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by BWilliams
on Mon Jun 11, 2007 9:57 am |
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From England:
Anti-smoking groups attack tobacco gel that beats the ban
A tobacco-based gel designed to beat the smoking ban is sparking controversy among health campaigners.
NicoFix, which can be bought online and in a handful of shops in Britain, is billed as an alternative to smoking rather than a way of giving up.
Smokers can get their fix by rubbing a portion of the gel, which contains one tenth of the tobacco in a cigarette, into their palms.
Stocks of NicoFix have been rushed into shops, including Harrods and Selfridges, in time for the ban on smoking coming into force in England on July 1.
The new law prohibits lighting up in all enclosed public spaces and workplaces, including pubs, restaurants, offices and even bus shelters, taxis, company cars and delivery vehicles.
The NicoFix label reads: "Whenever you cannot by law or by convenience smoke your favourite cigarette you can apply NicoFix and within a minute your craving for nicotine will be satisfied for anywhere from one to four hours."
The gel is produced by American-based Advanced Formulations, which boasts that it is highly addictive and, unlike nicotine patches or gum, will not help smokers kick the habit.
Former Shadow Health Secretary Ann Widdecombe criticised the company for producing a tobacco-based product to get round the smoking ban.
And anti-smoking groups said addicts should be encouraged to give up rather than be given an alternative.
Conservative MP Mrs Widdecombe, a staunch anti-smoker, said: "It is a negative that the makers of this product are promoting it as a way to beat the smoking ban.
"Sadly, there will always be alternatives to smoking which manage to beat the system."
Elspeth Lee, Cancer Research UK’s tobacco control manager, said NicoFix contained the same harmful ingredients as cigarettes.
"There are far safer medicinal nicotine products such as gum or patches that don’t contain tobacco," she said.
"We would urge smokers to use these if they are indoors and are having problems with nicotine cravings."
Ruairi O’Connor, public affairs manager at the British Heart Foundation, described NicoFix as yet another product that appeared to offer smokers a nicotine fix without having to smoke.
He added: "However, as the manufacturers themselves stress, it does still contain tobacco, so is still harmful.
"It will also not have been through the same rigorous tests as nicotine replacement therapy, which is proven to be an effective aid to quitting."
NicoFix will be launched officially in the UK tomorrow. Sean Campbell, chief executive of Advanced Formulations, said: "It is not a product to help people give up smoking. It is to help smokers get over the ban when it comes in next month. "Whether they are stuck indoors at work and in need of a cigarette, or in a bar and unable to light up, NicoFix can come to the rescue. It will get them past the cravings.
"It is addictive so it is not something that non-smokers should try."
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by nemo31
on Mon Jun 11, 2007 12:01 pm |
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| I am sure if this product was produced by Big Pharma. We would hear a different tune coming from the antis. They are just protecting their partners. |
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by JEEP_GOD
on Mon Jun 11, 2007 3:11 pm |
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But, but, I thought they were only trying to protect the public from the HORRIBLE death plague known as "SHS".....hypocritical, lying, slimy belly-crawling bastards.
Wake the fvck up, people.
LUNACY. |
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