Vapers Digest 18th June
Wednesday’s News at a glance:
One Million Lives – CAPHRA Report Urges Transparency – Shops Are Ignoring The Ban – Another Consumer Group Ends – Swedish Match wants to market Zyn with a modified risk claim – Smoke Free Sweden: Oral Nicotine Pouches Are Game-changer for Women in Sweden’s Smoke-free Success – WVA: EPSCO Should Learn from Sweden, the Czech Republic, and Greece – Ghana’s roadmap to a safer future through Tobacco Harm Reduction: Reflections on the lives saved report, Nigeria and Kenya – Moment vape shop boss in Wes Streeting’s constituency ridicules disposables ban during undercover probe – Vape reforms ineffective? – SnapChat threatened with legal action in the Netherlands over vape sales – Australia’s low pharmacy uptake sparks blackmarket fears – Governments “Hate” Big Tobacco—Yet Hand Them the Nicotine Market
Three Four from Dave Cross, Planet of the Vapes
One Million Lives
One million vapers in the UK could return to smoking cigarettes or tobacco products following the government’s ban on disposable vapes. This figure represents 18.45% of the UK’s 5.6 million vapers, who say they are likely to switch to cigarettes as a result of the ban. The response was higher among men, with 1 in 5 (21.8%) reporting they will switch back to smoking, compared to 15.31% of women, according to leading ecig retailer Vape Club.
CAPHRA Report Urges Transparency
A new report from the Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (CAPHRA) raises concerns about the long-term consequences of suppressing or distorting scientific information during public health crises. Titled ‘The Cost of Concealment: The People Pay the Price’, the report examines how failures in transparency and accountability can erode public trust and compromise health outcomes.
Shops Are Ignoring The Ban
The BBC has conducted an investigation and found that shops are continuing to ignore the disposables ban, despite the authorities having been alerted to the illegal activity. The day following the ban coming into force, LBC News found single-use products for sale in the first five shops visited. Last week, shopkeepers in Slough were caught by Trading Standards officers selling disposables.
Another Consumer Group Ends
Genuine consumer groups made up of vapers advocating for harm reduction policies continue to become thinner on the ground as the Consumer Advocates for Smoke-free Alternatives Association (CASAA) announces it is to end. CASAA was run by volunteers and spoke up on behalf of vapers in the US but found itself unable to fund its pair of office staff.
Ghana’s roadmap to a safer future through Tobacco Harm Reduction: Reflections on the lives saved report, Nigeria and Kenya
Peter Bismark, MyjoyOnline
Ghana stands at a critical crossroads in its public health trajectory. As tobacco-related illnesses continue to claim lives and burden the nation’s healthcare system, there is a need to propose a workable solution, like some countries have, and adopt a more pragmatic approach to tobacco control. While smoking rates in Ghana are lower than in many other African countries, tobacco still poses a public health concern, contributing to chronic illnesses such as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), lung cancer, ischemic heart disease, and stroke.
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