Vapers Digest 19th December
Friday’s News at a glance:
Pouches Can Prevent Disease ~ Parliament Matters ~ The Rise of the Pouch ~ UKVIA Responds to Evidence Call ~ New Zealand is Punished for Success ~ expert reaction to study of GB nicotine pouch use ~ expert reaction to report on nicotine and heart / blood vessels ~ Review of: Are electronic cigarettes associated with the risk of myocardial infarction and stroke? A systematic review and meta-analysis ~ Awards, Outrage, and the Sound of Pots Meeting Kettles ~ New Zealand Punished By WHO For Achieving Exactly What FCTC Treaty Mandated ~ Divergent Paths in Tobacco Control: A Before-and-After Comparison of Smoking Declines in New Zealand and Australia ~ NSW Parliament’s Illegal Tobacco Hearing: An Echo Chamber and a Case Study in How Australia Broke Its Nicotine Policy ~ Why a Vape Ban Could Backfire in Sarawak: Lessons from Australia, Singapore and Thailand ~ The EU’s “Safe Hearts Plan” Makes a Basic Scientific Mistake ~ When Conviction Replaces Evidence: EU Claims on Nicotine Pouches Defy Public Health Science ~ EU Health Commissioner doubles down on tobacco-harm stance ~Spain’s proposed vape crackdown sparks tourism industry backlash ~ Mexico threatens eight years of jail in crackdown on vape sales ~ Nicotine pouch rise driven by young men – study ~ What are nicotine pouches and are they safer than smoking? ~ Most Americans Still Get Nicotine Wrong ~ EU Health Commissioner spreads misinformation while EU misses smoke-free goal ~ Coffee, Nicotine, and the Politics of Acceptable Addiction ~ Punishing safer nicotine alternatives backfires on public health ~ Vaping in Schools: Protecting Students’ Rights ~ USA: Illegal Vapes ~ Brennan: Generational nicotine ban exercise in overreach
Five From Dave Cross, Planet of the Vapes
Pouches Can Prevent Disease
A major new report by international health experts reveals how safer nicotine alternatives could be the most effective new weapon in the fight against oral disease that afflicts almost 4 billion people worldwide. The report by the Oral Nicotine Commission presents clinical, toxicological and population-level evidence demonstrating that oral nicotine pouches are a tobacco-free, combustion-free alternative to cigarettes that can both reduce oral disease and help smokers to quit their deadly habit.
Parliament Matters
In this special Christmas edition of our coverage from Parliament, James Cleverly is still obsessed with town centre planning, Kevin Hollinrake still thinking about pubs and Sadik Al-Hassan worries about drugs. What makes this a special Christmas edition? The banner image. The banner image couldn’t be more Christmassy.
The Rise of the Pouch
Use of nicotine pouches has risen substantially in Great Britain over the last five years, particularly among young men, with one in 13 (7.5%) men aged 16 to 24 now using them, according to a new study led by researchers at University College London (UCL). Data released this week shows that here are now half a million people using nicotine pouches in England, Scotland and Wales.
UKVIA Responds to Evidence Call
The UK Vaping Industry Association (UKVIA) has responded to the Department for Health and Social Care’s call for evidence in relation to the government’s Tobacco & Vapes Bill. UKVIA says the submission is the result of working intensively with its members “to produce a detailed, evidence-led response”.
New Zealand is Punished for Success
New Zealand has been punished for achieving exactly what the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) treaty has mandated, says a leading harm reduction advocate. While the World Health Organization (WHO) FCTC secretariat punished New Zealand, evidence-based harm reduction leaders at ASH NZ received an international award for success.
