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… symptoms that make it hard to quit nicotine, especially if smoking or vaping is embedded in social life and daily … in young people, and mitigate risks of vapers turning to smoking. The definition of vaping harm needs to include … very rapidly, comparable to the ‘hit’ from cigarette smoking. 1 2 Now an increasing proportion of young people who …

… the day adopted it as a national target to achieve minimal smoking prevalence and availability by 2025 [2]. A number of … that approximates the Smokefree Aotearoa goal of minimal smoking prevalence is a sinking lid on tobacco sales (with … 600,000 people. Due to differences in susceptibility to smoking-related diseases, benefits to smokers who quit would …

… possibility of residual confounding in our estimates of smoking cessation). Nevertheless, the management of the … associated with workers who don’t die prematurely from smoking). The cost-effectiveness of the NZ Quitline might … or the successful and sustained transition to vaping from smoking and to minimise risks of relapse to smoking and …

… smokers,’ about the devastating health effects of smoking and environmental tobacco smoke .” 2 Nor does this … were harmful and often fatal, and to compensate for smoking’s loss of social acceptability, 4 tobacco companies … evidence-based measures to encourage cessation and deter smoking uptake. Among these, policies to increase the price …

… Government introduces innovative new policies that reduce smoking prevalence (1). Existing measures have tackled … form of tobacco marketing and excise tax increases making smoking less affordable. However, tobacco products themselves … RYO tobacco helps perpetuate serious disparities in smoking prevalence that undermine achievement of New …

… and sustain the achievement of the goal of close to zero smoking prevalence by 2025. The blog comes down on the side … that the government would adopt a goal of reducing smoking prevalence to close to nil as possible would have … be simple, definitive and highly effective at reducing smoking prevalence. Dramatically decreasing the supply of …

… The Government’s plan needs a fifth specific focus area – smoking denormalisation and smokefree areas. Legally required … able to have a drink outside a bar without reminders about smoking. The outside areas of bars and cafés remain one of … for someone quitting. There is NZ evidence that seeing smoking around you at the neighbourhood level increases the …

… Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ). Daily vaping in NZ now exceeds smoking—11% of adults reported daily use — and disposable … the health gains people achieve when using vapes to stop smoking. This Briefing reviews the composition and … Prevalence translates directly into waste  While cigarette smoking in NZ has declined year-on-year until recently, …

… and maximise their potential to “act as a route out of smoking for New Zealand’s 550,000 daily smokers , without providing a route into smoking for children and non-smokers.” The optimal outcome … rather than products to help people switch from smoking and then stop all nicotine use. BAT is the largest …