THE WEST AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT and Cancer Council WA recently launched the Clear the Air campaign to educate young people about the potential dangers of vaping. In theory this is commendable. In practice, the campaign is fear-based and riddled with misinformation……
Read more
TODAY WE SENT A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW of the latest evidence on nicotine vaping to all Australian federal, state and territory Members of Parliament. We hope the review will help to support evidence-based policymaking. The fully referenced document (available here) outlines……
Read more
THE VAST MAJORITY OF AUSTRALIAN VOTERS want regulated nicotine vaping products to be sold through licensed retail outlets, like alcohol and tobacco. This was the finding of a RedBridge market research study of 1,500 Australians aged 18 and over, conducted……
Read more
THE RECENT FAILURE OF THE VOICE REFERENDUM has left us searching for innovative solutions to address the crisis of Indigenous disadvantage and inequality in Australia. One such solution is the introduction of vaping as a harm reduction strategy—an approach that……
Read more
THE UK'S PROPOSED GENERATIONAL SMOKING BAN is a bold plan. The recent initiative announced by UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will progressively raise the legal age for purchasing cigarettes, following the proposal soon to be implemented in New Zealand. This……
Read more
EMERITUS PROFESSOR SIMON CHAPMAN AO recently wrote a blog titled “Two parallel universes for Big Tobacco”, in which he dismissed the aspirations of some tobacco companies to transition away from combustible cigarettes to reduced risk nicotine products. He also misrepresented……
Read more
WE WROTE TO ALL POLITICAL PARTIES about vaping recently. All parties had previously supported the prescription-only model. Now the Nationals and NSW and Tasmanian Greens support sensible regulation of vapes as adult consumer products. Senator Malcolm Roberts from Pauline Hanson's……
Read more
NSW HEALTH launched a crackdown on illegal vapes today and a plan to support young people addicted to vaping. While well intended, it is the wrong approach, is grounded in misinformation and won't work. Young people should not smoke or……
Read more
SMOKING IS THE LEADING PREVENTABLE CAUSE OF CANCER. There is now compelling evidence that switching to vaping can substantially reduce the risk of cancer. Smoking causes at least 15 known cancers Carcinogen levels much lower from vaping Cigarette smoke is……
Read more
THE MEDIA IS AWASH WITH CONCERNS about youth vaping. However a balanced assessment should consider both the harms as well as the benefits. I did a risk-benefit analysis based on the latest evidence and found that the benefits of youth……
Read more