Vapers Digest 26th January
Monday’s News at a glance:
Online Pouch Searches Soar ~ European Socialists Call for Draconian Restrictions on Nicotine Products ~ Australia Is Drowning While Looking Away From New Zealand’s Lifeboat ~ TPA Testifies Before FDA on Nicotine Pouches and Tobacco Harm Reduction ~ The US Exits WHO ~ Study flags major bias in medical reviews of vaping and other health interventions ~ Global Health by Declaration, Not Evidence ~ Why Australian Tobacco Control Has Nothing Left to Say ~ Health Canada admits half of those who quit smoking used nicotine replacements ~ Socialist MEP Targets Nicotine Pouches and Exposes Her Dangerous Knowledge Gap ~ Ferrari’s F1 Race Suits Features ZYN ~ Walgreens Starts Selling Vapes for the First Time Since 2019 ~ OLDCORN: The real reason Ottawa won’t compare vaping, patches, gums, and nicotine pouches ~ PMI Positive After FDA’s Zyn Hearing ~ GFN.TV Interviews | POLICY CAPTURE | Bloomberg, the WHO, and Suppression of THR ~
Online Pouch Searches Soar
Dave Cross, Planet Of The Vapes
New year, new resolutions, and online searches for “nicotine pouches” have increased by 121% according to findings by David Phillips at Alternix. He says this indicates many smokers are looking to swap to alternative, safer sources of nicotine as they seek to quit their tobacco habits. In response, Phillips has produced some answers for the questions surrounding pouches.
Study flags major bias in medical reviews of vaping and other health interventions
Researchers identified a widespread reporting bias in medical reviews where benefits are found but not acknowledged in recommendations
The bias was most visible in reviews of controversial interventions, including vaping for smoking cessation
Authors often downplayed or dismissed positive findings using consistent narrative tactics
The practice risks misleading clinicians, policymakers and the public about effective harm reduction options
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