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The scientific evidence supports vaping to help smokers quit
EMERITUS PROFESSOR SIMON CHAPMAN does not support nicotine vaping and outlined ten issues he calls Vaping Myths to argue his case (...

Colin Mendelsohn
Aug 25, 2022


Vaping nicotine does not cause EVALI – new study finds
THE SERIOUS LUNG CONDITION known as EVALI is not caused by vaping nicotine as falsely claimed by vaping opponents, according to a new...

Colin Mendelsohn
Aug 25, 2022


New campaign outlines the REAL truth about vaping
I HAVE TODAY launched ‘ Dr Col’s Vape Truths ’, an evidenced-based video campaign on nicotine vaping, designed to combat the rampant...

Colin Mendelsohn
Aug 8, 2022


Article sinks to new low of misinformation about vaping
A RECENT OPINION PIECE in The Examiner newspaper by two Tasmanian vaping opponents Dr Sukhwinder Sohal and Dr Kathryn Barnsley has sunk...

Colin Mendelsohn
Aug 6, 2022


The Banks review of vaping is flawed and misleading, study finds
THE REVIEW OF VAPING by Banks and colleagues commissioned by the Australian Department of Health is flawed and misleading according to...

Colin Mendelsohn
Jul 22, 2022


Vaping nicotine – making the switch from smoking tobacco
THIS ARTICLE WAS WRITTEN for NSW Users and AIDS Association (NUAA) User News. It provides simple advice for smokers who want to start...

Colin Mendelsohn
Jul 11, 2022


Vaping ‘a crucial tool to reduce inequalities for Indigenous Territorians’
A NEW STUDY published in the Medical Journal of Australia has found Indigenous people in the Northern Territory have a life expectancy...

Colin Mendelsohn
Jul 9, 2022


Belgian authorities strong support for vaping, report
BELGIAN’S SUPERIOR HEALTH COUNCIL has delivered a comprehensive report in favour of vaping which is in stark contrast to the advice of...

Colin Mendelsohn
Jul 1, 2022


Most toxins not detectable in vapour, study
A ROBUST STUDY of the vapour from a leading commercial nicotine vaping product has provided very reassuring safety data. The analysis of...

Colin Mendelsohn
Jun 26, 2022


NHMRC vaping position is a disgrace
THE NATIONAL HEALTH AND MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL, Australia’s peak medical body has released its latest guidelines on vaping. However,...

Colin Mendelsohn
Jun 24, 2022


Study debunks fears of youth vaping
A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW of youth vaping in the US has concluded that the harm from vaping is greatly exaggerated and that vaping is...

Colin Mendelsohn
Jun 23, 2022


WA Government stance on vaping will create public health disaster
THE WA STATE GOVERNMENT is threatening the survival of vape stores across the state with massive fines for selling any kind of vaping...

Colin Mendelsohn
Jun 18, 2022


Vaping nicotine highly unlikely to cause seizures
LAST WEEK the media was awash with breathless reports of a Sydney student who collapsed in the school toilets and had a seizure...

Colin Mendelsohn
Jun 8, 2022


NSW Health spins its own data on smoking and vaping
Smoking rates are falling faster than any time in the last 15 years in young people (16-24 years) in NSW as vaping rates start to rise....

Colin Mendelsohn
Jun 2, 2022


Vaping more effective than patches for pregnant women, study finds
Vaping nicotine in pregnancy is more effective than nicotine patches and does not appear to be more harmful, according to a landmark...

Colin Mendelsohn
May 17, 2022


Australia’s vaping policy is preventing smokers from quitting
An important new study published today has found that Australia’s harsh regulatory policy on vaping has SLOWED the decline in smoking...

Colin Mendelsohn
May 4, 2022


The war against youth vaping: a message for Australian authorities
NSW Health and Australian health authorities are engaged in a well-meaning but misguided attempt to eliminate youth vaping which will do...

Colin Mendelsohn
May 1, 2022


Vaping needs a balanced scientific debate
It is difficult to have a balanced scientific debate on tobacco harm reduction in Australia. Pro-vaping views are often rejected by...

Colin Mendelsohn
Apr 18, 2022


New study shows vaping helps Australian smokers quit
The first Australian real-world study of vaping nicotine has found that using e-cigarettes to quit increased the odds of success by...

Colin Mendelsohn
Apr 12, 2022


Flawed report on vaping will harm public health
Researchers at the Australian National University published a detailed report today on vaping for the federal Health Department. As...

Colin Mendelsohn
Apr 7, 2022

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