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

[kristin]

BAD FOR PUBLIC HEALTH: "The war on nicotine has hit home for Patt Denning as it has for millions of people who vape.

“I was freaked out when I heard that I wouldn’t be able to get my vapes shipped to me,” she said. “I don’t think of my vape as medicine but that was kind of the feeling. All of a sudden I thought, ‘I found the right medicine and you’re going to take it away from me.’ I felt that desperation I imagine people on methadone feel when there is a hurricane or something. I was mad and I thought it was stupid. I had a fear reaction: ‘Oh no, I don’t want to go back to smoking cigarettes.’”

“I Rarely Vape Until Cocktail Hour”—Patt Denning’s THR Journey

 

[kristin]

PUBLIC HEALTH NONSENSE: Learning nothing from their neighbors down the coast in Ocean City, MD--and without any scientific evidence--Asbury Park, NJ mayor claims vaping on boardwalk is a "health issue" not a money grab (but fines run from $250 - $1,000.)

Smoking tobacco, marijuana banned from Asbury Park, NJ boardwalk

 

[kristin]

CASAA IN ACTION: CASAA has launched a new "Facts & Myths" section on its already extensive website!

"This is yet another resource provided by CASAA in its mission to get truthful information about THR to the public," said CASAA President Danielle Jones.

Consumer Advocates for Smoke Free Alternatives Association

 

[kristin]

EXPOSING RESEARCH BIAS: Tobacco Harm Reduction advocate and researcher Dr. Brad Rodu lays out the facts, exposes how the US government has set itself up as a driving force behind the storm of anti-THR/anti-vaping research that's continually pummeling both advocacy and industry.

Tobacco Truth: How NIH Funding Undermines Tobacco Harm Reduction

 

[kristin]

HEADS UP-NEWS-UPDATES: Harm reduction advocates embracing tobacco harm reduction. Results of bad Public Health policies. Worldwide Call to Action. CASAA in Action. Exposing roots of Anti-THR Research bias and more!

WHO Call to Action and More! - Tobacco Harm Reduction News

 

[kristin]

CASAA THR ADVOCACY SHOW: (SATURDAYS 4:30 PM EDT/3:30 PM CDT) Did You "Accidentally" Quit Smoking? Let's Us Know on This Week's Deep Dive into "Accidental Quitting!"
Be sure to hit that notification bell & join in on what's sure to be a lively discussion!

 

[kristin]

CALL TO ACTION: Edgewater, CO - Stop a Flavor Ban!
Make contact with council members and sign up to speak at a public hearing, TOMORROW, July 20, 6:30 PM
Details --->

Edgewater, CO - Stop a Flavor Ban!

 

[kristin]

WINDSOR, CALIFORNIA: (URGENT CALL TO ACTION) Hearing TONIGHT at 6 PM for a TOTAL SALES BAN of nicotine #vaping products and of all other low-risk tobacco products in non-tobacco flavors. Click the link to TAKE ACTION NOW! #VapeBansKill

TAKE ACTION: Windsor, CA - Stop a Flavor Ban!

 

[kristin]

CASAA IN ACTION: Steven Greenhut at the R Street Institute gave CASAA's Utah Call to Action--and THR in general--some great coverage in InsideSources!

"Like CASAA, we at the R Street Institute take a more practical approach—one that focuses on 'harm reduction.'"

Utah Nicotine Caps Derail Harm Reduction Efforts – InsideSources

 

[kristin]

STRONGER TOGETHER: This community is amazing! You exceeded the 1st goal of 5,000 signatures (by far) in just a few days and now the petition is already just a few hundred signatures shy of hitting the 2nd goal of 7,500. Keep it going! #VapingSavesLives

Petition the World Health Organization to Stop Lying!

 

[kristin]

WINDSOR, CA: (UPDATE) The TOTAL SALES BAN of nicotine #vaping products (and flavors in all other low-risk tobacco products) has passed FIRST reading, but there will be another public hearing before it's official, so continue sending in comments!

Hearing Video: Town Council Meeting

Call to Action: TAKE ACTION: Windsor, CA - Stop a Flavor Ban!

 

[kristin]

MICHIGAN: (HEADS UP!) Senate Bills 572 through 577 would impose excessive taxes, marketing restrictions and more on vapor products. The MI Senate isn't back in regular session until September, at which time these bills are expected to move with urgency!

TAKE ACTION: Michigan - Stop a Vapor Tax!

 

[kristin]

ANTI-VAPING RESEARCH: Ignoring all of the real world studies showing no increased risk for HUMANS contracting COVID-19 due to vaping--in fact, it may even be protective--authors claim their study of MICE shows otherwise. (Mice definitely shouldn't vape.)

Vaping Increases Susceptibility to Coronavirus in Mice

 

[kristin]

VAPING RESEARCH: New Zealand study confirms that switching to vaping from smoking is a different journey for each person. Vaping researcher Prof. Janet Hoek said the observed variety in behaviors implied smoking cessation programs were too ‘‘simplistic.’’

Giving up smoking through vaping complex

 

[kristin]

WASHINGTON, DC: (UPDATE) Mayor Muriel Bowser has signed into law the bill banning the sale of vaping and low risk tobacco product in non-tobacco flavors, including menthol. Flavor bans irresponsibly make it more difficult for people to quit smoking.

DC Bans Sale of Menthol Cigarettes, Flavored Tobacco

 

[kristin]

HEADS UP-NEWS-UPDATES: Vaping research, petition to WHO update, Calls to Action for Windsor, CA and Edgewater CO. Update for DC. Heads Up in Michigan. CASAA in Action and more.

Vaping Research, Calls to Action & More! - Tobacco Harm Reduction News

 

[kristin]

CASAA LIVE SHOW: (SATURDAYS 4:30 PM EDT/1:30 PM PDT) Should all nicotine products be taxed the same at the same rate? Catch this week's Deep Dive!
Be sure to hit that notification bell & join in on what's always sure to be a lively discussion on Facebook Live, YouTube and Twitter!

 

[kristin]

ANTI-PUBLIC HEALTH: Bloomberg-funded WHO report bemoans fact that 84 countries "still have no bans or regulations," while dangerously disregarding the clearly positive impact vaping has had on public health where its been embraced as a harm reduction tool.

Bloomberg-Funded WHO Report Doubles Down Against Vaping

 

[kristin]

ANTI-HARM REDUCTION RESEARCH: A new study has the stated goal to "raise alarm" over heat-not-burn products as a health threat to teens. "Flavors" are allegedly why teens vape, but tobacco HnB products will apparently lure teens in just by looking "slick."

Heated tobacco products: The next generation of smoke-free alternatives targeting teens

 

[kristin]

ANTI-VAPING RESEARCH: Yale has a high tech version of the 1980's "Just Say No" campaign. It's SURE to work now, right?

The concept: How to be a "nerd" and just say no to vaping...but still get the "cool" older kids to like you.

Truly cringeworthy.

Virtual Reality Game Is an Effective Tool for Vaping Prevention Among Teens