expert reaction to observational study of lead and uranium levels in urine of teen vapers
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VApril is ending today! 🎉 As we bid farewell to another successful year of #VApril , we want to extend our sincere gratitude to all participants who contributed to this initiative. Whether you are part of the vaping industry, a stop-smoking service, or a vaping supporter, your

Grüße von der City Health 2024! Gleich halte ich eine Vortrag zum Thema Tabakkontrolle und Tabcco Harm Reduction. #TobaccoHarmReduction #Tabbakkontrolle

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Teil 3: Die Antwort der SPD zu den Themen Schadensminimierung durch die E-Zigarette, Regulierung und die Pläne zur Eindämmung des Tabakkonsums. #dampfen bit.ly/4deN0QU

👉'Am Arud Zentrum für Suchtmedizin wird ... im Sinne der Harm Reduction der Umstieg auf E-Zigaretten empfohlen. Die Idee dahinter: E-Zigaretten bergen zwar auch gesundheitliche Risiken – aber in deutlich geringerem Ausmaß als die Verbrennungszigarette.'

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Royal College of Physicians:

'E-cigarettes should be promoted as an effective
means of helping people who smoke to quit
smoking tobacco.'

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For anyone interested in harm reduction, the new Royal College of Physicians report on #ecigs will be an invaluable resource of information. Huge amount of work from brilliant contributors, expertly coordinated by the ingenious Sanjay Agrawal! rcplondon.ac.uk/projects/outpu…

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Teil 2: Die Antwort der CDU/CSU zu den Themen Schadensminimierung durch die E-Zigarette, Regulierung und die Pläne zur Eindämmung des Tabakkonsums. #dampfen bit.ly/4aLeEUc

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Teil 1: Die Antwort der Partei 'Die Linke' zu den Themen Schadensminimierung durch die E-Zigarette, Regulierung und die Pläne zur Eindämmung des Tabakkonsums. #dampfen bit.ly/4aDETvF

'Strategies that reduce the risks of inherently risky activities are core to military life. For service members and veterans who aren’t able or ready to quit, moving from harmful cigarettes to a safer alternative is a logical step.'

By Timothy Vermillion:
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Realist public health from Louise … the idea that vapes are only for adult smokers is in denial about the robust demand for the mild recreational drug nicotine. Millions of people seem to like it and many more might like it if not killed by inhaling toxic smoke.

'World Health Organization (WHO) should be a respected global authority on public health. When it promotes inaccurate information, however, ...people become less inclined to trust its recommendations on other health-related issues.'

Great article from Martin C.
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Excellent panel at EVO NXT in Malaga with ECCC from China, UKVIA and IEVA. The Global Vape Alliance demonstrates unity in the industry's responsibility for product safety and adult-only distribution and marketing.

At EVO NXT in Malaga: The Chinese e-cigarette association ECCC and the European association IEVA reaffirm their joint strategic partnership.

👉 'The researchers here found that between 2018 and 2021 only 20% of smokers who did not use e-cigarettes stopped smoking combustible cigarettes, but some 30.9% of smokers who used e-cigarettes stopped smoking combustible cigarettes.'

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British Thoracic Society:

#Vaping is an effective tool in the treatment for tobacco dependency and can be used to support patients during a hospital admission and to help achieve long term abstinence.

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Free vapes could 'save thousands of lives' - report bbc.in/4a7d7Yf

👉 'This large pragmatic randomised controlled trial adds further evidence that e-cigarettes can be an effective tool for smoking cessation, extending findings to delivery in emergency rooms.'

It is important to always evaluate the analysis of vapour from e-cigarettes in relation to smoking. Then it quickly becomes clear that vaping means harm reduction. This is the major advantage for smokers who switch to e-cigarettes.

'The data are not sufficient to comment on long-term harms associated with e-cigarette use, or any association such changes may have with the risk of developing cancer.'