Vapers Digest 7th August
Wednesday’s News at a glance:
Can vaping help your smoking patients quit ~ WHO’s New Tobacco Guidelines Prioritize Ideology Over Public Health ~ New Zealand to be declared ‘smoke-free’ – thanks to vaping ~ Teen Vaping – An ASH Fact Sheet ~ ASH Demands More Action ~ A seat at the table – Part 1 ~ Nicotine and Tobacco Research Journal Case Study ~ What does ‘independent’ mean, in relation to THR science? ~ Vaping saves lives? The situation in the USA ~ Social workers should be promoting tobacco harm reduction
Can vaping help your smoking patients quit
Dr Colin Mendelsohn, Slideshare, Westmead Hospital
Vaping nicotine is an effective quitting aid and is much safer substitute for smoking. It is a valid second-line treatment for smokers who are unable or unwilling to quit with other treatments
WHO’s New Tobacco Guidelines Prioritize Ideology Over Public Health
Martin Cullip, The Federalist
The taxpayer-funded World Health Organization (WHO) recently released new guidelines on smoking cessation that conspicuously exclude the use of e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products. Despite the evidence supporting their effectiveness in helping smokers quit, the WHO’s stance appears more rooted in bureaucratic comfort than in genuine concern for public health. This omission reflects a troubling disconnect between the WHO’s recommendations and the growing body of evidence that demonstrates the efficacy of these harm reduction tools.
Two from Dave Cross, Planet of the Vapes:
Teen Vaping – An ASH Fact Sheet
Action on Smoking and Health has released its latest findings about the use of vapes over the last 12 months in Great Britain. The anti-smoking charity says the factsheet analyses how behaviour and attitudes has changed. The survey is conducted by YouGov in Spring each year and is targeted at 11–18-year-olds.
ASH Demands More Action
Action on Smoking and Health says its new data “reveals continued concerns regarding youth vaping.” The anti-smoking charity is calling for “I” on the back of its report. Somehow, despite admitting that “the data reveals the rate of youth vaping has stabilised”, Action on Smoking and Health believes “it remains a serious cause for concern”.
A seat at the table – Part 1
Skip Murray, Skip’s Corner
When it comes to the discussion about nicotine, many people could have a seat at the table. There is much debate over who should be able to participate.
I’m calling this “part 1” because I have many opinions about seat occupancy and imagine I’ll write about the topic again.
I’ve had some interesting conversations recently about consumers. One of the people I communicated with had concerns about referring to people as consumers.
Nicotine and Tobacco Research Journal Case Study
Joseph Hart, The Daily Pouch
The Nicotine and Tobacco Research Journal recently published a case study about a 21-year-old male who was brought to hospital by his brother. The paper says that his symptoms upon arrival included being “nauseated, somnolent, and diaphoretic”. In layperson’s terms, he was sickly, sleepy, and sweaty. But that wasted shot at alliteration is not the worst of it.
What does ‘independent’ mean, in relation to THR science?
Global Forum on Nicotine
Scientific data are critical to our understanding of the harm reduction potential of novel tobacco and nicotine products. Such data can be used in shaping evidence-based regulation and to inform consumers of the relative risks of tobacco product use. Increasingly, there are calls to preclude data generated by manufacturers in informing policy, as this data is seen by some as not ‘independent’ and biased by commercial goals.
Vaping saves lives? The situation in the USA
Vape TV / World Vapers’ Alliance
Join us for an insightful conversation with Allison Boughner. As the Marketing and Communications Director and FDA liaison at Ecig Charleston, she is also the President of the South Carolina Vapor Association and the Communications Director for the United States Vaping Association.
Social workers should be promoting tobacco harm reduction
Drink And Drug News (DDN)
Social workers should be given the tools to promote tobacco harm reduction as they’re often the ‘initial, and in some cases, only’ point of contact with a range of marginalised communities, says a new briefing paper from the Global State of Tobacco Harm Reduction (GSTHR).
On this Day…2023
A look back at how things have moved on or otherwise…
Pregnant women should consider e-cigs
To help quit smoking – Helen Quinn
Vaping may offer an alternative for pregnant women who want to stop smoking, allowing them to quit safely and reducing the risk of low birth rate, according to a new study led by Queen Mary University of London (QMUL).
Butler set to effectively ban all refillables
Colin Mendelsohn
IN A MAJOR ESCALATION of the crackdown on vaping, it appears likely that Health Minister Mark Butler will effectively ban refillable vaping devices as well as disposables. Only closed pod systems will be legally available in Australia with a prescription from a pharmacy.
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