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 Will Nicotine Be a Game Changer for COVID-19 Patients? A clinical trial is set to begin in France, providing nicotine patches to hospital staff and COVID-19 patients and measuring the results. The trial has the backing of celebrated Pasteur Institute neurobiologist Jean-Pierre Changeux, an expert on the cholinergic system (which includes the nicotinic receptors). |
 FDA Admits There’s Actually No Evidence Vaping Makes COVID-19 Worse The federal agency had previously stated that vapers were at an elevated risk of developing complications tied to COVID-19. |  FDA Warns Manufacturers and Retailers to Remove Certain E-cigarette Products Targeted to Youth from the Market The FDA is focused on manufacturers and retailers that make and sell ENDS products that are targeted to youth and increase their appeal. The public should really be outraged by these products |
 Vapers ask India’s top ministers to revise postiion on e-cigarettes ahead of global meet Ahead of a global meet in November 2020, vapers in India have written a letter to the Union Ministers asking to revise the government's position on smoke-free nicotine products such as electronic cigarettes and snus. |
 Misguidance – No studies have been conducted showing that a flavor ban will reduce underage vaping. There is, however, evidence such bans will not achieve that goal. In late 2018, the major nicotine vaping company JUUL stopped selling fruit and dessert-flavored vape pods. JUUL sales did not drop. Most teens who continued to “juul” just switched to tobacco, mint, or menthol flavors. Adult customers (the majority of JUUL’s customers) did the same. |
 Celebrating World Vape Day & debunking the infamous Gateway Theory Millions of vapers, e-cigarette users and harm reduction advocates across the globe, will be celebrating World Vape Day, tomorrow on the 30 of May 2020, a day before World No Tobacco Day. |
 Comparing the cancer potencies of emissions from vapourised nicotine products including e-cigarettes with those of tobacco smoke Quantifying relative harm caused by inhaling the aerosol emissions of vapourised nicotine products compared with smoking combustible tobacco is an important issue for public health. |  Comparison of nicotine and toxicant exposure in users of electronic cigarettes and combustible cigarettes Use of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) is increasing. Measures of exposure to known tobacco-related toxicants among e-cigarette users will inform potential health risks to individual product users. |
 French scientists to test theory that nicotine combats COVID-19 French researchers are preparing to launch a human trial to test their hypothesis that nicotine can help the body combat the COVID-19 infection. |
 An online survey of New Zealand vapers Abstract: Using electronic cigarettes (vaping) is controversial, but is increasingly widespread. | NZ Vape Association Urges Govt. to Keep Vape Stores Open As New Zealand’s Prime Minister is expected to announce further measures with regards to the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown in the coming days, the Aotearoa Vapers Community Advocacy (AVCA) is asking that specialist R18 vape stores are allowed to remain open on public health grounds. |
 PHE publishes independent expert e-cigarettes evidence review A new Public Health England (PHE) e-cigarette evidence review, undertaken by leading independent tobacco experts, provides an update on PHE’s 2015 review. |
 Association between electronic cigarette use and smoking cessation in the European Union in 2017: analysis of a representative sample of 13 057 Europeans from 28 countries To examine the association between electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use and smoking cessation in the European Union (EU) in 2017 according to e-cigarette use frequency and smoking cessation duration. |  E-cigarette usage is associated with increased past-12-month quit attempts and successful smoking cessation in two US population-based surveys We examined past-12-month quit attempts and smoking cessation from 2006 to 2016 while accounting for demographic shifts in the US population. |
 E-cigarettes versus nicotine patches for perioperative smoking cessation: A pilot randomized trial Cigarette smoking by surgical patients is associated with increased complications. E-cigarettes have emerged as a potential smoking cessation tool |  E-cigarettes: Comparing the possible risks of increasing smoking initiation with the potential benefits of increasing smoking cessation The public health community is divided regarding electronic cigarettes. Skeptics emphasize potential vaping-induced increases in smoking among children and possible health hazards for adults. |
 Health Benefits of Quitting Smoking for Seniors Whether you've smoked for a year or 50, it is never too late to quit smoking. Health benefits for seniors that quit smoking can be seen almost immediately through a lower heart rate and improved lung function. |  Quit Smoking Starting to use one of these NRTs shortly before you really make up your mind to quit may make them more effective. People who use NRTs in combination with the antidepressant bupropion also show additional success. |