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Dr Alex Wodak AM @alexwodak.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

@caphra.bsky.social warns Australia’s vape quasi prohibition failed, regulation only feasible option. Organised crime now controls A$4bn black market in Australia fuelled by removing legal access to safer nicotine products while demand unchanged. Press release: bit.ly/49qtlh6

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APTHR Media || for immediate release || word count 275 approximately [starts]CAPHRA warns Australian Senate: prohibition has failed, regulation is the only way forward The Coalition of Asia Pacifi...

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Dr Alex Wodak AM @alexwodak.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

WHO FCTC agreed 2003. Next 12 years BAT shares ⬆️ 6 fold! Suggest to you FCTC held back Big Tobacco? @jgitchell.bsky.social @chancethegardener.bsky.social @clivebates.bsky.social @publichealthaus.bsky.social @crikey.com.au @algore09algor.bsky.social @ianamossyd.bsky.social @igas2.bsky.social

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Dr Alex Wodak AM @alexwodak.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Amazingly tobacco control still deny vapes & other safer smoke free nicotine products substitute for deadly cigarettes! For how much longer? @algore09algor.bsky.social @ianamossyd.bsky.social @igas2.bsky.social @jmenezes.bsky.social @squigglyrick.bsky.social @paulrgregoire.bsky.social

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Charles A. Gardner, PhD @chancethegardener.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Hypothetically: What if there are safer nicotine alternatives to the deadly cigarettes that kill 490,000 Americans every year, and 8 million worldwide? medium.com/@tchad49/whe... FYI: icotine patches and nicotine gum ARE #SaferNicotine alternatives. They're on the WHO "Essential Medicines List."

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When smokers switch to e-cigarettes

What happens when smokers switch to e-cigarettes? Peer-reviewed studies covering (1) cancer, (2) cardiovascular and (3) lung health. NOTE…

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Global Forum on Nicotine @gfn.events · 19/01/2026

The Global Forum on Nicotine 2026 (#GFN26) team is delighted to announce our first speaker - and the person who will be delivering this year’s Michael Russell Oration – is Dr @alexwodak.bsky.social AM. He will be promising victory and how this relates to Darwin’s Origin of Species.

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Clearing the Air @clearingtheair.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

The science is clear: that viral study linking vaping to early strokes has been officially RETRACTED. 🚫🧠 Neurology International pulled the paper over "major errors" in data analysis and impossible sample sizes. clearingtheair.eu/en/post/stud...

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Study linking vaping to stroke retracted over “major errors” in analysis

A 2022 paper reporting higher odds and earlier onset of stroke among people who use vapes has been formally retracted. The journal said an investigation identified major data-analysis errors and that…

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Dr Alex Wodak AM @alexwodak.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

After decades of steady increase in 2016-17 shares in several tobacco companies began to slide. Why? Swedish Match began to increase. Philip Morris International recovered after few years. Were investors worried about slow transformation?

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Dr Alex Wodak AM @alexwodak.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Marihuana Tax 1937 US but because impossible to pay cannabis de facto illegal. Australia sky high cigarette excise 2020s, cigarettes de facto illegal @jamomartin.bsky.social @algore09algor.bsky.social @ianamossyd.bsky.social @igas2.bsky.social @mikedaube.bsky.social @drbfreeman.bsky.social

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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Cliche. Duh. Obvious. But now some data...👇 "...men who feel insecure about their masculinity are more likely to place a high value on having a large penis." www.psypost.org/trump-suppor... cc @drjengunter.bsky.social From study: "...driven by insecurity regarding fulfilling the masculine role."

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Trump supporters and insecure men more likely to value a large penis, according to new research

Research involving four studies found that men’s value for a large penis relates to threatened masculinity, dominance, and aggression. The findings suggest that feeling inadequate as a man increases t...

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CAPHRA Asia Pacific @caphra.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Australia’s illegal tobacco crisis didn’t appear out of nowhere. It’s the predictable result of policy choices that removed regulated access and replaced it with prohibition, while demand stayed steady. #TobaccoControl #HarmReduction #Australia www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO26...

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CAPHRA Asia Pacific @caphra.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

How has misinformation shaped Asia-Pacific tobacco control? Misinformation can drive symbolic regulation—policies that look “tough” but displace markets into illicit channels, eroding regulatory control and increasing youth exposure risk. #Misinformation #Regulation caphraorg.net/wp-content/p...

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Ivanna_THR_CDN🇨🇦_Advocate🐿️ @vapinsquirrel.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Excellent blog. Singapore is viewed as a "model" by WHO. Beating ppl, caning, deportation for act of quitting smoking, with safer #nicotine alts. Human torture is A-OK according to WHO!! substack.com/home/post/p-... the price of Prohibition, Punishment & Moral Panic - leads to harm!

