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Consumers fighting for the right to make informed choices & access to safer nicotine products for adults in Asia Pacific.
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· Oct 26
Asia Day at the Good Cop 2.0 will focus on providing a comprehensive understanding of #THR from a consumer, science, medicine and policy perspective on the unique challenges in #AsiaPacific. 19 November 25, 10:00 - 16:00 CET. bit.ly/49kdEIu
Can youth protection and harm reduction coexist?
Yes. New Zealand proves you can restrict youth access while helping adult smokers switch.
This is balanced policy done right.
#YouthProtection #BalancedPolicy
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Yes. New Zealand proves you can restrict youth access while helping adult smokers switch.
This is balanced policy done right.
#YouthProtection #BalancedPolicy
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO26...
January 29, 2026 at 10:15 PM
Can youth protection and harm reduction coexist?
Yes. New Zealand proves you can restrict youth access while helping adult smokers switch.
This is balanced policy done right.
#YouthProtection #BalancedPolicy
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO26...
Yes. New Zealand proves you can restrict youth access while helping adult smokers switch.
This is balanced policy done right.
#YouthProtection #BalancedPolicy
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO26...
How did New Zealand reduce smoking without bans?
By making lower-risk alternatives regulated, accessible, and credible for adults who smoke.
Behaviour change follows reality, not slogans.
#PeopleFirst #PublicHealthPolicy www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO26...
By making lower-risk alternatives regulated, accessible, and credible for adults who smoke.
Behaviour change follows reality, not slogans.
#PeopleFirst #PublicHealthPolicy www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO26...
January 28, 2026 at 8:01 PM
How did New Zealand reduce smoking without bans?
By making lower-risk alternatives regulated, accessible, and credible for adults who smoke.
Behaviour change follows reality, not slogans.
#PeopleFirst #PublicHealthPolicy www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO26...
By making lower-risk alternatives regulated, accessible, and credible for adults who smoke.
Behaviour change follows reality, not slogans.
#PeopleFirst #PublicHealthPolicy www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO26...
Is harm reduction the same as deregulation?
No. New Zealand’s THR framework is tightly regulated, age-restricted, and enforcement-backed.
It’s smart regulation, not a free-for-all.
#SmartRegulation #THR
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No. New Zealand’s THR framework is tightly regulated, age-restricted, and enforcement-backed.
It’s smart regulation, not a free-for-all.
#SmartRegulation #THR
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO26...
January 28, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Is harm reduction the same as deregulation?
No. New Zealand’s THR framework is tightly regulated, age-restricted, and enforcement-backed.
It’s smart regulation, not a free-for-all.
#SmartRegulation #THR
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO26...
No. New Zealand’s THR framework is tightly regulated, age-restricted, and enforcement-backed.
It’s smart regulation, not a free-for-all.
#SmartRegulation #THR
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO26...
Why is New Zealand’s THR policy considered effective?
Because it regulates products by risk, not ideology, and focuses on reducing smoking harm in real people’s lives.
#HarmReduction #EvidenceBasedPolicy
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Because it regulates products by risk, not ideology, and focuses on reducing smoking harm in real people’s lives.
#HarmReduction #EvidenceBasedPolicy
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO26...
January 27, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Why is New Zealand’s THR policy considered effective?
Because it regulates products by risk, not ideology, and focuses on reducing smoking harm in real people’s lives.
#HarmReduction #EvidenceBasedPolicy
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO26...
Because it regulates products by risk, not ideology, and focuses on reducing smoking harm in real people’s lives.
#HarmReduction #EvidenceBasedPolicy
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO26...
International evidence is consistent: criminal markets retreat when legal, regulated alternatives replace them. NZ & Philippines show regulated vaping can cut smoking without criminal harm.
#NZ #Philippines #Australia www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO26...
#NZ #Philippines #Australia www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO26...
January 26, 2026 at 4:00 AM
International evidence is consistent: criminal markets retreat when legal, regulated alternatives replace them. NZ & Philippines show regulated vaping can cut smoking without criminal harm.
#NZ #Philippines #Australia www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO26...
#NZ #Philippines #Australia www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO26...
Does tobacco harm reduction work in New Zealand?
Yes. Smoking rates fell after NZ regulated safer alternatives instead of banning them. That’s people-first public health.
