Potential effects of using non-combustible tobacco and nicotine products during pregnancy ~ Vaping in England: 2020 evidence update summary ~ False fears preventing smokers from using e-cigarettes to quit ~ Expert reaction to Public Health England’s latest e-cigarette report ~ Lung Foundation Australia claims vaping as harmful as smoking ~ Feedback from: Konstantinos FARSALINOS ~ BAT study shows new vaping technology significantly reduces exposure to toxicants ~ BAT Uganda wants ban on e-cigarettes lifted ~ Asia-wide movement to support ‘safer’ nicotine products launched ~ Kiwi vaping advocate takes on WHO’s tobacco stance ~ Attorney-General Agrees Vaping Ad Ban Too Much ~ The Great Vape Debate – understanding e-cigarettes ~ Trump To Ban The Ban Bill ~ Vaping and heart disease ~ Chinese Coronavirus Chicanery ~ Call For A Rational Approach ~ Letter: UCP vaping tax won’t slow black market or keep smokers from dying ~ The Best Articles on Vaping in February 2020 ~ A Tax Increase on Vape Products Would Be Bad Tax and Bad Health Policy for Kentucky
In our November newsletter, we said that “2020 could present some major challenges for which we will have to be ready so please keep watching our website and social media for news very soon, we will be asking for your help”. This was no idle or generic warning.
Preparations are already underway for a review of the EU’s Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) and, this week, an upcoming meeting between the Commission and ENVI – the EU’s health department -– was announced for the 20th and 21st of January. Rumours abound that this committee will wish to talk about the vaping scare in the US and try to employ it to force a harsher regulatory landscape in Europe.
New report from Public Health England on vaping is welcome and timely – Harry’s blog 98: – PHE Update Vaping Evidence – Scaremongering Called Out – Lying Lung Foundation – Experts React to EVALI Correspondence – Parliamentary Questions – 8 things to know about e-cigarettes – Public misperceptions of vaping harm on the rise – America’s Vaping Panic Is Spreading To the U.K. – Vaping Is Safer Than Cigarettes – New 6-Year Study – Vaping bans are ineffective, experts report – Risks Of Smoking When Pregnant – Vaping is a gateway OUT OF smoking for young people – Nicotine Science and Policy Daily Digest
Monday’s News at a glance:
Smoking, vaping and the coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic: rumors vs. evidence – More COVID-19 Dishonesty – UKVIA demands end to vaping ‘misinformation’ – Michael Russel Orator Announced – Electronic Cigarettes: Public Places – UK: E-Cig Businesses Banned from Advertising on Instagram – Vaping In The News – March 7th – Vaping News March 8th – Is Australia ready to rethink its approach – Engage with smokers, urges anti-smoking expert – Retracted study on e-cigs validates concerns – Vaping Policies Big Win for Big Tobacco – Nicotine Science and Policy Daily Digest
Wednesday’s News at a glance:
Combining reduced-harm nicotine products may improve smoking cessation ~ More Consistency Needed in Application of Harm Reduction Principles in Australia ~ The American Consumer Institute Releases a Study on the Health Impact of E-Cigarettes and Their Regulations ~ NTRI files Citizens Petition with FDA March 6, 2020 ~ EXCLUSIVE | Linda Bauld Talks Public Health England 2020 Evidence Update ~ PHE Report – Further Reactions ~ 8 Things To Know About Vaping ~ UK Politics ~ By retiring Nanny we can make ourselves happier and (whisper it) healthier ~ Adults, Not Just Teens, Like Dessert-Flavored E-Cigs: Study ~ The CDC’s coronavirus failure was predicted by its VAPI response ~ FDA Warns Retailers, Manufacturers to Remove Unauthorized E-Cigarette Products from Market ~ Flavored Tobacco Ban Is a Pandora’s Box ~ Group says e-cig ideal cigarette alternative ~ Smokefree Norfolk vaping scheme evaluated by UEA researchers ~ Judge rules law does not cover e-cigarettes ~Tax cut for ‘modified risk’ tobacco added to Georgia House vape bill
