Australia’s tobacco control has failed the pub test. One in four cigarettes is now bought on the black market, fuelling crime while smoking rates remain stuck. It’s time for evidence-based reform, not more failed prohibition. #HarmReduction #THRworks #Australia

Ouch: " caphra today condemned Australia’s tobacco control strategy as a “public health failure” that prioritises ideology over evidence, fuelling a A$6.3 billion illicit tobacco market while adult smoking rates remain stagnant. scoop.co.nz/stories/WO2506…

"This isn’t harm reduction—it’s a policy failure that sacrifices public health for moral posturing." Pippa Starr - Let's Improve Vaping Education! 🇦🇺 scoop.co.nz/stories/WO2506…

"France and the Netherlands are shining examples of how not to achieve the European Commission’s health goals" via European Interest europeaninterest.eu/eu-should-not-…

publish.csiro.au/pu/Fulltext/PU… This piece from Becky Freeman is the perfect example of what happens when ideology takes precedence over evidence and when a moral crusade masquerades as public health policy. It begins by congratulating itself for past achievements, citing Quitline calls

The ability of big public health to congratulate itself on its failures and claim agreement with itself as proof of virtue is quite remarkable- for all the wrong reasons

The groundbreaking report by international health experts shows that while Sweden has virtually wiped out smoking through harm reduction policies, Mexico’s prohibitionist approach has seen smoking rates climb to dangerous new heights. tobaccoharmreduction.net/article/mexica… #THRSavesLives

Vaping is at least 95% less harmful than smoking, according to Public Health England. In fact, in the UK, nearly three million people have used vapes to quit smoking in just 5 years! The evidence speaks for itself: supporting vaping with balanced regulations leads to

"BAT said sales of the company’s e-cigarettes were falling because consumers were buying unregulated products, which BAT estimates are roughly $8bn of the $10bn (80%) US vaping market." The FDA Tobacco could approve more vape products, but it won't. ft.com/content/532139…

Australia’s war on tobacco has backfired. A$6.3 billion now flows through the black market, while adult smoking rates refuse to budge. Prohibition without safer alternatives is a dead end. #HarmReduction #THRworks #Australia bit.ly/4dSLvbT

Great that we're finally acknowledging the role of excessive tax in creating the black market, but more enforcement is unlikely to work. We've already put more than $300 million into stronger enforcement to little effect. Lowering tax will be necessary. theguardian.com/society/2025/j…

So-called 'public health' refuses to listen, natch. reuters.com/world/criminal…

“We went pretty hard on increasing the excise rate and it backfired. They raised it too high,” Tobacco control industry: “La-la-la-la-la, we’re not listening!” #ClownCountry theguardian.com/society/2025/j…

New Zealand unlikely to meet smokefree target in 2025 says tobacco control industry activist who has spent years talking about the dangers of safer alternatives to smoking. #NotAboutHealth theconversation.com/nzs-goal-is-to…

Researchers who work for the pharmaceutical company conducted simulations comparing nalmefene to naloxone for fentanyl and carfentanil overdose. By Topical Depression Kastalia: filtermag.org/indivior-opvee…

When will Casey Costello MP announce who is on the new Technical Advisory Group on new nicotine regs? Or is the group anti tobacco harm Reduction led by the usual University of Otago suspects???

Why is Casey Costello MP including these people on a Technical Advisory group when they push an agenda of #misinformation??? Ministry of Health - Manatū Hauora has questions to answer

All you have to do is read the first sentence. todayspaper.adelaidenow.com.au/infinity/artic…

Vapes stores go dark, disposable vapes banned | Beehive.govt.nz beehive.govt.nz/release/vapes-…

Recent changes to Smokefree laws | Ministry of Health NZ health.govt.nz/regulation-leg…