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The nicotine Wild West: How SA birthed the next generation of nicotine addicts
More than a decade after electronic cigarettes arrived in South Africa with no regulation, the vape industry continues to thrive unchecked, leading to a growing teenage addiction…
Hey Parliament, our kids are getting addicted to vapes. Let’s put an end to it
It’s time to put an end to the discussions about the merits of electronic cigarettes as “safer” alternatives to tobacco and the fantastical need for a multitude of vape flavours,…
‘Vapes are safe alternatives to smoking’ — and other lies they tell us
With fewer people smoking cigarettes globally, the tobacco industry is using its well-honed tactics to increase sales of electronic devices like vapes and heated tobacco products
New law: Protecting South Africans from tobacco is no foreign agenda
Big tobacco companies are the foreign entities planting misinformation to keep South Africans addicted as they put profit over the health of the population
Big Tobacco’s profit addiction needs a quit plan
New legislation seeks to stop tobacco companies from luring non-smoking teens into becoming addicted to their deadly produc
Stop weaponising the youth in a paternalistic anti-vaping crusade
Adults must make free choices about their lives and parents and communities are responsible for providing guidance and supervision for
The lies behind the e-cigarette industry’s claims about reducing smoking
Measures must be taken to ensure that consumers and policymakers are not misled by industry-funded pseudo-science
Stress reduction is too much work: Here’s how to reduce your stress in 10 minutes
To help calm your mind, you may wish to try meditation, herbal oils or listening to some binaural beats Thanks to the relentless pace of modern living, stress often feels utterly…
Big Tobacco tries to stop SA’s anti-smoking Bill from becoming law
The Bill says the same rules should apply to vaping and traditional cigarettes and that both should be sold in plain packaging and banned in all public spaces
Seven quality signs to check before buying CBD juice in 2024
Consumers need to take responsibility for guaranteeing their own satisfying experience
Parents urged to be vigilant as vaping by adolescents rises
A recent study by the University of Cape Town Lung Institute found that almost 7 000 learners vape, more than a quarter of them in grade 12 This content is restricted to…
The tobacco bill violates human rights
Harm reduction, not regulations will help South African smokers to quit
Watch: Why is the tobacco industry comparing vaping to HIV treatment?
Public health experts disagree with the vaping industry’s argument that imposing a sin tax will lead to a similar path of Aids denialism
A sin tax on vapes is not as bad as Aids denialism. Here’s why
Lobbyists pushing for vaping as a way to help people quit smoking insist taxing e-cigarettes like traditional smokes will lead down a similar path as denying HIV treatment to…
Smoke and mirrors: The hazy world of the proposed vaping tax
This is the first in a series of analyses about the fight for the nations’ lungs. Here, we take a look at the tobacco control players in South Africa