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  • Media release: Why the Smokefree legislation must stay - Laying out the evidence:

    … runs directly contrary to evidence and will ensure smoking continues to cost thousands of lives and millions of … legislation and predicts it will drastically reduce smoking rates and bring major health gains, particularly for … from nicotine addiction and the numerous harms caused by smoking. And the evidence shows that is exactly what most …

  • New Vaping Bill: Some important progress but critical gaps remain

    … accepted they could offer a less harmful alternative to smoking 1 but did not anticipate the vaping prevalence now … favoured by adults who use vaping as an alternative to smoking. Ending sales of the single use disposable vapes … allows sale by non-experts. Yet, people wishing to stop smoking would benefit more from tailored advice delivered by …

  • Media release: Youth vaping declines slightly but still high by global standards

    … found that NZ has much higher rates of vaping and smoking than England, the USA and Canada. For example, in … Dr Ball says nicotine vaping may help some people stop smoking, but evidence is accumulating about the harms that … to prevent young people from switching from vaping to smoking. The Government must implement stricter controls on …

  • Calculating cardiovascular risk with online calculators – scope for improvement?

    … recommended” & general lifestyle changes mentioned (around smoking, diet and physical activity). Man 70y, European 20% … action for a clinician to support: medication, stopping smoking, or reducing salt intake? Or which packages of … interventions are the most cost-effective such as stopping smoking and exercising together (e.g., there is some …

  • The case for tobacco supply restrictions

    … overlook the fact that most smokers regret starting smoking and half of those addicted to smoking will die prematurely from an illness caused directly by smoking.  Put plainly, Bull’s statement amounts to a claim …

  • Why are some preventable cancer deaths in Māori and Pacific peoples increasing?

    … by the phasing of the tobacco epidemic and trends in smoking from approximately 30 years ago. Of concern for future inequalities, is that smoking prevalence remains twice as common among Māori men … times as common in Māori women as European/Other. Māori smoking prevalence must be addressed for future inequality …

  • What does art have to do with public health, and how can they work together?

    … of the place of health in society – eg, some aspects of smoking in James Bond movies have changed dramatically over … to secondhand smoke via his sexual partners who smoke, and smoking by villains might still be glamourising smoking for some audiences. This session also considered the …

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