#THR #PublicHealth #NZPolicy www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO26...
Yes. Smoking rates fell after NZ regulated safer alternatives instead of banning them. That’s people-first public health.
#THR #PublicHealth #NZPolicy www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO26...
January 26, 2026 at 3:14 AM
Does tobacco harm reduction work in New Zealand?
Yes. Smoking rates fell after NZ regulated safer alternatives instead of banning them. That’s people-first public health.
#THR #PublicHealth #NZPolicy www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO26...
Yes. Smoking rates fell after NZ regulated safer alternatives instead of banning them. That’s people-first public health.
#THR #PublicHealth #NZPolicy www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO26...
The fix is to move the market from criminal control to regulated control: legalise and regulate vaping as harm reduction, adult-only retail access, product standards, and strict age enforcement.
#HarmReduction #Regulation www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO26...
#HarmReduction #Regulation www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO26...
January 24, 2026 at 7:01 PM
The fix is to move the market from criminal control to regulated control: legalise and regulate vaping as harm reduction, adult-only retail access, product standards, and strict age enforcement.
#HarmReduction #Regulation www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO26...
#HarmReduction #Regulation www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO26...
Youth exposure hasn’t improved under prohibition. It’s worsened because uncontrolled supply is now more visible and more accessible.
#YouthProtection #TobaccoControl www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO26...
#YouthProtection #TobaccoControl www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO26...
January 24, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Youth exposure hasn’t improved under prohibition. It’s worsened because uncontrolled supply is now more visible and more accessible.
#YouthProtection #TobaccoControl www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO26...
#YouthProtection #TobaccoControl www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO26...
The social impacts are severe: legitimate adult-only vape retailers were forced out, while illegal stores now operate openly. Violence and arson linked to market control have increased.
#CommunitySafety www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO26...
#CommunitySafety www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO26...
January 23, 2026 at 4:00 AM
The social impacts are severe: legitimate adult-only vape retailers were forced out, while illegal stores now operate openly. Violence and arson linked to market control have increased.
#CommunitySafety www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO26...
#CommunitySafety www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO26...
Adults haven’t stopped seeking nicotine. They’ve been pushed to unregulated products with unknown ingredients and inconsistent quality. That’s a public health failure.
#PublicHealth #HarmReduction www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO26...
#PublicHealth #HarmReduction www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO26...
January 22, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Adults haven’t stopped seeking nicotine. They’ve been pushed to unregulated products with unknown ingredients and inconsistent quality. That’s a public health failure.
#PublicHealth #HarmReduction www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO26...
#PublicHealth #HarmReduction www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO26...
More enforcement won’t fix a market built by prohibition. The cycle repeats: shut down shops, they rebrand or move online. Criminal networks adapt faster than regulators.
#PolicyDesign #IllicitTrade www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO26...
#PolicyDesign #IllicitTrade www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO26...
January 20, 2026 at 11:30 PM
More enforcement won’t fix a market built by prohibition. The cycle repeats: shut down shops, they rebrand or move online. Criminal networks adapt faster than regulators.
#PolicyDesign #IllicitTrade www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO26...
#PolicyDesign #IllicitTrade www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO26...
Australia’s illegal tobacco market is now widespread and highly visible: shopfronts, pop-ups, social media, encrypted apps, delivery services. Close one outlet and it reopens elsewhere.
#IllicitTobacco #PolicyFailure www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO26...
#IllicitTobacco #PolicyFailure www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO26...
January 20, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Australia’s illegal tobacco market is now widespread and highly visible: shopfronts, pop-ups, social media, encrypted apps, delivery services. Close one outlet and it reopens elsewhere.
#IllicitTobacco #PolicyFailure www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO26...
#IllicitTobacco #PolicyFailure www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO26...
Reposted by CAPHRA Asia Pacific
"Most people who smoke live in the Asia-Pacific region; millions die each year. Yet many of the region's governments are banning or strangling the very products that are driving smoking rates down in other parts of the world."
By Nancy Loucas @caphra.bsky.social:
By Nancy Loucas @caphra.bsky.social:
Asia-Pacific’s Harm Reduction Blind Spot Is Costing Lives - Filter
Most people who smoke tobacco live in the Asia-Pacific region. Millions of them die of smoking-related causes each year. Yet ...
