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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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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…
US adults are moving from smoking to vaping, US study finds
Exclusive cigarette smoking fell sharply among US adults who used cigarettes or vapes between 2014 and 2024.
Exclusive vaping rose from 5.5% to 39.9% of cigarette and/or vape use over the same period.
The shift was strongest among adults aged 18 to…
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A potted history of FCTC
The Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) is an international treaty made in response to the global “tobacco epidemic.”
How Generation AIDS sees Harm Reduction
I was born in 1963 which technically makes me a Baby Boomer but I certainly wasn’t experiencing the scene at Woodstock. I have referred to those born in the early 60s under a generational subset known as “Generation AIDS”. I was coming…
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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…