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Singapore’s Vape Crackdown - Prohibition, Punishment, and Moral Panic

Singapore is being held up as a model for the future of tobacco and drug control.

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Filter | harm reduction journalism @filtermag.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

"Prevention is where we still have a chance to spare other families the moment I lived through." It's concerning, then, writes @skipscorner.bsky.social, that tobacco gets just two brief mentions in the WHO report on eliminating cervical cancer:

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Smoking Should Not Be a Footnote in Cervical Cancer Prevention - Filter

Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer among women. In 2022, there were an estimated 660,000 diagnoses and about ...

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Jacob Grier @jacobgrier.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Kind of funny example of AI infecting everything: opening up my next book manuscript in Adobe to do line-by-line revisions, first suggestion is "Save time with a document summary". Nope, sorry, sometimes you have to actually do things to make them worthwhile.

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Ivanna_THR_CDN🇨🇦_Advocate🐿️ @vapinsquirrel.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

thefirebreak.org/p/philanthro-capitalism-and-the-death Great article . Philanthropists are no longer using their billions 2 make the world a better place by alleviating poverty, lifting up the less advantaged & promoting research solutions, but to impose an imbalanced influence on political issues.

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Joe Gitchell @jgitchell.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

I would love the opportunity to get less wrong on this important topic but my disclosures prevent me from registering.

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Alt: Scene from Tropic Thunder where young boy crosses his arms with disappointment at being abandoned by Tugg Speedman.

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Ivanna_THR_CDN🇨🇦_Advocate🐿️ @vapinsquirrel.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Philanthro-Capitalism and the Quiet Capture of Global Health How foundations shape WHO policy without democratic accountability. substack.com/home/post/p-... A system controlled by billionaires with agendas; on power trips. Worth the read.

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Philanthro-Capitalism and the Quiet Capture of Global Health

How foundations shape WHO policy without democratic accountability

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Ivanna_THR_CDN🇨🇦_Advocate🐿️ @vapinsquirrel.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

vietnamnet.vn/en/vietnam-t... Vietnam marks cigarettes as safe. 🤔Vietnam has issued new penalties for e-cigarette users and those who accommodate them, with fines reaching up to $800. #KeepSmokingTheyNeedYourMoney #RegulateNotBan #ProhibitionNeverWorks Misinformation keeps adults smoking - 🪦

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Vietnam to impose fines for e-cigarette use and possession

Vietnam has issued new penalties for e-cigarette users and those who accommodate them, with fines reaching up to $800.

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Ivanna_THR_CDN🇨🇦_Advocate🐿️ @vapinsquirrel.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

A great Substack written by Ivan. WHO wants AI SARAH to push its narrative on #nicotine. AI should have the power to view all sides, not 1 narrative. Dogma has consequences that cost lives. ivangaraythr.substack.com/p/when-publi...

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Filter | harm reduction journalism @filtermag.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

"My son was not an enemy combatant, nor a victim of war waged by foreign adversaries," writes Susan Ousterman. "When fentanyl is framed as a weapon of war, the policy response shifts toward fear, instead of interventions that keep people alive."

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Fentanyl, Involved in My Son’s Death, Is No “Weapon of Mass Destruction” - Filter

In December, the federal government announced it would classify illicit fentanyl as a “weapon of mass destruction.” Having buried my ...

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Dr Alex Wodak AM @alexwodak.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

Meanwhile Cancer Council & @markbutlermp.bsky.social ignore huge contribution of vaping to accelerated recent decline of smoking in young Australians by replacing deadly cigarettes with much safer smoke free nicotine! @ianamossyd.bsky.social @jamomartin.bsky.social @edjegasothy.bsky.social

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Dr Alex Wodak AM @alexwodak.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

Increasing number traded tobacco companies, like Altria, hauled up white flag & now race to transform from cigarettes to low risk, smoke free nicotine products. But tobacco control zealots doing darndest to stop them! Rocks in their heads! @chancethegardener.bsky.social @ianamossyd.bsky.social

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Dr Alex Wodak AM @alexwodak.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

UNSW study is vaping effective as quit smoking aid in disadvantaged: verified 6-month continuous abstinence rate 9.6% (50 of 523) in NRT group & 28.4% (148 of 522) in VNP group (… >99% posterior probability VNP is superior) @m1ngthemerciless.bsky.social @caphra.bsky.social @ianamossyd.bsky.social

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Dr Alex Wodak AM @alexwodak.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

I’ll tell you what’s amazing! That people are still amazed when even more new evidence comes out confirming that vaping is an effective tool to help smokers quit smoking! Vaping nicotine is a form of harmed reduction and we know that harm reduction really works! @ianamossyd.bsky.social

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Alan @algore09algor.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

@alexwodak.bsky.social @drbfreeman.bsky.social @melissasweetdr.bsky.social This is not public health, it’s damage control!! www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/health/...

