I smoked for 40 yrs, 10 yrs cigarette free by switching to vaping. No one should have the right to tell me *how* to quit. The fact is I quit.

Joined October 2015
All my smoking life I was told to quit. I did. Apparently "they" don't like *how* I quit. We have the right to access harm reduction. #WVD2021
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Almost 20 years!
It will never cease to amaze me that this tiny little battery powered vaporizer has kept me off of cigarettes for almost 20 years. All @FDATobacco has to do is authorize some products that adults want to use, and smoking rates will plummet on their own.
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My father died of COPD after smoking two packs a day for most of his life. When the @WHO finally accepts the fact that #SaferNicotine vapes don't cause COPD, how will it explain the fact that it convinced 42 countries (34% of the world's population) to ban those? mdpi.com/1660-4601/11/4/4356… ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/article…
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"Nicotine vaping is one of the most effective ways we have to stop smoking. And it comes at a fraction of the risk of smoking tobacco. That’s a really important public health message.” xitter.cf/jkelovuori/status/2113…
Sky News has a short video following yesterday's article by Boidin et al in JAMA Cardiology. Here's a clip from it featuring Dr. Matthew Evison, a Professor of Respiratory Medicine and one of the authors.
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Retweeting because @ACSCAN doesn't want you to see it.
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Reposting this reply simply because @ACSCAN is afraid someone might see it and that's why they have hidden it.
Highly misleading. FDA has authorised two flavoured vapes, which are not available yet. Young people buy Chinese (not tobacco industry) flavoured vapes on the black market - created by FDA - and most would otherwise be smoking. Aren’t you meant to be about stopping cancer?
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Every year, 45,464 Canadians lose their lives to diseases caused by smoking. That’s 2 out of 3 smokers—gone too soon from cancer, heart disease, and respiratory illness. Smoking doesn’t just take lives; it steals precious moments—playing with grandkids, enjoying retirement, and making memories with loved ones. Everyone deserves to know their options. Learn the facts. Choose harm reduction. Discover more: VAEP.info/SMOKING #VAEP #VapingEducation #HarmReduction #QuitSmoking #VapeSmart #VapingFacts #TobaccoFree #HealthAwareness #VapingAdvocacy #EndSmoking
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From @cdoug's outstanding new Substack, "Nicotine Dose Is Not A Proxy For Risk, But We Keep Hearing That It Is". Please continue reading below: cliffdoug.substack.com/p/nic…
Enough nicotine to satisfy cravings can help a product replace lethal cigarettes and save lives. More nicotine does not automatically mean more harm. My new article examines why confusing nicotine delivery with smoking-related harm matters so much. cliffdoug.substack.com/p/nic…
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I have reported this to "X" as a probable bot involved in child abuse. It posts the same thing every day. REALITY: Health Canada reports that teen nicotine vaping dropped 60% over the past five years. 2.2% now vape "daily or near-daily." Claiming "high rates of youth vaping" is a reprehensible lie.
Let’s Build a Smoke-Free Generation. Canada continues to face high rates of youth vaping and nicotine use. We’re building a movement to protect future generations from nicotine addiction before it starts. Join us and add your name today. Take the Pledge: nlha.ca/smokefreegeneration/
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FYI: There is a private group on "X" for "Nicotine & Neurodiversity Advocates." If you are "on the spectrum" and want to join, I can ask the group and help you get in. My hope is "Nicotine & ND Advocates" will someday out to @CHADD_ADHD and other patients' advocacy groups.
Replying to @Makinflipeflop
Congratulations on quitting smoking Max. Truly! I have talked with the President of @CHADD_ADHD, the patients' advocacy group for people with #ADHD. CHADD drank the Kool-Aid handed out by Tobacco Control. They are not aware of how many good people like you exist. :-)
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Meet Kurt. From SABC interviews to global advocacy, Kurt has spent years challenging the conversation around tobacco harm reduction and amplifying lived experiences. The question remains: Are we doing enough to recognise the importance of harm reduction? #HarmReduction #THRGlobal
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The US FDA Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) has announced new members of its Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee (TPSAC) and is accepting nominations for future members. skipscorner.substack.com/p/t…
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"We have empathy for people who use illicit drugs... [But for] people who smoke cigarettes, however, there's very little empathy... and a big job in pubic health to stigmatize and shame people who are smoking." Dr. Mark Tyndall: "Why some public health bodies are hesitant to embrace tobacco harm reduction" 2026 New Approaches Summit, Harvard Club, NYC youtube.com/watch?v=nT2ZTIfH…
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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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This 👇🏾 would apply to the @WHO @FCTCofficial and a large majority of Tobacco Control academics researching how to convince governments to pass and strengthen prohibitionary laws to stop people using non-tobacco non-combustible nicotine products, and how to further stigmatise and criminalise people who smoke tobacco.
If your opinion about a scientific subject cannot be changed by evidence, it's not a scientific opinion.
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We submitted a verison for an oped, but we want to share with you our feelings about a generational ban, that is out of touch with reality thenicotineproject.substack.…
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Sally Satel @slsatel : Better educating doctors about e-cigarettes and nicotine pouches is key to reducing smoking. Interview at the 5th @NewApproachesTC New Approaches Summit, New York, NY, 25 September 2026. youtu.be/GC2Qq3Zjus8?si=Kj77… via @YouTube
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