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Blowing Smoke: Why Banning Vapes Is Not The Answer
10 February 2025 Written by Lili Cavanagh https://www.drugpolicy.org.au/blowing_smoke_why_banning_vapes_is_not_the_answer However,...
09algor
Feb 9


Observational Studies of Exposure to Tobacco and Nicotine Products: Best Practices for Maximizing Statistical Precision and Accuracy
08 February 2025 Non-randomized observational studies can track risk-induction and -reduction associated with real-world use of...
09algor
Feb 7


Association of e-cigarette and cigarette use with self-reported chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): a multivariable analysis of a large United States data set
07 February 2025 https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11806618/ Conclusions Current e-cigarette use in respondents reporting former...
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Feb 6


Exposure to Benzene, Toluene, and Xylenes from Electronic Cigarette Use Compared to Working Environment Permissible Exposure Limits: A Risk Assessment Analysis of a Recent Publication
4 February 2025 https://www.qeios.com/read/FDX7P3 In conclusion, we identified serious methodological and interpretational problems in...
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Feb 3


Electronic cigarettes and subsequent cigarette smoking in young people: A systematic review
30 January 2025 We included 126 studies. For our primary outcome, there was very low certainty evidence (limited by risk of bias and...
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Jan 29


Critical Appraisal of Exposure Studies on E-Cigarette Aerosols Generated by High-Powered Devices
30 January 2025 There is a widespread consensus that E-cigarettes (ECs) provide smokers with a much safer nicotine delivery than...
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Jan 29


Addressing Claims About Vape Poisoning and Regulation in Australia
AL Gor 29 January 2025 The latest article from the RACGP (newsGP), authored by Michelle Wisbey, delves into a study published in the...
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Jan 29


Electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation - Cochrane
29 January 2025 Authors' conclusions: There is high-certainty evidence that ECs with nicotine increase quit rates compared to NRT and...
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Jan 28


Complete Switch to E-Cigarettes Shows Measurable Health Gains.
16 January 2025 https://sciencefeatured.com/2025/01/16/complete-switch-to-e-cigarettes-shows-measurable-health-gains-findings-from-8-year...
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Jan 16


Prevalence of Popular Smoking Cessation Aids in England and Associations With Quit Success
Key Points Question What methods are people using to stop smoking in England and to what extent are they associated with quit success?...
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Jan 16


E-liquid flavors and nicotine concentration choices over 6 months after a smoking cessation attempt with ENDS: Secondary analyses of a randomized controlled trial
15 January 2025 Link https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39816168/ Results: At Week 1, 66% (n=409) were exclusive e-cigarette users, and 21%...
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Jan 14


Vape Study Suggests More Vapers Use Vapes With Flavours!
11 January 2025 T"he impact of non-tobacco e-cigarette flavoring on e-cigarette uptake, cigarette smoking reduction, and cessation: A...
Pippa Starr
Jan 11

E-liquid flavors and nicotine concentration choices over 6 months after a smoking cessation attempt with ENDS: Secondary analyses of a randomized controlled trial
11 January 2025 https://www.tobaccopreventioncessation.com/E-liquid-flavors-and-nicotine-concentration-choices-over-6-months-after-a-smok...
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Jan 10


Nicotine vaping products during an attempt to quit smoking by Canadian adults who smoke or recently quit: findings from the 2022 Canada International Tobacco Control Four Country Smoking and Vaping
09 January 2025 Link https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/reports-publications/health-promotion-chronic-disease-prevention-can...
09algor
Jan 8


New Survey Reveals Shock New Data About Australian Vapers
by Pippa Starr 2 January 2025 The Alive Advocacy Movement recently conducted a detailed survey exploring vaping behaviors, key...
Pippa Starr
Jan 2

Vapes were found to be the most effective aid for helping people quit smoking in eight out of 11 scientific studies, a major new review has found
1 January 2025 Examining e-cigarettes as a smoking cessation treatment: A critical umbrella review analysis https://www.sciencedirect.com...
09algor
Dec 31, 2024


Study Suggests Vaping Has Fewer Detrimental Oral Health Effects Compared To Smoking
"evaluated studies suggest that [vaping] use of ECs is associated with relatively fewer detrimental oral health effects compared to smoking”
Pippa Starr
Dec 31, 2024


Neuroanatomical Variability and Substance Use Initiation in Late Childhood and Early Adolescence
30 December 2024 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2828520 Results Among 9804 children (mean [SD] baseline...
09algor
Dec 29, 2024


Economists Document the Harms of Vapor Bans
Decmber 29. 2004 Professor of Medicine Brad Rodu writes about how vaping bans aren't working in a must read article! Throughout my...
Pippa Starr
Dec 29, 2024


Popcorn lung is a Myth and always has been!
26 December Top Ten Ridiculous E-Cigarettes Cause Popcorn Lung Claims of 2024 Perhaps the most misleading and damaging claim that is...
Pippa Starr
Dec 26, 2024

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