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OK, so... unlike nicotine:
- alcohol (and cannabis) intoxicate
- alcohol abuse actually DOES harm developing brains
- teen binge drinking causes 3,500 deaths every year
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- alcohol (and cannabis) intoxicate
- alcohol abuse actually DOES harm developing brains
- teen binge drinking causes 3,500 deaths every year
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FAR fewer teens vape than drink. FAR fewer teens vape nicotine daily than binge drink.
It's very clear here, that vape firms do a FAR better job keeping their products away from teens than alcohol companies do.
So why the irrational #MoralPanic over teen nicotine vaping?
FAR fewer teens vape than drink. FAR fewer teens vape nicotine daily than binge drink.
It's very clear here, that vape firms do a FAR better job keeping their products away from teens than alcohol companies do.
So why the irrational #MoralPanic over teen nicotine vaping?
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So... Why the irrational #MoralPanic over teen nicotine vaping?
I assume that's because 4 decades of tobacco control messaging have convinced the public and physicians that nicotine is FAR more harmful than alcohol or cannabis.
rutgers.edu/news/rutgers-l….
So... Why the irrational #MoralPanic over teen nicotine vaping?
I assume that's because 4 decades of tobacco control messaging have convinced the public and physicians that nicotine is FAR more harmful than alcohol or cannabis.
rutgers.edu/news/rutgers-l….
The @ato_gov_au is hailing another big victory over #BlackMarket #tobacco in #Australia, via its mouthpiece @ABCaustralia.
Let's take a closer look..
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abc.net.au/news/rural/202…
Let's take a closer look..
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abc.net.au/news/rural/202…
That represents about 2 days and three hours (51 hours) of the annual supply of #BlackMarket #tobacco, a lot of which is imported rather than locally grown.
"But.." squeal ANTZ types in a #ScreamTest ".. you presume just one bust per year. HA! We. Own. You."
Good point. That same page at the ABC links three related stories - dating back to 2017. Here we are nearly 5 years later, with 4 busts to show for it.
Less than 1 per year.
Good point. That same page at the ABC links three related stories - dating back to 2017. Here we are nearly 5 years later, with 4 busts to show for it.
Less than 1 per year.
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The death toll from smoking is staggering (including my own father). 8 million people die every year from smoking
who.int/news-room/fact…
...including 480,000 in the USA
cdc.gov/tobacco/data_s…
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The death toll from smoking is staggering (including my own father). 8 million people die every year from smoking
who.int/news-room/fact…
...including 480,000 in the USA
cdc.gov/tobacco/data_s…
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Harm reduction can reduce that death toll, according to 15 past-Presidents of the world's leading professional society in tobacco control.
ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/pdf/10.210…
...and over 70 respected scientific and public health organizations around the world.
drive.google.com/file/d/1Ty7pgR…
Harm reduction can reduce that death toll, according to 15 past-Presidents of the world's leading professional society in tobacco control.
ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/pdf/10.210…
...and over 70 respected scientific and public health organizations around the world.
drive.google.com/file/d/1Ty7pgR…
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Quit smoking options include nicotine patches, gum & lozenges; prescription meds; and #SaferNicotine alternatives such as nicotine vapes, #snus, nicotine pouches & HnB.
Smokers who switch to e-cigarettes reduce their risk of cancer, heart & lung disease
docs.google.com/document/d/1LX…
Quit smoking options include nicotine patches, gum & lozenges; prescription meds; and #SaferNicotine alternatives such as nicotine vapes, #snus, nicotine pouches & HnB.
Smokers who switch to e-cigarettes reduce their risk of cancer, heart & lung disease
docs.google.com/document/d/1LX…
@GregHuntMP / @TGAgovau pls note:
Reports are coming in that some batches of #varenicline (marketed as Champix or Chantix) have been recalled due to contamination with #nitrosamines.
[At low levels of - much lower than #cigarettes.]
