SA GOVERNMENT IS MISSING AN OPPORTUNITY
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
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COCHRANE REVIEW: E-cigarettes more effective at helping smokers quit
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.
Experts Say that We Should Trust Science to Save Lives
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.
Misconceptions about nicotine risks uncovered
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
Anti-tobacco activists now thwart vaping ‘health revolution’
“…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’
Anti-Vaping Efforts May Have Made COVID-19 Crisis Worse
There is no evidence for the claim that e-cigarette use has a significant impact on coronavirus patients, that’s just speculation,” Siegel