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In this episode, Dr. Farsalinos unpacks the truth about #vaping and #harmreduction, tackling #misinformation, government policies, and the real risks compared to smoking. YT video 59 mins. #THRWorks www.youtube.com/watch?v=vV5U... #Right2Switch Right to #SaferNicotine alternatives to save lives.

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Kenya: Government’s decision impose graphic health warnings on alternative nicotine products could undermine efforts to curb 12,000 annual smoking-related deaths in Kenya, according to the Campaign for Safer Alternatives (CASA). #SaferNicotine #misinformation www.capitalfm.co.ke/business/202...

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Australia: Lessons from the past; bans often lead to the opposite effect. Evidence indicates that regulation is a far more effective and ethical approach. Adopting a #harmreduction framework, Victoria can manage #vapes in a way that prioritizes public health, www.drugpolicy.org.au/blowing_smok...

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Ireland: Data reveals Government’s plans to restrict #vape flavours to tobacco only could result in 1,737 adult vapers in Donegal returning to smoking – significantly impacting public health. www.ireland-live.ie/news/donegal...

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It is one thing to make the unsupported claim that vaping causes lung cancer or heart disease but to tell the public that there's really no difference between smoking and vaping is way beyond misleading. #misinformation kills. As it keeps adults smoking! tobaccoanalysis.blogspot.com/2025/02/iowa...

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Study show moral panic bans on #vapes, flavor bans, #taxes etc. Leading youth to use deadly cigs instead, as well as increasing illicit demands. Compared to states without such bans or taxes. [bans don't help adults who rely on THR products to remain smoke-free] showme.missouri.edu/2025/researc...

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In England in 2024, 85% of adults who smoked inaccurately perceived that #vaping is equally or more harmful than smoking or did not know the relative harms, an increase from 59% ten years before.” #misinformation & moralpanic are deterring ppl who smoke from switching. www.bsms.ac.uk/about/news/2...

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EU Commissioner made false and harmful claims about vaping during a European Parliament meeting, equating risks to smoking. Contrary to his statements, scientific evidence proves #vaping is a safer alternative. ethra.co/news/166-fal...

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The study recommends ensuring access to #SaferNicotine sources like menthol e-cigarettes if menthol cigarettes are banned. Policymakers should consider these un/intended consequences when planning tobacco regulations. Menthol bans USA. Consequences to Consider! www.news-medical.net/news/2025021...

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Eastern Europe & Central Asia have high #smoking rates, could #SaferNicotine products, vapes, oral nic pouches, or Snus offer a way to help ppl who smoke quit smoking? Video: 17 mins. gfn.tv/vids/gfn-new...

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CDN Product RECALL: John Deere ZTrak™ Zero Turn Mowers with Kawasaki Engines recalled due to fire and burn hazards recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-rec...

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This is going to end up costing orders of magnitude more

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#misinformation #SaferNicotine products; vapes, “Unfortunately, misperceptions of #vaping harms continue to increase, and we have found in our study that this could deter young adults who smoke from switching to vaping (a less harmful behaviour). clearingtheair.eu/en/post/misi...

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“Scientists noticed that X stopped being an effective tool for communication soon after the platform was purchased by Elon Musk in 2022.” #Bluesky www.dailyuw.com/science/scie...

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INDIA despite yrs banning #vaping including bans on vaping #research🧪, etc. Illicit suppliers are everywhere & even make home deliveries. Bans don't work! #SaferNicotine products help ppl quit smoking & are vastly less risky than cont'd smoking (key msg missed) www.hindustantimes.com/cities/luckn...

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reason.com/2025/02/14/s... Massachusetts #vape flavor ban has just lead to increase smoking rates and illicit markets. Bans don't work. Bans increase curiosity; result in lost revenues, & increase demand. Ppl shouldn't be forced to break law, in order to remain smoke-free, quit smoking.

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Prof. Reuven Zimlichman, director of The Brunner Cardiovascular Research Institute at Tel Aviv University, said #nicotine is addictive but does not harm the body like thousands chemicals produced by burning tobacco. Suggests ppl who smoke switch to #SaferNicotine manilastandard.net/business/314...

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Bulgaria has one of the highest #smoking rates in the world, and it has not gone down since the first Eurobarometer survey in 2007. the government has chosen to ban all #vaping products, including nicotine-free options, both in retail outlets & online. worldvapersalliance.com/bulgaria-ban...

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The harms from smoking do not arise from #nicotine, but from its harmful delivery vehicle: tobacco smoke (Michael Russell). #Vaping replaces this harmful vehicle by what we colloquially call “vapor” (hence we “vape”), robertosussman.substack.com/p/a-full-gui...

