On September 20th, 2023, the Global Tobacco and Nicotine Forum (GTNF) entered its second day, and 2FIRSTS engaged in a conversation with Nancy Loucas, the Public Health Policy and Executive… Read More »With Nancy Loucas: Policies in New Zealand and Australia
In light of World Smokefree Day on May 31, the Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (CAPHRA) is calling on governments and regulatory bodies to take action in… Read More »CAPHRA demands action on disposable vape regulation
The Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (CAPHRA) Position on Disposable Vaping products is based on the need for pragmatic, risk-proportionate regulations that protect public health while ensuring… Read More »Position Statement: Disposable Vapes
New Zealand’s Government has taken a progressive and welcomed stance on vaping, which is now a shining light in comparison to Australia’s newly announced “war on vaping” which doubles down… Read More »Kiwis lead the way towards reducing harm from tobacco
The member organisations of CAPHRA have written to their respective country FCTC delegations attending COP10 asking that each includes at least one consumer of safer nicotine products. COP10 will be… Read More »COP10 delegations must include consumers – CAPHRA
“Another day and another study proves vaping is considerably less harmful than smoking, yet the World Health Organisation continues its anti-vaping campaign at the cost of millions of smokers’ lives,”… Read More »UK study again proves vaping risks considerably lower
“This white paper completely discredits and disproves persistent claims that there is a youth vaping epidemic, and that vaping is a ‘gateway’ to smoking,” says Nancy Loucas, CAPHRA’s executive coordinator.… Read More »White paper slams youth vaping disinformation
Several leading international Tobacco Harm Reduction (THR) experts have compiled and published extensive research that slams the World Health Organization’s (WHO) official health claims about vaping. Titled ‘The Subversion of… Read More »Vape authors hit back on WHO’s health claims
Just three months after the passage of the ‘Vaporized Nicotine and Non-Nicotine Products Regulation Act’, colloquially known as the ‘Vape Bill’, world-renowned experts continue the push for harm reduction alternatives… Read More »Filipino ‘Vape Bill’ celebrated at harm reduction forum
The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners (RNZCGP) got completely side-tracked when presenting to Parliament’s Health Select Committee on the smokefree bill, says Nancy Loucas co-founder of the Aotearoa… Read More »Doctors’ association side-tracked during smokefree hearings
sCOPe is a consumer livestream event that was developed to inform, educate and inform the public, the media and all the consumers of safer nicotine products in Asia-Pacific and beyond. This is to show who we are, why we advocate for safer options for adults and to show that we will not be silenced.
2023 Major Links
What is sCOPe || Livestream Schedule
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