Background: Nicotine dependence, factors associated with dependence, and self-reported side effects among people who use e-cigarettes are scarce in developing countries.
KUALA LUMPUR: International and local experts recently came together at the Harm Reduction Conference 2023 advocating for the adoption of harm reduction strategies to reduce smoking prevalence, rather than pursuing an outright prohibition of less harmful alternatives like vape.
GEORGE TOWN, Aug 30 - The Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) today urged the government to ban vape and e-cigarettes amid continued debate over a move that aims to end the habit among future generations of Malaysians.
THE Consumers' Association of Penang is urging the government to seriously consider banning vaping altogether. Its president Mohideen Abdul Kader said vaping will be the scourge of the future and will be difficult to eliminate just like smoking unless it is banned now.
"I do not think there is any doubt or debate that reduced risk products should be available and accessible to consumers of risky forms of tobacco products in LMICs." - Joseph Magero
According to a report by Indonesian media VIVA on August 31st, the Indonesian Parliament (DPR) recently passed the "Health Law No. 17 of 2023". This law is seen as providing legal certainty for the e-cigarette industry, as it categorizes e-cigarettes as addictive substances.
NEW DELHI, Sept. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- In line with the upcoming Tenth session of the Conference (COP10) to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) delegation, later this year; The Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (CAPHRA) has recently submitted a 'Shadow Report' to the Secretariat to provide alternate information and perspectives on the state of the implementation, particularly in the Asia Pacific and India.
Introduction: Tobacco use is a major causative factor for head and neck cancers (HNC). Continued use of tobacco even after cancer diagnosis is common and is associated with all-cause and cancer-specific mortality, cancer recurrence and poor treatment response. Evidence suggests that behavioral interventions, help achieve greater smoking cessation rates in HNC patients. However, intervention studies focussed on HNC patients using smokeless tobacco, which is more common than smoking in India, are sparse.
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