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15 Jun, 5 tweets, 3 min read
@LeemingLachie / @AngiraB_ / @dailytelegraph! In UR June 11th article 'Vape Craze, A Real Drag', @MauriceGSwanson is quoted as saying: "If you buy vaping pods, they say they don't contain nicotine but they do. I can bet you next week's salary that they have nicotine in them." 1/4
Well if by 'vaping pods' he means the sealed disposable vapes, I'll take him up on that bet.
One week of my income against one week of his salary. I could use the money! 2/4
He can nominate an accredited Australian based testing lab and pay for the analysis (or you can, I'm not fussed either way).
I'll supply four different types of sealed disposable vapes (or you can buy them - DM me 4 deets). If any of the four contains nicotine - I lose. 3/4
The loser must supply evidence of income on conclusion of the testing.

Please pass this challenge on to Maurice. He blocks me, as most #ANTZ of #TobaccoControl in #Australia do. If /he/ refuses this challenge, /you/ should issue an update of your article, noting that.

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6 Jun
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:
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Senescent, sour, Sydney moonhowler @SimonChapman6 has been 'shaking his cane' at #tobacco shops for selling #vapes. Thing is, they are a 'highly addictive' **0%** #nicotine strength.

Hey .. one is even sour, so may be right up his alley.

How ya' like /them/ apples, Simon? 😏
As such.. it is not 'highly addictive', 'highly habituating', or even 'mildly habituating'.

I picked those two up in Sydney the other day at a tobacconist - who was proud to tell me they had no nicotine at all.
Reassuringly, one of those is actually /made in #Australia/. So applying sensible consumer regs(1) for Quality Control should be easy, and save us (consumers) from having to get them from countries that do not demand high standards in construction or ingredients.
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13 Apr
A thread to prove I'm not ONLY about advocating for Tobacco Harm Reduction for nicotine consumers.

I also get into photography & videos (mostly time-lapses), electronics & 3D printing.

For the first two, see my YouTube channel.
youtube.com/c/DrewTubeish/…
For the latter two, here is a project I'm working on at the moment. It is a 3D printed box for electronics.

The thing is, I /could/ use a Jiffy Box (below), as U might buy from @JaycarAU.
But the problem is, they are a 'one size (OK 3) fits all' approach.
jaycar.com.au/search?text=ji…
..and the thing is, they are usually the /wrong/ size.

One variant might have enough length & width, but not enough depth.
Another might have enough width and depth, but not be long enough!

The next bigger one is always TOO big.
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18 Nov 20
#AusTHRInquiry2020 #PH2 begins..
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15 Nov 20
A number of people submitting to the #AusTHRInquiy2020 have expressed concern that their submissions have not yet appeared. This tweet thread is an analysis of the order and logic with which the submissions are appearing. My best advice is:
Don't Worry. Yours will appear soon. 1/
The image in the first tweet shows the list of submissions so far, which provide a date on the document. I am assuming the date on the document is on or close to, the date lodged. It is sorted by date, and the first column (#) shows that they do not appear in order. 2/
But why would they appear out of order?
For a number of reasons. I put on my 'administrators hat' and try to imagine how I, managing a team of administrative underlings, while catering to the wishes and demands of the politicians sitting on the inquiry, might approach it. 3/
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14 Nov 20
Putting together a spreadsheet of details about the submissions to the #AusTHRInquiry2020.
1st graph I've been able to create from the 195 submissions so far listed in the spreadsheet..

103 personal subs where age was stated or inferred / known(1).
Counts by decade..
1/3
1) Age could be inferred for some subs: e.g. "started smoking at 15, smoked for 30 years, switched to vaping 3 years ago" = 48 years old.
For one (my own), I did not list an age, as my submission was mostly for the 2.9 million ppl in #Australia who still #smoke #cigarettes.
2/3
There are a total of 103 personal submissions counted in the chart above.
3/3
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