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January 8, 2026 at 4:07 PM
"Most people who smoke live in the Asia-Pacific region; millions die each year. Yet many of the region's governments are banning or strangling the very products that are driving smoking rates down in other parts of the world."
By Nancy Loucas @caphra.bsky.social:
By Nancy Loucas @caphra.bsky.social:
Reposted by CAPHRA Asia Pacific
Chaired Program Committee 1992 3rd International Harm Reduction Conference, Melbourne. Invited Prof Michael Russell answer: ‘is harm reduction appropriate for tobacco?’ Looking forward now Warsaw GFN June @algore09algor.bsky.social @ianamossyd.bsky.social @igas2.bsky.social
@mikedaube.bsky.social
@mikedaube.bsky.social
The Global Forum on Nicotine 2026 (#GFN26) team is delighted to announce our first speaker - and the person who will be delivering this year’s Michael Russell Oration – is Dr
@alexwodak.bsky.social AM. He will be promising victory and how this relates to Darwin’s Origin of Species.
@alexwodak.bsky.social AM. He will be promising victory and how this relates to Darwin’s Origin of Species.
January 19, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Chaired Program Committee 1992 3rd International Harm Reduction Conference, Melbourne. Invited Prof Michael Russell answer: ‘is harm reduction appropriate for tobacco?’ Looking forward now Warsaw GFN June @algore09algor.bsky.social @ianamossyd.bsky.social @igas2.bsky.social
@mikedaube.bsky.social
@mikedaube.bsky.social
What must change for effective tobacco harm reduction in Asia-Pacific?
Recalibrate toward evidence, ethics, and inclusion: regulate to the nicotine risk continuum, protect youth with enforceable controls, and integrate THR alongside prevention and cessation.#THR caphraorg.net/wp-content/p...
Recalibrate toward evidence, ethics, and inclusion: regulate to the nicotine risk continuum, protect youth with enforceable controls, and integrate THR alongside prevention and cessation.#THR caphraorg.net/wp-content/p...
January 19, 2026 at 10:45 PM
What must change for effective tobacco harm reduction in Asia-Pacific?
Recalibrate toward evidence, ethics, and inclusion: regulate to the nicotine risk continuum, protect youth with enforceable controls, and integrate THR alongside prevention and cessation.#THR caphraorg.net/wp-content/p...
Recalibrate toward evidence, ethics, and inclusion: regulate to the nicotine risk continuum, protect youth with enforceable controls, and integrate THR alongside prevention and cessation.#THR caphraorg.net/wp-content/p...
How has misinformation shaped Asia-Pacific tobacco control?
Misinformation can drive symbolic regulation—policies that look “tough” but displace markets into illicit channels, eroding regulatory control and increasing youth exposure risk. #Misinformation #Regulation caphraorg.net/wp-content/p...
Misinformation can drive symbolic regulation—policies that look “tough” but displace markets into illicit channels, eroding regulatory control and increasing youth exposure risk. #Misinformation #Regulation caphraorg.net/wp-content/p...
January 18, 2026 at 10:01 PM
How has misinformation shaped Asia-Pacific tobacco control?
Misinformation can drive symbolic regulation—policies that look “tough” but displace markets into illicit channels, eroding regulatory control and increasing youth exposure risk. #Misinformation #Regulation caphraorg.net/wp-content/p...
Misinformation can drive symbolic regulation—policies that look “tough” but displace markets into illicit channels, eroding regulatory control and increasing youth exposure risk. #Misinformation #Regulation caphraorg.net/wp-content/p...
Australia’s illegal tobacco crisis didn’t appear out of nowhere. It’s the predictable result of policy choices that removed regulated access and replaced it with prohibition, while demand stayed steady.
#TobaccoControl #HarmReduction #Australia www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO26...
#TobaccoControl #HarmReduction #Australia www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO26...
January 18, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Australia’s illegal tobacco crisis didn’t appear out of nowhere. It’s the predictable result of policy choices that removed regulated access and replaced it with prohibition, while demand stayed steady.
#TobaccoControl #HarmReduction #Australia www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO26...
#TobaccoControl #HarmReduction #Australia www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO26...
How does banning safer nicotine options affect health equity?
