ATHRA: Vape-friendly Aussie quit guidelines receive WHO award

Vape-friendly Aussie quit guidelines receive WHO award
Posted on May 25, 2020 by Colin
THE Royal Australian College of General Practitioners has been named as a recipient of the WHO World No Tobacco Day awards for the latest update of its smoking cessation guidelines. The new guidelines acknowledge a role for vaping in helping… Read more

ATHRA's first Facebook live stream a resounding success
Posted on May 15, 2020 by Colin
ATHRA’s first facebook live stream was a resounding success (after some minor technical problems!). The video has had over 1,300 views on Facebook, 220 comments and wide sharing so far (Facebook link here). Thank you to all who took part… Read more

New online smoking clinic offers prescriptions for vaping
Posted on April 1, 2020 by Colin
AUSTRALIA'S first online medical service to help smokers quit is now available. The service offers prescriptions for vaping where appropriate. Quitclinics provides best-practice medical care for smokers. Smokers should try to quit first with the approved treatments such as nicotine… Read more

No evidence that vaping increases the risk of COVID-19
Posted on March 26, 2020 by Colin
THERE IS no evidence that vaping increases the risk or the severity of COVID-19 in vapers or bystanders, in spite of claims by anti-vaping activists. Click here to download a one-page handout on vaping and COVID-19 The risk from passive… Read more

Study confirms vaping will save Australian lives
Posted on February 3, 2020 by Colin
THE LATEST SCIENTIFIC REVIEW of vaping nicotine has concluded it is an effective quitting aid for smokers and could substantially reduce smoking rates in Australia. The peer-reviewed study by Australian academics Conjoint Associate Professor Colin Mendelsohn, Professor Wayne Hall and… Read more

Peak Australian GP body supports vaping
Posted on January 28, 2020 by Colin
IN A MAJOR POLICY SHIFT, the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners has supported vaping nicotine as an option for some Australian smokers in the latest national smoking cessation guidelines published today. The peak GP organisation has carefully reviewed all… Read more

Vaping is 95% safer than smoking. Fact or factoid?
Posted on December 23, 2019 by Colin
It is often said that vaping is 95% safer than smoking. Is this figure just plucked out of the air as some critics claim or is it based on solid scientific evidence? This video and article outline the science that… Read more

Vitamin E acetate in illicit THC cartridges confirmed as VALI cause, new research
Posted on December 21, 2019 by Colin
New research has established beyond reasonable doubt that Vaping Associated Lung Injury (VALI) is due to Vitamin E acetate in illegal THC (cannabis) cartridges, and not due to nicotine vaping. A new study published in the New England Journal of… Read more

The facts about vaping. 15 key questions answered by Clive Bates
Posted on December 11, 2019 by Colin
The media is full of bias and misinformation about vaping and it can be hard to find the truth. Leading tobacco harm expert Clive Bates has done this for us and gives answers to the common questions asked about vaping.… Read more

ATHRA supports the establishment of new vape shop organisation
Posted on November 27, 2019 by Colin
ATHRA welcomes the launch today of the Australian Retail Vaping Industry Association (ARVIA) which will support Australia’s vape shops. Vape shops are the modern-day smoking clinics which provide a valuable public health service at no cost to the government. There… Read more

An update on the vaping-related lung injury outbreak
Posted on November 9, 2019 by Colin
ATHRA reported in August 2019 that the US outbreak of vaping-related lung injuries was not due to nicotine vaping, but rather contaminated street drugs, mostly THC (cannabis). Finally, US authorities have acknowledged this. There is still NO evidence that nicotine… Read more

UK Parliament continues to strongly endorse vaping
Posted on November 2, 2019 by Colin
The UK Parliament has strongly supported the role of vaping as an effective aid for quitting smoking in a debate this week. Support for vaping was unanimous in the debate, which recognised that vaping is twice as effective as nicotine… Read more