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Understanding how #vape aerosols form, operate and can be tested provides the knowledge to understand their pleasurable usage, their toxicity profile and relative safety with respect to tobacco smoke and other aerosols & pollutants. by Roberto Sussman. robertosussman.substack.com/p/a-full-gui...

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Extortion, pure and simple.

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BREAKING: The USDA has confirmed five additional dairy herds in California have tested positive for the virus, raising the total to 732. Currently, 74% of the state's dairy herds are infected with H5N1.

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This is the kind of callous assholery that makes my blood boil. That it comes courtesy of a chain gang of inept DOGEbags makes it even more infuriating. www.wired.com/story/lenaca...

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Measles are contagious. Measles cause 1 in 4 people to be hospitalized. Measles can be deadly especially in children. Measles can cause blindness & deafness. Measles can cause brain damage yrs later. Measles can cause "immune amnesia". Measles are preventable with MMR vaccine. #medsky #IDsky 🛟 😷🧪

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This happened. I'm happy to share CDC MMWRs on their website if you want to #FactCheck. Happy to walk you through CDC reports if you find them daunting. This happened... and the American public is being told: - teen vaping is epidemic - most vapers are teens - whole new generation addicted

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"During the meeting, Ukraine was told it faced imminent shutoff of the Starlink service if it did not reach a deal on critical minerals, said the source, who requested anonymity to discuss closed negotiations." Astonishing betrayal of an ally. www.reuters.com/business/us-...

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Among those Trump and Musk fired at the FAA: - Lawyers who help keep drunk or reckless pilots out of the skies - Air traffic control support staff - Employees who track potential new flying hazards like cranes - Staffers who medically clear pilots to fly www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

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How We Know that Vaccines Are Safe www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/... by @jonathanjarry.bsky.social Reality: "Vaccine safety is studied in a series of larger and larger clinical trials before they can be approved, and surveillance continues after a vaccine is used to monitor for rare side effects."

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Codifying unhinged antivaxx lies?👇 Dark Age 2.0. Utah Republicans push to let patients supply their own blood as vaccine concerns linger apnews.com/article/utah... "...due to concerns about vaccine transmission that medical professionals say are unfounded."

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#episky #epidemiology 🧪 Trickle down anti-science. Abruptly cutting off funding will hobble public health at all levels throughout the United States and internationally. This is not about judiciously cutting waste throughout the government. This is a chainsaw massacre. www.gapha.org/annual-meeti...

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“I can’t imagine what this is going to do to people. People are going to stop going. It’s going to leave them with the unregulated drug supply.” Ending take-homes and mandating witnessed dosing is liable to result in severe harms, reports @godfrey.bsky.social:

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Amazing isn't it! Tons of flavoured alcoholic things. But, when it comes to #vaping, they claim "adults don't like flavors." Flavours are why vaping works, it helps adults disassociate with the cigarette "taste." Thus; helping them remain quit and avoid a relapse to deadly cigarettes. #EnforceNotBan

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filtermag.org/bc-governmen... @filtermag.bsky.social

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"Our information environment is increasingly rigged against us. We know the algorithms reward rage." Listen to our full conversation @caulfieldtim.bsky.social on SiriusXM Ch 167 this weekend: Sat 7am & 12pm (ET) Sun 9am & 3pm (ET) Subscribe wherever you get podcasts: ambermac.com/theambermacs...

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www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyjG... end of humanity, aliens, and meteors. Why not! 🤪

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NEWSFLASH: #GFN25 SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT! Dr Arielle Selya will be giving this year's Michael Russell Oration at #GFN25 exploring the systemic issues and common critical flaws in nicotine research! Read our latest newsletter for all the latest info👉 share.sender.net/campaigns/a4...

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According to the CDC National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), here are the most commonly used smoking cessation interventions. The "effectiveness" of an intervention depends on (a) "efficacy" and (b) "popularity" (use). If something is efficacious, but that no one uses it, it is not "effective."

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#StayCurious

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Despite losing his medical licence and having his vaccine research exposed as fraudulent, Andrew Wakefield’s work influences public perception to this day. Here, author @caulfieldtim.bsky.social explores how misinformation spreads, mutates, and refuses to die: thewalrus.ca/vaccines-dont-ca...

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Why this flu season is so severe www.beckershospitalreview.com/public-healt... "Low vaccination rates may also be at play..." "Experts suggest misinformation about vaccines and post-COVID-19 vaccine fatigue may be contributing factors..."

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