The Vaping Industry’s Impeachment

Feb. 5th marked two significant events. First, was the acquittal of President Donald Trump from charges of corruption. Second, and for the importance of this piece, was a House hearing that took on leaders of the vaping industry’s most significant players. House Democrats, the controlling majority in the lower chamber of Congress, have now long capitalized on the emotions and fears surrounding the vaping industry. It is primarily Democratic politicians joining hand in hand to stoke fears among communities that e-cigarettes and vaping products were (...)

2020-02-10
vapingpost.com

Vaping: What People Are Getting Wrong

A youth vaping “epidemic” and a mysterious outbreak of lung disease in America has led to curbs on e-cigarette flavours. A backlash against vaping is perpetuating myths about nicotine-based e-cigarette products that are not backed up by scientific research.

2020-02-10
youtube.com

Smoking Cessation 1: Interventions to Support Attempts at Quitting

Advising patients on how to stop smoking is part of a nurse’s role. Patients can be resistant to the intervention and this article, the first of five on smoking cessation, offers insights on the importance of creating optimism about stopping smoking. It describes how to give very brief advice to encourage patients to make a life-changing decision to quit, the role of stop-smoking services, and the use of products and behavioural interventions that nurses can use to help reduce smoking prevalence and improve patients’ health.

2020-02-10
nursingtimes.net

Smoking Cessation Goody Bag Helps People Quit Smoking

Results from the study, recently published online in Addiction, weren't surprising to researcher Matthew Carpenter, Ph.D., of the Medical University of South Carolina. He and colleagues found providing smokers with a free, two-week starter kit of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) increased quit attempts, use of stop smoking medications, and smoking abstinence as compared with standard care in a primary care setting. The study included 652 patients from 12 of the clinics who only received advice on the importance of quitting smoking. The remaining 593 patients at 10 clinics were provided with samples of medication to use including nicotine patches and lozenges. During the study, all smokers were advised to quit through a regular conversation with their physician.

2020-02-10
news-medical.net

Will Vape Bans Drive Kids To Smoking?

The reason for the misleading rhetoric is the concern about youth vaping. And while no parent wants their kid to vape, it is a lot safer than smoking. As Britain’s Royal Society of Public Health explains with some exasperation, vaping nicotine is no more dangerous than caffeine. It is when tobacco is smoked that the real risks of cancer and heart disease arise, not from the nicotine it contains. (..) And while vaping has gone up, Brad Rodu shows that the real number of kids routinely vaping who do not smoke is under 100,000, which is not remotely close to an epidemic.

2020-02-10
nationalinterest.org

Expert Sounds Alarm on Oral Cancer

A dental expert urged smokers to switch to electronic cigarettes (e-cigs) and heated tobacco products (HTPs) as a “harm reduction measure,” saying smoking is the leading cause of oral cancer. “We warn our patients who are smokers that smoking is the leading cause of oral cancer and strongly advise them to quit smoking. For those who cannot or do not want to quit smoking by themselves or with currently approved methods, we convince them to switch to non-combustible alternatives,” said Fernando Fernandez, president of the Philippine College of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (Pcoms) during the Scientific Conversations on Tobacco Harm Reduction held recently at the Shangri-La at the Fort in Taguig City.

2020-02-10
manilatimes.net