Vapers Digest October 30th
Wednesday’s News at a glance:
ASH Welcomes Disposables Ban ~ Vape flavour ban in Canada ‘coming soon,’ government confirms ~ No Guardrails in JAMA for Tobacco Prohibitionists ~ Are Nicotine Pouches Allowed on Planes? Travelers Need Answers ~ Striking parallels between Australia’s response to COVID-19 and vaping ~ Cancer Stat Facts: Lung and Bronchus Cancer ~ Transformation of the tobacco product market in Japan, 2011–2023 ~ MORAL PANIC? | Will Godfrey on Ireland’s new anti vaping measures ~ Episode 26: Aylèn Van Isseldyk ~
ASH Welcomes Disposables Ban
Dave Cross, Planet Of The Vapes
Anti-smoking charity Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) says that health, waste and enforcement organisations have embraced the Government’s decision to ban the importation and sale of disposable vapes from the 1st June 2025. ASH says it has worked collaboratively with Material Focus and Chartered Trading Standards Institute “to raise concerns about the impact of these single-use products on the environment and their links to the increase in teen vaping.”
Vape flavour ban in Canada ‘coming soon,’ government confirms
Ali Anderson, Clearing The Air
Canada is set to enforce a ban on vape flavours imminently, the federal government has said. It comes more than three years after the regulations were first proposed. The minister of mental health and addictions Ya’ara Saks told CBC News: “We have made a commitment from the start to restrict flavours. We haven’t wavered from that. We will have this in place soon. I don’t anticipate this is going to take much longer.”
Striking parallels between Australia’s response to COVID-19 and vaping
Dr. Colin Mendelsohn, Tobacco Treatment
YESTERDAY MARK BUTLER REPORTED on the damning findings of Australia’s management of the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet, despite these revelations, Butler remains unaware that the same fatal flaws in decision-making and policy are being repeated in Australia’s management of vaping. Ignoring the evidence According to Mr. Butler, Australia’s initial approach to COVID-19 was precautionary—a cautious response in the face of limited information. However, as more evidence emerged, policies failed to adapt accordingly.
Cancer Stat Facts: Lung and Bronchus Cancer
National Cancer Institute, Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results Program (SEER)
New cases come from SEER 12. Deaths come from U.S. Mortality.
All Races, Both Sexes. Rates are Age-Adjusted.
Modeled trend lines were calculated from the underlying rates using the Joinpoint Trend Analysis Software.
A look back at how things have moved on or otherwise…
Unpacking National Vaping Statistics
Jeff Smith, Annie Kleykamp, Cheryl K. Olson, Brad Rodu
Now, with nearly 10 years of data and science behind us, what is the real truth about vaping? In this session, our experts will share what the data actually tell us about the potential of reduced-risk ENDS products and how they can help prevent the nearly 500,000 smoking-related deaths that occur in the United States each year.
Nicotine vs. Caffeine:
What are the similarities and differences between them?
Nicotine and Caffeine often show up together, not only in familiar TV or movie scenes but also in real life. It is a part of daily life for many smokers to start a new day with a cup of coffee and a cigarette.
Caffeine and nicotine have common characteristics, such as making people feel good and alert, and getting them hooked, so they are often compared with each other. Some people even think that nicotine is as benign as Caffeine.
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