The good folks at @icarctri have also found 17 other uses of tobacco plant – cardiac drugs to edible oils. Rather than trying to end tobacco cultivation, govt should develop supply chains for these products. गृहमंत्री कार्यालय, HMO India Piyush Goyal Jagat Prakash Nadda TOBACCO BOARD timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/hea…

This paper in CPJ Law Journal makes a strange claim: adult smokers struggling to quit should NOT be given access to safer alternatives because of India's 'ground realities'. What ground reality trumps saving the lives of 100 million Indians? CPJCHS&SOL papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…

"However, while noting the authorized products can provide a benefit to adults who completely switch away from combustible cigarettes, the FDA begins its announcement by stressing that these menthol-flavored products are not safe and that all tobacco products are harmful and

“Based upon our rigorous scientific review, in this instance, the strength of evidence of benefits to adult smokers from completely switching to a less harmful product was sufficient to outweigh the risks to youth." Jagat Prakash Nadda Anupriya Patel @mohfw_India livemint.com/companies/news…

Australia has diluted barriers to vapes, which can now be bought without a prescription. India should also rethink its ban on vapes as evidence of their risk reduction and effectiveness in helping smokers quit is now undeniable. Jagat Prakash Nadda @mohfw_India

ICMR-National Inst. of Cancer Prev. and Research @Dr Shalini Singh ICMR Ministry of Health World Health Organization (WHO) FCTCofficial WHO FCTC Knowledge hub on Smokeless Tobacco You banned cessation-effective and scientifically proven less harmful alternatives to smoking (Cochrane Review, USFDA etc.). So it's you, not tobacco industry, who are promoting toxic cigarettes to young people as only they're legally available. #endvapeban

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Took WHO/FCTC +20 yrs to think of tobacco users. Wrong priorities, which is why users still over 1bn. Even then it skipped the most effective & used cessation products. Total disconnect from reality. World Health Organization (WHO) FCTCofficial Jagat Prakash Nadda @mohfw_India NITI Aayog who.int/news/item/02-0…

#ThrowbackThursday In honor of Kevin Molloy speaking in Nairobi 5 years ago, reminding us that nicotine itself is not carcinogenic! It's the other harmful chemicals in tobacco smoke that cause cancer. Let's stay informed and make healthier choices🕊️ #RIP #HealthFacts #Nicotine

Was on cruise control at 90kmph throughout Blr mys expressway on Friday. Just on one small stretch, forgot to switch on CC & went beyond 100 & voila immediately got this message. Impressed. Also perhaps the only highway I’ve driven in India where heavy vehicles were forced to

What articles like these don't seem to want the public to know is how past-30-day high school smoking in West Virginia had dramatically and unexpectedly dropped 12 percentage points from 19.6% in 2013 to 7.6% in 2021 (YRBSS). Compare that to the previous 8 year time period when

Shame on you Dr Zac Turner! Disappointing to see a medico spreading blatant misinformation about #vaping. Fearmongering harms public health by discouraging smokers from switching to safer alternatives Facts before clicks! news.com.au/lifestyle/heal…

Terrible US government policy means 98per cent of vaping market is not legal as my latest research shows laweconcenter.org/resources/schr…

This is a well researched brief on the dysfunctional US vape market and the harm it is causing to consumers. Worth reading, although the final paragraph arguing for more stringent enforcement by the FDA is not the answer. A revamp of the FDA/CTP and the PMTA process is needed.

FACT-CHECK: Our letter to The Hindu on an op-ed by Happiness Studio | Dr Bhavna Barmi which presents alarmist misinfo on vaping. We seek an informed debate which doesn't overlook the needs of India's 100 mn adult smokers. PDF download: vapeindia.org/hindu-rebuttal/

Forbes editor-in-chief: Vast experience has demonstrated that vaping is the most effective tool for helping people give up cigarettes. Yet it remains in the crosshairs... Nirmala Sitharaman Piyush Goyal Rahul Gandhi Mallikarjun Kharge Shashi Tharoor Rajeev Gowda forbes.com/sites/stevefor…

We don't take political sides but welcome Donald Trump's vaping endorsement. More politicians/parties should declare support for tobacco risk reduction that impacts 1bn lives! #endvapeban PMO India Jagat Prakash Nadda Dr. S. Jaishankar Rahul Gandhi RSS Atishi timesnownews.com/world/us/us-ne…

Ministry of Health PMO India Jagat Prakash Nadda Anupriya Patel Prataprao Jadhav PIB India Ministry of Information and Broadcasting MyGovIndia DD News All India Radio News Illegal to sell, but use/possession is not illegal, as clarified by both Union health and home ministries (bit.ly/3BfqMQpf). x.com/MoHFW_INDIA/st…