If you are on Twitter and follow Tobacco Harm Reduction (THR) advocates, no doubt you will have seen this latest press release from ASH UK (Action on Smoking & Health) titled – “Four in ten smokers wrongly believe that vaping is as or more harmful than smoking“. That is utterly...
Cochrane UK sadly will be closing at the end of March 2024. An announcement on their website states that this is due to the end of NIHR (National Institute for Health and Care Research) funding. About Cochrane UKThe group based in Oxford UK is a part of the larger Cochrane...
Press ReleaseFrom WHO’s Misguided Claims to Evidence: A Closer Look at Vaping’s Role in Reducing Smoking Rates. 1 August 2023 Yesterday’s publication of the World Health Organization’s “Report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2023” once again discounts the powerful impact of harm reduction and vaping, reaffirming WHO’s adversarial stance against...
Does CBD Oil Actually Work?So, you’re probably curious about starting your CBD journey and asking yourself “does CBD oil work?” but before we get into the potential effectiveness of CBD oil, we need to understand what CBD actually is first. Cannabidiol, or CBD, is extracted from the cannabis plant’s leaves and...
As a smoker, packing your cigarettes when you travelled by air was never a major concern for you. You simply carried a pack of cigarettes in your pocket – along with a few extra packs in your hand luggage, perhaps – and you were all set. You didn’t need to...
