Lindsey Stroud

Lindsey is a senior fellow at the Taxpayers Protection Alliance, author of TPA’s Adult & Youth E-Cigarette Use 50 State Analysis, and a tobacco harm reduction advocate. She lives in Florida.

Vapes “Designed to Kill,” Claims Org Designed to Protect World Health

“What looks cute, smells good, but is designed to kill?” asked the World Health Organization (WHO) in a June 11…

June 13, 2024

Charting US Public Health’s Disastrous Mission Creep on Smoking

In 1964, the United States surgeon general released the landmark Smoking and Health report, which highlighted smoking-related risks that were…

April 22, 2024

Heated Tobacco Products Can Help the US Make Smoking Obsolete

From vapes to snus and nicotine pouches, we have a growing array of much safer substitutes for the combustible cigarettes…

March 22, 2024

The WHO Prioritizes Youth Who Don’t Smoke Over Adults Who Do

The World Health Organization recently held its 10th Conference of the Parties (COP10) to the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control…

February 23, 2024

WHO Renews Tobacco Harm Reduction Attacks in Runup to COP10

Postponing its 10th Conference of the Parties (COP10) to the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control hasn’t stopped the World Health…

January 11, 2024

Trashed Cigarette Packs Highlight Failure of California’s Flavor Ban

Last year, California voters passed Proposition 31—banning the retail sale of flavored tobacco and vaping products, including menthol. Overnight, one-third…

October 30, 2023

Biden’s Cancer Moonshot Showcases Tobacco Harm Reduction Ignorance

Recently, the Biden administration announced “new actions and commitments” under its Cancer Moonshot initiative. Unfortunately, the list of plans reemphasizes…

October 12, 2023

No “Epidemic,” But CDC Delivers New Dose of Youth-Vaping Alarmism

Just in time for the new school year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is not letting a…

September 18, 2023

FDA Decries Vape Misinformation of Its Own Making

Dr. Brian King, director for the Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) at the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA),…

September 7, 2023

Surge in Adult Vaping Underlines Our Harm Reduction Priorities

While youth vaping continues to dominate news headlines, adults who use vapes have been sidelined. Unfortunately, the Centers for Disease…

August 16, 2023