THE Consumers' Association of Penang is urging the government to seriously consider banning vaping altogether. Its president Mohideen Abdul Kader said vaping will be the scourge of the future and will be difficult to eliminate just like smoking unless it is banned now.
"I do not think there is any doubt or debate that reduced risk products should be available and accessible to consumers of risky forms of tobacco products in LMICs." - Joseph Magero
According to a report by Indonesian media VIVA on August 31st, the Indonesian Parliament (DPR) recently passed the "Health Law No. 17 of 2023". This law is seen as providing legal certainty for the e-cigarette industry, as it categorizes e-cigarettes as addictive substances.
NEW DELHI, Sept. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- In line with the upcoming Tenth session of the Conference (COP10) to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) delegation, later this year; The Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (CAPHRA) has recently submitted a 'Shadow Report' to the Secretariat to provide alternate information and perspectives on the state of the implementation, particularly in the Asia Pacific and India.
Introduction: Tobacco use is a major causative factor for head and neck cancers (HNC). Continued use of tobacco even after cancer diagnosis is common and is associated with all-cause and cancer-specific mortality, cancer recurrence and poor treatment response. Evidence suggests that behavioral interventions, help achieve greater smoking cessation rates in HNC patients. However, intervention studies focussed on HNC patients using smokeless tobacco, which is more common than smoking in India, are sparse.
Background: The rapid increase in electronic nicotine product (ENP) use among young people has been a global public health challenge, given the potential harm of ENPs and nicotine dependence. Many countries have recently introduced legislations to regulate ENPs, but the impacts of these policies are poorly understood. This systematic review aims to critically synthesise empirical studies on the effects of global regulations regarding ENPs on the prevalence of use, health outcomes and their determinants, using the 4A marketing mix framework (acceptability, affordability, accessibility and awareness).
A panel of tobacco control experts discuss their views on how the survey results impact smoking cessation and tobacco harm reduction efforts. The Doctors’ Survey of more than 15,000 physicians in 11 countries revealed that, on average, nearly 77% of doctors mistakenly believe nicotine causes lung cancer, and 74% incorrectly believe nicotine causes a range of illnesses from lung cancer to COPD.
A seasoned lawmaker has said India needs to seriously take a relook at its tobacco laws, and those relating to e-cigarettes and heated tobacco because the health ministry's ban on e-cigarettes is a missed public health opportunity.
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