We are losing a golden opportunity to eliminate smoking globally, according to K. Farsalinos, who joined us live at #GFN24 in Warsaw during #GFN24.

As #heatedtobacco product use rises in Japan, KAC Director, David MacKintosh, said: "The speed & scale of the change in Japan shows just how quickly things can improve when those people already consuming #nicotine are given access to a safer alternative." gsthr.org/resources/brie…

"Harm reduction is part of the solution" Check out the latest GFN Voices episode with K. Farsalinos. Available now on GFNTV!

Worth reading the whole thread, as Sarah's comments are so clear.

New Zealand has pioneered the use of safer products to help drive down smoking rates, but will the latest restrictions positively or negatively impact people who smoke? Nancy Loucas Nancy Loucas joins us in the latest episode of GFN News to bring us the latest from New Zealand.

Harmful toxicants from cigarettes continue to affect millions in Africa. Research from Cancer Research UK shows that e-cigs provide a less harmful option that could help smokers move towards quitting altogether. Politicians should not ignore the public health crisis caused by smoking

UN report's stance on vaping is misguided and potentially lethal. CAPHRA urges policymakers to consider real-world impact. #SaveLives bit.ly/3YcPcD6

"Real-world data have proven that when inmates who were former #smokers are allowed to #vape, there are benefits to their #health, behaviour & general state of being, greatly reducing the level of violence in that #prison," says this Vaping Post story👇 vapingpost.com/2024/10/13/the…

"We already see in Sweden, Norway, New Zealand, Japan, and many other countries that, given a chance, people who smoke cigarettes will switch their consumption to low-risk alternatives. Cigarette use has been cut in half in just a few years. If we used risk-proportionate

It's a right to health!

The @NHS continues to provide a wealth of evidence-based advice to those who #smoke about the relative safety of #vapes compared to #cigarettes 👏👏 Read more on the role the #NHS has played in bringing down #smoking rates in the UK in our Briefing Paper: gsthr.org/resources/brie…

CAPHRA's Nancy Loucas: 'New Zealand's approach proves pragmatic harm reduction policies work.' NZ smoking rates plummeted from 11.9% in 2020 to 6.8% in 2023. #SmokeFree bit.ly/3BWKRv9

Disposable vapes ban could push some users back to smoking, ministers told theguardian.com/society/2024/n…

Leading public health experts said Japan could save millions of lives if it embraces innovative and proven tobacco harm reduction measures. 24shareupdates.com/2024/11/08/mil…

"The evidence from this report shows that – when safer products are appropriate, acceptable, accessible & affordable – people will switch, in fact are already switching, in their millions,” says @GerryStimson about the new The Global State of Tobacco Harm Reduction report. gsthr.org/resources/thr-…

"Many countries are showing significant reductions in #smoking or falls in #cigarette sales as #safernicotine product use increases, far faster than #tobaccocontrol has achieved alone," says @Shapiroharry in this Planet of the Vapes story about our new report, GSTHR4 planetofthevapes.co.uk/news/vaping-ne…

A trial looking into the feasibility of distributing vapes to homeless smokers, found that the trial participants who received vape starter kits were more successful at quitting smoking, than their peers who just received smoking cessation advice and support by a local Stop

Studies have consistently found that vaping products and varenicline are the most effective smoking cessation tools to date, and this is believed to be due to the fact that these aids address both the physiological and psychological aspects of the addiction to smoking. 📷:

Therapeutic vapes containing 20 mg/mL of nicotine or less will be available from participating pharmacies without a prescription where clinically appropriate, to adults aged 18 years and over. 📷: tga.gov.au/.../vapin.../c… #VapersUnite #VapeResponsibly

REAL people, REAL stories of how #THR saves lives. We are the Evidence. #HealthForAll #FCTCCOP11