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Thirteen ways of looking at a blackbird

But public health communicators have a moral duty simply to present the evidence. The title of this blog is the title of a famous poem by the American poet, Wallace Stevens. It has been quoted since to symbolise that there are many different perspectives on any number of societal issues – anything from the Trump indictment and conflicts in the Middle East to arguments about nuclear power and re-wilding. So there can be any number of ‘truths’, but when it comes to providing accurate public health information, this must be founded on evidence – not convenient versions of the ‘truth’ to align with moral preferences or vested interests. [Read More]

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2018-12-31 , Submission deadline
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.
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Tuesday, May 30, 2023
A recent study involving over 50,000 US adolescents has revealed a strong association between vaping and binge drinking – and cannabis use The findings, published in Substance Use and Misuse , raise concerns about the growing popularity of e-cigarette use among young people as it finds a strong link between vaping and binge drinking. Although vaping is considered less harmful than smoking, it still poses risks to adolescents , especially given the unknown long-term effects.
Tuesday, May 30, 2023
GLOBAL
The big argument about cigarette smoking is in effect over. No-one still suggests that smoking is not an extremely harmful actIvity and everyone agrees that anyone who still smokes should stop. People who have never smoked should certainly not start and this especially applies to youngsters, who shouldn’t acquire a taste for nicotine from e-cigarettes and other substitutes. Unfortunately, there’s a temptation in some quarters to make a leap from that consensus and make an argument that amounts to saying ‘it’s all bad, so let’s ban it’ or at least make it massively expensive through taxation. [...]
Tuesday, May 30, 2023
Australia
Cancer Council Victoria CEO Todd Harper has expressed his concern over the prevalent use of vapes and how Australia needs to prevent a “generation of addicts”. “We need to be very careful about chemicals like this being inhaled into our lungs,” Mr Harper told Sky News Australia.
Monday, May 29, 2023
Ireland
Ireland will join the likes of Belgium, France and Germany who have already banned the sale of e-cigarettes to adolescents. The selling of vaping products to those aged 18 and under is due to be banned by mid-July. [...] The new legislation will prohibit the sale of e-cigarettes to those under 18, and is planned to be introduced before the Dáil’s summer recess in mid-July. A restriction on the types of retailers that are able to sell vapes or nicotine-inhaling products is included in the proposed legislation.
Monday, May 29, 2023
United Kingdom
"The horse has bolted now, they are addicted," says Chris, a high school teacher in New South Wales. He's talking about students in his class, teenagers, who can't stop vaping. He sees the effect of the candy-flavoured, nicotine-packed e-cigarettes on young minds every day, with children even vaping in class. "The ones who are deepest into it will just get up out of their seat, or they'll be fidgeting or nervous. The worst offenders will just walk out because they're literally in withdrawal." Those who are most addicted need nicotine patches or rehabilitation, he says, talking about 13 and 14-year-olds.
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But public health communicators have a moral duty simply to present the evidence.

The title of this blog is the title of a famous poem by the American poet, Wallace Stevens. It has been quoted since to symbolise that there are many different perspectives on any number of societal issues – anything from the Trump indictment and conflicts in the Middle East to arguments about nuclear power and re-wilding. So there can be any number of ‘truths’, but when it comes to providing accurate public health information, this must be founded on evidence – not convenient versions of the ‘truth’ to align with moral preferences or vested interests. 

Thursday, 09 March

Three architects of tobacco harm reduction disinformation land in London.

On 15th March, Bloomberg Philanthropies (BP), the World Health Organization (WHO), and Vital

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Thursday, 02 February

 Nicotine consumer advocates the world over are fighting for the right to health. Nobody is listening.

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Tuesday, 04 October

The WHO has just published Invisible numbers: The true extent of noncommunicable diseases and what to do about

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Monday, 01 August

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Thursday, 09 June

The WHO awarded a prize to Mexico’s president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador (known as AMLO) on May 31, the International No Smoking Day. Although the official reason was the approval of a new Tobacco Law, it is evident that AMLO was prized for his five presidential decrees that ban the commercialization and importation of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS e-cigarettes and heat not burn products). 

Commercialization of ENDS has always been illegal in Mexico, but in 2015

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Thursday, 25 November

E-cigarette product regulation requires accurate analyses of emissions. User behavior,

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Thursday, 16 September

Previous to the COVID pandemic, CAPHRA had been making plans to rent a room at a nearby hotel

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Wednesday, 25 August

Within the U.S. public health community, the American Journal of Public Health (AJPH),

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Monday, 12 April

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