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  • Government struggling with evidence: HTPs, addiction levels, and Smokefree 2025

    … argued this move would see 7,200 “hardcore smokers” stop smoking. However, there is no robust, independent evidence to support heated tobacco products as smoking cessation tools. Nor does the evidence support … If the Government is, as it claims, committed to reducing smoking prevalence, it should re-introduce denicotinisation, …
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  • Public Health Solutions Series: Achieving a Smokefree Aotearoa

    … which could rapidly, substantially and equitably reduce smoking prevalence : mandated denicotinisation and a … to reduce demand s on healthcare services quickly. Smoking is the single biggest risk factor for preventable … including causing almost a quarter of deaths among Māori. Smoking also impacts negatively on the economic, social and …
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  • Expanding the Definition of Tobacco Harm Reduction: A Mindset Change to Help Achieve a Smokefree Aotearoa

    … narrowly conceptualised as supporting transitions from smoking to alternative nicotine products that are less … rising usage rates. New products that more closely mimic smoking practices may assist people unable to quit using … replacement therapy (NRT), to transition away from smoking. 3, 4 Nonetheless, the authors also recognised the …
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  • Five Strategic Approaches to Achieving the Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Goal

    … in Māori led advocacy to address the harms that tobacco smoking and the tobacco industry cause Māori, led by Māori … the goal, which set a national target of achieving minimal smoking prevalence (widely defined as less than five percent … of its origins, equity considerations and ensuring minimal smoking prevalence is reached for all major population groups …
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  • Progress towards a Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Action Plan: Congratulations to the Government

    … chance of realising the 2025 goal to achieve minimal smoking prevalence and eliminate smoking-related health disparities in Aotearoa. Key measures … control interventions, such as mass media campaigns and smoking cessation support. Importantly, the action plan also …
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  • “Achieving Smokefree Aotearoa by 2025”: a new Action Plan to achieve our smokefree goal

    … Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 goal (1). The Plan aims to reduce smoking prevalence by motivating, triggering and … discouraging children and young people from initiating smoking, and encouraging smokers who can’t or don’t wish to … tobacco tax have been shown in numerous studies to reduce smoking prevalence and consumption, with some evidence that …
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  • Does change in income and deprivation change your smoking risk? Yes, but in different directions.

    … most deprived fifth increased someone’s odds or chance of smoking by a large 83%. This increase in your chances of … income among 15-24 year olds increased the chances of smoking. Doubling personal income increased the odds of smoking by 28%. We know that giving teenagers more pocket …
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  • The hardening hypothesis for smoking – but does the evidence point to “softening” in NZ?

    … The hardening hypothesis suggests that as smoking prevalence declines, the remaining smokers will be … hypothesis’ emerged in the 1980s and proposed that as smoking prevalence declines the remaining smokers will … net effect should be a reduced rate of quitting among the smoking population over time. However, studies from a variety …
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  • Why the New Zealand Government should reconsider abandoning denicotinised cigarettes

    … cigarettes leads to significant reductions in cigarette smoking and dependence, and increased quit attempts and quit … do not compensate for the lower levels of nicotine by smoking more and nor do they suffer severe withdrawal … around 5000 New Zealanders continue to die every year from smoking and a persistence of associated health inequities.  …
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  • How can we address tobacco companies’ manipulation of cigarette prices?

    … the price of tobacco thus reducing tobacco consumption and smoking prevalence. However, tobacco companies have … companies from undermining measures designed to encourage smoking cessation and discourage smoking uptake.   There is very strong evidence, including …
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