based on lies and falsehoods, it would be a dereliction of your duty as a legislator, and as a patriot who believes in truth in governance.   Please take a look at the most recent science gathered by the FDA, and you will have the best information possible – to understand and make a responsible decision for your Constituents. Second Hand Vapor Argument #2 –  New England Journal of Medi