🇧🇩 Bangladesh is reviewing its 2025 vape ban. Course correction is not weakness — it's what better policy looks like. Protect youth. Strengthen tobacco control. Replace blanket prohibition with smart regulation bit.ly/4t7eTlx

Australia has already seen: Over 200 arson attacks Multiple homicides linked to illicit tobacco Key Insight: Demand doesn’t disappear — it relocates. www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE26...

Why risk reversing progress? www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE26...

Harm reduction reduces smoking. Over-restriction increases illegal supply. www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE26...

Australia is a real-time example. In New Zealand: Smoking has dropped significantly because regulated alternatives exist. Bottom line: People don’t stop nicotine use — they change how they access it. www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE26...

NZ Tobacco Policy: Are We Repeating Australia’s Mistake? When safer nicotine alternatives are restricted, demand doesn’t disappear — it shifts underground. New Zealand avoids this risk by maintaining regulated access to lower-risk alternatives. www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE26...

The Advocates Voice - March 2026. Over the past year, several Asia–Pacific governments have inched further along very different paths on vaping, heated tobacco and tobacco harm reduction. Learn more on 20 March 2026 at 20:00 HK time. youtu.be/t9L-vKZIETs

The Advocates Voice - March 2026. Over the past year, several Asia–Pacific governments have inched further along very different paths on vaping, heated tobacco and tobacco harm reduction. Learn more on 20 March 2026 at 20:00 HK time. youtu.be/t9L-vKZIETs

The real-world evidence is already there. Sweden and Norway have shown that wider use of low-combustion oral nicotine products can coincide with major declines in smoking. New Zealand policy should be based on evidence, not fear. #OralNicotine #HarmReduction www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE26...

Adults who smoke deserve better options than combustible tobacco, backed by strict rules, clear standards, and strong enforcement. Regulate safer alternatives properly. Do not block them outright. #NewZealand #OralNicotine #THR #HarmReduction www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE26...

New Zealand should not ban safer nicotine options for adults while cigarettes remain on shelves. That is not credible public health policy. It is a policy failure. #NewZealand #OralNicotine #THR #HarmReduction . www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE26...

A black-market drug problem needs a law enforcement response, not a war on nicotine. #CAPHRA #NicotinePolicy bit.ly/4bxbpSQ

Adults who smoke should not lose access to lower-risk options because criminals are selling illicit products. #HarmReduction #CAPHRA bit.ly/4bxbpSQ

The right response is enforcement, testing, surveillance, and public warnings. Not panic policy. #CAPHRA #HealthPolicy bit.ly/4bxbpSQ

Criminal adulteration is the problem. Regulated nicotine is not. #CAPHRA #PublicHealth bit.ly/4bxbpSQ

Restrict safer alternatives, and you risk pushing people back to cigarettes. #SmokingKills #THR bit.ly/4bxbpSQ

Bad policy punishes safer nicotine. Smart policy targets criminal supply chains. #THR #NicotinePolicy bit.ly/4bxbpSQ

Etomidate has no place in vape products. Go after traffickers, not adults trying to quit smoking. #HarmReduction #CAPHRA bit.ly/4bxbpSQ

Do not confuse black-market poison with tobacco harm reduction. #CAPHRA #PublicHealth bit.ly/4bxbpSQ

Drug-laced “zombie vapes” are a criminal issue. They are not a reason to criminalise safer nicotine products. #CAPHRA #THR bit.ly/4bxbpSQ

Good THR policy publishes a standing evidence statement. What the evidence supports today, what is uncertain, and what new findings would trigger change. That is how you avoid policy by belief and keep public trust. #EvidenceReview #PolicyGovernance caphraorg.net/wp-content/p...

New Zealand is often cited because it combines clear obligations on suppliers and retailers with government led compliance tools. #NewZealand #Smokefree #PolicyDesign caphraorg.net/wp-content/p...

If a product is demonstrably less harmful than smoking, regulation should reflect that. At the same time, make it hard for minors to access and easy for regulators to act caphraorg.net/wp-content/p...

Evidence syntheses indicate nicotine e cigarettes can improve cessation outcomes compared with nicotine replacement therapy for adults who smoke. Policy should reward quitting and switching, not marketing and hype. #QuitSmoking #PublicHealthPolicy #RiskReduction caphraorg.net/wp-content/p...

A resilient THR framework runs two tracks at once. Pick only one track and you get backlash, loopholes, and policy collapse. #YouthProtection #Regulation #HealthSystems caphraorg.net/wp-content/p...

Harm reduction is risk management. It is about moving people away from combustion and high risk oral tobacco. The goal is less harm, fewer funerals, fewer chronic diseases. Nicotine use is not the outcome. Smoking decline is the outcome. #HarmReduction #HealthPolicy caphraorg.net/wp-content/p...

Tobacco harm reduction policy has one job: cut deaths and disease from combustible tobacco. That means accelerating adult quitting and switching, while preventing youth uptake and containing unintended consequences. #TobaccoHarmReduction caphraorg.net/wp-content/p...

