Gerry Stimson

Gerry Stimson is a British public health social scientist, emeritus professor at Imperial College London, and a visiting professor at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.[1][2] He is the director of the Centre for Research on Drugs and Health Behaviour.[3] With Tim Rhodes, he is also the co-editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Drug Policy.[4]

He is the co-founder, with Paddy Costall, of the Global Forum on Nicotine, and is an advocate of vaping and e-cigarettes as agents of tobacco harm reduction.[2] Stimson argues that although nicotine is addictive, it is "almost harmless to health", and that it is the tobacco smoke that is harmful, and that e-cigarettes have "negligible risk to health".[5]

Stimson is a critic of the UK Government's drug policy.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Gerry Stimson - Nicotine Science and Policy". nicotinepolicy.net. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  2. 1 2 Nathalie Dunand. "Gerry Stimson: "Vaping is a consumer led market solution to a health problem"". Vaping Post. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Imperial College London - Gerry Stimson attacks government policy on drugs and crime". Imperial.ac.uk. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  4. ↑ "Contact". International Journal of Drug Policy. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  5. ↑ BMJ (3 October 2013). "Gerry Stimson: A life or death moment for tobacco policy – The BMJ". Blogs.bmj.com. Retrieved 20 May 2017.


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