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NSP News Digest | 04 February 2025

Nicotine Science And Policy
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February 04, 2025 by einpresswire.com

Global Harm Reduction Organizations Urge Recognition of Tobacco Harm Reduction

Advocacy organisations in Africa, Latin America, and Asia Pacific - In a united effort, representing millions of adult consumers who use nicotine products that do not involve combustion, have sent a letter to the Special Rapporteur to the United Nations Human Rights Council. The correspondence addresses recent comments made in a recent report regarding the validity of Tobacco Harm Reduction and urges the United Nations to recognize its importance in promoting public health.

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February 04, 2025 by news24.com

Claim That Vaping is Just as Risky as Smoking is Not Based on Science

The argument that “vaping is just as risky as smoking” has been used to justify proposals for an extreme clampdown on vaping in South Africa. The Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Control Bill, for example, makes no distinction between the two categories, despite independent scientific opinion that vaping poses only a small fraction of the risks of smoking, according to the UK Office for Health Improvement and Disparities.

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February 04, 2025 by planetofthevapes.co.uk

Smokers Need More Help

The UK Vaping Industry Association says smokers need more help to quit as new report shows one in 20 adults smoke and vape.

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February 04, 2025 by theguardian.com

Lung Cancer Diagnoses on the Rise Among Never-Smokers Worldwide

The proportion of people being diagnosed with lung cancer who have never smoked is increasing, with air pollution an “important factor”, the World Health Organization’s cancer agency has said.

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February 04, 2025 by vapingpost.com

Experts Discuss The Possible Repurcussions of the United States’ Withdrawal From the WHO

Among the numerous controversial bills signed by Trump in his first few days as re-elected President of the United States, is one which would withdraw the States from the World Health Organization (WHO). What impact is this expected to have on tobacco harm reduction (THR)? Experts in the field Clive Bates and Michael Landl discuss.

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