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  • CAPHRA demands action on disposable vape regulation
  • Kiwis lead the way towards reducing harm from tobacco
  • 3 year ban – 4 million deaths
  • HR coalition urges WHO FCTC to include SNP consumers at COP10
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CAPHRA demands action on disposable vape regulation

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In light of World Smokefree Day on May 31, the Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (CAPHRA) is calling on governments and regulatory bodies to take action in implementing strict regulations for disposable vapes, in line with their recent position statement. CAPHRA’s position statement outlines two key areas

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Kiwis lead the way towards reducing harm from tobacco

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New Zealand’s Government has taken a progressive and welcomed stance on vaping, which is now a shining light in comparison to Australia’s newly announced “war on vaping” which doubles down on their failed medical model for nicotine. The only plausible outcome of this doubling down is less control on access

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3 year ban – 4 million deaths

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Join Heneage Mitchell at AVI's #Funvocacy 19 "The Need for THR in LMICs" where he discusses the banning of safer nicotine products in developing countries & the tragic results of unsafe decision-making.  

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HR coalition urges WHO FCTC to include SNP consumers at COP10

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The member organisations of CAPHRA have written to their respective country FCTC delegations attending COP10 asking that each includes at least one consumer of safer nicotine products. COP10 will be held in Panama in November. It is hosted by the World Health Organization’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC). CAPHRA

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White paper slams youth vaping disinformation

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“This white paper completely discredits and disproves persistent claims that there is a youth vaping epidemic, and that vaping is a ‘gateway’ to smoking,” says Nancy Loucas, CAPHRA’s executive coordinator. Her comments follow several leading international Tobacco Harm Reduction (THR) experts compiling and publishing ‘The Subversion of Public Health: Consumer

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Tobacco harm reduction experts release White Paper on WHO ‘guidance’

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Titled ‘The Subversion of Public Health: Consumer Perspectives’, a white paper presented at the recent Fifth Asia Harm Reduction Forum (AHRF 2022) has now been publicly released. Compiled by several leading international Tobacco Harm Reduction (THR) experts, it was presented at the 28 October forum in the Philippines by Nancy

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Millions of vapers & THR advocates ready to derail bureaucratic gravy train

admin_fa_6025 3rd September 202119th January 2023
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It’s that time of year again, when the scramble for easy money reaches a fever pitch for a select group of secretive, utterly compromised Tobacco Control ‘Experts’.  Over one billion dollars has already found its way into the deep pockets of a handful of tainted bureaucrats, corrupt scientists, blind-sided academics

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Leading advocacy groups unite to humanize tobacco harm reduction movement

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With the goal of creating the world’s largest collection of successful vape stories, two leading consumer advocacy groups have launched the RightToVape.org site. Already boasting nearly 14,000 testimonials, the site demonstrates growing anger from across the globe that evidence is being ignored and many people’s right to choose safer alternatives

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WHO’s attempts to link vaping to COVID discredited

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The World Health Organization’s attempts to link vaping with COVID-19 have been completely discredited by a significant study out of the United States, says Asia Pacific’s leading Tobacco Harm Reduction consumer advocacy group. Research by the Mayo Clinic published in the Journal of Primary Care & Community Health, titled ‘Electronic Cigarette

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‘Historic’ bill to regulate vaping in Philippines heads to Senate

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A bill that regulates the manufacture, use, sale, distribution, and promotion of vaping, as well as heated tobacco products (HTPs) has passed its third and final reading in the Philippines’ House of Representatives. It will now go to the Senate. According to consumer advocates, barring any undue outside influence, there the bill will

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26 Sep

Countries asked to reject measures that will deprive billion smokers of better alternatives @caphraorg @WHO @FCTCofficial #vaping #ecigarettes #tobaccoharmreduction

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E-cigarettes are not a gateway into smoking: global study
#ecigarettes #vaping
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With Nancy Lucas: Policies in New Zealand and Australia

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AVI Shadow Report: 4th year of vape ban - THR advocates share their thoughts, frustrations and commitment to right many misconceptions about vaping.
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“We are calling on all member states who will be attending the 10th FCTC Conference of Parties on November 20-25 in Panama City to reject prohibitionist proposals contained in COP 10 Provisional Agenda items 6.1 to 6.4 that will just further contribute to millions more of unnecessary deaths from smoking,” the Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (CAPHRA) said in a report. #vaping #ecigarettes #tobaccoharmreduction #COP10 WHO FCTC ... See MoreSee Less

Countries asked to reject measures that will deprive billion smokers of better alternatives

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MANILA, Philippines — An Asia-Pacific civil society group asked the member countries of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) global treaty on tobacco control to reject prohibitionist measures
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“The decline in smoking prevalence in Australia has been slower than in the UK, and slower than in both the UK and the USA among young people and in lower socioeconomic groups. The decline in cigarette sales has also accelerated faster in the UK than in Australia. The increase in heated tobacco product sales in Japan was accompanied by a significant decrease in cigarette sales.”#ecigarettes #vaping #tobaccoharmreduction www.uottawa.ca/about-us/media/news/e-cigarettes-are-gateway-smoking-global-study ... See MoreSee Less

E-cigarettes are not a gateway into smoking: global study | About us

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The National Institute of Health Research (UK) study also found some evidence that these products compete against cigarettes and so may be speeding up the demise of smoking, but this finding is only t...
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Nancy pointed out that there are obvious differences in e-cigarette policies between Australia and New Zealand. Compared to Australia's conservative approach, New Zealand demonstrates a more open and progressive strategy. Interestingly, despite implementing a stricter medical model, Australia's smoking rates have remained stagnant or even risen, while New Zealand has successfully reduced smoking rates. This to some extent reflects the effectiveness of the policies implemented. ... See MoreSee Less

2FIRSTS | With Nancy Lucas: Policies in New Zealand and Australia

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Nancy Loucas, the Coordinator of Public Health Policy and Enforcement at CAPHRA, discussed tobacco and e-cigarette regulations at the GTNF.
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"Looking at the FCTC, it is inappropriate to be used as a framework to look at alternatives to combustible cigarettes. In the FCTC, there is Article 1 D, which speaks about Harm Reduction in relation to the challenges presented by Tobacco products. If you fast-track to now, you cannot apply the FCTC as it is to the risk-reduced products. What any well-meaning nation needs to do is to look at a framework for regulating the RRPs appropriately. Regulation of nicotine products must be based on evidence and science." #vaping #tobaccoharmreduction #ecigarettes ... See MoreSee Less

FCTC No Longer Relevant in Tobacco Harm Reduction Efforts - Experts

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Opinion - Tobacco Harm Reduction (THR) experts have warned that the World Health Organization (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC), in its current form, is not capable of influenci...
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Today marks four years since India banned less toxic alternatives to smoking through an ordinance, which was later ratified by Parliament as The Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes Act, 2019. The ban has caused immense damage to India's tobacco control efforts, led to harassment and criminalization of millions of users of these products and is depriving millions more of an opportunity to avoid the deadly consequences of smoking.As a consumer non-profit representing Indians who have successfully quit smoking with the help of these products and also our 120 million smokers who deserve access to risk reduction, the Association of Vapers India has prepared a shadow report that reviews India's progress and have sent same to WHO's FCTC ahead of the COP10 being held in Panama in November. The Executive Summary can be found here bit.ly/45QUKV6 , and the full Shadow Report here bit.ly/45SKxH ... See MoreSee Less

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