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Consumers fighting for the right to make informed choices & access to safer nicotine products for adults in Asia Pacific. www.caphraorg.net

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CAPHRA Asia Pacific @caphra.bsky.social · 17h
"We chose to regulate, not ban." Clarisse Virgino, CAPHRA Philippines, says her country is the model Asia should study before following India and Vietnam into prohibition. #TobaccoHarmReduction #NicotinePolicy #AsiaPacific bit.ly/4xRCqsf
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CAPHRA Asia Pacific @caphra.bsky.social · 19h
Details: afn.asia. #AFN26, ##HarmReduction #RethinkNicotine bit.ly/4rJV582
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CAPHRA Asia Pacific @caphra.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Asia-Pacific's nicotine pouch rules right now #TobaccoHarmReduction #NicotinePolicy #AsiaPacific bit.ly/4xRCqsf
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CAPHRA Asia Pacific @caphra.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
80% of nicotine consumed in Australia now comes from illicit sources, per wastewater data — after pouches were banned outright. Prohibition didn't cut demand. It moved it underground. #TobaccoHarmReduction #NicotinePolicy #AsiaPacific bit.ly/4xRCqsf
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CAPHRA Asia Pacific @caphra.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
US fast-tracks vape and pouch approvals. Asia bans the same products. Same evidence, opposite laws. #TobaccoHarmReduction #NicotinePolicy #AsiaPacific bit.ly/4xRCqsf
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CAPHRA Asia Pacific @caphra.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
US Fast-Tracks Vapes. Asia Bans Them. Same Science, Opposite Rules. Whilst the US is streamlining approval for vapes and nicotine pouches. Asia-Pacific is banning, seizing and prosecuting the same products — a split CAPHRA says is "not public health policy." www.prlog.org/13173216-us-...
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US Fast-Tracks Vapes. Asia Bans Them. Same Science, Opposite Rules
US Fast-Tracks Vapes. Asia Bans Them. Same Science, Opposite Rules. The US is streamlining approval for vapes and nicotine pouches. Asia-Pacific is banning, seizing and prosecuting the same products —...
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Dr Alex Wodak AM @alexwodak.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
@caphra.bsky.social announces Asia-Pacific Declaration call for safer nicotine access - formal call on health ministers & public health officials across South-East Asia & Western Pacific to legalise safer nicotine alternatives for adults who smoke Press release: bit.ly/4hbNEBo
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CAPHRA_announces_the_Asia-Pacific_Declaration_call_for_Safer_Nicotine_Access.docx
APTHR Media || for immediate release || word count 350 approximately [starts] CAPHRA announces the Asia-Pacific Declaration call for safer nicotine access The Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Ha...
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Dr Alex Wodak AM @alexwodak.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
@caphra.bsky.social accuses HCA blatant political grandstanding. New Zealand daily smoking ⬇️from 16.4% in 2011/12 to 6.8% now, >1/2ing over period NZ legalised & promoted vapes as legal quitting tool-model for how pro-consumer, risk-proportionate policy drives smoking ⬇️.Presser: bit.ly/4iyOIls
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CAPHRA_election-season_tobacco_push_ignores_New_Zealands_world-leading_smoking_decline.docx
APTHR Media || for immediate release || word count 440 approximately [starts] CAPHRA: election-season tobacco push ignores New Zealand's world-leading smoking decline The Coalition of Asia Pacific...
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Dr Alex Wodak AM @alexwodak.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Cracker of a commentary by Ed Jegasothy & James Martin re Australia’s failed sky high #cigarette #excise & #vape quasi prohibition which is manna from heaven for organised crime @algore09algor.bsky.social @igas2.bsky.social @jamomartin.bsky.social michaelwest.com.au/a-levy-on-th...
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A levy on the poor. Tobacco tax needs rethink to stop the war - Michael West
The Coalition has reignited the debate about punitive smoker's taxes, their consequences, and how to stop the tobacco wars.
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CAPHRA Asia Pacific @caphra.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
There is a whole section of short and informative videos available on the sCOPe Youtube channel. They can be utilised as appropriate as they are free to use by all. Check it out: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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Highlighting issues in THR Advocacy
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CAPHRA Asia Pacific @caphra.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Did You Know there is an entire page of information on THR in Asia Pacific? There is. You can access it here: apthrmedia.org
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APTHRMedia – tobacco harm reduction archive – free tobacco harm reduction digital multimedia
Welcome to APTHRMedia. Here you will find press releases, images, graphics, other collaterals and information you might require for your media needs on Tobacco Harm Reduction in Asia Pacific.
