New Zealand is planning to introduce so-called ‘endgame’ measures, including the removal of nicotine from legally available tobacco. We examine and review the modelling used to justify the measure and find multiple fatal flaws.
Using regulation to remove nearly all the nicotine from cigarettes is similar in effect to a prohibition – with all that entails. That will trigger a wide range of responses by consumers and suppliers. These have barely been studied or understood.
Let’s have some debate on the future of tobacco, nicotine, tobacco control and the tobacco and vaping industry. Here are …
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On 28th July, FDA announced that it wants to hold a “public dialogue” about regulating to reduce nicotine levels in …
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It came as a surprise, but today’s announcement from FDA on tobacco policy is huge. Â The video of Dr Gottlieb’s …
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Given the confusion, anxiety and indignation that surrounds the role of the tobacco industry in tobacco harm reduction, I thought …
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[Read this posting as a formatted PDF] Introduction. This is the second of two pieces on the ‘tobacco endgame’. In …
The tobacco endgame – a critical review of the policy ideas Read More
Endgame: noun 1. Chess. the final stage of a game, usually following the exchange of queens and the serious reduction of …