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“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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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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Indonesia, with a huge and relatively young population smoking at high rates, faces a public health time bomb.

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Will Indonesia, a Key Tobacco Control Outlier, Keep Vaping Legal?

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If Indonesia was already frowned upon by the World Health Organization (WHO) and tobacco control groups for its high and ...

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2 days ago

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

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

#tobaccoharmreduction #harmreduction #smokefreelife
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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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1 week ago

" ... 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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