Weekly Issue | February 14th, 2021
"Many ex-smokers who quit with safer nicotine have been "tireless" advocates for safer nicotine alternatives for over a decade. But the bad news keeps coming. Drug harm reduction advocates faced exactly the same problem: Advocacy Burnout. Advocates on the side of "good and light" get tired. I feel it. You feel it. Let's talk about it." ~ Charles Gardner, Ph.D..
Hi Dear Friends,
It's always a pleasure to greet you. On March 3rd, we will be discussing strategies to deal with the feeling of burnout when doing harm reduction and human rights advocacy. If this is a subject that might interest you, or if you have ever felt burnout, please consider registering for the Free Webinar.
The "topic of the month" (#SNEWS) for February will be #TherapeuticNicotine. You can access a weekly updated list of studies at the link: www.innco.org/topic. The studies show nicotine health benefits, from weight control to reducing symptoms of ADHD, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, Tourette's syndrome, ulcerative colitis, and more. We will kindly ask if you can send out at least one social media post each day for the remainder of February.
The #GFN22 has announced its 1st Keynote Speaker: Marc Gunther. The Global Forum on Nicotine will take place in Warsaw from the 16th to the 18th of June, the event will also be Livestream, if you like to register please click here.
Dr. Colin Mendelsohn's book is now available as E-Book, you can find it in Amazon US, Amazon AU, and Booktopia.
Please check out our last report titled Position on Potential Bans of ‘Flavoured’ Nicotine Vapes, which we think can help all of us, while we fight to keep flavors on Tobacco Harm Reduction products available for adults since we know they play an important role in successfully quitting smoking.
Thank you very much for your support.
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Curated by the INNCO's Secretariat
Are you feeling Burnout? - Free Webinar
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UKECRF Research Round-Up
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The Advocates Voice 2022 - Episode 1
In this episode, surprising news out of the Asia Pacific region, we talk to Asa Saligupta from Thailand and then we review what is going on in Europe.
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Can Vaping Help You Find Love? | Ashtray Blog
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GFN Keynote Speaker Announced
The Global Forum on Nicotine team have announced Marc Gunther as the first keynote speaker at #GFN22 live in Warsaw
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Another study has found that vaping doesn't prevent smokers from relapsing to cigarettes. The results seem to undermine the efficacy of e-cigarette...
Vape Bill Expected To Help Millions Of Filipinos Quit Smoking
The vape bill will help millions of Filipino smokers switch to less harmful alternatives and prevent serious diseases and even death once...
UK Launches Independent Review to Look at Tobacco Health D...
National smoking rates have fallen as the country has embraced vaping. But what about the disadvantaged populations that haven't quit?
Birthday Greetings for Bloomberg
Dr John Oyston wants vapers to join him in wishing Michael Bloomberg a happy birthday and sending him a special message about vaping
Continental News
Vaping and tobacco harm reduction news from continental Europe
BloombergBirthday #2
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Taxes and Regulations on Vape Products Hurt Consumer Choic...
American consumers face many obstacles if they wish to purchase an e-cigarette or vape product. From unnecessarily high government taxes to restric...
A targeted approach to using e-cigarettes for harm reducti...
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VApril 22
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How Regulations Endanger the Public Health
A Review of the Evidence on E-Cigarette
Risks and Benefits, and Policy Missteps
Steve Pociask and Liam Sigaud
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The VNP (Vaporized Nicotine Product) Bill regulate the manufacture, sale and use of e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products
1st-Level online Master of the CoEHAR: “Smoking cessation ...
The University of Catania and the Center of Excellence for the Acceleration of Harm Reduction (CoEHAR) are glad to announce the call for applicatio...
Preferred flavors and tobacco use patterns in adult dual u...
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Three More Companies Granted Stays in MDO Lawsuits - Vapor...
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Approach tobacco harm reduction strategies with an open mi...
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Scottish Government plans to ban vaping ads could lead to ...
THE SCOTTISH Government's plan to ban all advertising for vaping has been branded "nonsensical" and "dangerous" by a campaigner.