Australia was an early and vigorous adopter of what is now conventional international tobacco control policy. Cigarette taxes were increased 9 times in the last 10 years and Australian cigarette prices are now the highest in the world. Harm minimisation, defined as comprising supply, demand and harm reduction, has been the official national drug policy… Read more »
Archives: Seminars
Will New Zealand’s vaping regulations enhance or hinder harm reduction
New Zealand has taken a progressive approach to tobacco harm reduction with the Government actively promoting the role of vaping as a harm reduction tool. In particular for populations experiencing health inequities. Currently, an estimated 5% of NZ adults vape regularly, increasing to 8% for the most deprived. Legislation to control and regulate reduced harm… Read more »
In Search of the New Social Justice for Smokers: Do they have the Right to Harm Reduction?
On November 27, 2001, Dr Cheryl Healton, president and CEO of the American Legacy Foundation, addressed the National Conference on Tobacco or Health on the subject, “Tobacco as a Social Justice Issue.” Dr Healton described the excess burden that tobacco places on society’s poor and underserved populations and recommended ways to expand access to cessation… Read more »
Will the abolition of Public Health England change the UK’s position on e-cigarettes?
At the beginning of April 2021, the UK Government set out its plans for the transformation of public health after the abolition of Public Health England. The vision is ambitious stating that “Health will no longer only be the business of the DHSC, but a core priority for the whole of government. “The vision will… Read more »
Introduction
Lunch
Panel Discussion and Live Q&A: Will the transition to a regulated marketplace be a gamechanger?
As FDA issues marketing granted orders in response to e-cigarette PMTAs, how should FDA and CDC explain the meaning of such orders and their implications for smokers What will the change in U.S. administrations and leadership at the FDA and CDC mean to the future of ENDS If the PMTA does not conclude by the… Read more »
Public Health, Politics, & Broken Trust: The Current State of Tobacco Harm Reduction in the U.S
The COVID-19 pandemic has taken the lives of more than 550,000 people in the U.S. since March 2020. This number we are told could have been far larger without the public policy interventions to date, which involved a heavy intervention by public health professionals informed largely by an all-or-nothing tolerance for harm. Meanwhile, nearly half… Read more »
Break
The Endgame Revisited
How can we get a spectacular public health win at negligible cost? To paraphrase Lewis Carroll, “if you don’t know where you are going, any road will get you there.” To see where we could and should be heading, this presentation looks at five clarifying ideas that will set a pro-health direction for tobacco and… Read more »
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