Black market THC (cannabis) cartridges are cause of vaping-related lung injury
Posted on October 4, 2019 by Colin
The outbreak of serious vaping-related lung injuries in the US and Canada is almost certainly due to black-market THC (cannabis) oils sold by street dealers, NOT nicotine e-liquid. Download one-page ATHRA handout here The epidemic has caused great alarm amongst… Read more

Government officials misleading the Australian public on vaping needs to end
Posted on September 18, 2019 by Colin
A recent statement by Australia's Chief Medical Officer and State and Territory Chief Health Officers, ‘E-cigarettes linked to severe lung illness’ is alarmist, potentially misleading and does not accurately reflect the current scientific evidence on vaping, a group of 31… Read more

Scaremongering about vaping will cost Australian lives
Posted on September 16, 2019 by Colin
An outbreak of a serious lung illness in the US and six deaths ‘linked to vaping’ has led to calls to stop all vaping. Should former smokers who are now vaping nicotine go back to smoking? In short, no. It… Read more

An update on the lung disease outbreak in the US
Posted on September 7, 2019 by Colin
The mysterious lung disease in the US is almost certainly due to vaping contaminated THC (the psychoactive ingredient in cannabis) and has nothing to do with vaping nicotine to stop smoking. The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has… Read more

Finally, information about the Scientific Inquiry into vaping, but questions remain
Posted on August 1, 2019 by Colin
Finally, the government has released some details of the Scientific Inquiry into vaping, in response to a question by Senator Cory Bernardi in the Senate yesterday. Surprisingly, there are no terms of reference for the review. The Scientific Inquiry was announced… Read more

Doctors should recommend vaping to smoking patients
Posted on July 24, 2019 by Colin
Medical Republic, 24 July 2019 The recent Australian Burden of Disease Study shows that smoking is still the largest cause of death and disease in our patients. This is not surprising, since smoking rates have not fallen significantly over the… Read more

Have we become complacent about smoking?
Posted on July 9, 2019 by Colin
Medical Republic, 8 July 2019. For many years, Australia has been a world leader in tobacco control, enjoying steady and rapid declines in smoking rates. However, recently that has changed. Over the last six years, Australian smoking rates have plateaued.… Read more

Queensland Health misleads the public on vaping...again
Posted on July 4, 2019 by Colin
Filter Magazine, 4 July 2019. Queensland Health, has been caught out misleading the public in the sunshine state on vaping, for the third time in little over a year. In its recently updated online information on vaping, Queensland Health has… Read more

Vaping Facts. New campaign by NZ Ministry of Health to promote vaping
Posted on June 9, 2019 by Colin
The New Zealand Ministry of Health has launched Vaping Facts, a new website and campaign to inform smokers of the facts about vaping and to encourage them to make the switch. The progressive, evidence-based approach to vaping in New Zealand… Read more

Misleading claims that vaping causes heart disease...again
Posted on May 29, 2019 by Colin
Recent news stories in the Australian media (here and here and here) have breathlessly reported claims that vaping may cause heart disease based on a small cell study in the US. However, these claims are misleading and unsubstantiated and are… Read more

Legalising vaping in Australia: a report by the McKell Institute
Posted on March 9, 2019 by Colin
The McKell Institute published today a report titled 'Legalising Vaping in Australia' which explores the regulatory framework surrounding vaping as a means of tobacco harm reduction in Australia. The report finds that 'legalising vaping has enormous potential to improve public… Read more

Legalising vaping will improve health and save money, study finds
Posted on February 28, 2019 by
Making vaping products legal and more readily available will improve overall population health and result in substantial health care savings according to a new study published this week in the journal Epidemiology. The study considered all the possible benefits and… Read more

How to switch to vaping: advice from experienced users
Posted on February 17, 2019 by Colin
Smokers wishing to switch to vaping should first do their research, find the right combination of device and liquid, and allow for a period of time to adjust to vaping. This is the advice of 384 experienced Australian vapers in… Read more

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