520,000 Australians now #vape (2.5% of the population), more than double the number in 2016, in spite of vaping being discouraged by health authorities and being illegal The vaping genie is out of the bottle and its not going back in! athra.org.au/blog/2020/07/2…

It's all Quid Pro Quo for #tobaccocontrol and #bigtobacco

TIMELINE 1. Californians die from cigarettes 2. Californians die from bootleg THC vaping 3. Californians ban 'flavored' nicotine vaping (which is vastly safer than smoking and helps smokers quit), while leaving cigarettes and 'flavored' THC vapes untouched Got that?

"You can trust me. I'm wearing white, and when I say something bad I switch to wearing black. "

Smokers with a mental health condition are also more likely to report they have started using an e-cigarette, which is likely to improve their chances of quitting longer term.

This commitment is critical. “Additional manufacturing capacity to begin producing doses for every country, not just the wealthy few.” - @GaviSeth

Jonathan Foulds PhD Yah: No one should smoke. It shortens the lives of 50% of lifelong smokers 10 years. But telling people to quit BECAUSE of #COVID19 may KILL PEOPLE. And that is exactly what health officials are doing. Will they dismiss this BMJ study of 8.3m people? pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32737124

Moderate and heavy smokers were 50-60% less likely to be tested positive for COVID-19 and 80-90% less likely to be admitted to the ICU... heart.bmj.com/content/early/… Remember my hypothesis about the potentially protective effects of nicotine since early April? qeios.com/read/Z69O8A.12

No actual young person ever does this - at least without payment or other inducements. The actual young people at risk from tobacco use look nothing like this. The young people in these campaigns are idealised teens designed to frighten middle-class parents.

MissouriSmokeFree Of course we cannot recommend anyone to initiate smoking or to continue to smoke. But we need to extensively study the potential effects of nicotine...

.@GregHuntMP's ban on the personal importation of nicotine liquid from 1 Jan 2021 has been deferred, again This means #vapers can continue to import nicotine for personal use in 2021 with a prescription It is not known when the ban will finally start! bit.ly/2HnXjb9

Good Saturday everyone. Just a friendly reminder not to work with children or health ministers.

.CancerCouncilOz and Heart Foundation sent a 'fact sheet' on #vaping to federal MPs The document contains significant factual errors and omits important evidence. It cannot be regarded by policy makers or the media as reliable Read our analysis bit.ly/2TpfqQt

Hundreds of ecig studies assume harm and set out to find it, subjecting poor rodents to vapor conditions no human would tolerate. #AnimalCruelty. Better to ask an ADULT human vaper. We healthy humans have tested these things for 14 years truth. addvertising.org/blog/-40

Explosive interview about #vaping and the corruption of #publichealth in New Zealand and beyond.

⚡️ Russian state TV interrupted by "No War" protest. During the “Vremya” news program on Russia’s main TV channel, Maria Ovsyannikova, a Channel One employee, rushed in front of the camera with a poster saying “stop the war, don’t believe the propaganda.”

A $300K lobby grant will buy a few weasel words, but sound evidence is beyond the budget... #vaping #vape #health #NSWhealth

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