Harry's Blog 63
Time to deliver on tobacco harm reduction
As the first global state of tobacco harm reduction report is now in the tender care of the copy editors, time to cast an eye once again on the wacky world of THR.... read more...
Inspiring Videos
GFN 2017 Overview
2017 Michael Russell Oration
Health Effects of Snus
Toxicant and carcinogen exposure in NRT and e-cigs
Recent PubMed articles on nicotine
- Nicotine-Induced Neuroprotection... (30006684)
- Nicotine aversion is mediated by... (30006624)
- A pilot investigation of the effect... (30006020)
- Youth or Young Adults: Which Group... (30001826)
- Nicotine. (30000646)
Resource highlights
2018-12-31
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IJERPH is now accepting submissions for a special issue on Tobacco Harm Reduction, on research that advances our understanding of the potential place of tobacco harm reduction strategies within a comprehensive approach to reducing the burden of smoking related disease, and that will assist policy makers to determine what level of regulation is most appropriate for potential reduced risk products.
2018-01-19
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A GLOBAL RESOURCE FOR VAPE STORE LOCATIONS AND TRAVEL INFORMATION
37,191 vape stores in 106 countries
37,191 vape stores in 106 countries
Monday, July 16, 2018
Joe Lo, 37, has been using an electronic cigarette alternative known as IQOS instead of traditional cigarettes for a year. It heats tobacco and gives off vapor, but only a little smoke. The insurance salesman in Hong Kong, who smoked for 14 years, no longer worries about his four-year-old son [...] But there is one problem: He depends on a friend who travels frequently on business to Japan to get tobacco sticks for his IQOS, because they are not available in Hong Kong.
Monday, July 16, 2018
Thousands of smokers are being left without the support they need to quit after prescriptions of products to help them stop plummeted by 75% over the last decade, according to a report. GPs are the most common first port of call for smokers who want to beat their addiction in England – 38% of smokers choose this route. However, primary care prescriptions of nicotine replacement patches and gum and the smoking-cessation drugs bupropion and varenicline fell by three-quarters in England [...]
Monday, July 16, 2018
When pregnant or nursing, women are advised to refrain from smoking, or smoke as little as possible. Doctors are unsure of the exact effect that nicotine might have on a developing baby, but the chemical has been linked to premature birth, low birth weight, breathing difficulties after birth, and a host of potential behavioral problems as the child grows. During breastfeeding, it does appear that nicotine transfers to the baby through breastmilk, meaning that nicotine exposure continues after birth. [...]
Friday, July 13, 2018
The study found a 14% increase in the risk of atrial fibrillation for every ten cigarettes smoked per day. There was a linear dose-response relationship, meaning that the risk increased with each additional cigarette smoked. "If you smoke, stop smoking and if you don't smoke, don't start," said study author Dr Dagfinn Aune, [...] "We found that smokers are at increased risk of atrial fibrillation, but the risk is reduced considerably in those who quit."
Friday, July 13, 2018
A major new report by the Royal College of Physicians calls for a radical change in the way the NHS treats smoking, by providing opt-out cessation services as a routine component of all hospital care. It includes evidence from Dr. Richard Holliday [...] on the dental perspective. Undergraduate dental education is doing well in tobacco education, although there are areas for improvement. However, many dental professionals still report a lack of training on smoking cessation interventions [...]
Friday, July 13, 2018
E-cigarette startup Juul Labs plans to start releasing e-liquid options with 40 percent less nicotine this August, the company announced [...] The lower-dose pods could give vapers a way to start cutting the amount of nicotine they inhale without having to take fewer puffs. But the new lower-dose pods are probably still a long way from being non-addictive — at least, if you’re going by cigarette research.
Friday, July 13, 2018
With the technology disruption brought by the development of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) or e-cigarettes, nicotine has ceased to be the problem but has become part of the solution to the persistent global smoking scourge, a vaping advocate claims. “Nicotine is not the problem. It is a very big part of the solution,” said Andy Morrison, a former smoker and trustee for the New Nicotine Alliance (NNA), during the 5th Global Forum on Nicotine (GFN) held in Warsaw, [...]
Tuesday, 10 July
As the first global state of tobacco harm reduction report is now in the tender care of the copy editors, time to cast an eye once again on the wacky world of THR.
Friday, 22 June
As Tina Turner said, “Simply the best” – an excellent conference that keeps on delivering. And my big take home message from the whole event was “Run Your Own Race”. This was the concluding slide of...
Monday, 04 June
Harry’s blog 61: The shiny blue moon of Kentucky Because of the dominance of the tobacco economy in the state, Kentucky has not exactly covered itself in glory regarding tobacco control. You can...
Monday, 21 May
Galileo said, “By denying scientific principles, one may maintain any paradox”. That certainly seems to pertain to official responses to harm reduction. And there are a few paradoxes to highlight...
Friday, 04 May
From reading the esteemed work of Professors Wayne Hall and Lynn Kozlowski, I have been led into the world of moral psychology as it applies to harm reduction and the attempt to explain the root of...
Wednesday, 14 March
Keeping up to date with the proceedings of the World Conference on Tobacco or Health, in Cape Town recently, I was reminded of the wonderful film, directed by Richard Attenborough - ‘Oh what a Lovely War!’ - which summarises and comments on the events of the First World War using popular songs of the time, many of which were parodies of older popular songs, and using allegorical settings such as Brighton's West Pier to criticise the manner in which the eventual victory was won.
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Monday, 12 March
In the Orwell classic Animal Farm there was a binary notion that the animals lived by
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Monday, 02 October
Significant progress has been made in reducing smoking prevalence
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Friday, 29 September
We already know the benefits to a smoker when they leave smoking
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Tuesday, 29 August
Scientists appeal for conducting India centric research before deciding on any hasty
...Video News
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Forgotten Crisis | Smoking Continues to Kill More Than Any Other Threat—Vaping Is Answer, Says Dr. Mark Tyndall
Kentucky smokers will soon pay more for cigarettes, but smoke-free advocates say it's not enough
FDA warns against liquid nicotine used in e-cigarettes
E-cigarettes could get teenagers addicted to cigarettes: Dr. Siegel
Nicotine vs Cannabis.. a hallucinogen, no longer a psychotropic euphoriant?
Why tobacco stocks are getting smoked
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VIDEO: E-cigarette debate: Are they better for you than regular cigarettes?
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Iceland, outlier in the middle of nowhere: smoking, vaping and snus - Karl Snaebjornsson
The Australian Tobacco Harm Reduction Association - Colin Mendelsohn
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Regulation of e-cigarettes in Mexico - Roberto Sussman
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E-cigarettes for smoking cessation within healthcare settings
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