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CAPHRA Asia Pacific @caphra.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Meet the Experts - People from The State of THR in Asia. Register to attend: In Person or Online at afn.asia @HARAPgroup, @VapersPH #AFN26
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CAPHRA Asia Pacific @caphra.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Meet the Experts - People from The State of THR in Asia. Register to attend: In Person or Online at afn.asia @HARAPgroup, @VapersPH #AFN26
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CAPHRA Asia Pacific @caphra.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Meet the Experts - People from The State of THR in Asia. Register to attend: In Person or Online at afn.asia @HARAPgroup, @VapersPH #AFN26
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CAPHRA Asia Pacific @caphra.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
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CAPHRA Asia Pacific @caphra.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Meet the Experts - People from The State of THR in Asia. Register to attend: In Person or Online at afn.asia @HARAPgroup, @VapersPH #AFN26
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CAPHRA Asia Pacific @caphra.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
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CAPHRA Asia Pacific @caphra.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Meet the Experts - People from The State of THR in Asia. Register to attend: In Person or Online at afn.asia @HARAPgroup, @VapersPH #AFN26
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CAPHRA Asia Pacific @caphra.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Meet the Experts - People from The State of THR in Asia. Register to attend: In Person or Online at afn.asia @HARAPgroup, @VapersPH #AFN26
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CAPHRA Asia Pacific @caphra.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Meet the Experts - People from The State of THR in Asia. Register to attend: In Person or Online at afn.asia @HARAPgroup, @VapersPH #AFN26
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CAPHRA Asia Pacific @caphra.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
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18 SCOPE Nicotine Pouches Why Bans Backfire 2026 02 02
Governments need to regulate nicotine pouches rather than prohibit them. Nicotine pouches should be legally available to adults under strict, enforceable regulation as part of a balanced tobacco harm…
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CAPHRA Asia Pacific @caphra.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
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55 SCOPE AFN26 Manila Where Policy Meets Truth
Asia Forum on Nicotine Set to Convene Regional Experts in Manila As Australia closes its last legal pathway to nicotine pouches this week, the Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction…
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CAPHRA Asia Pacific @caphra.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Did You Know? There is a whole repository of short videos available from the sCOPe Livestream Youtube channel. You can access those here: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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Dr Alex Wodak AM @alexwodak.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
1/4 This very important paper, now 50 years old, describes how anti-opium laws in Thailand, Hong Kong & Laos were not only ineffective but also extremely counterproductive. Highly recommended. No wonder Australia’s smoking/vaping policies bombed! pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/962496/
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The pro-heroin effects of anti-opium laws in Asia - PubMed
Over 25 years anti-opium laws were enacted by three Asian governments in countries where opium use was traditional. Within months, heroin use suddenly appeared; and within a decade, heroin addiction surpassed opium addiction. The laws led to (1) increased price of narcotic drugs, (2) a heroin "indus …
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CAPHRA Asia Pacific @caphra.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Register to attend: In Person or Online at afn.asia @HARAPgroup, @VapersPH #AFN26
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CAPHRA Asia Pacific @caphra.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
CAPHRA announces the Asia-Pacific Declaration call for Safer Nicotine Access. While it will be formally presented at the AFN conference, the declaration is also accepting online signatures, which will be verified. The declaration may be signed here: afn.asia/declaration
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CAPHRA Asia Pacific @caphra.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Register to attend: In Person or Online at afn.asia @HARAPgroup, @VapersPH #AFN26
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CAPHRA Asia Pacific @caphra.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Adults who legally switched to vaping did nothing wrong. Now they can't legally buy what they were sold last month. CAPHRA calls on Malaysia to fix this drafting error now. #MalaysiaVapeBan, #Act852, #PublicHealth bit.ly/4A6z8ns
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CAPHRA Asia Pacific @caphra.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
"Prohibition doesn't eliminate demand; it surrenders the market to illicit actors." MOVE's Samsul Kamal on why Malaysia's vape ban threatens public health, not just industry. #MalaysiaVapeBan, #Act852, #PublicHealth bit.ly/4A6z8ns
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CAPHRA Asia Pacific @caphra.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
RM354 million in excise tax collected from an industry now selling a "restricted poison." Insurers pulling back, banks refusing financing. Malaysia's accidental vape ban has created a real financial mess. #MalaysiaVapeBan, #Act852, #PublicHealth bit.ly/4A6z8ns
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CAPHRA Asia Pacific @caphra.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Register to attend: In Person or Online at afn.asia @HARAPgroup, @VapersPH #AFN26
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CAPHRA Asia Pacific @caphra.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
The idea that lowering tobacco excise will increase smoking is false. NZ's data tells the story: daily smoking fell from 16.4% (2011/12) to 6.8% (2024/25) accelerating after vaping was regulated in 2020. Regulation, not just tax, drives the decline. #AusPol, #Canberra, #AusHealth bit.ly/4xHCzPD
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CAPHRA Asia Pacific @caphra.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
CAPHRA says MOH has days, not months, to fix it. #MalaysiaVapeBan, #Act852, #PublicHealth bit.ly/4A6z8ns
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CAPHRA Asia Pacific @caphra.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Register to attend: In Person or Online at afn.asia @HARAPgroup, @VapersPH #AFN26
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CAPHRA Asia Pacific @caphra.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Legal, regulated access to safer alternatives will fix the issues with the illicit market in both tobacco and safer nicotine products in Australia. #AusPol, #Canberra, #AusHealth bit.ly/4xHCzPD
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CAPHRA Asia Pacific @caphra.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Australia's opposition just proposed legalising vapes & nicotine pouches for adults and ending prescription-only access. It's what CAPHRA has argued for years, and we welcome it. #AusPol, #Canberra, #AusHealth bit.ly/4xHCzPD
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CAPHRA Asia Pacific @caphra.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Legalising and regulating vapes and pouches is the right call. It's exactly what CAPHRA has been telling Australia for years. Adults need legal, regulated access to safer alternatives. #Australia bit.ly/4cxjJ5h
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CAPHRA Welcomes Australia's Vape and Pouch Reform Push
CAPHRA Welcomes Australia's Vape and Pouch Reform Push. A new proposal in Australia's federal politics would legalise and regulate vapes and nicotine pouches for adults, ending prescription-only acces...
