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It might be tempting to fly off the handle and deliver a lecture on the dangers of vaping. But here’s what might actually work.
South Africa was once a leader in tobacco use control but has since fallen behind, and smoking prevalence has steadily increased.
The nearly half-billion-dollar settlement orders Juul to tamp down its targeting of the teen market.
In places around the world that lack restrictions to combat the problem, tobacco companies are using marketing strategies aimed at children, like displaying tobacco products at kids’ eye level.
The proposed standard would lower the nicotine content in cigarettes and cigars by 95% – a public health proposal that could prevent millions from becoming smokers in the first place.
E-cigarettes are facing calls for complete bans on their sale. A tobacco addiction researcher explores the balance between vaping’s harm to teens and potential use as a tool for quitting smoking.
Growing interest in psychedelics has spurred new research decades after hallucinogenics were tested in Saskatchewan in the 1950s. And an unassuming common fish is proving a useful test subject.
Is heated tobacco a lower-risk alternative to cigarettes?
From October 1, Australians will only be able to buy e-cigarettes containing nicotine if they have a prescription from a doctor. But there’s another evidence-based way to help more smokers quit.
Despite being widely viewed as a safer alternative to tobacco, e-cigarettes aren’t harmless, especially to adolescents. But social media is rife with glossy content that makes vaping look fun and cool.
From 2021, Australians will no longer be able to buy nicotine-containing e-fluids, without both a prescription and someone licensed to import it for them, raising fears many will go back to smoking.
Our oral microbiome is the second most diverse and equally important microbiota in the body.
Eight million people die from smoking each year. Let’s not stockpile the therapy that can help them quit.
Current legislation focuses on the flavor of e-cigarettes. But the latest research shows the attraction isn’t about taste.
A study from France concluded smoking might protect against coronavirus. But particularly now, in the midst of a pandemic, it’s critical we don’t take headlines at face value.
Even as evidence of its adverse effects emerges, vaping is growing more popular among young people.
A prominent paper on vaping and heart disease has been retracted.
The FDA has banned flavored e-cigarettes that appeal to kids. But new research shows that the danger of flavors could go beyond their appeal to kids. The flavorings themselves could cause damage.
As new vaping-related lung diseases continue to be identified, jurisdictions around the world might want to take a look at new vaping regulations in British Columbia, Canada.
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Associate Professor and Director of Evidence-Based Healthcare DPhil Programme, University of Oxford
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Emeritus Professor in Public Health, University of Sydney
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Coral Gartner is a Friend of The Conversation.
Director, NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence on Achieving the Tobacco Endgame, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Public Health, Flinders University
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University Research Lecturer, Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford
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Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Centre for Primary Health Care and Equity, University of New South Wales, UNSW Sydney
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Emeritus Professor, The National Centre for Youth Substance Use Research, The University of Queensland
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Sesquicentenary Professor, Public Health, University of Sydney
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Jonine Jancey is a Friend of The Conversation.
Academic and Director Collaboration for Evidence, Research and Impact in Public Health, Curtin University
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Professor of Health Psychology and Director of Tobacco Studies, UCL
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Bruce and John Usher Professor of Public Health, The University of Edinburgh
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Professor at the Institute for Social Marketing, University of Stirling
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Impact Fellow Institute for Social Marketing, University of Stirling
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Associate Professor of Public Health, University of Sydney
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Professor of Community Health and Health Behavior, University at Buffalo
