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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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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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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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In the detailed results, 27 out of 28 local authorities reported providing vapes to help smokers quit.
Every service supplying vapes offered flavoured products, with fruit offered…
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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…