Nicotine / THR - Statements from Organizations
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Thank-you Charles A. Gardner, PhD for the original compilation of this list. Thank-you to the volunteers from around the world who provide statements for us to add to this collection! Many of the items sited below are also list on this google doc. Note: some items may not be on both resources.
"Tobacco Harm Reduction = SAFER than smoking"
Cochrane Systematic Review
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Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco
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World Health Organization EURO Office
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National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
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Health Information and Quality Authority (Ireland)
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National Health Service Scotland +19 Endorsements
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Health Service Executive Ireland - #1 and #2
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New Zealand Ministry of Health
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Public Health England
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Royal Society for Public Health
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French High Council for Public Health
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Public Health Wales
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Center for Critical Public Health
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Faculty of Public Health (UK)
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Office for Health Improvement & Disparities (UK)
![The report… provides the most robust evidence on health risks of vaping to date. …Vaping poses a small fraction of the risks of smoking. …There is: Significantly lower exposure to harmful substances from vaping compared with smoking, as shown by biomarkers associated with the risk of cancer, respiratory and cardiovascular conditions [and] no significant increase of toxicant biomarkers after short-term secondhand exposure to vaping among people who do not smoke or vape.](/mediawiki/images/d/d3/8th_evidence_review_of_nicotine_vaping_in_England.png)
American Association of Public Health Physicians
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Federation of Private Medical Practitioners' Associations, Malaysia
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Royal College of Physicians
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Royal Australasian College of Physicians
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Royal College of General Practitioners (UK)
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The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners +14 Endorsements
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Royal College of Psychiatrists
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Royal College of Midwives
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UK Teratology Information Service
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Royal Australian & New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP)
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American College of Preventive Medicine
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French National Academy of Medicine
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American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
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French National Academy of Pharmacy
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New Zealand Pharmacy Council
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Royal Pharmaceutical Society
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British Medical Association
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New Zealand Medical Association
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The British Psychological Society #1 #2
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Action on Smoking and Health UK
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National Centre for Smoking Cessation and Training
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Quitline NZ
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UK Centre for Tobacco and Alcohol Studies
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American Society of Addiction Medicine
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Centre for Addiction and Mental Health +3 organizations (Canada)
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Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment
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Drug and Alcohol Nurses of Australasia
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House of Commons Science and Technology Committee (UK)
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Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (Australia)
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US National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine
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SCENIHR - European Commission Directorate-General, Health & Consumer Protection
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US Food & Drug Administration #1 #2 #3
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National Institute on Drug Abuse
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US Centers for Disease Control
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LGBT Foundation
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Truth Initiative
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Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (CTFK)
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International Agency for Research on Cancer
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Cancer Research UK
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French National Cancer Institute
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American Association for Cancer Research and American Society of Clinical Oncology
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Cancer Society of New Zealand
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American Cancer Society
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Canadian Cancer Society
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Primary Care Respiratory Society
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Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation
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Canadian Lung Health Foundation
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British Lung Foundation
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Asthma & Respiratory Foundation NZ
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British Thoracic Society
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American Heart Association
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New Zealand Heart Foundation
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British Heart Foundation
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Heart UK
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Canadian Heart & Stroke Foundation
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Stroke Association UK
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Irish Heart Foundation, Irish Cancer Society +7 Endorsements
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Government of Canada
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Uruguayan Council of Ministries
2021
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House of Representatives Philippines
2018
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Eau Claire, WI Health Department
2022
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Therapeutic Goods Administration (Australia)
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National Fire Chiefs Council
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London Fire Brigade
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Suggestions to add to this page
Association of Directors of Public Health North East Position Statement on Nicotine Vaping
2023: NSW Greens support legalising nicotine vapes
Updated: Position statement on vaping
FDA - Charles Tweet
Gates Foundation
- "Smoking rates are dropping, thanks to price increases associated with tobacco taxes, smoking bans, and other evidence-based practices outlined in the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.Even if these practices are scaled up, however, millions of smokers will still suffer death, disease, and disability. Alternative tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, aren’t harmless, but they may be less harmful. We need to understand whether they could change the course of the smoking epidemic without addicting youth.”
2021: The Sheffield Tobacco Control Board Policy Position on electronic-cigarettes (also known as vaping)
2022: Physician's Research Institute
- While abstinence from tobacco use is the ideal, the next-best result, for individuals who can’t or don’t want to quit nicotine, is movement down the continuum of risk: away from combusted tobacco to a less harmful product. One possible alternative: E-cigarettes.
2023 Tweet - Canada
2020 This document has been endorsed by the following members of the Mental Health and Smoking Partnership
2019: Statement on the dangers posed by e-cigarettes
- Drug Science UK