HEADS UP - NEWS - UPDATES! (When we know, you'll know!)

[kristin]

IN THE NEWS: juul settles NC lawsuit with $40 million payout (purportedly earmarked for e-cigarette cessation & prevention) & additional restrictions. State AG now demands FDA ban all non-tobacco flavors, impose nic caps & restrict ads for ALL brands.

Juul to pay $40 million in North Carolina teen vaping suit settlement

 

[kristin]

FACT CHECK: While girls were more likely to have TRIED vaping in the past 30 days, the 2019 survey data also showed a higher percentage of boys reported FREQUENT/DAILY vaping than the girls. Boys were also more likely to report frequent/daily SMOKING.

Girls Are Leading Hawaii’s Teen Vaping Epidemic

 

[kristin]

PUBLIC HEALTH: UK researchers are studying if GIVING AWAY vapor products can help improve the health of homeless people. Meanwhile, lawmakers in Washington D.C, just voted for TAKING AWAY from city residents access to 1000's of popular vapor products.

Homeless people to be given free e-cigarettes as part of new trial | ITV News

 

[BillW50]

Report Confirming E-Cigs Are Better Than NRTs, Commended By THR Experts: Carried out by researchers at the renowned King’s College London, the PHE’s seventh independent report on vaping in England confirms that the use of electronic cigarettes is more effective than nicotine replacement therapies (NRTs) for successful smoking cessation.

 

[MLEJ]

Girls Are Leading Hawaii’s Teen Vaping Epidemic

WOW! Nearly every sentence was false, a half-truth, disinformation/paltering, or a contention unsupported by research. Incredible.
Thank you.

 

[BillW50]

Leaked: Bloomberg-funded ‘Campaign For Tobacco-Free Kids’ Global Strategy to Ban Vaping Products By Bribing Public Bodies

 

[zoiDman]

Leaked: Bloomberg-funded ‘Campaign For Tobacco-Free Kids’ Global Strategy to Ban Vaping Products By Bribing Public Bodies

This Post would be a Better Candidate for its own thread.

One where people can Feel Free to chime in.

 

[BillW50]

This Post would be a Better Candidate for its own thread.

One where people can Feel Free to chime in.

Ok thanks!

Campaign For Tobacco-Free Kids’ Global Strategy to Ban Vaping Products By Bribing Public Bodies

 

[kristin]

UTAH: (CALL TO ACTION) A PUBLIC HEARING for an amendment to cap nicotine strengths to 3% in closed systems is scheduled for TODAY, Wednesday, July 7 at 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM. See link for how to attend via Zoom or phone.

Stop the Utah DOH Nicotine Cap

 

[kristin]

FACT CHECK: Journal publication has absolutely no influence on the PMTA process. No "corruption" w/ full disclosure. Companies are REQUIRED to finance & submit to FDA their own research demonstrating benefit to public health in order to receive approval.

Juul: Taking Academic Corruption to a New Level

 

[kristin]

EXPOSING ANTI-VAPING BIAS: "Science-based policy" champion @SenFeinstein uses junk science to push her anti-vaping agenda. Notably, a discredited study linking youth vaping to COVID-19 & the disproven claim flavors are primary reason youth try vaping.

Sen. Feinstein: Congress Must Address The Youth Vaping Crisis | American Healthcare Journal

 

[kristin]

COMMENTARY:
"There's a point at which judicious public health advocacy devolves into ideological activism that actually does more harm than good."
~ Cameron English (@Camjenglish) for ACSH

'What About The Children?' We Can Discourage Teen Vaping And Accept The Benefits of E-Cigarettes

 

[BillW50]

FDA Falsely Issued Warning Letters, Other PMTA Problems

 

[kristin]

HEADS UP-NEWS-UPDATES: Utah and Arizona Calls to Action. Fact checking articles about teen vaping in Hawaii and Juul publishing research. Exposing anti-vaping bias. Public health policy in UK vs US. Juul settles lawsuit and more!

Media Vaping Fact Checks and More! - Tobacco Harm Reduction News

 

[kristin]

CASAA MEDIA: (SATURDAYS 4:30 PM EDT/3:30 PM CDT) This week we take a Deep Dive into recent discussions about incumbent tobacco companies in the tobacco harm reduction space. Hit that notification bell & join in on what's sure to be a lively discussion!

 

[MLEJ]

PressReader.com - Your favorite newspapers and magazines.

Not sure if i should post this info here but it seemed appropriate.
Dear Abby is still read widely, in newspapers & online. Maybe this column will help a fair number of people understand that -- as we know and as Kristin & CASAA say -- it's not the nicotine, it's the smoke.

 

[kristin]

TOBACCO HARM REDUCTION IN THE NEWS: "I also got very interested in a semi-new issue for me, which is the fight over e-cigarettes and tobacco harm reduction — where I basically think that this push for banning and demonizing e-cigs is going to wind up being a net step-backwards in terms of broader public health goals. "

Ethan Nadelmann Reexamines Adult Drug Use in New Podcast 'Psychoactive'

 

[kristin]

BAD FOR PUBLIC HEALTH: Bans have made products more expensive for consumers trying to quit smoking.

"We use to ship a package from store to store for $30 and now we can't get it from store to store for less than $325." ~ Josh Sprague, Vape Store Owner

https://www.koaa.com/news/covering-...ange-shipping-rules-as-they-struggle-to-adapt

 

[kristin]

Filter article about the FedEx letter:

Hundreds of Vape Companies Plead With FedEx to Reverse Delivery Ban

 

[kristin]

CALL TO ACTION: (WORLDWIDE)
The WHO is recommending extreme measures like high taxation, flavor bans, and outright prohibition as their preferred actions to curb the adoption of these safer nicotine products.

Please take a moment to sign the petition!

Petition the World Health Organization to Stop Lying!