Vapers Digest 2nd October
Wednesday’s News at a glance:
Vaping to Overtake Smoking~ Ban Is A Blow To Public Health ~ Half of vape users ‘likely’ to start smoking again due to new ban ~ NRT maker Kenvue calls for more restrictions on safer nicotine products ~ It’s not illogical for vapers to follow populists. That should be a wakeup call for the centre left. ~ GSTHR Briefing Paper: A smokefree UK? How research, policy and vapes have cut smoking rates ~ Steep fall in young smokers in past decade ~ The youth ‘vaping epidemic’ is over ~ Spanish Flavour and Disposable Vape Ban: A Blow to Public Health ~ “Merci la Vape”—French Advocates Counter Relentless Anti-Vape Moves ~ Illegal nicotine pouches thrive in Minister Holland’s backyard ~ New Vaping Levy Condemned As Tax On ‘Quitting Cigarettes’ ~ Pharmacists are now allowed to supply nicotine vapes over the counter. But they might not be so easy to access ~ Vape Company Lawsuit Charges FDA Fines Are Unconstitutional ~ Think You Know Altria? Here’s 1 Little-Known Fact You Can’t Overlook. ~ New Smoke Free website launches to help people in Coventry and Warwickshire quit smoking ~ More vape flavour vape choices key to tackling black market ~ Prohibition Is a Tired, Tested and Failed Tobacco Harm Reduction Intervention-Experts ~ How a simple change saved my life | WVA Podcast Ep. 60 with Phillip Kirschberg ~ Black Market Nic Pouches – In Hollands Back Yard ~ Australia’s Vaping Crackdown – What You Need to Know ~ ‘No longer allowed’: Labor’s vaping changes commence October 1
Two From Dave Cross, Planet Of The Vapes
Vaping to Overtake Smoking
Vaping set to overtake smoking for the first time in the United Kingdom. The UK has seen the number of people who smoke fall by nearly 50% in the two decades since vapes entered the marketplace. Research shows more people are set to vape than smoke by 2025 as consumers switch to the readily available safer nicotine product and Government support for vaping “showcases the power of tobacco harm reduction to bring down smoking rates”.
Ban Is A Blow To Public Health
The New Zealand government’s proposed ban on closed vaping systems is set to undermine years of progress in tobacco harm reduction, according to a scathing submission by the Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (CAPHRA).
Three From Clearing The Air
Half of vape users ‘likely’ to start smoking again due to new ban
Ali Anderson
More than half of vape users in the UK are “likely” to return to smoking because of the proposed vaping ban, a new survey reveals.
A survey of over 1000 vapers shows that a massive 85 per cent are former cigarette smokers. Due to the proposed vaping ban, 52 per cent fear they may revert back to the deadly habit.
NRT maker Kenvue calls for more restrictions on safer nicotine products
Alastair Cohen
Nicorette manufacturer Kenvue, which was spun off from Johnson and Johnson last year, has used a sponsored lobbying event in Brussels to call for further restrictions on safer nicotine products like vapes and pouches.
Hannah French, the company’s Vice President for Self Care, called for the EU to urgently review its tobacco control legislation as part of a “branded spotlight” at the Parliament Magazine’s Health Summit.
It’s not illogical for vapers to follow populists. That should be a wakeup call for the centre left.
Peter Beckett
Donald Trump says vapers should back him because he “saved flavoured vaping in 2019” and he will do it again. Why has the centre left decided it doesn’t want vapers in its coalition?
For historical accuracy, Trump partially saved flavoured vaping from himself. It was his administration that announced a flavour ban in September 2019, only to walk bits of it back because his campaign team were worried that it might cost him votes.
Steep fall in young smokers in past decade
Philippa Roxby, BBC News
Fewer than one out of every 10 young adults in the UK smoke cigarettes – a steep drop from a quarter of 18-24-year-olds 12 years ago, according to official estimates.
Smoking rates among UK adults have been falling over the past decade, with nearly 12%, or six million people, smoking in 2023, the Office for National Statistics says.
The youth ‘vaping epidemic’ is over
Guy Bentley, Reason Foundation
The number of kids using e-cigarettes has fallen to a 10-year low, according to the federal 2024 National Youth Tobacco Survey. Vaping among middle and high school students in 2024 has collapsed by 70 percent from its peak in 2019, with just 5.9 percent of students vaping at least once in the past 30 days, significantly lower than the use of either alcohol (22%) or cannabis (17%).
Vape Company Lawsuit Charges FDA Fines Are Unconstitutional
Jim McDonald, Vaping 360
A California-based online vape retailer has filed a lawsuit challenging the FDA Center for Tobacco Products’ right to impose so-called Civil Money Penalties (fines) through administrative proceedings.
The retailer, Huff and Puffers LLC of Garden Grove, says the fines allowed under provisions of the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (of which the Tobacco Control Act is a part) are unconstitutional because they violate the company’s right to a jury trial.
A look back at how things have moved on or otherwise…
With Over 20 Million Adult U.S. Vapers
Now Is Time for Federal Agencies to Recognize Harm Reduction
Lindsey Stroud
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently updated its Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Systems (BRFSS) survey. The annual survey measures various lifestyle indicators among adults aged 18 and over including demographics (including age and race), dietary and physical activities, substance use, combustible cigarette, and vapor product use.
ETHRA September News roundup
European Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates
ETHRA’s monthly roundup of news: EU COP10 position & ETHRA letter – Alternative reading list for #COP10 delegates – Gateway myth busted – Flavour bans increase smoking – Expert advice for COP10 delegates – Belgium bans pouches – Country updates. Read on for more
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