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Latest News & Information
  • NZ achieves smokefree goal ahead of schedule
  • The Western Pacific Declaration 2023
  • Asia Harm Reduction Forum 2023
  • CAPHRA demands action on disposable vape regulation
  • Kiwis lead the way towards reducing harm from tobacco
  • 3 year ban – 4 million deaths

Submissions

Recent submissions to governments and relevant agencies.

1. Australia – TGA Appeal – 2020
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2. Hong Kong – Government Appeal – 2020
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3. Statement to FDA – 2020
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4. Philippines – Statement to House – 2021
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5. Philippines – Research – 2021
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vapeclub Vape Club @vapeclub ·
18 Nov

“Vapes have achieved what decades of government initiatives struggled to do – getting us to give up the cigs” says Observer Columnist, @Martha_Gill, in a critique of moral panic over #vaping.

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heneagem Heneage Mitchell @heneagem ·
13 Nov

Swedes claim world-first "smoke-free" status through a "pragmatic focus on harm reduction rather than prohibition." Australia, are you listening?

#tobaccoharmreduction #harmreduction #smokefree

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heneagem Heneage Mitchell @heneagem ·
12 Nov

Switching from smoking to vaping improves respiratory health, researchers reveal

#vaping #ecigarettes @followers

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colinmendelsohn Dr Colin Mendelsohn @colinmendelsohn ·
11 Nov

Dear all,
Just letting you know that I have retired (finally).
Please read my "retirement" blog from 2023, which is just as relevant today
https://colinmendelsohn.com.au/farewell/
My website will remain online, including the #vaping FAQs which I hope will still be useful
https://www.colinmendelsohn.com.au/vaping

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The public health benefits of an active harm reduction approach to the problem of tobacco smoking are becoming clearer all the time

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OPINION | Harm reduction: the most effective tool for countries to go smoke-free

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The public health benefits of an active harm reduction approach to the problem of tobacco smoking are becoming clearer all the time.
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Nations like India, Thailand, and Malaysia have banned SNPs outright, citing youth concerns and health risks, while continuing to permit cigarette sales. This prohibitionist (and dare we say – hypocritical) approach limits access only to less harmful alternatives, undermining public health progress.

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Asia Moves Further Towards Nicotine Prohibition (Hence Away From Decreasing Smoking Rates)

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Generally, Asia appears to favour tobacco prohibition over harm reduction, with many countries in the region maintaining strict bans or heavily restrictive regulations on safer nicotine products (SNPs...
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1 week ago

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Swedes claim world-first "smoke-free" status through a "pragmatic focus on harm reduction rather than prohibition." Australia, are you listening?

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BREAKING NEWS: Swedes First in World to Become Smoke Free – It’s a Lesson for the World Says Smoke Free Sweden

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SENSATIONAL government figures released today show that Swedes have made history by becoming officially ‘smoke free’. Swedes have hit this remarkable
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" ... the rates of symptom resolu­tion were 14% lower (for cough) and 15% lower (for wheeze) among those who switched to dual use and maintained or increased their smoking intensity; those who started using electronic cigarettes while continuing to smoke the same number of regular cigarettes saw their wheeze and coughing get worse."

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Switching from smoking to vaping improves respiratory health

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A new paper in Nicotine and Tobacco Research, published by Oxford University Press, finds that people who switch from smoking cigarettes to vaping see improved respiratory health, but people who begin...
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“Dual use is always an improvement on exclusive smoking and often a stage in a pathway towards exclusive vaping,” British tobacco harm reduction advocate Clive Bates, of Counterfactual Consulting, told Filter.

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“Dual Use” of Vapes and Cigarettes Is Unfairly Maligned

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Dual use, referring to people who smoke and vape concurrently, is a phenomenon often cited by opponents of vaping to ...

Recent News

  • NZ achieves smokefree goal ahead of schedule
  • The Western Pacific Declaration 2023
  • Asia Harm Reduction Forum 2023
  • CAPHRA demands action on disposable vape regulation
  • Kiwis lead the way towards reducing harm from tobacco

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