Successful public health campaigns rely on establishing and maintaining the public’s trust in the recommendations that are given. This presentation highlights concerns that I have about the erosion of trust in tobacco control that appears to be happening because previously trusted public health officials are staking out policy positions that distort the truth about lower… Read more »
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Panel Discussion and Live Q&A: Does current US Policy and discourse discourage adult smokers from viewing e-cigarettes as a harm reduction tool?
Session Responder: Dr Jasjit S. Ahluwalia, Professor, Behavioural and Social Sciences & Internal Medicine, Brown University, School of Public Health & Alpert School of Medicine Does current US Policy and discourse reflect the evidence on safety and current prevalence of e-cigarette use Are smokers inappropriately discouraged from trying e-cigarettes Have we achieved a point where… Read more »
Panel Discussion and Live Q&A: What’s the end game?
Have the socio-economic disparities in smoking been sacrificed for preventing youth uptake Has tobacco control become an anti-vaping movement? From flavor bans to increasing taxation – what are the intended and unintended consequences
We’ve seen this before: Tobacco harm reduction opponents mimicking old drug war tactics and rhetoric:
The ways in which those who oppose tobacco harm reduction mimic the tactics of those who opposed reform of illicit drug policies is profoundly disturbing. Politicians and public health officials ignore the voices and concerns of consumers and others who would most benefit from harm reduction policies. Government and philanthropic funders focus almost entirely on… Read more »
What do we know about the effects of e-cigarette taxes?
The American Lung Association lists as one of their legislative priorities to “raise the tax on e-cigarettes to parity with cigarettes.” In late 2019, the US House of Representatives passed such a tax, and in the current Congressional session legislators have introduced similar bills in both the House and the Senate. Meanwhile, 28 states have… Read more »
Tobacco harm reduction, human rights, and public health paternalism
Human rights have been invoked strategically as motivation to oppose tobacco industry activities. Analysis of human rights can also be applied to tobacco harm reduction with, arguably, more support. This involves close examination and identification of the limits of public health paternalism, respect for human autonomy and agency, and advocacy for those who are marginalized… Read more »
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Panel Discussion and Live Q&A: Have e-cigarettes highlighted the different factions, motivations and priorities that exist between tobacco control and public health.
Is smoking a social justice issue – are we supporting those that need it the most Does tobacco harm reduction compromise core tobacco control principles?
Smoking prevalence and regulatory effects – a global 4 country comparison
Professor Levy will discuss the vaping and smoking regulatory regimes and smoking prevalence trends in Australia, England, Canada and the US. Applying the SimSmoke tobacco control simulation model, he will present estimates of the effects of vaping on smoking prevalence for each of the countries, and discuss how these results depend on the regulations in… Read more »
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