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DELHI: One of India's leading consumer advocacy groups has slammed the government following the passing of ordinance prohibiting
“Tobacco control is not working for most of the world,” they said, noting the current strategy has failed to drastically reduce smoking rate in most countries. “Four out of five of the world’s smokers are in low-income and middle-income countries. In these countries where most of the eight million deaths caused by tobacco occur each year, rates of tobacco use are falling only slowly.”![]()
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Harm reduction tagged as missing strategy in WHO’s tobacco control - Manila Standard
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Two former World Health Organization officials identified harm reduction as the missing link in the global body’s tobacco control policy, as the number of tobacco users has barely changed since the ...
An open letter by young healthcare professionals from Low-and Middle-Income Countries ( #LMIC ), urged authorities around the globe to take note of the UK’s successful application of tobacco harm reduction ( T#HR ) strategies, in order to decrease smoking rates and minimize threats to public health. #vaping #ecigarettes #righttovape #commit2switch
Healthcare Students Urge Authorities to Follow the UK’s Successful THR Strategy
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An open letter by young healthcare professionals from Low-and Middle-Income Countries (LMIC), urged authorities around the globe to take note of the UK’s successful application of tobacco harm reduc...
“Using an e-cigarette poses no greater risk to the mother or baby than nicotine patches, which are both better options than continuing to smoke throughout pregnancy.”![]()
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E-cigarettes ‘as safe as nicotine patches’ for pregnant smokers trying to quit
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Pregnant smokers were more likely to quit when using e-cigarettes than patches after four weeks, study shows
Similarly, consumer group Pro Vape also expressed hope that the bill will be signed into law, pointing out that it will help stop the smoking epidemic and support the rights of Filipino consumers to choose alternatives that are "better and far less harmful than cigarettes."![]()
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"We firmly believe that having access to these alternative products and the right information about them will be beneficial to adult smokers. Let's not deprive them of a better option that science has to offer. Adult consumers have the right to choose," Consumer Choice Philippines president Luis de la Paz added.![]()
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www.manilatimes.net/2022/05/09/news/national/groups-push-signing-of-vape-bill/1842928
Groups push signing of vape bill
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VARIOUS groups pushed for the signing into law of the Vape bill, or the 'Vaporized Nicotine and Non-Nicotine Products Regulation Act,' to provide adult smokers with 'better...
Under the changes, young people could soon be engaged by the ACT government to attempt to buy tobacco products from retailers as part of compliance testing. The testing could identify retailers who are selling e-cigarettes and vaping products to minors. ![]()
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ACT proposes tougher protections to stop e-cigarette sales to minors
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The proposed laws would allow for compliance testing of e-cigarette and vaping products to minors.
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