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Alan @algore09algor.bsky.social · 59m

The Message That E-Cigarettes Are Less Harmful Than Combustible Cigarettes Is Not Getting Through

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https://academic.oup.com/ntr/advance-article/doi/10.1093/ntr/ntaf194/8256663

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Alan @algore09algor.bsky.social · 2h

I the mean time, while we fight this, find a pharmacy to see if you can get a device and some vape juice for him. Rather that than smoke cigarettes.

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Dr Alex Wodak AM @alexwodak.bsky.social · 6h

When nicotine demand so strong & you ⬆️restrictions legal supply, all you do is switch supply from legal to illegal. Neo-prohibition doesn’t work. Try some harm reduction-that really works @jamomartin.bsky.social @aliveadvocacy.bsky.social @drbfreeman.bsky.social @ianamossyd.bsky.social

a-cosh.bsky.social @a-cosh.bsky.social · 13d

Time to Shut the Shops: Experts Call for Fewer Tobacconists

A new editorial in the @anzjph.bsky.social highlights the urgent need to reduce the number of tobacco and nicotine retailers in Australia.

Anita Dessaix | @drbfreeman.bsky.social | Raglan Maddox | Emily Stone

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Alan @algore09algor.bsky.social · 2h

This is my response!

www.aliveadvocacymovement.com/post/the-stu...

The "Study" That Gaslights a Nation

The broader issue here is trust. Studies like this do more than undermine the reputation of their authors. They erode public confidence in the entire system of public health. Ordinary Australians are ...

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Dr Alex Wodak AM @alexwodak.bsky.social · 5h

Never trust anyone over 30! (except for me). Simon et al still trapped in battles against Big Tobacco when world now changed by vapes, heated tobacco products, snus & nicotine pouches!

Alan @algore09algor.bsky.social · 14h

Funny how quickly facts get forgotten when they don’t fit the narrative.

Back when honesty mattered, he recognised that switching from smoking to snus massively cut smoking rates.
Now? He pretends those same harm reduction principles don’t apply to vaping.

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Dr Alex Wodak AM @alexwodak.bsky.social · 3h

See recent financial reports: PMI generates more gross profit from smoke-free products>cigarettes, though both significant. 2Q2025, smoke-free products make>42% PMI gross profit with this % steadily ⬆️. While cigs still ➡️large % to overall revenue, growth in smoke-free products drives profitability

Peter Davidson 🇦🇺 @petedavo.bsky.social · 4h

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Dr Alex Wodak AM @alexwodak.bsky.social · 3h

Australia has been increasing cigarette excise for decades first to high & then to sky high levels under both ALP & LNP governments. See graph of last 50 years cig price vs CPI @jamomartin.bsky.social @edjegasothy.bsky.social

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Alan @algore09algor.bsky.social · 2h

There are legitimate ways around the squeeze

Alan @algore09algor.bsky.social · 2h

Vaping is far, far less harmful than smoking. I’d really suggest looking into that it’s helped so many people stay off cigarettes without going broke or back to the black market.

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Dr Alex Wodak AM @alexwodak.bsky.social · 3h

Please try to persuade your uncle to switch from deadly combustible tobacco to smoke-free nicotine option @ianamossyd.bsky.social @algore09algor.bsky.social @jmenezes.bsky.social @aliveadvocacy.bsky.social

Kaya Wanu. @kayawanu.bsky.social · 5h

Please do. I had convinced my uncle to give up but then he found he could smoke for the same prices he was paying 3 years ago( a 50 gram pouch is now $150 retail but $40 blackmarket.

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Kaya Wanu. @kayawanu.bsky.social · 5h

Please do. I had convinced my uncle to give up but then he found he could smoke for the same prices he was paying 3 years ago( a 50 gram pouch is now $150 retail but $40 blackmarket.

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Alan @algore09algor.bsky.social · 14h

Funny how quickly facts get forgotten when they don’t fit the narrative.

Back when honesty mattered, he recognised that switching from smoking to snus massively cut smoking rates.
Now? He pretends those same harm reduction principles don’t apply to vaping.

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Alan @algore09algor.bsky.social · 1d

Scientific evidence clearly shows that smokers who switch to vaping significantly reduce their exposure to toxic and carcinogenic substances and are twice as likely to quit compared to those using other tools.

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www.coehar.org/vaping-and-p...

Vaping and Public Health policies: CoEHAR calls for scientific responsibility

While the British National Health Service (NHS) reiterates that “nicotine vaping is less harmful than smoking and is also one of the most effective tools for quitting smoking”, the preparatory documen...

