Weekly Issue | Nov 29th, 2022
“This is fixable. Our health authorities (@CDCTobaccoFree, @Surgeon_General) can and must communicate more clearly and simply about the continuum of risk and the scientifically demonstrated value of quitting smoking and, for some, switching to noncombustible nicotine products."~ Cliff Douglas
Hi Dear Friends,
It's always a pleasure to greet you. We had the opportunity to represent the INNCO members at the Conference Lisbon Addictions 2022, where we presented the preliminary results of our survey about Harassment and Intimidation to Harm Reduction Advocates, more information and a video regarding the event will be released soon.
If you haven't seen the response by Cochrane TAG to the Physicians for Smoke-Free Canada’s coverage related to the Cochrane review of e-cigarettes for smoking cessation we could not recommend it enough, you can see it here.
The European Parliament's ENVI Committee will run a workshop on safer nicotine products' health and regulatory aspects. The workshop takes place on Wednesday 30 November from 12:30 to 14:00 CET and can be watched online via Webex.
The Association of Vapers India will host a discussion on Friday, December 2, at 9pm IST regarding the 3rd year anniversary of India's terrible #VapeBan, you can check it out here.
INNCO has published a Press Release about the "Popcorn Lung" myth and how it popped up on a TV Show named: "This Morning" in the UK. if you want to check it out, you can do it here.
A few weeks ago, we uploaded a video from Dr. Wasim from Norway on our YouTube Channel. If you want to check the video out, you can do it here.
Dr. Colin Mendelsohn's book is now available as E-Book, you can find it on Amazon US, Amazon AU, and Booktopia.
Thank you very much for your support.
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Below you can find last week's news that we think you might want to check out in case you missed any of them.
Curated by the INNCO's Secretariat
Bloomberg tentacles tighten around WHO FCTC - COPWATCH: a ...
Announced recently is the new Global Tobacco Control Progress Hub. Bloomberg Philanthropies is the sole funder and the steering committee is popula...
𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗞 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: On 3rd year anniversary of India's terrible...
17 views, 2 likes, 0 loves, 0 comments, 1 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from AVI: 𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗞 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: On 3rd year anniversary of India's terrible #VapeB...
A middle-ground approach for smokers
Choices matter, especially when it comes to a person’s wellbeing. In this day and age, when awareness about good health is growing, people can make
Health Canada’s Confusing Consultation on Vaping
Following a previous consultation process about vape flavours launched in September 2021, of which responses are still being processed, Health Cana...
EU Commission wants to triple the tax on snus and chew bag...
Some documents have leaked out from #EU. They want to ignore the, so far, Swedish ruling their own #snus business and now insist on taxing the toba...
Banning Harm Reduction Products While Availability Of Ciga...
News and Updates for Healthcare in India - , Healthcare Service Providers-This means those who understand tobacco or ENDS addiction were not part o...
Australia’s ACT Govt. Passes Further Restrictions on Vapin...
The Health Legislation Amendment Bill 2022, passed this week by the ACT Legislative Assembly, aims to reduce availability of vapes and increase enf...
#sonoflibertyradio - Gratitude
Yesterday we stuffed our faces with turkey, ham, potatos, gravy, dressing and pie. There was football and online shopping. Family togetherness migh...
Response to Physicians for Smoke-Free Canada’s coverage of...
Given the widespread misunderstandings about e-cigarettes, we believe clear, unbiased communications about the evidence – without judgements or age...
A review of studies concludes that e-cigarettes with nicot...
"A Cochrane review of 78 studies representing a total of 22,052 participants has concluded that there is high certainty evidence that e-cigarettes ...
ADPHNE Comes Out For Vaping
The Association of Directors of Public Health North East has published a position statement and joins the vast number of UK public health bodies su...
November 2022 Podcast
This podcast is a companion to the electronic cigarettes Cochrane living systematic review and shares the evidence from the monthly searches.
Politics
Tobacco Control Plan voices grow louder, ban cigarettes plea, and further questions asked in Parliament
Critical Review of the Recent Literature on Organic Byprod...
We review the literature on laboratory studies quantifying the production of potentially toxic organic byproducts (carbonyls, carbon monoxide, free...
7 things to know about e-cigarettes and quitting smoking
In this blog, Jamie Hartmann-Boyce from the Cochrane Tobacco Addiction Group and Martin Dockrell from the Office of Health Improvement and Disparit...
GFN News #30 | The Tobacco Harm Reduction Scholarship Prog...
The Global Forum on Nicotine (GFN), which has taken place every year since 2014, is the only international conference to focus on how vapes, nicoti...
Fit for the future: How can Europe create sustainable heal...
The fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic, along with ballooning health costs, are putting Europe’s healthcare systems under more strain than ever.
The Advocates Voice - November - Vaping Myths
We speak with Dr. John Oyston, who worked for almost forty years as an anesthesiologist, and has seen the damage that tobacco does to the human bod...
HIGH CERTAINTY | Nicotine Vapes More Effective to Help Smo...
Are e-cigarettes effective in helping smokers to quit? It’s one of the most hotly contested questions in the battle over vaping, but an answer may ...
Confidence in nicotine for tobacco harm reduction - Bridgi...
Decades of research shows that constituents other than nicotine are the harmful agents in tobacco products. This knowledge is incorporated into the...
An Open Letter to South African Tobacco Control Expert Sug...
A new tobacco bill which would replace the decade old Tobacco Products Control Amendment Act, is in the process of being finalized.
"High Certainty" Evidence That Vapes Are Better Quitting A...
Cochrane's updated review increases confidence of vapes' efficacy in helping people quit smoking. The picture may improve further, it hints.
The FDA Is Getting It Right on Youth Vaping. Time To Do Mo...
The most recent data from the National Youth Tobacco Survey (NYTS) tell a story that you probably haven’t heard. Recently, the U.S. Food and Drug
Please let the FDA follow the science instead of blowing i...
By Cheryl K. Olson, MPH, Sc.D.
Assessment of the Exposure to Aromatic Amines in Users of ...
Aromatic amines such as ortho-toluidine (o-Tol), 2-aminonaphthalene (2-AN), and 4-aminobiphenyl (4-ABP) are human bladder carcinogens and occur at ...
GFN News #29 | Alex Norcia and Martin Cullip on the Califo...
The Global Forum on Nicotine (GFN), which has taken place every year since 2014, is the only international conference to focus on how vapes, nicoti...
FIFA Foul On Vaping
FIFA and Qatar launch a vicious two-footed challenge on vaping and tobacco harm reduction at this year’s World Cup
People in Wider Harm Reduction Discuss Integrating Tobacco
Sadly, there have often been divisions between THR and the rest of harm reduction. But my conversations at a recent conference provided hope.
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