Gillian

Congratulations btw :)

So many stories such as yours and mine but Big PH doesn’t want to know

10K voices have spoken up📢 Have you? www.rights4vapers.com Gov Health Cdn agrees #vaping helps adults quit smoking. Pressures from NGOs are forcing policies, that will cause more harm. Cause relapse to smoking; increase illicit markets. Tell Min. Saks, #FlavorsMatter Vaping is quitting smoking.

BREAKING NEWS: Swedes First in World to Become Smoke Free – It’s a Lesson for the World Says Smoke Free Sweden SENSATIONAL government figures released today show that Swedes have made history by becoming officially ‘smoke free’. Swedes have hit this remarkable

Sweden is now smoke free!

Key to their success
- a pragmatic focus on harm reduction rather than prohibition
The Swedes’ extraordinary success is the result of their pioneering policy approach to safer alternatives to cigarettes
Well worth a read
www.businesswire.com/news/home/20...

In a terrific example of #tobaccoharmreduction Sweden is now a smoke free country. Hopefully other countries will look towards this successful model as inspiration.

#snus #nicotinepouch

If Suicide Prevention Australia tells you that you’re doing something dangerous for young people you should be rigid with horror then frantic to find out how to reverse it. Good luck, everybody.

The petition that asks Butler the most important question of all!
Please Share Far & Wide!🙏

www.aph.gov.au/e-petitions/...

The ALP are lost, vindictive cowards. The Greens are policy incompetent and stupol brained. The Teals are shallow four parts marketing, one part gravitas. The Nats are a mining lobby and the Libs are battling between being corporate shills or the sword of anti-human evangelical churches. Bout right?

Despite Everything, More People Than Ever Choose Safer Nicotine Options “People talk about a war on smoking, a war on nicotine or a war on vapes,” Harry Shapiro told Filter. ...

"You don’t conduct a war against inanimate objects. This is a war against people,” the author of a major new report, detailing mass uptake in spite of governments, tells Kiran Sidhu.
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“Despite all the hurdles, safer nicotine products are here to stay.”

Survey | ALIVE Movement

I haven’t seen this posted here yet so of you’re an Aussie and you vape, please complete this survey so we can get our voices heard

www.aliveadvocacymovement.com/survey

#vape #vapessavelives

Albanese told parliament that he want to make sure "children have a childhood and parents have peace of mind"... and so he is raising the rate of govt assistance to ensure children will not live in pover...oh wait, sorry I am being handed a note...

The PM says, "When it comes to the wellbeing of young people ... I want Australia to be one of the leading nations in the world."

Spare me. One in six kids live in poverty but instead of raising the rate or building public housing Labor's ramming through a social media ban. We see you.

Why autistic people must be at the heart of autism research A research project led entirely by autistic people aims to change the way autism research is conducted.

“Autistic people should always be involved in research in a meaningful way and should be listened to at every stage of a project.

By doing that, researchers can avoid inadvertently doing research that is either harmful to autistic people, or which misinterprets the findings."

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Respiratory symptoms among e-cigarette users without an established smoking history in the VERITAS cohort - Scientific Reports Scientific Reports - Respiratory symptoms among e-cigarette users without an established smoking history in the VERITAS cohort

This is an excellent addition to the growing body of evidence regarding vaping and respiratory function.
Obviously preliminary but important because participants were not ex smokers

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Latest Cochrane Review finds high certainty evidence that nicotine e-cigarettes are more effective than traditional nicotine-replacement therapy (NRT) in helping people quit smoking A Cochrane review has found the strongest evidence yet that e-cigarettes help people to quit smoking better than traditional nicotine replacement therapies

Cochrane Review

The strongest evidence yet that e-cigarettes, also known as vapes, help people to quit smoking better than traditional nicotine replacement therapies(NRT's)

www.cochrane.org/news/latest-...

What is the US public being told? "E-cigarette use is increasing, especially among teens" and "whole new generation addicted to nicotine" and 'flavors' "target teens."

There are several problems with these claims. First and foremost, they are propaganda tactics. Demonstrably not truth.

Skip’s Corner | Skip Murray | Substack I love having meaningful conversations about ways we can improve the quality of life for our family, friends, and neighbors. Click to read Skip’s Corner, by Skip Murray, a Substack publication. Launch...

I like to create newsletters about tobacco harm reduction. You can find them on Substack.
skipscorner.substack.com

I switched from cigs to vapes about 12 years ago. Went from needing an inhaler at some point every winter to zero need since switching.
I was sceptical too but the overwhelming health improvements I experienced is all the data I need personally ;)

Very good column here, written from a UK perspective but equally applicable to the US.

Kids No Longer Smoke Cigarettes. Why Aren’t We Celebrating? | AJPH | Vol. 114 Issue 11 American Journal of Public Health (AJPH) from the American Public Health Association (APHA)

Really good piece from eminent tobacco control researcher Ken Warner on the unheralded public health triumph of practically eliminating youth smoking. The panics over Zyn and vaping obscure a fantastic win for public health.
ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/...

I used a vape to quit smoking about 11 years ago. I used serial dilution of vape juice to reduce nic levels. Haven’t inhaled anything but atmospheric air since. It doesn’t work for everyone but it did for me.

I'm new to Bluesky. I read NIH and CDC survey reports. The numbers in this graph are correct. Super-easy to #FactCheck.

Four decades, no progress
Past decade: Massive drop in teen nicotine use and harm

Ask me questions. I am very aware that this is not what the public is being told.

Sad to see #tobaccoharmreduction become politically polarized when it has the potential to help so many. As @vapinsquirrel.bsky.social points out, many at-risk groups can benefit from THR:

Smoking is prevalent among LGBTQ+ people in Canada, with estimates ranging from 24% to 45%.

#harmreduction

Switching to vaping from smoking improves respiratory health, new study finds The paper, published in the journal Nicotine and Tobacco Research by Oxford University Press, observed a group of adult smokers in the U.S. who had reported a baseline cough or wheeze.

The paper, published in the journal Nicotine and Tobacco Research by Oxford University Press.
Switching to vaping from smoking improves respiratory health, new study finds
www.clearingtheair.eu/en/post/swit...

Thank you too :)

Obviously not ideal but let’s not lose our minds

I live in Australia so banning here has just resulted in effectively handing the market over to the BM that doesn’t age check. So proper regulated adult market like alcohol is the preferred option. Also keeping in mind kids try stuff and that vaping is pretty low stakes in the scheme of things