Vapers Digest 16th May
Friday’s News at a glance:
Brazil’s Ban Is Failing ~ CRUK’s Prevention Report ~ Proportional Taxation Call from CAPHRA ~ International Harm Reduction Day ~ A Health Philosopher’s Views on Tobacco Harm Reduction ~ Stop weaponising the youth in a paternalistic anti-vaping crusade ~ New Peer-Reviewed Study Challenges Flawed Anti-Vaping Research ~ Smoke-Free Over 50: An Aging Challenge ~ More teens are using nicotine pouches. From a public health perspective, this beats smoking ~ Smoking Is More Common Than Previously Thought – So Naturally, the UK Plans to Ban the Solution ~ Two thirds of disposable vape users may turn to illegal products after UK ban, survey suggests ~ OPINION: If vaping kills, what else are they lying about? ~ Rushing in a vape ban could increase smoking rates, Irish trade group warns ~ Vapes may be easier to quit than cigarettes, new Vietnamese study suggests ~ GA Awards Grant to Northwell Health to Integrate Tobacco Harm Reduction into Queens Health Care Center ~Is AI the answer to CTP’s problems? ~ Now’s the Time to Speak Up: Tell HHS the PMTA Process Needs Reform ~ Experts ask WHO FCTC to embrace innovation for smoking cessation ~ Does the WHO really want us to stop smoking? ~ Nicotine as Medicine: Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer’s Disease. What Science is Saying ~ Our Letter to Minister Michel, the NEW Minister of Health ~ We Received a “Third Party Consult” Request ~ Ep. 16 – Harm Reduction Works, It Just Does with GrimmGreen
Four from Dave Cross, Planet of the Vapes
Brazil’s Ban Is Failing
The most recent data from IPEC shows that vaping in Brazil has increased by 600% since 2018, despite a total ban on e-cigarettes. This proves that, even under prohibition, demand for safer alternatives to smoking is strong. Instead of disappearing, vaping has simply moved to the illegal market, creating more risks for consumers.
CRUK’s Prevention Report
Cancer Research UK says it is excited to share its Prevention Policy Research Report on the accessibility of e-cigarettes among young people and adults. The research was conducted by University of Stirling (led by Ms Anne Marie Mackintosh and Dr Allison Ford) and commissioned by the Prevention Policy Research team in Cancer Intelligence.
Proportional Taxation Call from CAPHRA
The Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (CAPHRA) has released a position paper urging governments across the Asia Pacific region to adopt risk-proportionate taxation for safer nicotine products. The paper warns that current tax regimes, often imported from Western models, are failing Asia Pacific’s unique needs and are undermining tobacco harm reduction.
International Harm Reduction Day
On International Harm Reduction Day (May 7), Smoke Free Sweden called on world leaders, public health authorities and civil society to embrace the proven harm reduction strategies that have made Sweden a global model in the fight against smoking.
Global Action to End Smoking is proud to announce a new grant to Northwell Health, New York State’s largest health care provider, to increase smoking cessation among populations with elevated smoking rates in Queens. This marks the first time that a patient center operated by a major health care provider will integrate tobacco harm reduction (THR) into its existing programs to address smoking and cardiovascular disease.
On April 3, 2025, the US Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued the memorandum, “Accelerating Federal Use of AI through Innovation, Governance, and Public Trust,” explaining that all agencies must identify a Chief AI Officer. Jeremy Walsh has been appointed as the FDA’s first Chief AI Officer.
The memorandum was issued a few days after several top IT and cybersecurity officials were relieved of their duties as part of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) layoff of 10000 employees.
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