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  • What does recent biomarker literature say about the likely harm from e-cigarettes?

    … in e-cigarette users (vapers) are compared to those from tobacco smokers. The results are highly variable but all suggest lower levels of risk to vapers relative to tobacco smokers. Yet as the situation with vaping is very … all suggest lower levels of risk for vapers compared to tobacco smokers. In particular, the risk associated with …
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  • Optimising the effects of plain packaging for tobacco – making Quitline information more salient

    … Given plain packaging of tobacco products will likely increase the tension many … passes legislation bringing plain, or standardised, tobacco packaging into effect, policy makers will need to … the Act, namely to: Discourage smoking uptake and use of tobacco products, Encourage smoking cessation, Support …
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  • Good news on declining smoking rates, especially for Māori. Is it credible? What next?

    … new results seem credible given the decline in national tobacco sales (from 2.52 million kg in 2006 to 2.07 million … with the international evidence that various forms of tobacco control are effective at the community level – … of the international literature, are as follows: Increase tobacco tax by at least 10% per annum (as currently used in …
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  • The end game should not be just Smokefree 2025 but also Vapefree

    … Peoples (UNDRIP) and the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. But despite smoking rates falling since the … that vaping is much less harmful than smoking burned tobacco and this evidence has been discussed at length by … both proponents of vaping (3) and its opponents (4). Big tobacco knows what it’s doing! The big tobacco companies have …
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  • Perspective: Options for licensed retailing of nicotine-containing E-Cigarettes in NZ

    … widely available requires an analysis of how combustible tobacco needs further controls at the retail level (as … supermarkets, petrol stations, liquor stores etc) to sell tobacco . This model has resulted in over 6000 outlets … with the law, a 2006 survey found that 64% of tobacco retailers had at least one breach of the then …
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  • Patterns of declining smoking in NZ – But more action needed by the New Government

    … to quitting). A range of factors including specific tobacco control activity, as well general social changes that … may account for reductions in prevalence. Of the tobacco control activities, the key ones probably include the following: Ongoing tobacco tax increases (e.g. see this NZ modelling work …
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  • Tobacco, alcohol and unhealthy food - where the parties stand: Election 2023

    … survey of political parties on the priority prevention for tobacco, alcohol, unhealthy food and public health … its top prevention priorities for reducing harm from tobacco, alcohol, and unhealthy food and strengthening public … The summary of results is shown in the table below. Tobacco and vaping The current Labour Government, under …
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  • How taking an evidence-informed approach can be used to prioritise interventions: The example of cardiovascular disease

    … high body mass index (being overweight or obese), and then tobacco exposure. The total deaths and DALYs attributable to … fat tax (to lower LDL cholesterol), and a sinking lid on tobacco sales. In health economic terms, the same fruit and … choice depends on the perspective taken: The sinking lid (tobacco control) intervention in the above table gave the …
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  • Public Health Solutions Series: Stemming the tide of cancer in Aotearoa New Zealand

    … This blog looks at solutions to reduce cancer : action on tobacco products; reducing infectious diseases and focusing … continue to limit the availability and accessibility of tobacco and tobacco-adjacent products , including vaping.  Lung cancer is …
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  • New Zealand can lead the world in tobacco control: Plain packaging 2.0

    … Studies from New Zealand have shown how on-pack tobacco-brand imagery appeals to young people and positions … overall effect as a five percent price increase from a tobacco excise tax rise (9), without imposing an extra … in Australia (10). As Scollo et al discuss, Australian tobacco companies expanded the style and number of variant …
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