THE CONVERSATION has launched yet another anti-vaping diatribe in its recent series of biased and misleading stories on vaping, this time by serial anti-vaping promoter and vaper-hater, Simon Chapman. As usual, the Conversation refuses to accept comments on Chapman’s sermon……
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YESTERDAY CATE FAEHRMANN MP of the NSW Greens announced a plan to legalise nicotine vapes for people over the age of 18 in the state, recognising that the current prescription-only model has failed. The current regulations have created a thriving……
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THE NATIONAL HEALTH AND MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL (NHMRC) CEO Statement on electronic cigarettes is riddled with serious scientific flaws and misinformation. The Statement does not meet the high scientific standard expected of Australia’s peak health and medical research body. This……
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MY ADVICE FOR TEENS is don’t smoke and don’t vape. However, it is your decision and you need to know the facts so you can make an informed choice. Most of the information on vaping in the media is alarmist……
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THE ABC RECENTLY REPORTED an alarming rise in child poisoning from vapes [here]. Fortunately, a closer look reveals that this was just another scaremongering campaign to vilify vaping. In 2022, the NSW Poisons Information Centre (PIC) received 213 calls about……
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THE AUSTRALIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION's submission to the TGA Consultation on vaping nicotine is an evidence-free zone. It is based on denial of the scientific evidence and the huge benefits that vaping offers to public health. Their proposal for regulation will……
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SMOKING RATES IN AUSTRALIA have stagnated over the past decade while falling rapidly in other countries where safer alternatives such as nicotine vaping, snus and heated tobacco products are widely available. Australian authorities continue to stubbornly deny the clear evidence……
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AFTER 45 YEARS OF MEDICAL PRACTICE, and 8 years as Australia's first doctor to support vaping, I am finally hanging up my stethoscope. However, I will continue to advocate, teach, write and do research on vaping. I have listed a……
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THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN MINISTER FOR EDUCATION, Blair Boyer MP has proposed a national plan to reduce youth vaping in schools. This will include an advertising campaign to educate young people on the health impacts of vaping and address misinformation. So……
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COCHRANE REVIEWS ARE THE GOLD STANDARD for determining if a treatment is effective in randomised controlled trials (RCTs). [1] The recent Cochrane review on e-cigarettes found high certainty evidence that vaping help peoples quit smoking better than traditional nicotine replacement……
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