OK, so people who #vape are 19% more likely to develop heart failure than non-vapers. Sounds scary. Except the risk for cigarette smokers is 200-400% higher than non-smokers. And #ecigs aren't just a "little bit" safer than #cigarettes. They are substantially safer than inhaling tobacco smoke. Finally, "#popcornLung" is not associated with nicotine e-cigs. It's caused by vitamin E acetate used in black market THC #vapes. Health disinformation is harmful.
Bientôt un an que j'ai arrêté de fumer; Mon portefeuille, mes poumons, mon chiens et la plupart de mes amis s'en portent mieux.
Moi, je suis plutôt fier de moi.
:)))
I'm no fan of #cigarettes, but banning #menthol is a stupid, pointless, and potentially discriminatory move that isn't accomplishing anything. As soon as the ban was announced, #tobacco companies went to work developing a non-menthol menthol clone that provides a similar experience but without the actual menthol. And just like that, the entire basis for the decision to ban menthol has gone up in smoke.
The #SupremeCourt declined on Monday to hear a challenge to a California law that bans the sale of flavored #cigarettes, leaving the state law in place. #SCOTUS
Those who received the $750 monthly #stipend were less likely to remain #unsheltered and closer to having enough #money to meet all of their #basicNeeds as compared to a control group who accessed usual #homeless services.
More importantly, the initial findings dispels this #myth that people will use money for #illicit purposes.
Only about 2% of the $750 per month was spent on #alcohol, #cigarettes, or #drugs; the majority of that money was spent on cigarettes.
Research published in Lancet Oncology concludes that in the poorest areas, the risk of dying from #cancer is more than 70% higher than in the wealthiest areas.
The key to the difference is lifestyle changes, with giving up #smoking is a key shift; but of course, especially in poorer areas services to aid giving up #cigarettes has been hit by funding cuts.
Equally, getting fit also isn't cheap; from #bicycles to #gyms, if you have no money fitness aids are out of reach
If #RishiSunak is considering a progressive ban on the purchase of #cigarettes & thereby moving towards making #smoking illegal, one can only presume that his chums lobbying for the #tobacco industry now feel that their employers (#BigTobacco) have a handle on alternative income streams - #vaping perhaps?
But, one thing is for sure Rushi would not have floated such a proposal without first checking with his advisors (who in turn would have checked with the lobbyists & those they represent!)
1/ Many behaviors are prohibited because they endanger others.
Second-hand smoke from #cigarettes is dangerous. It once posed a serious health risk indoors and indoor #smoking was eventually banned in virtually all public spaces in the US. The smokers complained that their “right” to smoke anywhere was being infringed. There is no such right. … #MaskUp#COVID
There are no safe #tobacco products. But different products have different levels of #risk. #Cigarettes and other smoked tobacco products are the most #harmful, while products like #eCigarettes may be lower-risk alternatives for adults who already #smoke.
Unfortunately, that message seems to have gotten twisted in the public's mind.
@AnnaAnthro Are there any smokers in Canada who are unaware of the health effects of cigarettes? If not, then will this measure really make a difference?