Several consumer products can act as safer alternatives to deadly cigarettes, but they are not being promoted effectively. In fact, more and more political action is making them less pleasant, more expensive, and more difficult to obtain. Health Canada needs … Continue reading →
Until recently, smoking was seen as a disease, a medical problem needing a professional solution from a physician, nurse or pharmacist. People who smoke were diagnosed with “Tobacco Use Disorder”. They were labelled as addicts, patients who needed to be … Continue reading →
Imagine, for a moment, that you are a 50-year-old who has smoked a pack of cigarettes a day since you were a teenager. You tried to quit a few times, but after a few days, you craved a smoke, like … Continue reading →
Is it possible to create a regulatory environment and a culture that encourages adults who smoke to switch to vape without non-smoking teens taking up vaping as a hobby? The United Kingdom was a world leader in using vaping as … Continue reading →
It was written by a retired medical doctor who has seen the damage that cigarette smoking can do, and has spent over 15 years working on ways to reduce the disease, disability and death caused by smoking cigarettes. If people … Continue reading →
Smokers’ Helpline is a free, confidential service operated by the Canadian Cancer Society, offering support and information about quitting smoking, vaping and tobacco use. In over 20 years of operation, it has handled 400,000 calls, and 120,000 people have registered … Continue reading →
A flawed study falsely stated that an increase in teen vaping was associated with an increase in teen smoking. The article was quietly corrected, but outraged headlines and calls for action are still highly visible on many websites without any … Continue reading →
ONE: Develop an empathetic approach to people who smoke. Most people who still smoke made a bad life choice when they were in their teens, before their brains were fully developed, thinking that they could quit smoking later. In middle … Continue reading →
The Dec 9th 2022 TVPA review pays lip service to the possibility that vaping may be a less harmful source of nicotine, and a pathway to quitting, for Canada’s 3.8m smokers, who are dying at the rate of 4,000 people every month but then goes on at great length about youth vaping. This article discusses the missed opportunities to use vaping to reduce smoking deaths.
Continue reading →ChatGPT is an artificial intelligence system that is being called the new Google. You can ask it a question, and it will search its knowledge base to produce a clear and well-written answer. If you are too lazy or in … Continue reading →
