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  • Disposable vapes: An emerging environmental health threat

    … goals. 1 Prevalence translates directly into waste  While cigarette smoking in NZ has declined year-on-year until … and plastic components. Although less prevalent than cigarette butts, they pose greater environmental risks. Unlike cigarette filters, which release microplastics and toxic …
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  • What is happening with vaping among adolescents and young adults in Aotearoa?

    … 3: Current (at least monthly) and daily smoking and e-cigarette use among 15-17 year olds, 2011/12 to 2020/21 … Figure 6: Trends in current and daily smoking and e-cigarette use among 18-24 year olds, 2011/12 to 2021/22 The … vaping prevalence (data not shown). Figure 7: Daily e-cigarette use by age group (NZHS 2019/20 to 2021/22) …
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  • Tobacco industry ‘transformation’ – more smoke and mirrors?

    … change in the trajectory of the gradual decline in cigarette sales which has occurred since 2012 (see figure 3). … sales within five years. Figure 3: Global and PMI cigarette sales 2012-19 with linear projection to 2025 (from … they argue a reduction in global sales from 847 billion cigarette sticks in 2015 to 625 billion by 2021 – an annual …
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  • New Zealand E-cigarette trial in Lancet – keeping it in perspective

    … you inject the fact that tobacco companies are buying e-cigarette companies and marketing them as sexy… flashback … judgment and interpretation. Onwards. … New Zealand E-cigarette trial in Lancet – keeping it in perspective …
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  • Ten things we can learn from new smoking and vaping data about progress to Smokefree Aotearoa 2025

    … most deprived areas (4.8%, 36,000 daily users). Data on e-cigarette use available through the NZHS data explorer … Commentary The 2018/19 NZHS data on smoking and e-cigarette use reveal steady but unspectacular progress in … health warnings in 2018; Lack of more detailed data on e-cigarette use such as prevalence of use by smokers, …
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  • New standardised packaging regulations: Some good steps, but many missed opportunities

    … requirement to feature warnings on packaging by creating cigarette sticks with appealing designs and embellishments. … capsules that when squeezed, release a flavour into the cigarette ; international evidence shows these innovations … Size and Interior Importantly, the new regulations specify cigarette pack sizes (20 or 25 cigarettes) and roll-your-own …
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  • Vaping very likely to be improving health in NZ – but how does this compare with other options?

    … promotion of a smartphone app for smoking cessation (the e-cigarette liberalisation is 10 times better for health gain) … But examination of the youth tobacco smoking rates since e-cigarette use has increased (eg, in the US [6]), has found no … NZ Government commences the Select Committee process for e-cigarette regulations (perhaps later this year) – we hope to …
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  • Youth vaping addiction: How it happens and why it matters

    … of nicotine very rapidly, comparable to the ‘hit’ from cigarette smoking. 1 2 Now an increasing proportion of young … of addiction. 4 The process often begins with the first cigarette or vape, and drives increasing frequency of use. 5 …
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  • The hardening hypothesis for smoking – but does the evidence point to “softening” in NZ?

    … Control Program’s effect on adult smokers: (2) Daily cigarette consumption levels. Tob Control . 2007;16:91-5. 2. … numbers of cigarettes smoked per day, and time to first cigarette-California and national data.  Those Who Continue … LT, Bernert JT. Variation in nicotine intake in US cigarette smokers over the past 25 years: evidence from …
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  • Can we manage dual use of smoking and vaping more effectively?

    … stroke, even if they manage to substantially reduce their cigarette intake [5]. Evidence from the UK, where researchers … rituals, and participants often reverted back to smoking a cigarette at key moments, such as when drinking coffee or …
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