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Vaping panel delves deep into lies, bullying this Sunday
/New Zealand/ The seventh episode of The Advocates Voice (TAV 7) will premiere at 6.00pm Hong Kong Time – 11.00am GMT – on Sunday, 11 July. Headlined ‘the battle between innovation and bully tactics’, the international panel will explore a global web of anti-vape lies. TAV 7 will be led by public…
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Concerns about youth vaping already well addressed
/New Zealand/ Media stories about youth vaping are deeply concerning but significant changes have been made in the past year with more coming,” says Nancy Loucas, co-director of the Aotearoa Vapers Community Advocacy (AVCA). Her comments follow a story on Maori television show, The Hui. It investigated ‘the uptake of vaping…
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UK Health Agency Reaffirms the Power of Vaping to Help Smokers Quit
On June 25, the United Kingdom’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) published new draft guidelines encouraging health care professionals to disseminate clear and up-to-date information for smokers who want to use vapes to quit cigarettes. Developed with the help of Public Health England (PHE), the UK’s leading health agency,…
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Cigarette smuggling will worsen if vaping not promoted
/New Zealand/ If the Government’s smokefree action plan does not adequately elevate nicotine vaping as the much safer alternative, then cigarette smuggling will become a bigger problem at New Zealand’s border, says a leading Kiwi Tobacco Harm Reduction advocate. Her comments follow a media investigation which revealed Customs is currently…
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Experts to explore global web of anti-vape lies
/New Zealand/ An international panel will explore a global web of anti-vape lies and how it influences the public’s perspective on vaping and safer nicotine products. Headlined ‘the battle between innovation and bully tactics’, the seventh episode of The Advocates Voice, or TAV, will premiere at 6.00pm Hong Kong Time – or 10.00pm New…
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Health Canada Keeps Admitting That Its Vape Policies Could Increase Smoking
On June 19, Health Canada, the agency responsible for the country’s health policy, released a proposed regulation that would ban flavored vaping products, with the exception of tobacco, menthol and mint. It’s yet another blow for tobacco harm reduction (THR) advocates, who now see Canada—once considered a promising model on nicotine policy—to…
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Attacks on vaping, politically timed
/New Zealand/ Alarmist media stories on vaping are politically timed to inflict the most damage on a practice that’s saving thousands of New Zealanders’ lives, claims a leading Tobacco Harm Reduction advocate. Her comments follow a frontpage nationwide newspaper story, headlined ‘Vaping – at 10’. “Why don’t we see ‘Smoking…
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Vaping under fire nicely suits Big Tobacco
/New Zealand/ Media attacks on vaping suit those who’ve got most to gain – foreign-owned Big Tobacco companies,” says Jonathan Devery – co-owner of the largest Kiwi-owned vape companies, Alt New Zealand and VAPO. Mr Devery’s comments follow an avalanche of negative media stories on vaping lately. “Vaping is 95% less…
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October’s vaping ban sees Australia lag even further behind
Asia Pacific’s leading Tobacco Harm Reduction consumer advocacy group has lashed out at the Australian Federal Government for making it increasingly harder for Australia’s 2.3 million daily smokers to quit cigarettes. “Australia is miles behind many others in the Asia Pacific region, and the UK, when it comes to acknowledging…
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Canadian Vaping Association’s response to the 2020-2021 Youth and Young Adult Vaping Project
Beamsville, ON, June 22, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Lung Association of Nova Scotia and Smoke-Free Nova Scotia, with funding from Heart and Stroke, released the report “The 2020-2021 Youth and Young Adult Vaping Project.” The study claims that the results of the survey are evidence to support policy changes…
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