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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Survey of Online Harms in Canada 2025 dais.ca/reports/surv... "Canadians are reporting higher exposure to online hate and misinformation which continues to further corrode our democracy and shared citizenship..." "Misinformation was the most common reported harm..."

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Survey of Online Harms in Canada 2025

Canadians are reporting higher exposure to online hate and misinformation which continues to further corrode our democracy and shared citizenship—more Canadians support government intervention to miti...

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hi, no thanks @hmmvryintrstng.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

the government is going to use the increase in overdose and substance abuse deaths as justification for more intense crackdowns on people addicted to drugs and to funnel even more money into a bloated criminal justice system

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Global Forum on Nicotine @gfn.events · 04/07/2025

Watch Will Godfrey’s post-#GFN25 reaction, where he underscores the critical importance of effective communication in advancing the conversation around safer nicotine products.

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Ivanna_THR_CDN🇨🇦_Advocate🐿️ @vapinsquirrel.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

The Best News Billionaires can buy. Where Have All the Journalists Gone? They found something that pays better … and that's bad news for democracy. Propaganda-fueled news #misinformation to push their ideological agendas. #nannystate #personalfreedoms lost. www.thefirebreak.org/p/where-have...

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Ivanna_THR_CDN🇨🇦_Advocate🐿️ @vapinsquirrel.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

As we celebrate #CanadaDay we wonder IF/WHEN Cdn govt, will recognize *THR tobacco harm reduction helps adults quit 🚬; helping Cdn reach 5% smoking rate goal. Under current restrictions, over taxation, it is stalling reducing smoking rates. Nicotine does not harm, Smoking Does! #THRWorks saves lives

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CorrinaLeeB 🇨🇦 @corrina.sheshed.rocks · 01/07/2025

Happy Canada Day to every proud Canadian across the globe ❤️🇨🇦 This national holiday marks the anniversary of Canadian Confederation when Canada officially became a self governing country on July 1, 1867 🇨🇦❤️ Wishing you a day filled with joy, laughter & pride as we celebrate our beautiful country❤️🇨🇦

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/07/2025

"We'll have to take a look" -- Trump doesn't close the door on the idea of deporting Elon Musk for committing the infraction of criticizing him

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 01/07/2025

NEW: More women have nearly bled to death during miscarriage under Texas’ abortion ban. Experts say the trend paints a troubling picture of the harms of unnecessary delays in care. “This is striking,” one doctor said. “The trend is very clear.”

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A “Striking” Trend: After Texas Banned Abortion, More Women Nearly Bled to Death During Miscarriage

A new ProPublica data analysis adds to the mounting evidence that abortion bans have made the common experience of first-trimester miscarriage far more dangerous.

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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

How to Wreck the Nation’s Health, by the Numbers www.nytimes.com/interactive/... by @shwoolf.bsky.social "...the administration is kneecapping the very infrastructure that would make that feasible and is instead enacting policies that will compromise health."

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Opinion | How to Wreck the Nation’s Health, by the Numbers

The administration's cuts to the Department of Health and Human Services are going to do irreparable harm to the nation’s health.

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Canadian Resistance 🇨🇦🇪🇺 @cdnresistance.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Happy Canada Day! Bonne fête du Canada!

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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Loneliness Among US Adults: A Growing Concern? www.medscape.com/viewarticle/... www.medscape.com/viewarticle/... "Approximately 37% of US adults experienced moderate-to-severe loneliness in a survey..."

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Loneliness Among US Adults: A Growing Concern?

Over 37% of US adults experience moderate-to-severe loneliness, with a higher prevalence among specific sociodemographic groups and adults with certain health conditions.

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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

People are going to die here, not from alligators but from exposure and mosquito-borne illnesses. I know that they don’t care but we still still should.

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Filter | harm reduction journalism @filtermag.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Consumer Advocates for Smoke-Free Alternatives Association will end its active advocacy in August due to lack of funds. By @kiransidhu41.bsky.social:

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Leading US Nicotine-Consumer Voice Falls Silent

Consumer Advocates for Smoke Free Alternatives will end its active advocacy in August due to lack of funds.

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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Reality: immigration ≠ crime. Studies consistently show that immigrants do NOT increase crime (on the contrary). The lie has been so normalized (usually via scary anecdoates) that few politicians or news outlets speak up. Eg: www.mcgill.ca/newsroom/cha... www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

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Does immigration really increase crime?

Study shows that migrants don’t cause crime rates to increase but false perceptions endure.

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Dr Alex Wodak AM @alexwodak.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

What! Surely not! Have Australia’s zealot anti tobacco harm reduction activists managed to actually increase Oz smoking rates! As well as smash government revenue, boost violent cig & vape black market! Simon, Becky - tell me this isn’t true! @aliveadvocacy.bsky.social @ianamossyd.bsky.social

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