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 →
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 →
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 →
“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 →
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 →
If you have not already done so, please begin by reading the introduction to the BLOOMBERG BIRTHDAY INITIATIVE Please join the Bloomberg Birthday Initiative by sending Mr. Bloomberg a birthday card of your own. You can use this image, or … Continue reading →
My friend Maria is an enthusiastic vaper. If I go to her office, she usually will have three vapes on the go. Today, it is a Voopoo with strawberry flavour, a Stlth with Grape Apple Ice and a Favostx with … Continue reading →
This is the full text of my submission to Health Canada in response to Order Amending Schedules 2 and 3 to the Tobacco and Vaping Products Act (Flavours) Canada Gazette Part I, Vol. 155, No. 25 on June 19th, 2021 … 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 →
At the moment we are suffering the maximum possible harm from e-cigs with the least possible benefit. Many teens are using an almost unregulated product which may be dangerous. They are getting addicted to nicotine, which encourages risk-taking behaviour and … Continue reading →
