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Prof. Tikki Pang – WHO’s Harm Reduction Blind Spot.
Former WHO director Professor Tikki Pang says the organisation has developed a dangerous blind spot on tobacco harm reduction.
In this interview, he explains why evidence is being ignored and what it would take to force reform.
Peter Beckett: Tikki Pang, thank…
“This Is Criminal Neglect of Evidence” — Tobacco Control, Ideology & Harm Reduction Explained
Peter Beckett: Delon Human, welcome to Clearing the Air.
Delon Human: It’s my privilege.
Peter Beckett: Can we get a short introduction of who you are and how you came to be where you are now?
Delon Human: Well, I am a…
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US youth vaping rate down 74% as scientist questions ‘epidemic’ label
Current vape use among US middle and high school students fell from about 20 per cent in 2019 to 5.2 per cent in 2025, a decline of roughly 74 per cent.
Cigarette smoking stood at 1.4 per cent, while 7.2 per cent…
Full switch from smoking to vaping linked to lower heart risk, review finds
Exclusive vaping substantially reduces exposure to toxic chemicals linked to cardiovascular disease compared with cigarette smoking, the review found.
Smokers who switched completely showed favourable changes in markers linked to inflammation, blood clotting, cholesterol and blood-vessel health.
Population studies generally associated exclusive…
Studies link vaping to lower death risk in cancer patients and reduced carcinogen exposure
A South Korean study of 46,834 cancer patients found that deaths occurred at a 16 per cent lower rate among those who used vapes after diagnosis than among those who continued smoking.
Vape users also had a 28 per cent lower rate…
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Why Public Health Hates Consumers | Chris Snowdon on Clearing the Air
In this episode Peter Beckett sits down with Dr Christopher Snowdon, Head of Lifestyle Economics at the Institute for Economic Affairs, to discuss whether or not nicotine is part of the culture war, or is it something that unites more than it…
Los vapeadores españoles protestan contra la prohibición de sabores
Cientos de vapeadores españoles y propietarios de pequeñas empresas realizaron una manifestación frente al Ministerio de Sanidad el viernes para protestar contra la legislación prevista por el Gobierno español para prohibir los sabores en los productos de vapeo.
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Smoke-Free or Nicotine-Free? Clive Bates Unpacks the Split in Tobacco Harm Reduction
Public health advocate Clive Bates, founder of the influential blog The Counterfactual, joins Clearing the Air's Peter Beckett for a candid discussion on the current battles in the world of tobacco harm reduction.
Peter Beckett: Clive, welcome to Clearing the Air.…
The EU’s Bloomberg Report Part 2
Conflicts of interest, a pervasive bias and corruption at the heart of the European Commission’s tobacco and nicotine policy guidance document
In Part 1, we looked at how the European Commission tender for a Single Framework Contract for Support Actions in the Field…