Tagged: vaping

E-cigarettes: misconceptions about their dangers may be preventing people from quitting smoking - Guest Work

Guest Author • Sep 07, 2021 •

• Public Health,
• Smoking,
• vaping

Jamie Hartmann-Boyce, University of Oxford When electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) first emerged, they became a popular way for people to quit smoking. But in 2019, a mysterious lung condition emerged that primarily affected young people, particularly those who vaped. This left many questioning the safety of e-cigarettes. The condition was named e-cigarettes or vaping use-associated lung injury – or Evali for … Read More

The end game should not be just Smokefree 2025 but also Vapefree - Public Health Expert

Public Health Expert • Sep 02, 2021 •

• aotearoa smokefree 2025,
• New Zealand stories,
• vaping

Jenni Stephenson* Aotearoa New Zealand has been a world leader in the smokefree arena and is doubling down on its efforts to reach the 2025 goal. This blog asks if is enough to aim just for smokefree or whether Te Tiriti o Waitangi demands we aim higher and eliminate vaping also. Under the Te Tiriti o Waitangi the Government is … Read More

Smoke screens: vaping on film looks less glamorous than the Hollywood smoking of yesteryear - Guest Work

Guest Author • Jul 07, 2021 •

• movies,
• Smoking,
• vaping

Becky Freeman, University of Sydney and Christina Watts, University of Sydney   The murder investigation hits another dead end. Tired and frustrated, the detective stomps out of the station. She stares into the middle distance, forcefully sucking on a vape and expelling smoky puffs. Actor Kate Winslett has smoked on screen before, but not like this. The tobacco and entertainment … Read More

Marketing a vaping lifestyle to non-smokers is working: Vaping is seen as trendy and viewed positively by consumers - Guest Work

Guest Author • Aug 09, 2020 •

• Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products (Vaping) Amendment Bill,
• vaping

Dr Sommer Kapitan, Auckland University of Technology, and Dr Patrick van Esch, Auckland University of Technology The Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products (Vaping) Amendment Bill will limit vape sales at dairies and service stations to only three flavours, and make vaping illegal in smokefree areas. Vaping laws will be more aligned with tobacco laws, especially in regards to advertising and … Read More

Proposed Vaping Regulations for NZ: Strengths and Limitations - Public Health Expert

Public Health Expert • Feb 25, 2020 •

• e-cigarettes,
• smokefree 2025,
• Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products (Vaping) Amendment Bill,
• Smoking,
• tobacoc,
• vape devices,
• vape shops,
• vaping

Janet Hoek, Richard Edwards, Andrew Waa, Nick Wilson, George Thomson Minister Jenny Salesa announced the Government’s long-awaited Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products (Vaping) Amendment Bill on Sunday 23 February.  The Bill contains some important provisions as it works to strike a balance between ensuring regulated products are available to smokers wishing to quit, while at the same time … Read More

Ten things we can learn from new smoking and vaping data about progress to Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 - Public Health Expert

Public Health Expert • Dec 17, 2019 •

• e-cigarettes,
• smokefree 2025,
• Smoking,
• tobacco,
• vaping

Richard Edwards, Janet Hoek, Nick Wilson, Andrew Waa [All from Department of Public Heath, University of Otago, Wellington] New NZ Health Survey data show some encouraging recent reductions in smoking prevalence. However, progress remains inadequate to achieve the Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 goal and the government needs to take urgent action, particularly to reduce marked disparities for Māori and Pacific peoples. Read More

Is Youth Vaping a Problem in New Zealand? - Public Health Expert

Public Health Expert • Dec 02, 2019 •

• e-cigarettes,
• Smoking,
• smoking cessation,
• tobacco,
• vaping,
• youth vaping

Professors Janet Hoek and Richard Edwards, Emeritus Professor Phil Gendall, Jude Ball, Dr Judith McCool, Anaru Waa, Dr Becky Freeman Recent media reports have presented conflicting evidence on youth vaping in NZ. While some NZ school principals report concerns about increasing vaping on school grounds and confiscating vapes, ASH Year 10 survey data have been interpreted as suggesting few young … Read More

Retailing of vaping products – New NZ Research - Public Health Expert

Public Health Expert • Nov 07, 2019 •

• e-cigarettes,
• Nicotine,
• smokefree,
• Smoking,
• vaping

Dr Lindsay Robertson, Dr Jerram Bateman, Professor Janet Hoek Members of the public health community hold divergent views on how access to vaping products or electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) products should be arranged. Some believe ENDS should be as widely available as smoked tobacco and argue for liberal access. However, others suggest smoked tobacco should be much less … Read More

Not forgetting the benefits to youth and non-smokers – an example from increases in tobacco taxes - Public Health Expert

Public Health Expert • Sep 09, 2019 •

• e-cigarettes,
• Smoking,
• tobacco,
• vaping

Prof Nick Wilson, Prof Richard Edwards, Prof Janet Hoek Tobacco control’s focus on supporting smokers to quit, thus reducing the harm they face (e.g., via appropriately regulated access to e-cigarettes) remains important. However, we need to do more to protect youth and non-smokers from the burden of tobacco. In this blog we use the issue of tobacco tax increases … Read More

Vaping very likely to improve health in NZ – but how does this compare with other options? - Public Health Expert

Public Health Expert • Mar 27, 2019 •

• e-cigarettes,
• Public Health,
• Smoking,
• tobacco,
• vaping

Prof Nick Wilson, Dr Frederieke Petrović-van der Deen, Dr Cristina Cleghorn, A/Prof Coral Gartner, Prof Tony Blakely Our just-published modelling study suggests that easier access to nicotine via vaping as a replacement for tobacco smoking, will improve the health of the NZ population. The estimated health gain is about the same as 10% per annum tobacco tax increases … Read More