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The Tobacco Wars Are What Policy Failure Looks Like
The most important thing about the tobacco wars is not the tobacco itself.
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The Generation Gap in Public Health: Why a Smoke-Free Generation Is Only Half the Battle
One of the most refreshing aspects of a recent article published in The Lancet by Ruth Bonita and Robert Beaglehole is its clarity.
Jun 13
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The Perfection Protection Racket: How Public Health Strategy Keeps Smokers Hooked
Every few months, a new study emerges that follows a remarkably predictable script.
Jun 13
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The Crime Syndicate AGM: A Record Year for Growth
Transcript of the Annual General Meeting of the Southern Hemisphere Organised Commerce Association (SHOCA)
Jun 12
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Palau Wants the United Nations to Review Nicotine. But Who Will Review the Evidence?
A recent article published by the European Network for Smoking and Tobacco Prevention (ENSP) celebrated a call from the Pacific nation of Palau for the…
Jun 11
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What the Vaping Debate Taught Me About Power, Trust, and Truth
When I first started writing about vaping policy, I believed I was entering a debate about public health.
Jun 8
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Journal Entry - A Weekend to Breathe
This weekend, I gave myself something I haven’t allowed enough of lately: a break.
Jun 7
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When Reality Becomes Inconvenient: Croakey's Refusal to Learn from Australia's Tobacco Disaster
The latest Croakey article urging governments to intensify their crackdown on illicit tobacco is remarkable not because it presents any genuinely new…
Jun 7
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The Youth Vaping Narrative Strikes Again: A Perspective Piece Built on Assumptions Rather Than Evidence
The latest Perspective article published in PLOS Medicine by Raglan Maddox, Becky Freeman, Charlotta Pisinger and Emily Banks presents itself as a…
Jun 5
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Vaping Theology #26: When Ideology Collides With Reality
Simon Chapman’s latest blog is presented as a triumphant rebuttal of tobacco harm reduction advocates, but it reveals a deeper problem that has become…
Jun 5
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The “Every Vape” Campaign Has a Blind Spot It Cannot Acknowledge
Australia’s public health establishment has become remarkably skilled at producing stakeholder toolkits.
Jun 5
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The Consumer Revolt Against Expertise
One of the most important developments in the vaping debate receives surprisingly little attention.
Jun 5
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