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Dr Alex Wodak AM @alexwodak.bsky.social · 1d

#HarmReduction denialists can’t afford to engage in polite & respectful discussion with THR advocates because they know their own arguments are vy weak. At least #SimonChapman acknowledges smoke-free nicotine options are less risky than smoking @aliveadvocacy.bsky.social @drbfreeman.bsky.social

Charles A. Gardner, PhD @chancethegardener.bsky.social · 1d

That man, like many of his #HarmReduction denialist compatriates, blocks me on all social media. I am often blocked for simply saying "Thank you for sharing that information, but here is what official government surveys actuall show" (followed by links to the official surveys).

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Dr Alex Wodak AM @alexwodak.bsky.social · 1d

Clive Bates makes overwhelming case against tobacco control advocates as human rights defenders! Well worth reading. How can denying smokers safer way to consume nicotine be defending human rights? @chancethegardener.bsky.social @jgitchell.bsky.social
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PubPeer - Tobacco control advocates as human rights defenders: a call...

There are comments on PubPeer for publication: Tobacco control advocates as human rights defenders: a call for recognition (2025)

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Dr Alex Wodak AM @alexwodak.bsky.social · 3d

Harm reduction works!

“The findings reinforce that while abstinence remains the safest option, switching from cigarettes to vaping may substantially reduce respiratory harm, a message with important implications for tobacco control and public health policy.”
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Alan @algore09algor.bsky.social · 3d

Who would have thought that vaping is safer than smoking?

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clearingtheair.eu/en/post/vapi...

Vaping carries far lower risk of wheezing than smoking, new CoEHAR study finds - Clearing the Air

A major study has found that cigarette smokers face the highest risk of wheezing, while exclusive vape users show no significant difference compared with

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Dr Alex Wodak AM @alexwodak.bsky.social · 3d

Q: Who said: “Sweden has attained the lowest prevalence of smoking among any nation, largely because of the major shift that has occurred from smoking to snus use in men”?

A: Simon Chapman (pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...)

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Falling prevalence of smoking: how low can we go?

A sustained international initiative to fund major public awareness campaigns in nations that could never afford to run such campaigns would make a huge difference to nations in which such awareness r...

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Alan @algore09algor.bsky.social · 3d

Who would have thought that vaping is safer than smoking?

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clearingtheair.eu/en/post/vapi...

Vaping carries far lower risk of wheezing than smoking, new CoEHAR study finds - Clearing the Air

A major study has found that cigarette smokers face the highest risk of wheezing, while exclusive vape users show no significant difference compared with

clearingtheair.eu

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Dr Alex Wodak AM @alexwodak.bsky.social · 4d

“Retraction to: Electronic Cigarette Use and Myocardial Infarction Among Adults in the US Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health”
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Retraction to: Electronic Cigarette Use and Myocardial Infarction Among Adults in the US Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health | Journal of the American Heart Association

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Dr Alex Wodak AM @alexwodak.bsky.social · 5d

Excellent discussion from David Sweanor on choice between trying to eradicate tobacco or more practical option of substantially reducing harm from smoking @sanho.bsky.social @jgitchell.bsky.social @chancethegardener.bsky.social @aliveadvocacy.bsky.social
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The opposition to tackling cigarette smoking

David T. Sweanor J.D.

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Dr Alex Wodak AM @alexwodak.bsky.social · 5d

When the price of a packet of cigarettes can never be too high!
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Dr Alex Wodak AM @alexwodak.bsky.social · 5d

When government revenue/year from cigarette excise drops from $16 bn to $6 bn in 5 years but the health establishment Groupthink says excise rate can only be increased & can never be reduced @aliveadvocacy.bsky.social @ianamossyd.bsky.social @algore09algor.bsky.social

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Alan @algore09algor.bsky.social · 6d

Interesting (and a bit disconcerting) that the Public Health Association of Australia feels the need to block me instead of engaging in open discussion. If your position’s solid, why the censorship?
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Alan @algore09algor.bsky.social · 7d

The WHO calls a 13% drop in smoking over 24 years progress, while ignoring countries like NZ and Sweden that cut smoking fast with safer alternatives. It’s not about health anymore it’s about control.

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Dr Alex Wodak AM @alexwodak.bsky.social · 7d

@who.int estimates global smoking decreased from 1.38 bn in 2000 to 1.20 bn in 2024: ie 13% decrease in 24 years. Not what you’d call rapid. But in countries after safer nicotine products were popular, eg NZ, rate of smoking decline accelerated 4 fold! How can WHO get away with ignoring evidence?

Alan @algore09algor.bsky.social · 7d

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WHO’s War on Nicotine — Still Missing the Point

Harm reduction is about saving lives now, not waiting for everyone to quit everything forever.Instead, it twists progress into panic by attacking safer nicotine alternatives like vaping and pouches. E...

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