• The updated Cochrane review of e-cigarettes — and what it should mean for Canada

    Last week, the UK based health charity, Cochrane, released its sixth report on the evidence on the use of e-cigarettes for smoking cessation. This post reflects on how this and other Cochrane conclusions could serve Canadian efforts to reduce smoking at the population and individual levels.

    In brief:
    1) Cochrane establishes that in clinical trials, E-cigarettes fail 10 times more often than they succeed
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Physicians for a Smoke-Free Canada · December 6, 2022 1:02pm
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In Canada, tobacco companies are allowed to use contracts with retailers to vary the price of cigarettes by location. New research by Emmanuel Guindon and his colleagues show this puts poor kids at greater risk. https://t.co/zgjjOsZhP3
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Physicians for a Smoke-Free Canada · November 23, 2022 1:17pm
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Just sayin'

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Physicians for a Smoke-Free Canada · November 14, 2022 2:14pm
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In failing to report to Parliament on the tobacco and vaping market, the federal government has defied its own law. Today we asked the Federal Court to tell it to do so.
https://t.co/cqe6j9mbGL

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Physicians for a Smoke-Free Canada · October 30, 2022 6:15pm
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Spain's new campaign encourages vapers and smokers to quit - and cites environmental damage as one more reason to do so. 👍
In Canada: no encouragement for adult vapers to quit, no media campaigns on quitting smoking, no environmental messaging. 👎
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Physicians for a Smoke-Free Canada · October 28, 2022 10:13am
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Another great resource from this crew! https://t.co/VvA3TlCqYg
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Tobacco control researchers, policymakers, and practitioners can now access our new nicotine pouches policy scan, our third policy surveillance resource. The scan provides information on how (and whether) countries are regulating these products.

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Physicians for a Smoke-Free Canada · October 21, 2022 10:27am
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BAT and PMI are now selling disposable vapes in Canada. Canadian governments knew this was coming and know that disposable vapes are a danger to kids... yet have rolled back plans to ban youth-friendly designs.
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