Further Restricting Vaping Won’t Help Fight the COVID-19 Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic is single handedly changing the face of day-to-day life. Their needs to be some clarification of how public health should respond to the crisis of the outbreak via policy. The regulation of electronic cigarettes during a pandemic is an interesting case study. Public health departments have warned against the use of inhalants that combust or even aerosolize compounds into a human’s lungs as a means to reduce the risks of the novel coronavirus further.

2020-04-07
theamericanconsumer.org

"Public health policy must be based on evidence, not ideology" - David Sweanor

We sat down for an iso chat with Adjunct Professor of Law and public health policy expert David Sweanor to talk about all things tobacco harm reduction and all things trust in government. It's more important than ever that governments and health authorities base their policies on evidence, not ideology.

2020-04-07
facebook.com

LETTER: Non-smokers should not use nicotine

I am writing in response to a recent letter (Youth beware of vaping risks, March 4) to correct the record. JUUL Labs Canada has never manufactured or sold the flavours as implied in the letter (cotton candy, strawberry, cherry, buttered popcorn) in the Canadian market or elsewhere. Our mission is to transition Canada’s millions of adult smokers away from combustible cigarettes while actively combatting underage use of our products. JUUL products contain nicotine and nicotine is addictive. People who do not already use nicotine, and especially young people, should not start using nicotine. [...]

2020-04-07
theguardian.pe.ca

What Smokers Should Know About Buying Life Insurance

If you enjoy smoking, you probably know that it can impact your health. But did you know you will likely end up paying significantly more for life insurance if you smoke? Because life insurance is often an important part of a financial plan, it’s important to understand what to expect if you’re a smoker (or use other nicotine) and are shopping for coverage. Life expectancy is the basis for life insurance rates. So factors that impact your potential “mortality,” or life insurance expectancy, are factored into life insurance quotes.

2020-04-07
forbes.com

Adolescents Smoking Mods will Smoke 6x More Cigarettes Later On: Study

A study in the April 2020 Pediatrics found that adolescents using modifiable e-cigarette devices, called mods, will smoke a higher number of cigarettes later on in life. This study was done in comparison to those who smoked pen-like e-cigarettes. Research suggests that depending on which vaping devices the adolescent uses, they may end up smoking far more in the future. A study [...] called "E-Cigarette Product Characteristics and Subsequent Frequency of Cigarette Smoking," was conducted to determine the correlation of smoking a certain kind of e-cigarette product with cigarette smoking in the time to come.

2020-04-07
sciencetimes.com

Marijuana vaping usage up among American teenagers

A new study published in the journal JAMA Pediatrics in April 2020 shows that more and more American teenagers were turning to vaping and ingesting marijuana in various forms over the period 2015 to 2018. This is a disturbing trend given the increasing evidence that chronic marijuana use at this age does cause abnormal development as well as causing social consequences. It is well known that adolescents find it easier to obtain marijuana in forms that aren’t suitable for smoking. However, there haven’t been many studies comparing the use of this weed in different forms. [...]

2020-04-07
news-medical.net