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ema.europa.eu/en/news/suspen…
Reports are coming in that some batches of #varenicline (marketed as Champix or Chantix) have been recalled due to contamination with #nitrosamines.
[At low levels of - much lower than #cigarettes.]
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ema.europa.eu/en/news/suspen…
#Israel has issued a recall on those batches of #varenicline as has #Greece, while #SouthKorea is conducting an ongoing investigation..
Hopefully our TGA in #Australia is aware of the problem and is investigating as well.
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koreabiomed.com/news/articleVi…
Hopefully our TGA in #Australia is aware of the problem and is investigating as well.
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koreabiomed.com/news/articleVi…
But this thread is less about varenicline specifically and more about product recalls, quality control & #nicotine containing products such as #snus, #HTP / #HnB & (most) #eCigarettes. Product recalls are not possible in an illicit mkt or practical in a poorly regulated mkt.
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People in #TobaccoControl often chant a mantra to the effect "#ThinkOfTheChildren!"
Of course, children should be considered, & protected, but why not focus on the harm facing adult smokers? If they can #QuitSmoking by 40 years old (some say 35), they can avoid any serious health implications.
Well, I've thought (probably too) much on this, and suspect these folks all hold the same beliefs:
Wie könnten evidenzbasierte #Tabakpolitik und #PublicHealth Maßnahmen aussehen, die den Gesundheitsschutz von Tabakkonsumierenden ernst nehmen? Zentrale Erkenntnisse vom Webinar #rauchfrei2030 organisiert von @HeinoStoever @FrankfurtUAS zusammengefasst: #THREAD 👇
Hintergrund: 100.000+ Tote durch den Konsum von Tabak pro Jahr, alleine in BRD. Vergleich von @HeinoStoever: „Als ob jeden Tag ein voll besetztes Flugzeug abstürzen würde.“ Schadensminimierende Alternativen könnte Gesundheitsrisiken (und Todeszahlen) deutlich reduzieren.
Die gesundheitsbezogene Evidenz zur Schädlichkeit unterschiedlicher Produkte für Raucher*innen wurde in der Gesetzgebung der #Tabakpolitik jedoch weitestgehend nicht berücksichtigt, berichtet Berthold Wigger.
If anyone tells you there's not enough evidence that nicotine vapes ("e-cigarettes") are safer than traditional cigarettes, show them this. 10,000 studies. 15 years of safe use. Millions fewer smokers... And I think I see a growing consensus among experts.
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If progressive leaders around the world want to repair past wrongs, they can start by listening better.
After decades of raising cigarette taxes, plain packaging, & shaming, smoking still causes half of all deaths for Indigenous Australians over 45.
theguardian.com/australia-news…
After decades of raising cigarette taxes, plain packaging, & shaming, smoking still causes half of all deaths for Indigenous Australians over 45.
theguardian.com/australia-news…
For those of us who may not be familiar with the history of Indigenous Australians, here's a summary:
australianstogether.org.au/discover/austr…
For many, you know how serious it is that Indigenous Australians are being ignored & dying early from harmful government policies.
australianstogether.org.au/discover/austr…
For many, you know how serious it is that Indigenous Australians are being ignored & dying early from harmful government policies.
In 2013, @theMJA concluded a study about smoking & Indigenous Australian moms with: "there is an urgent need for rigorous studies to test innovative approaches."
mja.com.au/journal/2013/1…
How did the Australian government respond as innovative approaches emerged?
mja.com.au/journal/2013/1…
How did the Australian government respond as innovative approaches emerged?
#MedicalNicotine
348,601 "ever-#snus users had about 60% lower Parkinson's disease risk compared with never-snus users."
academic.oup.com/ije/article/46…
30,000 British doctors followed for 60 years: "current smokers at baseline had a 30% lower risk of PD."
n.neurology.org/content/neurol…
348,601 "ever-#snus users had about 60% lower Parkinson's disease risk compared with never-snus users."
academic.oup.com/ije/article/46…
30,000 British doctors followed for 60 years: "current smokers at baseline had a 30% lower risk of PD."
n.neurology.org/content/neurol…
#MedicalNicotine
Nicotine is beneficial for people with #ADHD. Research on adults and adolescents with ADHD shows that nicotine patches improve focus and attention, and reduce hyperactivity & impulsivity.
