FDA, Democrat Extremists and State Politicians Attack Vaping on All Fronts

The FDA has launched one of its strongest attacks on vaping yet, with a new campaign featuring misleading images and misunderstood statistics. Meanwhile vape taxes continue to spread across the USA, with Kentucky among the latest states to consider penalising safer alternatives to tobacco. While Democrat politicians continue to be the strongest opponents of harm reduction it’s now becoming a bipartisan issue, with US vapers left with few friends at court.

2019-07-29
vapingpost.com

Individual and Institutional Implications of Building a Smoke-Free Society

Cigarette smoking is the cause of more premature deaths than traffic accidents, AIDS, other drugs, alcohol, homicide and suicide taken jointly. In 2014, Poland was placed 23rd in the global tobacco production ranking and currently belongs to the five largest tobacco producers in the European Union (..) Addiction should be treated neither as a rational choice nor as a disease, but as an individual’s activity aimed at solving existential, emotional and social problems troubling the individual. It seems now feasible and realistic to achieve the “smoke-free world” goal, but not necessarily a “tobacco & nicotine-free world”. However, given that all the previously presented data clearly indicate that it is not directly nicotine that is a health problem (..)

2019-07-29
pz.wz.uw.edu.pl

Nine Years on, Greek MPs Agree to Abide by Own Anti-Smoking Law

Until not so very long ago Greek MPs thought nothing of lighting up in the august halls of the Athens parliament. So common was the habit that a thick fog of cigarette smoke often hovered over the building’s cafe, a few metres from the legislative chamber where deputies had once voted to ban smoking in all public spaces, including the 300-seat House. Nine years, 10 months and 26 days after that ban came into effect, lawmakers are finally being forced to abide by it too. “There’s definitely been a change,” said Dimitris Tarantsas, who has (..)

2019-07-29
theguardian.com

WHO Says E-Cigarettes, 'Smoke-Free' Products Do Not Help Reduce Cancer

Electronic cigarettes and heated tobacco products are not helping fight cancer, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday, urging smokers and governments not to trust claims from cigarette firms about their latest products. The seventh “WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic” said blocking the industry’s interference was critical to cutting the harm from tobacco use. “The tobacco industry has a long history of systemic, aggressive, sustained and well-resourced opposition to tobacco control measures,” the report said. “While some strategies are public and others more covert.. all have the goal of weakening tobacco control.”

2019-07-29
reuters.com

E-Cigarette Manufacturer Juul Under Fire For Role In Teen Vaping Epidemic

The e-cigarette company, Juul, is defending itself to lawmakers who blame the company for its role in the teen vaping epidemic. (..) The president of the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids compared Juul’s marketing efforts to those used by Big Tobacco 40 years ago, specifically targeting teenagers. "There is one difference- Juul had a different tool than the old cigarette companies, social media, and they used it brilliantly," said Matthew Myers, President of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. "They used it with images that are exactly the kind of images that we know from study after study after study appeal directly to kids." This week, the FDA launched its own $60 million campaign called “The Real Cost” to educate teens on the risks of e-cigarettes, but still, some parents say it’s not enough.

2019-07-29
baynews9.com

More Work Needed to Help Smokers Quit, Reports WHO

Many more tobacco users want to quit, but less than a third of them have access to smoking cessation help, reports a new study. The seventh WHO report on tobacco use worldwide points out that while 1.1 billion adults currently smoke, many countries still lack effective quitting programs. (..) Current global policies aim at a 30% reduction in tobacco use. The benchmark is the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) describing tried and tested measures to reduce tobacco demand, tobacco-related disease and deaths.

2019-07-29
news-medical.net