Can global tobacco policy succeed if it ignores real-world success? 1.3 billion smokers need: Effective alternatives Accurate risk information Access to regulated products The future of tobacco control is harm reduction — not denial. #FCTC #FutureOfPublicHealth www.globenewswire.com/news-release...

You ignore: Independent science Clinical evidence Consumer outcomes National success stories Good policy tests evidence. It doesn’t silence it. #EvidenceMatters #HealthGovernance www.globenewswire.com/news-release...

Which works better: prohibition or practical regulation? Countries embracing regulated THR (e.g. NZ, Philippines): Faster smoking declines Higher switching rates Smokers don’t respond to bans. They respond to better options. #Regulation #THRPolicy www.globenewswire.com/news-release...

Are vapes attracting non-smokers? The UK data says otherwise. 15+ million vapers 73% are ex-smokers Most users switched to reduce harm — not start nicotine. Public perception should reflect real users. #UK #VapingFacts #QuitSmoking www.globenewswire.com/news-release...

Which country has the lowest smoking-related disease in Europe? Sweden. Why? Long-term use of oral nicotine alternatives World-leading low lung cancer rates Sweden proves a simple principle: When smokers switch, disease falls. #Sweden #THR #HealthOutcomes www.globenewswire.com/news-release...

Japan’s heat-not-burn transition: Over 70% of continuing smokers switched by 2020 Smoking prevalence cut by 50% since 2003 No bans. No ideology. Just consumer-driven harm reduction. #Japan #HarmReductionWorks #PublicHealthInnovation www.globenewswire.com/news-release...

Demand doesn’t disappear. It shifts: Growth in illicit markets Continued smoking Lost opportunities to quit Prohibition protects black markets. Regulation protects public health. #HarmReduction #IllicitTrade #HealthPolicy www.globenewswire.com/news-release...

Real-world success should inform global policy. #Smokefree #NewZealand #THRSuccess www.globenewswire.com/news-release...

Countries integrating harm reduction are accelerating progress. If a strategy stalls, it’s time to evolve — not double down. #FCTC #GlobalHealth #THR www.globenewswire.com/news-release...

Does tobacco harm reduction work? Yes — the data is clear. Real-world outcomes matter. When smokers are given effective alternatives, more of them quit. Policy should follow evidence — not ideology. #TobaccoHarmReduction #PublicHealth #EvidenceBasedPolicy www.globenewswire.com/news-release...

“Punitive taxes push Australians towards criminals, not quitting.” — Nancy Loucas The effective strategy: • Educate adults on harm reduction • Regulate vapes affordably • Support switching from smoking Education works. Prohibition fails. www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO26...

CAPHRA’s submission to the Senate warns: Prohibition fuels illicit trade. Regulation shrinks it. When legal alternatives are accessible and affordable, black markets lose customers. www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO26...

Countries that allow regulated, affordable vaping see faster smoking declines. New Zealand is the clear example: supportive regulation + public education = rapid adult smoking reduction. Evidence beats prohibition. www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO26...

Why prescription-only policies backfire When safer nicotine products are hard to access, people don’t quit — they go illicit. Prescription-only vape rules are now driving black-market supply, not reducing use. Access policy shapes behaviour. www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO26...

Does vaping help smokers quit? Data from Australian users shows: • 73% of smokers use vaping to quit • 81% aim to reduce or stop smoking • 92% of ex-smokers say vaping is less harmful Scientific consensus: vaping is far lower risk than smoking.

Queensland raids seized 213,000 illicit cigarettes, 25kg loose tobacco & 6,000 vapes across five stores. The gap between legal and black-market prices is now a major driver of organised crime. Reality: Demand hasn’t disappeared. It’s gone underground. www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO26...

Australia’s tobacco taxes now make up 70%+ of cigarette prices. Result? A $4–6 billion illicit market where packs sell for $8 vs $40+ legally. High prices don’t end demand — they shift it to criminals. Policy question: Is enforcement alone working? www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO26...

Premiering TODAY at 12:00 MNL/KL. youtu.be/H-iF0sWy-UE

In this Episode, we’re going to use two very clear case studies to unpack why THR is losing ground in Asia Pacific : Malaysia and the Philippines. Premiering on Monday 16 February: youtu.be/H-iF0sWy-UE

CAPHRA’s position is clear. If the goal is harm reduction, youth protection, and market oversight, nicotine pouches should be regulated with strict safeguards, not banned outright. #CAPHRA #HarmReductionPolicy #NicotinePouches

Tobacco harm reduction, or THR, is losing political ground in some key countries. Now, to be clear right up front, this shift isn’t happening because the risk continuum suddenly stopped being true. It didn’t. This is about politics. Premiering on Monday 16 February: youtu.be/H-iF0sWy-UE

Adult-only sales are not a slogan. They require licensing, traceability, inspections, and enforcement that regulators can actually sustain. Prohibition removes these tools entirely. #YouthSafeguards #RegulatoryControl #PublicHealth

A compliance-ready framework means rules that work in the real world. Clear definitions. Enforceable standards. Auditable marketing. Licensed supply chains. Sanctions that matter. That is how regulation protects people. #SmartRegulation #HealthPolicy #RuleOfLaw