FCTC COP-11 – a survival guide for delegates
UK Tobacco and Vapes Bill: why so many are wrong to support it
The war on nicotine will fail but could kill millions
Why is anyone supporting the UK Tobacco and Vapes Bill?
The danger of e-cigarette prohibition and illicit trade
Videos
Short: what’s wrong with vaping prohibition?
4 December 2022
Five brief reasons why prohibition fails on all counts.
Categories
2020 Q & A on nicotine science and policy
It mostly focuses on nicotine vaping as an alternative to smoking, but most of the argument also applies to heated tobacco products, modern smokeless tobacco and new oral nicotine products.
Resources
Tobacco Harm Reduction Calendar
See critical dates in the tobacco and public health year
Evidence briefs
Four briefings on smoke free alternatives covering (1) safety, (2) displacing smoking, (3) youth, and (4) policy. (December 2024)
The critic’s guide to bad vaping science
Plain language guide to questioning the science of e-cigarette studies
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@Clive_Bates @AshOrg @FCTCofficial @enspbrussels And they're there to come up with ways on how to replicate the cigarette-sale-increasing model in Turkey and make it worldwide. 🤦♂️
It's the exact opposite of public health.
@AshOrg @FCTCofficial @enspbrussels @Clive_Bates "Incumbent cigarette sellers can also benefit when alternatives face greater barriers. A rule can protect a dangerous incumbent product even when its sponsors oppose the companies selling it."
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@AshOrg @FCTCofficial @enspbrussels More reading by @Clive_Bates:
"The scheduling idea should fail on cursory examination, and the initiative should be stopped before more time and money are wasted. Ideally, the U.N. Secretary-General should have a quiet word with the leadership of Palau."
https://clivebates.substack.com/p/the-worst-idea-in-the-history-of
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My latest marks the start of a long investigation
The Firebreak is embarking on its most ambitious project: mapping out the foundation influence ecosystem.
@zaruk will articulate the #philoligarch playbook, their networks, the stakeholders they control and which foundations dominate which issues.