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CAPHRA Asia Pacific @caphra.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Protecting young people, regulating products responsibly, and giving adults who smoke practical alternatives are not mutually exclusive. New Zealand is proving it. #AFN26, #NZ, #AsiaPacific bit.ly/46oKdlQ www.afn.asia
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CAPHRA Asia Pacific @caphra.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
CAPHRA's Philippines representative Clarisse Virgino notes many regional policies wrongly treat all nicotine products as equally risky. New Zealand shows a different, evidence based path. #AFN26, #NZ, #AsiaPacific bit.ly/46oKdlQ www.afn.asia
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CAPHRA Asia Pacific @caphra.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
New Zealand's Associate Health Minister Casey Costello has reaffirmed that vaping is significantly less harmful than smoking and can be an effective quit tool. #AFN26, #NZ, #AsiaPacific bit.ly/46oKdlQ www.afn.asia
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CAPHRA Asia Pacific @caphra.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
More than three quarters of people who received Health New Zealand funded vaping kits achieved a verified four week quit in the program's first four months. That is a strong cessation signal. #AFN26, #NZ, #AsiaPacific bit.ly/46oKdlQ www.afn.asia
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CAPHRA Asia Pacific @caphra.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
"New Zealand's experience challenges the claim that regulated access to vaping will undermine progress against smoking," says CAPHRA Executive Coordinator Nancy Loucas. #AFN26, #NZ, #AsiaPacific bit.ly/46oKdlQ www.afn.asia
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CAPHRA Asia Pacific @caphra.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Cigarettes sold per person in New Zealand have dropped nearly 80 percent since 2010. That decline happened while adults retained regulated access to vaping, says CAPHRA. #AFN26, #NZ, #AsiaPacific bit.ly/46oKdlQ www.afn.asia
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CAPHRA Asia Pacific @caphra.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
New Zealand's tobacco sales fell more than 20 percent in 2025 alone, and have more than halved over the past decade. This is real world evidence policymakers across Asia Pacific should study. #AFN26, #NZ, #AsiaPacific bit.ly/46oKdlQ www.afn.asia
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CAPHRA Asia Pacific @caphra.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Register to attend: In Person or Online at afn.asia @HARAPgroup @VapersPH #AFN26
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CAPHRA Asia Pacific @caphra.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Malaysia already shows the way. Its Control of Smoking Products for Public Health Act 2024 has regulated nicotine pouches since October 2024, giving CAPHRA a real regional precedent to point Viet Nam toward. bit.ly/46nFktf
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CAPHRA Asia Pacific @caphra.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Even the WHO's own May 2026 global report on nicotine pouches stopped short of recommending prohibition. Instead, it pointed to age verification, retail controls, advertising limits, nicotine caps and taxation as the tools that actually work. Viet Nam should take note. bit.ly/46nFktf
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CAPHRA Asia Pacific @caphra.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
A licensed market means oversight; a black market means none. #VietNam, #PublicHealthPolicy, #HealthForAll bit.ly/46nFktf
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CAPHRA Asia Pacific @caphra.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Register to attend: In Person or Online at afn.asia @HARAPgroup @VapersPH #AFN26
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CAPHRA Asia Pacific @caphra.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Did You Know there is an entire page of information on THR in Asia Pacific? There is. You can access it here: apthrmedia.org
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APTHRMedia – tobacco harm reduction archive – free tobacco harm reduction digital multimedia
Welcome to APTHRMedia. Here you will find press releases, images, graphics, other collaterals and information you might require for your media needs on Tobacco Harm Reduction in Asia Pacific.
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