Day 2 recap highlights the key discussions, insights, and moments from each day of GoodCOP 2.0—capturing what happened, why it matters, and how it shapes the broader conversation on tobacco harm reduction, consumer rights, and accountable policymaking.
In its understandable desire to stamp out smoking, government is rushing headlong to lump vaping and smoking in the same bill. Two years after the… Read More »SA GOVERNMENT IS MISSING AN OPPORTUNITY
The review, produced by Cochrane, examined the best quality evidence on e-cigarettes for quitting smoking from around the world. They found that e-cigarettes were more effective at helping smokers quit than the use of nicotine replacement therapy, currently the most commonly used medication to help smokers quit.
Electronic cigarettes and heat-not-burn devices are among the innovative alternatives to conventional cigarettes. According to Public Health England, vaping poses only a small fraction of the risks of smoking and switching completely from smoking to vaping conveys substantial health benefits over continued smoking.
The 1,020 doctors surveyed between September 2018 and February 2019 were asked about their understanding of tobacco treatment practices, harm reduction beliefs and tobacco and… Read More »Misconceptions about nicotine risks uncovered
“…Although innovation has always had its enemies, it seems safe to say that this is a unique episode in the history of modern public health,… Read More »Anti-tobacco activists now thwart vaping ‘health revolution’
