"As a result of the public health emergency," she says, "the Commonwealth is implementing a statewide standing order for nicotine replacement products, like gum and patches, which will allow people to access these products as a covered benefit through their insurance without requiring an individual prescription." As David Abrams noted in his CBS News interview, research indicates that e-cigarettes are nearly twice as effective in smoking cessation as those "nicotine replacement products." Many smokers who did not manage to quit with "gum and patches" were able to do so with e-cigarettes
There were no filters, no additives, and no advertising campaigns
Although e-cigarettes will be banned, traditional cigarettes, as well as marijuana and cannabis vapes, will remain legal for purchase in the city
If we truly want to make a meaningful impact for smokers, and offer less harmful alternatives, we need to work together as a complete ecosystem