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GFN News #135 | NEW ZEALAND'S SUCCESS STORY | This Is How New Zealand Outpaced Australia feat. Colin Mendelsohn
Why has New Zealand's smoking rate dropped so far below Australia's in recent years, and what can we subsequently learn from New Zealand's approach to safer nicotine products? In this episode of GFN News THR advocate Colin Mendelsohn highlights the striking difference in approach to vaping in New Zealand and Australia. Enjoy!
📅 7 Feb 2025
GFN.TV Interviews #57 | BEHIND THE FEAR | Dr. Mark Tyndall on the Fight for Safer Nicotine Products
In Canada, youth vaping dominates the public health debate—but what about the millions of adult smokers left behind? Dr. Mark Tyndall reveals how fear, misinformation, and political convenience are obstructing access to safer nicotine products. Is Canadian public health failing its most vulnerable by rejecting harm reduction?
Featuring: DR MARK TYNDALL Professor UBC SPPH, Infectious Diseases Doctor Advocate for Human Rights @DrMtyndall
📅 4 Feb 2025
GFN News #134 | FDA's RISKY LOW-NICOTINE PLAN | Featuring Will Godfrey of Filter
Low nicotine cigarettes form the basis of the FDA's latest plan to reduce tobacco consumption, but will it actually work? Will Godfrey of Filter Magazine joins us to discuss the details of this proposal, and why this not-so-new idea may cause a significant headache for US smoking cessation efforts.
GFN News #133 | CAN CONSUMERS HELP SOLVE GERMANY'S FLAVOUR DILEMMA? | Featuring Michael Landl
Germany's lawmakers have recently proposed a new ban on menthol flavours in safer nicotine products, but given that menthol is a key ingredient in over 80% of the flavours currently available on the market, could this proposed ban negatively impact the availability of safer nicotine products for people looking to quit smoking? Joining us today is Michael Landl, Director of the World Vapers' Alliance, to unpack Germany's proposals and the actions consumers are taking to make their voices heard in this debate.
GFN News #132 | CLINICAL APPLICATIONS OF NICOTINE Pt.2 | Featuring Michael Kariuki
Despite governments around the world endorsing safer nicotine in the form of nicotine replacement therapy, there remain widespread misconceptions about the safety of nicotine compared to harmful combustible tobacco. In the second part of our series exploring the therapeutic uses of nicotine, Michael Kariuki walks us through the current clinical uses of nicotine and the opportunity posed by safer nicotine products to greatly reduce smoking related mortality.
GFN.TV Interviews #56 | LOST TRUST | PART 1: Origin of Public Health’s ‘Campaign of Deception’ on Vaping
Public health’s war on vaping didn’t start with vaping—it began decades ago with secondhand smoke. The same deceptive tactics now target tobacco harm reduction. How did it begin, and where does it lead? Don’t miss this special two-part episode featuring renowned tobacco control expert Dr. Michael Siegel.
GFN News #131 | TOBACCO HARM REDUCTION IN MALAWI Pt.2 | Featuring Sahan Lungu
In the second part of our series looking at Malawi's complicated relationship with tobacco production and smoking, Sahan Lungu joins us to explore whether a holistic approach to tobacco production and smoking could help Malawi minimise the harms related to combustible tobacco use.
Public perceptions of nicotine have long been marred by its association with harmful constituents of tobacco smoke, despite the substantial evidence showing that nicotine is not responsible for the many non-communicable diseases caused by tobacco smoking. Nicotine, safely administered, has long been accepted by governments and health authorities, including the WHO, as a valuable tool to aid smoking cessation in the form of nicotine replacement therapy. Joining us today is Michael Kariuki, a consultant pediatrician and epidemiologist from Kenya, to discuss the therapeutic applications of nicotine and the vital role of safer nicotine products in aiding smoking cessation.
GFN News #129 | MALAWI'S TOBACCO CONTROL DILEMMA Pt.1 | Featuring Sahan Lungu
Despite tobacco control efforts to phase out tobacco consumption around the world, a thorny issue remains - that there are many countries whose economy is fundamentally dependent on tobacco production. Amongst one of the largest producers of tobacco globally is Malawi, where tobacco makes up 60% of its exports. Sahan Lungu joins us to explore Malawi's complex relationship with tobacco in the first episode of our two part Malawi Special.
GFN.TV Interviews #55 | QUIET TRIUMPH | Collapse in Youth Smoking Ignored by Public Health
Youth smoking rates in the United States have plummeted to historic lows—an unprecedented victory in tobacco control. Yet, public health seems oddly silent. Why is this monumental achievement not being celebrated?
Featuring:
DR. KENNETH WARNER Dean Emeritus, Prof. Emeritus School of Public Health, University of Michigan sph.umich.edu