Friday’s News at a glance:
Vaping and Coronavirus: What We Know and What We Don’t – Does Vaping Increase Your Risk of Getting Coronavirus? – Riccardo Polosa talks about smoking, vaping and COVID-19 – High School Seniors Keep Drinking – How anti-vaping ads market vaping to teens – Another Panic-Fueling Vaping Study – Samsung Sing A Song Sung Blue – Celebration and Sadness in New Zealand – Vape Bans Don’t Work – Advice Update to Mental Health Organisations – Scotland pushes Restrictions and Fines – Florida Flavor Ban Would Not Curb Youth Vaping Use – Juul Cofounder James Monsees Is Stepping Down – Confusion about Quitting Options – Cigarette smoke and electronic cigarettes – Vaping policy collateral damage – Legislation The Worst Of Both Worlds – Tackle Pinoy vapers’ rights in global confab – Vapers Deserve To Be Heard – New Zealand Vape Recycling Programme – Nicotine Science and Policy Daily Digest
Monday’s News at a glance:
Coronavirus and vaping: Can e-cigarette clouds pass on Covid-19? – Vaping In The News – March 14th – Scotland pushes Restrictions and Fines – Electronic Cigarette Research Briefing – Free Kit Scheme Evaluated – Last Chance in Florida: – CDC’s Shift From Vaping to COVID-19 – Study: French Teen Vapers Were Less Likely to Smoke Than Non-Vapers – Who is misinforming Melbourne City Council on vaping? – Nicotine events still on the calendar – Nicotine Science and Policy Daily Digest
Wednesday’s News at a glance:
Examining the trajectory from dual use to harm reduction ~ Association of initial e-cigarette and other tobacco product use with subsequent cigarette smoking in adolescents ~ Observed ‘gateway’ effect of e-cigarettes among teens ‘likely to be small’ ~ Does e-cigarette experimentation increase the transition to daily smoking among young ever-smokers in France? ~ A Scientist Persuaded Italy to Exempt Vape Shops From COVID-19 Lockdown ~ Cash For Insta Lies ~ Parliament ~ IBVTA Issues COVID-19 Advice ~ IBVTA writes to Business and Public Health Ministers ~ Conference Report – Vaping and E-Cigarette Regulation in Canada ~ There Are Anti-Vaping P.S.A.s on YouTube. There’s a Lot More Vaping ~ The raging debate on e-cigarettes; is Africa missing out? ~ New Monitoring the Future data released ~ Group calls for reasonable ‘e-cig’ rules ~ Florida’s On the Verge of Banning E-Cigarette Flavors at the Worst Possible Time
Friday’s News at a glance:
Coronavirus & Vaping: An Update – Vaping industry urges government to keep vape shops open – expert reaction to study on gateway effect of e-cigarettes – Young vapers less likely to smoke – Vaping has a protective effect – Foundation’s COVID-19 Advice – Town Hall Ignorance – Foundation Presents The Global State of Smoking – Estonia And Alternative Products – Kiwi Regulation Rush Is Unfair – ‘Vaping is not smoking’ – JUUL Tricks Its Customers – Vaping and E-Cig Regulation in Canada – Domestic Inspections – Nicotine Science and Policy Daily Digest
Monday’s News at a glance:
During the Coronavirus outbreak, vape shops must stay open – COVID-19 and Tobacco Harm Reduction: The European Response – Coronavirus will NOT spread in vape clouds – Smoking, vaping and hospitalization for COVID-19 – Vaping In The News – March 22nd – Instagram: Pro-Vaping Hashtags Still Outnumbering FDA Anti-Vaping Ones – COVID-19: The Vape Industry Responds – American Activity – The CVA’s Response to Professor Glantz – States must scrap online e-cigarette bans – The Costs and Benefits of E-Cigarette Policy – Youth Vaping No Gateway To Smoking – Panic Feeds Off Vaping Hysteria – Nicotine Science and Policy Daily Digest
