On 2015 Mar 27, Peter Hajek commented:

This is a highly misleading conclusion from studies with little relevance for human health. There are clear data from long-term NRT use and population data from users of snus which show that long-term use of nicotine itself, outside pregnancy, carries minimal or no health risks. (There are also data that showing nicotine use prevents Parkinson's disease and lowers BMI, and in smokers switching to alternative nicotine delivery systems, it alleviates a host of negative effects). It makes no sense to demand that nicotine products with minimal or no health risk which can benefit smokers greatly are sold under medical supervision while tobacco products are purchased freely. Such demands just serve to protect tobacco sales.

On 2015 Mar 27, Peter Hajek commented:

This is a highly misleading conclusion from studies with little relevance for human health. There are clear data from long-term NRT use and population data from users of snus which show that long-term use of nicotine itself, outside pregnancy, carries minimal or no health risks. (There are also data that showing nicotine use prevents Parkinson's disease and lowers BMI, and in smokers switching to alternative nicotine delivery systems, it alleviates a host of negative effects). It makes no sense to demand that nicotine products with minimal or no health risk which can benefit smokers greatly are sold under medical supervision while tobacco products are purchased freely. Such demands just serve to protect tobacco sales.