Cliff Douglas
@cdoug
Former CEO GlobalActiontoEndSmoking, VP Tobacco Control, American Cancer Society, Advisor to US Asst. Sec. for Health & Surgeon General. Adjunct Prof @umichsph
I’m very humbled by Claudio Teixeira's generous article (substack.com/home/post/p-16…) based on my recorded interview with the incomparable @GrimmGreen (youtube.com/watch?v=9xj37R…). I do truly believe that in the fight to provide highly effective harm reduction options to people who…
My dentist has this excellent poster on his wall. Check out the first line of the chart. It would be useful to see how far down the list Nicorette, vaping, Zyn and snus fall, in stark contrast with the high radiation dose from smoking a pack-and-a-half of cigarettes daily for…
At this point I don’t even want an apology from @AmerMedicalAssn , I don’t even care to know WHY they are anti-vaping. I just want them to course correct and be pro-science. It’s not a lot to ask.
On vaping, the American Medical Association is anti-science. In my latest commentary for @ReasonFdn, I discuss why the AMA's sophistry is harming public health.
DEMONSTRABLE | FDA’s Anti-Vaping Regime Dismantled | RegWatch *Guest: Tony Abboud, VTA @JMacNYC @alli_vapes @INNCOorg @GFNicotine @GrimmGreen @MarcGunther @cdoug @GregTHR @VaporTechAssoc bit.ly/4i885O0
GET THIS (SHORT!) BOOK. This new contribution from Dr. Mark Tyndall is a very accessible 161 pages. It tells harsh truths about the disinformation and cancel culture that harm so many, but also offers powerful reasons for optimism related to the lifesaving promise and future of…
I've just bought Prof. Mark Tyndall's new book, Vaping: Behind the Smoke and Fears. An excellent, fluent read and a powerful rejoinder to the myths and misinformation of the abstinence-only fanatics. More info, reviews and buying options: drmarktyndallauthor.com @DrMtyndall
Important recognition here from two former directors of @FDATobacco - @ScottGottliebMD and Brian King (now at @TobaccoFreeKids) that harm reduction works for tobacco. @DrMakaryFDA has an extraordinary opportunity now to make smoking history.
TWO @FDATobacco directors said the same basic thing quietly, in places few people ever saw, @DrMakaryFDA. I would love to hear your position on this, quickly.
Jerry Otero runs an NYC Drug User Health Hub. Many people he works with smoke cigarettes—as he did before switching. “We don’t need more prohibition," he says in this video by @aftariak. "We need good, honest information so we can make informed choices.” filtermag.org/nyc-harm-reduc…
FDA’s anti-vaping machine is being dismantled. Mass layoffs. Key offices closed. Brian King removed as Director of CTP. Is this the beginning of real reform? @JMacNYC @alli_vapes @INNCOorg @GFNicotine @GrimmGreen @MarcGunther @cdoug @GregTHR @VaporTechAssoc…
"the youth vaping crisis" 🥴
Big Tobacco's deadly profit scheme relies on addicting children. I introduced the End Tobacco Loopholes Act with @RonWyden and @CongressmanRaja to update federal taxes on tobacco corporations, helping to prevent youth smoking and vaping, and saving billions on health care costs.
New US Nielsen and MSAi data show US cigarette sales continue to decline faster than the historic rate, BUT the rate of decline has slowed. Barclays, the investment firm, reports: "A clampdown on illicit vapes is probably leading to improvement in cig volume declines." This means…
This well documented interview with @GAtoEndSmoking’s VP for Strategic Engagement Dr. @JeffreyGWillett is genuinely a must-see explanation of the historic opportunity that @DrMakaryFDA and @FDATobacco now have to END the terrible epidemic of smoking-related illness and death.…
Dr. Jeff Willett says the facts are clear, but the message isn’t. Public health is playing a dangerous game conflating nicotine with smoking, which threatens lives and trust. @JMacNYC @alli_vapes @INNCOorg @GFNicotine @GrimmGreen @MarcGunther @cdoug @GregTHR @VaporTechAssoc
When smokers with no plans to quit, try an ecig that can deliver nicotine almost like a cigarette, does this help them to quit cigarette smoking completely, as compared to trying to reduce without an ecig or with a placebo? Yes, as shown in this RCT pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC93…
This is hands down the best interview i've ever done on the internet. @cdoug was gracious enough to sit down and talk with me. We covered everything from youth use, to big philanthropy, to how and why we are going to win in the end. @GAtoEndSmoking youtu.be/9xj37RgBRw8
Highly recommend this new book from the renowned pioneer of traditional harm reduction Mark Tyndall, who has taken a major step forward as a full-throated advocate for the application of HR to combustible tobacco products.
When this comes out, I will be adding this book to my library. Mark was a great guest and sat through over an hour on #sonoflibertyradio, giving the best primer on #harmreduction.
DAM BREAKS | King Ousted & SCOTUS Balks | RegWatch *Guest: Jim McCarthy, president at Counterpoint Strategies and AOR for AVM @JMacNYC @alli_vapes @INNCOorg @GFNicotine @GrimmGreen @MarcGunther @cdoug @GregTHR @VaporTechAssoc bit.ly/4i07RZy
This Women's History Month, Global Action is proud to highlight the women spearheading a comprehensive approach to smoking cessation. Nataliia Toropova, head of our grantee Healthy Initiatives, is one woman doing such work. Learn more: hi-ua.org/en/
I'm extremely proud of my sister Sarah's humanitarian leadership, along with other dedicated and courageous women, on behalf of the women of Syria. passblue.com/2025/02/17/syr…
Snarky? Nah. Truth. 🇺🇦
Not trying to be snarky- just checking social media after work and seriously trying to understand. If Elon wore this to a cabinet meeting… with the President… why are some people so upset that Zelenskyy - coming in from a war zone w/ 55k dead - didn’t wear a suit today? 🤷🏽♂️
So proud to support Studio of the Americas (SOTA), the new & unique movie studio located at Tyler Perry Studios, founded by Clifton Chippewa & Robert Wilson to provide a platform for the First Peoples of this land to tell their own stories and to provide a home for native film…
Global Action is proud of one of its newest grantees, Studio of the Americas. It's first project, Smoke Alarm, highlights commercial tobacco’s impact on native communities. Learn more about SOTA here: fox5atlanta.com/video/1591998