226 Results

  • The 5000 annual deaths caused by smoking also matter

    … attention to the equally tragic loss of life caused by the tobacco industry, whose products kill 13 New Zealanders every … that smoking is a “choice”, a mantra perpetuated by the tobacco industry, that may help explain why people killed by tobacco products seem to merit so little attention. We …
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  • The Smokefree Generation: Perspectives from young people

    … Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products (Smoked Tobacco) Amendment Bill proposes introducing a Smokefree … policy; over time, this policy would end sales of smoked tobacco products. Although supported by health researchers, … the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products (Smoked Tobacco) Amendment Bill; this legislation proposes three core …
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  • Vaping very likely to be improving health in NZ – but how does this compare with other options?

    … easier access to nicotine via vaping as a replacement for tobacco smoking, will improve the health of the NZ … estimated health gain is about the same as 10% per annum tobacco tax increases per year for 15 years, or a national … vaping (eg, the lower risk of vaping compared with smoking tobacco and increased population-level smoking cessation …
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  • Media release: Call for transparency from the Government on tobacco industry influence and connections

    … about any past and current dealings they have had with tobacco companies. In the latest Briefing by the Public … by coalition ministers with those from submissions made by tobacco companies on smokefree policy. “There are many similarities in the rhetoric the tobacco industry is using and arguments for repeal that …
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  • The Smokefree legislation is evidence-based, removing it is not

    … said the Government is committed to addressing the tobacco epidemic and that it will follow the evidence; both … the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products (Smoked Tobacco) Amendment Act : Limiting the number of retail outlets where tobacco can be sold from around 6000 to no more than 600; …
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  • A public health perspective on taxing harmful products

    … perspective in using taxes to ensure relatively high tobacco prices to reduce this important risk factor (NZ is one of the world leaders in terms of high tobacco prices). But in other ways NZ Governments have acted … used to help phase-out leaded petrol in NZ in the 1990s. Tobacco taxes in NZ have also recently been used in this way …
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  • World moving forward on the smokefree generation - Aotearoa NZ goes backwards

    … the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products (Smoked Tobacco) Amendment Act (SERPA) that would have introduced a … the Smokefree Environments Regulated Products (Smoked Tobacco) Amendment Act. Designed to help people quit smoking … generation policy (SFG). 1 The SFG (also called the tobacco free generation), differs from age restrictions, such …
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  • Retailing of vaping products – New NZ Research

    … Some believe ENDS should be as widely available as smoked tobacco and argue for liberal access. However, others suggest smoked tobacco should be much less available than is currently the … products. We first draw on related research into smoked tobacco products and then discuss findings from our recently …
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  • How much of Māori:European mortality inequalities are due to socioeconomic position and tobacco?

    … in health are due to socioeconomic position and tobacco smoking, but quantifying this is surprisingly … time for males but increasing for females.  Eradicating tobacco will not only improve mortality for all … position?” And “How much are these inequalities due to tobacco smoking?” are important questions for policy-makers. …
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  • The Pros and Cons of a Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Goal: The Case is Overwhelmingly Pro for NZ

    … goal of minimal smoking prevalence is a sinking lid on tobacco sales (with all sales ending in 2025). A modelling … of Waitangi issue. One model for the elimination of smoked tobacco use estimated that it would close the life expectancy … per capita health gain for Māori relative to Māori from tobacco control measures (see [7] for results from 6 …
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