Thomas Kirsop has created a detailed analysis of the proposed federal vape flavour ban which he has submitted to Health Canada. I am posting it here with his permission: Highlights include: “I stopped smoking seven years ago by switching to … Continue reading →
Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) produced a report in June 2021 showing how Great Britain is getting vaping right (https://ash.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Use-of-e-cigarettes-vapes-among-adults-in-Great-Britain-2021.pdf). It is interesting to see how vaping is managed in the country where “Big Tobacco” interferes with health care … Continue reading →
CAMH is a highly respected mental health institution in Toronto. It runs a smoking cessation program at its Nicotine Dependence Clinic. Health Canada’s Substance Use and Addictions Program funded CAMH to develop resources to help guide people who use nicotine, … Continue reading →
The Globe and Mail published an op-ed about vaping which was an unfortunate mix of truths, half-truths, and lies. ( When will Canada get on the same page about the risks of Vaping? Globe and Mail, Aug 1, 2020.) I … Continue reading →
The VERITAS cohort study will be an international study of six or more years. It will observe the health outcomes of subjects who vape exclusively, compared to a control group of subjects who have never vaped or used tobacco products. … Continue reading →
Covid-19 is a strange disease. It can be so mild that people do not notice that they have it, or it can be fatal. People are infectious for about two days before they get symptoms, so it can be spread … Continue reading →
In Canada, millions of smokers are using vaping as a way to reduce or quit smoking, and many have succeeded in switching completely from smoking to vaping, which has a very significant health benefit. If stores that sell tobacco products … Continue reading →
As a physician who is interested in the use of vaping as a way to reduce the death and disability due to smoking, it is a bit disturbing to see vaping viewed as a way to make profits for investors. This post is based on a report British American Tobacco (BAT) provided on Investor Day, March 2019. BAT sees new forms of nicotine as a way to attract new consumers, many of whom never smoked. They will use different nicotine products at different times of the day. The profit margins on new products will be higher than on traditional tobacco. The vaping market will become focussed on closed pod systems, mostly sold through traditional retailers rather than specialist adult-only vape shops. There will be consolidation and increased regulation, so only a few big companies, including BAT, will survive. New products will be even better than JUUL at attracting and retaining users. Social media will be heavily used to create branding and customer loyalty. BAT and its investors will make immense profits.
Continue reading →The January 24th, 2020 edition of the Globe and Mail included a full-page advertisement that discussed the risks of smoking and the benefits of switching to vaping. It quoted Public Health England’s statement that “E-cigarette use is around 95% less harmful to … Continue reading →
ve two groups of friends who share my enthusiasm for getting smokers to quit.
There are the members of the “medical establishment”, for want of a better word, represented by the good, dedicated and hard-working physicians, researchers and policy analysts who I met recently at the 12th Annual Ottawa conference for the Ottawa Model for Smoking Cessation.
And there is the “Vaping Advocacy” groups, represented on this occasion by Rights4Vapers but also by organizations such as Vaping Advocacy and Education Project. They should be working together instead of engaging in a “flame war”.
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