Nicotine is beneficial for people with #ADHD. Research on adults and adolescents with ADHD shows that nicotine patches improve focus and attention, and reduce hyperactivity & impulsivity.
#MedicalNicotine
Nicotine reduces symptoms of Alzheimer's disease (AD).
d1wqtxts1xzle7.cloudfront.net/48014043/bf001…
Nicotine reduces symptoms of Alzheimer's disease (AD).
d1wqtxts1xzle7.cloudfront.net/48014043/bf001…
What Skerrit is saying in regard to not bringing #tobacco under the prescription model is complete rubbish. The @TGAgovau site explicitly mentions novel #nicotine products - #SLT & #HTP.
Huh.. @hollieahughes just said they're due to report by /18th/ December. I'd thought it was the 1st of December.
#AusTHRInquiry2020
#AusTHRInquiry2020
Emily Banks 'sum total of world experience' .. yeah, with some heavy #CherryPicking.
The Oz #ANTZ /all/ seem to be loving 'the #GatewayEffect' which is a 'real thing'.. 🙄
#AusTHRInquiry2020
The Oz #ANTZ /all/ seem to be loving 'the #GatewayEffect' which is a 'real thing'.. 🙄
#AusTHRInquiry2020
Fascinating (but not surprising) that MOST #ANTZ call out from their ECHO (Echo echo) chambers claiming to know what ALL #vape 'fans' think. So here's a tweet thread from a persons who #vapes and is a fan of #TobaccoHarmReduction, to clarify what ONE person in that group thinks..
I'm completely in favor of 'phasing out' combustible #cigarettes. #THR products like #vape, #snus & #HTP could do that in a decade or so if the moron #ANTZ (like Ruth) had not demonized #nicotine & currently .. 'fight' against alternative nicotine products.
But when an #ANTZ says 'phasing out', my auto-correct inserts 'prohibition', and I definitely don't support that. It is a #HumanRight for people to choose to consume drugs, and the role of (ACTUAL) #PublicHealth ppl should be to encourage them to do so in the safest way possible.
Many countries regulate #eCigarettes. #SouthAfrica should too. By .@LauraRossouw
theconversation.com/many-countries…
theconversation.com/many-countries…
Following a long line of articles from #TobaccoControl types who completely fail to 'get' #TobaccoHarmReduction, @LauraRossouw chimes in to prove she can misunderstand it up with the 'best'.
So let's look at a brief overview of the article..
So let's look at a brief overview of the article..
Firstly, the title itself. Not only do #THR advocates support (sensible) regulation on #eCigarettes / #vaping, but there are, in most countries, a variety of legacy consumer protections that apply to them (e.g. standards for electrical goods or standards for labeling poisons).
Do #HealthWarnings on #cigarette sticks dissuade #smokers and #NonSmokers? A focus group and interview study of #Australian university students.
@AaronDrovandi, Teague PA, Glass B, Malau-Aduli B.
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31191057
@AaronDrovandi, Teague PA, Glass B, Malau-Aduli B.
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31191057
Being a former #smoker from #Australia I found it rather odd the researchers asking questions about #GraphicWarnings and their effect, of a group that included NON #smokers.
As time has gone by (not necessarily in this order):
As time has gone by (not necessarily in this order):
- #Tobacco advertising was banned long ago.
- #Smoking bans put #smokers outside, where they were more obvious to people walking past the #SmokeFree buildings.
- #GraphicWarnings were included on cigarette packs.
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- #Smoking bans put #smokers outside, where they were more obvious to people walking past the #SmokeFree buildings.
- #GraphicWarnings were included on cigarette packs.
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