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Malaysian Perception of Smoking and Vaping Survey, conducted by Green Zebras, 66% of Malaysians believe that the Malaysian government is not doing enough to help smokers quit. #vaping #ecigs #tobaccoharmreduction
Malaysian smokers want sale of e-cigarettes to be legalised – survey
KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 5): Some 69% of Malaysian smokers want to see a legislation that would allow for the sale and distribution of e-cigarettes to allow them an alternative to help them quit regular cigarettes. In a recent poll titled “Malaysian Perception of Smoking and Vaping Survey, conducted by G...A personal and very reasonable opinion piece.
"What the industry currently needs is a watchful eye on the development of such products, strict regulations and enforcement, while giving these products a breathing room, or even incentives to produce a healthier and safer solution to nicotine usage.
"Remember, smokers would like to live a long life as well — and we would like the government’s support in furthering harm reduction initiatives and in taking a step in the right direction."
Tobacco industry innovation to be encouraged, not stifled
FOR the past few months, there has been a lot of news circulating about how vaping products have resulted in several deaths, most of which are primarily centred in the US. Since then, several countries such as Singapore, India and China have answered the call-to-action and placed a blanket ban on al...Bangladeshi health ministry takes the recent spate of deaths and illnesses linked to e-cigarette use in the US into consideration, but fails to act on #THR. Where's the justice?
Bangladesh plans to ban e-cigarettes amid growing health concerns
Bangladesh plans to prohibit the sale and use of electronic cigarettes and vaporisers, a health official said on Sunday, as countries around the world move to ban devices that have been linked to health risks and teen addiction. "We are actively working to impose a ban on the production, importThe New Nicotine Alliance (NNA) summarized the main points of the survey as follows:
* “E-cigarette use continues to grow, and an estimated 7.1% of the adult population amounting to 3.6 million people in Great Britain currently use e-cigarettes (vape).
* Over half (54.1%) of current vapers are ex-smokers, and the proportion has grown year on year, while the proportion of vapers who also smoke (known as dual users) has declined to 39.8% in 2019.
* The proportion of adult smokers who have never tried e-cigarettes declined rapidly from 2010 until 2014, and continued declining, but gradually, from 2015 onwards. In 2019 it was 34.1%.
* Only 0.8% of never smokers are current vapers (amounting to 6.1% of vapers).” #tobaccoharmreduction #ecigs
UK Report: The Number of Vapers is on The Rise Again
A recent UK report released by Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) has indicated that despite all the negative publicity surrounding vaping, thankfully the number of smokers who are switching to vaping is on the increase once again." ... the evidence seems to suggest that THC products obtained from "informal sources like friends, or family, or in-person or online dealers" are a source of the illness. So while the blanket recommendation to avoid THC vaping products remains, the CDC strongly advises against purchasing such products 'off the street.' " #vaping #thr #thevapers_org
Vaping illness linked directly to one substance in new CDC report
This doesn't mean that the danger has passed, however.