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Is Health Canada’s Tobacco Control Directorate “fit for purpose”?

Dr John's Blog Posted on May 26, 2022 by JohnOystonMay 30, 2022
World No Tobacco Day

On World No Tobacco Day (May 31st 2022) let’s look at the state of tobacco control in Canada. The Tobacco and Vaping Products Act is currently up for review. A recent Evaluation of the Health Portfolio Tobacco and Vaping Activities … Continue reading →

Posted in Medicine, Tobacco | Tagged Canada, tobacco, vaping | Leave a reply

Sorry, not sorry: I have been paid for work I have done for tobacco companies and vaping organizations

Dr John's Blog Posted on May 6, 2022 by JohnOystonJune 15, 2022

I have been banned from attending the Ottawa Model Conference on Smoking Cessation, the same conference where I have been a guest speaker a couple of times in the past, because of my association with the tobacco industry and vaping … Continue reading →

Posted in Medicine, Personal, Tobacco | Tagged cigarettes, tobacco, vaping | Leave a reply

Teen vaping has eliminated teen smoking: An accidental success story

Dr John's Blog Posted on April 19, 2022 by JohnOystonApril 23, 2022

Who would have predicted, in 2012, when about 13% of US High School students smoked, that by 2021 that figure would be down to under 2%? Who would have predicted, in 2019, when over 27% of High School students were … Continue reading →

Posted in Medicine, Tobacco | Tagged cigarettes, High School, smoking, success, tobacco, USA, vaping, youth | Leave a reply

Communicating about Vaping

Dr John's Blog Posted on April 13, 2022 by JohnOystonApril 13, 2022
Nicotine use has dedreased

What should Health Canada tell Canadians about the risks and benefits of vaping? Clearly, they need to tell non-smokers of any age that vaping is not harmless and that people who would not benefit from vaping should not do so. … Continue reading →

Posted in Medicine, Tobacco | Tagged Canada, cigarettes, communicating, marched, Physicians, Smoke-free, smoking, tobacco | Leave a reply

Snus – the oral tobacco product that reduced Sweden’s smoking and cancer rates

Dr John's Blog Posted on March 20, 2022 by JohnOystonJune 16, 2023
General Snus

Snus are small pouches of tobacco that have been processed and sometimes flavoured. The pouch is held in the mouth, against the user’s gum, and it releases nicotine. They are a much safer source of nicotine than cigarettes, so switching … Continue reading →

Posted in Medicine, Tobacco | Tagged EU, oral tobacco, smoking, snus, Swecen, tobacco | Leave a reply

Meet a vape store owner

Dr John's Blog Posted on March 16, 2022 by JohnOystonMarch 16, 2022
Interior of store

As a physician interested n smoking cessation, I often recommend that doctors should refer patients who have been unable to quit smoking by the usual methods to a vape store. It is hard for a doctor to refer a patient … Continue reading →

Posted in Medicine, Tobacco | Tagged Jason. Eastside, smoking, tobacco, vape, Vapes

Heat-not-burn products lead to a 43% reduction in cigarette smoking in Japan

Dr John's Blog Posted on March 11, 2022 by JohnOystonMarch 11, 2022
Market Share

Japan represents an amazing example of capitalism and consumer choice resulting in an unprecedented decrease in the number of cigarettes smoked, without the need for government funding or intervention. In Japan, vapes (or “e-cigarettes”) with nicotine are effectively banned. They … Continue reading →

Posted in Medicine, Tobacco | Tagged cigarettes, HNB, iQOS, Japan, PMI, smoking, tobacco, vaping

New Zealand has established a vaping strategy that Health Canada should follow

Dr John's Blog Posted on March 9, 2022 by JohnOystonMarch 14, 2022
VapingLessHarmmful

Dr, John Oyston Just like Canada, New Zealand is a highly-developed former British colony, with a strong public health care system. It has an overall smoking prevalence of 13.7%, but this figure increases to 31.2% in the indigenous Māori community. … Continue reading →

Posted in Medicine, Tobacco | Tagged Aotearoa, Canada, cigarettes, New Zealand, smoking, tobacco, vaping | Leave a reply

Tobacco Harm Reduction

Dr John's Blog Posted on March 6, 2022 by JohnOystonMarch 20, 2022
Relative risk graph

“Harm reduction” is an established policy in public health. For various reasons, some people sometimes find themselves doing things that are bad for their health. In an ideal world, no one would be a drug addict, prostitution would not exist … Continue reading →

Posted in Medicine, Tobacco | Tagged harm reduction, snus. e-cigarettes, Sweden, tobacco, UK, vape

Canada’s Vape Gag Law Must Go!

Dr John's Blog Posted on March 4, 2022 by JohnOystonMarch 10, 2022
Vaping is quitting

Dr. John Oyston, Mar 10th 2022 Canada’s 4.6 million smokers are being deprived of accurate information about less harmful alternatives to smoking. According to Public Health England, the health risk of vaping is unlikely to exceed 5% of the is … Continue reading →

Posted in Medicine, Tobacco | Tagged Canada, cigarettes, gag, law, smoking, tobacco

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