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September 25, 2023 by filtermag.org

Dose Makes the Poison: The “Chemicals” Smear Against Vaping
In 1997, a shocking headline in the Washington Post proclaimed, “DIHYDROGEN MONOXIDE: UNRECOGNIZED KILLER.” The article correctly noted that “DHMO” is “implicated” in thousands of deaths, “can cause severe burns” in gas form, and “has been found in excised tumors of terminal cancer patients.” For people dependent on DHMO, “complete withdrawal means certain death,” it continued. “Yet the presence of the chemical has been confirmed in every river, stream, lake and reservoir in America.”
September 25, 2023 by who.int

Namibia strengthens tobacco control
The Ministry of Health and Social Services with support from WHO conducted a five-day tobacco training workshop to strengthen tobacco control measures in the country. Namibia ratified the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) in November 2005. [...] the Namibian government banned all tobacco product advertisements in the electronic and print media, billboards and promotion well before the Tobacco Products Control Act of 2010 was signed into law.
17.30% of the adult population are current smokers. There are approximately 263,740 current smokers in Namibia 28.30% of men are current smokers but only 6.30% of women.
SOURCE: GSTHR
September 25, 2023 by colinmendelsohn.com.au

Switching from smoking to vaping dramatically reduces cancer risk
Cigarette smoke is deadly and contains at least 69 known carcinogens (cancer-causing chemicals), many in high doses. [...] Most carcinogens are broken down to other chemicals in the body, known as 'biomarkers'. The dose or level of a biomarker is what determines its cancer risk. This is the key principle of 'the dose makes the poison'. By comparing the levels of cancer biomarkers from smoking and vaping we can compare the cancer risk from smoking versus vaping.
September 22, 2023 by cnn.com
FDA must do more to penalize retailers that illegally sell tobacco to kids, government review finds
The US Food and Drug Administration needs to take a stronger stance against retailers that illegally sell tobacco products to children, according to a new report from the US Health and Human Services’ Office of the Inspector General (OIG). In a report published Thursday, the OIG says that the FDA didn’t scrutinize repeat violators enough, and in some states, the agency may have been disproportionately focused on sellers in disadvantaged neighborhoods. The report also suggested that the FDA needs to do a better job overseeing online retailers and should work with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to help crack down on online sales to kids.
12.40% of the adult population are current smokers. There are approximately 33.0 million current smokers in United States.
SOURCE: GSTHR
September 22, 2023 by ktvh.com
Millions of Americans have nicotine in their body and don't know it
Millions of Americans are being exposed to toxic secondhand smoke and have a byproduct of nicotine in their blood without even knowing it. That’s according to a new study published by University of Florida health researchers in the Nicotine and Tobacco Research journal. The findings suggest 56 million Americans are unknowingly and routinely exposed to toxic secondhand smoke. The researchers analyzed a survey of more than 13,000 adults and detected cotinine in the blood of 51% of people. Cotinine is an indicator that someone has been exposed to nicotine within a few days, primarily tobacco products.
12.40% of the adult population are current smokers. There are approximately 33.0 million current smokers in United States.
SOURCE: GSTHR
September 22, 2023 by worldvapersalliance.com
What are the long term risks of vaping?
We don’t know in absolute terms, we might never know it with full precision, as the complexity of human biology makes it a daunting problem given the diversity of individual responses and potentially affected biological systems. However, we can make very robust estimates and inferences from the existing short and mid-term knowledge, which is substantial: hundreds of well-designed experiments on emissions testing, biomarkers, pre-clinical and even clinical studies clearly indicate in about 10 years of rigorous observation that risks (understood as potential for harm) of vaping are dramatically reduced in comparison with smoking. [...]
September 22, 2023 by colinmendelsohn.com.au
Youth vaping: a risk-benefit analysis
THE MEDIA IS AWASH WITH CONCERNS about youth vaping. However a balanced assessment should consider both the harms as well as the benefits. I did a risk-benefit analysis based on the latest evidence and found that the benefits of youth vaping outweighed the risks at a population level. To be clear, kids should not vape or smoke or drink alcohol or use drugs. However, in the real world, some will do these things. Understanding the full impact is crucial as youth vaping is the main driver of vaping policy. Policy should be based on evidence, not on moral judgements or emotion.
14.10% of the adult population are current smokers. There are approximately 2.8 million current smokers in Australia 16.10% of men are current smokers but only 12.10% of women.
SOURCE: GSTHR
September 22, 2023 by thetimes.co.uk
Vaping is not a gateway to smoking, study shows
Vaping does not act as a gateway into smoking, the most comprehensive study carried out suggests. Researchers at Queen Mary University of London said there was “tentative” evidence that products such as e-cigarettes might be speeding up the demise of smoking. Professor Peter Hajek, director of the Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine’s Tobacco Dependence Research Unit at Queen Mary University of London, said: “The results of this study alleviate the concern that access to e-cigarettes and other low-risk nicotine products promote smoking.
September 22, 2023 by uottawa.ca
E-cigarettes are not a gateway into smoking: global study
The National Institute of Health Research (UK) study also found some evidence that these products c…
14.50% of the adult population are current smokers. There are approximately 8.0 million current smokers in United Kingdom.
SOURCE: GSTHR
September 21, 2023 by www.gov.uk
95% of ex-smokers see positive changes soon after quitting
A new nationwide survey released [...] ahead of Stoptober shows nearly all (95%) ex-smokers see positive changes in their life as early as 2 weeks after quitting. Stoptober’s mass quit attempt will launch on 1 October, calling on smokers in England to join the thousands of others committing to quit. While smoking rates are declining, over 5 million adults in England still smoke and smoking remains the single biggest cause of preventable illness and death in the country - linked to 64,000 deaths a year.
14.50% of the adult population are current smokers. There are approximately 8.0 million current smokers in United Kingdom.
SOURCE: GSTHR
September 21, 2023 by news-medical.net
Review examines how underage youth access e-cigarettes despite age sales restriction laws
Despite measures intended to limit nonsmokers' access to ECs, young people are increasingly utilizing them to stop smoking. Youth EC marketing has changed, with appealing, readily hidden, and addicting gadgets contributing to growing use. Researchers concur, however, that young individuals who do not smoke suffer possible health and psychological consequences, such as respiratory problems and the weight of addiction. EC usage has also been connected to later smoking.
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