Vapers Digest 30th June
Monday’s News at a glance:
Australia Ban Fuelling Crime ~ The WHO’s Attack on Reduced Harm ~ Sweden Shows What Happens When the Market is Allowed to Meet Demand ~ Swedish Match Asks the FDA for Permission to State the Bleeding Obvious ~ Vaping during pregnancy exposes women to fewer toxins than smoking, University of London study finds ~ GFN25 Celebrates Breakthrough Success In Tobacco Harm Reduction As Evidence Mounts Against WHO Opposition ~ Framing Harm Reduction as a Threat: A Critical Response to the Nicotine Pouch Perception Study in Australia ~ Calls for staff vaping rooms at work: Behavioural science expert says forcing vapers to go to same area as smokers outside is ‘totally barbaric’ ~ Patan High Court snuffs out govt’s e-cigarette ban attempt ~ Importing Panic | U.S. Influence Drives Global War On Nicotine
Dave Cross, Planet of the Vapes
Australia’s anti-smoking push fuels crime, fails to curb smoking, and forces ex-smokers into the hands of the criminal black market, says the Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (CAPHRA). It condemns Australia’s tobacco control strategy as a “public health failure”, prioritising ideology over evidence, fuelling a A$6.3 billion illicit tobacco market, and leaving adult smoking rates remaining stagnant.
This is the third part of a series on tobacco harm reduction approaches using products like e-cigarettes and nicotine pouches that have helped millions of people quit smoking tobacco products and regain their health. The first part looked at how alternative nicotine products, as a harm reduction tool, was attacked by the health activists. The second part tried to understand why regulators were introducting restrictive policies on these smoking cessation strategies. The final part of the reduced harm rejection puzzle will look at the role the World Health Organization has played in spreading misinformation, conflating nicotine with tobacco and behaving in a completely non-scientific and irresponsible manner.
Vaping during pregnancy exposes women to fewer toxins than smoking, University of London study finds
Ali Anderson, Clearing The Air
Pregnant women who exclusively vaped had significantly lower levels of 10 toxic volatile organic compounds (VOCs) compared to those who smoked, with reductions between 44% and 97%.
Levels of most VOCs in exclusive vapers were similar to those found in women who had never used tobacco or nicotine products.
Dual users (those who smoked and either vaped or used nicotine replacement therapy) had higher toxin levels than exclusive vapers.
While vaping reduced exposure to many harmful chemicals, researchers cautioned that its safety during pregnancy remains uncertain and further studies on health outcomes are underway.
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