The World Health Organization (WHO) told Mexican President Andrés Manuel Lopez Obrador in the first half of this year thatElectronic Cigaretteandheated cigaretteHowever, the move has sparked outrage among tobacco harm reduction experts.

 

On World No Tobacco Day, 31 May this year, WHO awarded the President of Mexico with the 'World No Tobacco Day 2022 Award' for 'approving a new tobacco bill that includes a ban on the sale of all electronic nicotine delivery systems'. .To recognize his contribution to protecting the health of Mexicans and actively regulating tobacco use.``The claim that these products are safer than cigarettes is a 'lie,' and these e-cigarette products are equally harmful to health,'' Obrador said when presenting the award.

Interestingly, while countries that follow WHO guidelines generally maintain high smoking prevalence, countries that favor e-cigarettes and low-risk nicotine products, such as the United Kingdom, Denmark, and Japan, have low smoking prevalence. It is declining significantly year by year.A smoke-free society has been realized or is about to be realized.

In 2021, the 59-page white paper included case studies in several countries to measure progress on smoking cessation.Countries that follow World Health Organization guidance have battled higher smoking rates, the white paper says.

 

It is published by the Intellectual Property Alliance under the title "E-Cigarette Effective UK, New Zealand, France and Canada, International Best Practices" (Vaping Works. International Best Practices: United Kingdom, Newzealnd, France and Canada).It consists of four of his case studies by Christopher Snowdon in the UK, the taxpayers union in New Zealand (Louis Houlbrooke), his IREF in France, and his Lan Irvine, professor at Concordia University in Canada.This paperelectronic cigaretteand the adoption of harm reduction approaches to e-cigarettes reduced smoking rates twice as fast as the global average.Between 2012 and 2018, the average smoking cessation rate in the four countries was -3.6% compared to the global average of -1.5%.Thus, it confirms what public health experts have long pointed out: “Countries with advanced tobacco harm reduction policies have seen significant declines in smoking prevalence, according to WHO guidance. countries continue to experience disproportionate smoking-related illnesses and deaths.”

On May 20, the Tholos Foundation and the Property Rights Alliance announced last year'sreportAs a follow-up to Vaping, we will introduce a flavored “Harm Reduction Method”.VapingA new product titled Analyze Your Productwhite paperhas been issued.works.International Best Practices: UK, New Zealand, France, Canada.

Ultimately, the paper shows that in countries that have embraced e-cigarettes, such as France, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Canada, smoking rates are declining twice as fast as the global average, which is according to the WHO. It is also the most important refutation of the anti-e-cigarette strategy.