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  • Will the Government’s new Smokefree Plan achieve Aotearoa’s smokefree goal?

    … Act (SERPA) 2022 1 ; these measures could have ended the tobacco epidemic and were hailed internationally as … smoking inequities first advocated for a Tupeka Kore (tobacco free) Aotearoa. 4   Since the 1980s, Aotearoa’s   action on tobacco control had involved a mix of mostly demand-reduction …
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  • Potential new regulatory options for e-cigarettes/ANDS in NZ

    … Alongside dedicated independent producers of ANDS, the tobacco industry has been entering the market, creating two … innovation in the market and may leave the field to the tobacco industry, who then may shape it to their benefit, … who use ANDS to quit smoking or who fully switch from tobacco products to less hazardous ANDS as a long term …
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  • Parliamentary voting for smokefree over two decades: Implications for future progress

    … law to reduce the enormous health and economic burden from tobacco in Aotearoa NZ is a health, health equity, and … insisting the Government is  committed to addressing the tobacco epidemic and coalition agreements for the current … and 2024, four focused on smokefree policies, three on tobacco taxation and one on vaping policies (see Appendix ). …
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  • Why the New Zealand Government should reconsider abandoning denicotinised cigarettes

    … Critics’ unsubstantiated concerns about growth in illicit tobacco are almost certainly greatly exaggerated, … associated health inequities.  Introduction The history of tobacco control is rich with initiatives once thought of as … Nicotine is the main cause of addiction to smoked tobacco products, driving repeated and prolonged exposure to …
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  • Media release: Oral tobacco and nicotine products: Do we want them in NZ?

    … The Government appears poised to allow the sale of oral tobacco and nicotine products in Aotearoa NZ. However public health researchers warn that the tobacco industry is promoting these addictive products to … and Regulated Products Act 1990 it is illegal to sell oral tobacco and nicotine products with the exception of nicotine …
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  • Can oral tobacco and nicotine products help people to stop smoking?

    … Summary Cabinet has approved in principle the sale of oral tobacco products (e.g. snus) and oral nicotine products (e.g. … Cabinet has in principle approved introducing oral tobacco products (e.g. snus) and oral nicotine products (e.g. … and smoking cessation Snus, a small pouch that contains tobacco, is widely used in Sweden [ Figure 1 ]. People place …
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  • Young New Zealanders want a tobacco-free future - new research

    … we report these new findings from an International Tobacco Control (ITC) survey conducted in Aotearoa in … reducing the number of retail outlets able to sell smoked tobacco products, requiring nicotine in smoked tobacco products to be reduced to very low and non-addictive …
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  • Vaping needs much tighter regulation as we approach Smokefree Aotearoa 2025: Two new studies

    … to maximise benefits and minimise harms. Background Tobacco smoking is a major health problem in Aotearoa New … denicotinisation and greatly reduced availability of tobacco products. However, although the NZ Government has … posed by vaping. New study on vaping harm relative to tobacco smoking The first study (that some of us authored) …
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  • Proposed vaping regulations for NZ: Strengths and limitations

    … of prohibitions on advertising and sponsorship from tobacco products to all vaping and smokeless tobacco products, including e-liquids, are important steps.  … sections extend provisions that currently apply to smoked tobacco products, to what are now known as “regulated …
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  • Getting the Marketing Mix Right: A Commentary on NZ’s Forthcoming Vaping Regulations

    … passed legislation that extends existing regulation of tobacco and herbal smoking products to vaping products (or electronic nicotine delivery systems [ENDS] and heated tobacco products (HTPs]. The new Act represents an important … approval of smoking, and discourage use of vaping and tobacco products among non-smokers, particularly children and …
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