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No ethics board in the world will approve an RCT of cigarettes for Covid, so you're asking for an unobtainable standard of evidence here.
by disgruntledphd2 4y ago
No ethics board in the world will approve an RCT of cigarettes for Covid, so you're asking for an unobtainable standard of evidence here.
- Imnimo 4y agoI disagree that that is the only way of constructing a study which is effective in investigating this question. I also don't accept that the fact an RCT is not viable would somehow imply that we should draw out conclusions from studies like the above.
- disgruntledphd2 4y agoWell if we can't run RCT's, then we need to rely on observational studies, right? Can you suggest a better way of investigating this question?
- RobotToaster 4y agoNicotine patches or inhalers would be an option? Assuming it is the nicotine and not a different chemical.
- disgruntledphd2 4y agoLike again, without incredibly strong empirical evidence, no ethics board will recommend a study on nicotine.
- RobotToaster 4y agoThat would be a pretty ignorant ethics board then, given that pure nicotine at normal doses has few side effects, and unless combined with a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (as it is in tobacco) isn't particularly addictive.