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Vapers Digest 24th January

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Wednesday’s News at a glance:

What Is Causing Nicotinophobia? ~ Every Picture Tells A Story – Vaping And Quitting Smoking The Cochrane Report ~ 75,000 people die from smoking related diseases each year in the UK ~ Let’s Accept All Forms Of Tobacco Harm Reduction ~ New PMTA Finish Date is June 30: FDA Status Report ~ FDA Rejects PMTA for Tobacco-Flavored Bidi Stick ~ Judge Dismisses Most of NJOY/Altria Lawsuit Against Disposable Sellers ~ Council Demands Disposable Ban ~ Oz Bans Disposable Imports ~ Partnership To Promote Recycling ~ FDA Slammed In Landmark Ruling | Featuring Will Godfrey of Filter Magazine ~ TAV JANUARY 2024 ~ UK Makes Cytisine Available as Prescription Smoking-Cessation Drug ~ Disposable vapes ban ‘could lead to relapse in people trying to quit smoking’

What Is Causing Nicotinophobia?

Jeffrey A. Singer, Cato Institute

What is driving politicians’ irrational fear of nicotine? Earlier this week, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer called for a crackdown on a nicotine pouch sold under the brand name Zyn. He claims the nicotine pouches are a danger to teens who use them as an alternative to e‑cigarettes.

E‑cigarettes are a proven and probably the most effective harm reduction strategy for people who want to quit tobacco smoke—more effective than nicotine patches, nicotine gum, or other smoking cessation tools.

Every Picture Tells A Story – Vaping And Quitting Smoking The Cochrane Report

Chuck Dinerstein, MD, MBA, American Council on Science and Health (ACSH)

In a perfect world, no one would smoke tobacco, which has enormous costs to individuals, their families, and public health funding. But our world is far from perfect, and any means to reduce harm by helping smokers quit should be considered. Vaping, the verb for electronic cigarette’s noun, is often portrayed in a bad light when conflated with the vaping of substances other than tobacco that have more sketchy manufacturing pedigrees. ACSH feels that on balance, given the benefits as well as the currently known adverse effects, vaping nicotine contributes to harm reduction because it aids in the cessation of smoking tobacco.

75,000 people die from smoking related diseases each year in the UK

Andrew Lewer MP, The Parliament Politics 

That figure is too high, of course, but significantly fewer people now die from this killer habit compared to over half a century ago. The fact that millions in this country have quit is a remarkable public health achievement, but we should not forget how we got here, and what more there is to do.

The crusade against cigarettes, and success in reducing smoking, is largely attributed to a mix of public health campaigns, regulation, and, significantly in more recent times, smokers switching to safer alternatives such as vapes, heat-not-burn, and other nicotine products such as pouches.

Let’s Accept All Forms Of Tobacco Harm Reduction

Today, marks the beginning of National Non-Smoking Week. On behalf of all Canadians who vape, Rights4Vapers urges policy makers and health groups to listen to the lived experiences of Canadians who have chosen non-traditional methods to quit smoking.

“While we advocate for accessible and affordable vapour products for adult Canadians who chose to vape, we recognize that tobacco harm reduction comes in many forms,” said Maria Papaioannoy, spokesperson for Rights4Vapers.

New PMTA Finish Date is June 30: FDA Status Report

Tobacco Reporter

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration now states that it will complete all covered marketing applications by June 30. In its latest court-ordered status report, the agency stated that continued review is necessary in light of recent judicial decisions, including the D.C. Circuit’s decision in Fontem US.

“Further, several of these remaining applications present complex scientific issues that require careful review and consideration.

Two From Jim McDonald, Vaping 360

FDA Rejects PMTA for Tobacco-Flavored Bidi Stick

The FDA today issued a marketing denial order (MDO) for the tobacco-flavored Bidi Stick-Classic disposable vape. The decision comes while the agency continues a court-ordered second review of marketing applications for flavored Bidi Vapor products.

According to an FDA press release, Bidi’s premarket tobacco application (PMTA) “did not demonstrate an overall net benefit to people who use tobacco products and lacked sufficient evidence to address health risks.”

Judge Dismisses Most of NJOY/Altria Lawsuit Against Disposable Sellers

A lawsuit by Altria Group vape subsidiary NJOY against dozens of manufacturers, distributors and retailers of disposable vapes has been dismissed by a U.S. District Court in California. The court did not dismiss the case against Elf Bar manufacturer IMiracle.

The lawsuit, filed last October, charged the companies with selling products illegal in California and the United States, and asked for a nationwide injunction that would prevent future importation and sale of the products, and compensatory and punitive damages paid to NJOY.

Three From Dave Cross, Planet Of The Vapes

Council Demands Disposable Ban

Sheffield City Councillors have written to the Secretary of State at the Department of Health to demand that the government bans disposable single-use vapes. The decision was made at December’s full council meeting. They say this step has been taken in response “to the increase in youth vaping and the impact these devices are having on the environment and the wellbeing of our children.”

Oz Bans Disposable Imports

The Hon Mark Butler MP confirmed that Australia’s complete ban on the importation of disposables has been enacted at the start of 2024 leaving Australians facing a AUD$150 bill to get a single prescription vape. Smugly, Butler said, “There has never been a better time to quit vaping” as Australia works to be the best failing nation at tobacco harm reduction.

Partnership To Promote Recycling

The Wastecare Group has partnered with Supreme PLC, ElfBar and B&M stores to promote the recycling of spent disposable single-use vapes. The scheme involves Wastecare increasing the number of vape collection points throughout the B&M chain. The scheme is going to be promoted by Supreme, ElfBar and B&M to their customers.

FDA SLAMMED IN LANDMARK RULING | Featuring Will Godfrey of Filter Magazine

Global Forum on Nicotine

In a landmark ruling the FDA’s refusal to authorize new non-tobacco flavoured vaping products has been sharply criticized. We ask Will Godfrey of Filter Magazine if this could be a turning point for flavoured products in the United States, and how the FDA will now seek to reassert its authority in the aftermath.

TAV JANUARY 2024

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An update on what happened in December and what we are looking forward to in 2024.

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UK Makes Cytisine Available as Prescription Smoking-Cessation Drug

Kiran Sidhu, Filter Magazine

For people in the United Kingdom who wish to quit smoking, a new oral pharmaceutical option, cytisine, became available on prescription through the National Health Service (NHS), as of January 22. 

The plant-based drug works to reduce cravings by binding as a partial agonist to a person’s nicotinic receptors. It recently received regulatory approval in the UK. But how much of a game-changer, if at all, will it be?

Disposable vapes ban ‘could lead to relapse in people trying to quit smoking’

 Tobi Thomas, The Guardian

A ban on disposable vapes could discourage the use of e-cigarettes among people who are trying to quit smoking, research has found.

The government is considering a ban over concerns that children are using the products and becoming addicted. However, a study by academics at University College London and funded by Cancer Research UK has found it would also affect 2.6 million adults across Great Britain, 1.2 million of whom smoke and a further 744,000 who have previously.

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