Tagged: vaping

E-cigarettes to have legal market in NZ, experts cautious - News

John Kerr • Mar 29, 2017 •

• e-cigarettes,
• Ministry of Health,
• Nicotine,
• regulations,
• Smoking,
• tobacco,
• vaping

The Government has announced new regulations to allow nicotine containing electronic cigarettes to be sold in New Zealand. Currently e-cigarette devices can be sold in New Zealand but nicotine-containing e-liquid can not (nicotine is a scheduled substance under the Medicines Act), although consumers can purchase e-liquid from overseas for personal use. That is set to change with announcement of … Read More

Vaping: A new weapon in the battle against obesity? - News

John Kerr • Oct 26, 2016 •

• Diabetes,
• Diet,
• e-cigarettes,
• Obesity,
• Smoking,
• tobacco,
• vaping,
• weight loss

E-cigarettes may have a part to play in fighting the growing obesity epidemic, say New Zealand researchers. Electronic cigarettes have been welcomed by some, but not all,  public health researchers as a potential new tool to help smokers kick the tobacco habit. Now a new commentary published today in Nicotine & Tobacco Research lays out the case for vaping – using e-cigarettes – … Read More

Should Smokefree Indoor Areas = Vapefree Areas? - Public Health Expert

Public Health Expert • Oct 03, 2016 •

• e-cig,
• e-cigarettes,
• smokefree,
• Smoking,
• tobacco,
• tobacco control,
• vaping

Prof Nick Wilson, Prof Janet Hoek, A/Prof George Thomson, Prof Richard Edwards The NZ Ministry of Health is currently reviewing public submissions on options that would allow nicotine-containing e-cigarettes to be sold legally in NZ. This consultation raises questions about how the wider uptake of e-cigarette use (known as “vaping”) will be managed. In this blog, we consider arguments … Read More

Pharmacy only access for e-cigarette nicotine - The Dismal Science

Eric Crampton • Sep 09, 2016 •

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

The folks over at the public health blog argue that access to nicotine for vaping should only be through pharmacies, or maybe through some licensed registered shops. One thing is obviously missing from their tallying of the relative costs and benefits of pharmacy-only access. I’ll copy their table below. A brief summary table Attribute/issue Pharmacies Vape stores Product array … Read More

Perspective: Options for licensed retailing of nicotine-containing e-cigarettes in NZ - Public Health Expert

Public Health Expert • Sep 08, 2016 •

• e-cigarettes,
• Nicotine,
• Pharmacy,
• Smoking,
• tobacco,
• vape shops,
• vaping

Professor Nick Wilson, Professor Janet Hoek, Frederieke Sanne van der Deen, Associate Professor George Thomson, Professor Richard Edwards The NZ Ministry of Health is currently consulting on options around making nicotine-containing e-cigarettes available in NZ. This Perspective Blog briefly examines possible pros and cons of two plausible licensed retail options: pharmacies and vape shops. It also highlights … Read More

The likely harm from e-cigarettes compared to tobacco - Public Health Expert

Public Health Expert • Jul 04, 2016 •

• Biomarker,
• e-cigarette,
• tobacco,
• vaping

Prof Nick Wilson, Dr Coral Gartner, Prof Richard Edwards This blog considers recent studies in which the biomarker levels in e-cigarette users (vapers) are compared to those from tobacco smokers. The results are highly variable but all suggest lower levels of risk to vapers relative to tobacco smokers. Yet as the situation with vaping is very dynamic (new products, changing … Read More