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  • Can oral tobacco and nicotine products help people to stop smoking?

    … and gum) and provide nicotine in a less harmful form than cigarette smoking.  Cabinet has in principle approved … (where these products are used alongside continued cigarette smoking).  Conclusion Overall, it is currently …
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  • Will regular tobacco tax increases get NZ to the tobacco endgame?

    … review ). Explore new regulatory options around the e-cigarette market. For example, there could be a single new … of smoked tobacco in 2025; but also which (ii) banned e-cigarette sales in 2027 (after making e-cigarette sales legal from 2015 from controlled outlets e.g., …
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  • Removing the nicotine from tobacco: The key component of the current Smokefree Bill

    … denicotinised or regular cigarettes. It found reduced cigarette consumption and markedly increased quit rates in … of attrition and non-compliance among the denicotinised cigarette users suggest having alternative sources of … 2021, the US FDA authorised marketing of two denicotinised cigarette products and in June 2022, the FDA announced it …
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  • The Smokefree 2025 Action Plan: key findings from the ITC New Zealand (EASE) project

    … when smokers smoke outdoors in public places 7 and cigarette butts were the most frequently identified litter … participants who smoked where they had bought their last cigarette pack or tobacco pouch. Whilst most participants had … either of these sources were where they bought their last cigarette or tobacco purchase was 1.1%, with some differences …
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  • A policy and research agenda for roll-your-own tobacco

    … New Zealand RYO smokers are also more likely than TM cigarette smokers to have co-morbidities such as mental … rolling allowed them to demonstrate, and regarded the cigarette they had constructed as more valuable than a …
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  • New e-liquid flavour restrictions: Potential impacts on young people and people who smoke

    … were a key factor adolesents consider when trialling an e-cigarette. 20 21 In 2016, the US Surgeon General’s report into E-Cigarette Use Among Youth and Young Adults concluded: “ The … available. However, a study comparing the impact of an e-cigarette flavour ban in San Francisco on smoking prevalence …
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  • Daily nicotine use increases among youth in Aotearoa NZ: The 2021 Snapshot Y10 Survey

    … In 2018, 1.8% of survey respondents reported using an e-cigarette on a daily basis; that proportion had risen to 3.1% … have been repeatedly used to stem and reverse declines in cigarette sales”. Analyses of tobacco companies’ documents …
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  • Is youth vaping a problem in New Zealand?

    … prevalence The ASH Y10 survey reported overall daily e-cigarette use of 1.8% and daily or weekly of 4%. Reports of … prevalence of use in relation to smoking status (daily e-cigarette use was 0.4% among never smokers and 14.4% among … may represent a significant proportion of regular e-cigarette users. We estimate around 20% of weekly or daily …
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  • Highlights of the World Conference on Tobacco or Health

    … term to use than e-cigarettes and ENDs; The independent e-cigarette companies and the tobacco industry may have … of use may be underestimated if questions ask about e-cigarette use specifically (a 3 rd generation user might … Research into the Impact of Tobacco Advertising (1000s of cigarette, e-cigarette and anti-tobacco ads and videos, good …
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  • Tobacco product innovation in a smokefree world. Oxymoron or commercial cynicism?

    … their smoking experience by crushing ‘capsules’ in cigarette filters, thus flavouring the smoke inhaled. Since their introduction in the early 2000s, capsule cigarette sales have grown rapidly, even in markets where …
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