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The “Clean Nicotine” Thought Experiment
Imagine a product that delivers nicotine with the same risk profile as a cup of coffee.
Apr 15
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Journal Entry - The Cost of Caring
Sometimes it feels like my own mental health is being held hostage by a system that refuses to listen.
Apr 13
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The CEO of Philip Morris International Walks Into a Tobacco Control Convention (SATIRE)
There’s a moment, just before he steps through the doors, where the irony becomes almost too much to ignore.
Apr 12
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Still Smoking, Still Failing: What This Study Reveals About a System Stuck in the Past
The paper published in the Australasian Journal on Ageing presents itself as another careful contribution to the evidence base around smoking, health…
Apr 11
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The Policy That Created the Problem It’s Now Investigating
There is something quietly surreal about watching an inquiry into illicit tobacco unfold in Australia (AGAIN).
Apr 10
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Journal Entry - When You Don’t Have to Explain Yourself
I caught up with someone this week.
Apr 8
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Application to Be a Compliant Nicotine User
There is a form now.
Apr 7
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When Authority Speaks Without Understanding: Why Some Doctors Still Don’t Get Tobacco Harm Reduction
This was brought on by a thread on X, the kind of thread that doesn’t just sit quietly in the background but circulates, is endorsed, reshared, and…
Apr 5
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They Already Told You Their Conflicts. You Just Weren’t Meant to Notice
In one of my Substacks, I argued that “conflict of interest” in tobacco control has been quietly redefined to mean one thing only: industry.
Apr 2
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March 2026
From Cells to Headlines
The latest paper in Carcinogenesis (DOI: bgag015) is being circulated as further evidence that vaping may cause cancer.
Mar 31
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The Ministry of Effective Change
Welcome to the Ministry of Effective Change, where outcomes are declared before they are observed and nowhere is this more visible than in tobacco…
Mar 29
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The Evidence Has Converged - Why Public Health Still Refuses to Follow It
The evidence base around nicotine and smoking cessation has reached a point where it is no longer fragmented, speculative, or easily dismissed.
Mar 28
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