U.S. Surgeon GeneralVerified account

worried that abrupt lack of access will drive nic-dependent teens to reg cigs. Need a transition strategy to avoid harms as we saw when opioid prescribing was curbed (& will see if kratom banned) without access to alternative tx & already opioid-dep folks turned to heroin=>ODs

I agree Margaret! We need to make kids and adults aware of the addicting properties of ecigs. Ideally, cigarettes wouldn’t be any more available to kids than e-cigs, but still must provide a viable “off- ramp.”

You're not repeating the same mistakes; you're making new ones. 31 years from now you'll be famous for your contribution to the early deaths of thousands, perhaps millions, of Americans. #VapingSavesLiveshttps://twitter.com/Surgeon_General/status/1064136763210457088 …

So help me understand Phil- do you feel ALL the data showing rocketing rates of youth initiation of vaping and e cigs is wrong? Or that bubble gum and cotton candy vape flavors are targeting middle aged smokers va kids? Because that’s what I’m focused on. #nokidsvaping

And it’s being thrown away with the shoot from the hip attacks on #ecigs. No one can actually say they aren’t harmless or harmful.