It disproportionately harms disadvantaged groups with higher smoking rates and fewer cessation resources—locking in the highest-risk option as the default. #HealthEquity #AsiaPacific caphraorg.net/wp-content/p...
It disproportionately harms disadvantaged groups with higher smoking rates and fewer cessation resources—locking in the highest-risk option as the default. #HealthEquity #AsiaPacific caphraorg.net/wp-content/p...
January 18, 2026 at 1:15 AM
How does banning safer nicotine options affect health equity?
It disproportionately harms disadvantaged groups with higher smoking rates and fewer cessation resources—locking in the highest-risk option as the default. #HealthEquity #AsiaPacific caphraorg.net/wp-content/p...
It disproportionately harms disadvantaged groups with higher smoking rates and fewer cessation resources—locking in the highest-risk option as the default. #HealthEquity #AsiaPacific caphraorg.net/wp-content/p...
What is the nicotine risk continuum—and why does it matter?
The nicotine risk continuum recognises that combustion drives most smoking harm. Ignoring risk differentials keeps the deadliest product dominant. #RiskContinuum #HarmReduction caphraorg.net/wp-content/p...
The nicotine risk continuum recognises that combustion drives most smoking harm. Ignoring risk differentials keeps the deadliest product dominant. #RiskContinuum #HarmReduction caphraorg.net/wp-content/p...
January 16, 2026 at 2:00 AM
What is the nicotine risk continuum—and why does it matter?
The nicotine risk continuum recognises that combustion drives most smoking harm. Ignoring risk differentials keeps the deadliest product dominant. #RiskContinuum #HarmReduction caphraorg.net/wp-content/p...
The nicotine risk continuum recognises that combustion drives most smoking harm. Ignoring risk differentials keeps the deadliest product dominant. #RiskContinuum #HarmReduction caphraorg.net/wp-content/p...
Why does consumer participation matter in tobacco policy?
Excluding people who smoke from policymaking leads to mistrust, low compliance, and ineffective regulation. Evidence-based policy must include lived experience. #ConsumerInclusion #HealthPolicy caphraorg.net/wp-content/p...
Excluding people who smoke from policymaking leads to mistrust, low compliance, and ineffective regulation. Evidence-based policy must include lived experience. #ConsumerInclusion #HealthPolicy caphraorg.net/wp-content/p...
January 15, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Why does consumer participation matter in tobacco policy?
Excluding people who smoke from policymaking leads to mistrust, low compliance, and ineffective regulation. Evidence-based policy must include lived experience. #ConsumerInclusion #HealthPolicy caphraorg.net/wp-content/p...
Excluding people who smoke from policymaking leads to mistrust, low compliance, and ineffective regulation. Evidence-based policy must include lived experience. #ConsumerInclusion #HealthPolicy caphraorg.net/wp-content/p...
Why do illicit nicotine markets grow under prohibitionist policy?
Because demand doesn’t disappear—oversight does. Blocking regulated lower-risk products shifts supply to illegal channels with no standards or enforcement leverage. #IllicitTrade #TobaccoControl caphraorg.net/wp-content/p...
Because demand doesn’t disappear—oversight does. Blocking regulated lower-risk products shifts supply to illegal channels with no standards or enforcement leverage. #IllicitTrade #TobaccoControl caphraorg.net/wp-content/p...
January 14, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Why do illicit nicotine markets grow under prohibitionist policy?
Because demand doesn’t disappear—oversight does. Blocking regulated lower-risk products shifts supply to illegal channels with no standards or enforcement leverage. #IllicitTrade #TobaccoControl caphraorg.net/wp-content/p...
Because demand doesn’t disappear—oversight does. Blocking regulated lower-risk products shifts supply to illegal channels with no standards or enforcement leverage. #IllicitTrade #TobaccoControl caphraorg.net/wp-content/p...
Do bans on vaping/nicotine pouches reduce smoking in Asia-Pacific?
Often, no. When lower-risk nicotine products are banned while cigarettes remain legal, smoking persists and unregulated supply expands. #THR #PublicHealth caphraorg.net/wp-content/p...
Often, no. When lower-risk nicotine products are banned while cigarettes remain legal, smoking persists and unregulated supply expands. #THR #PublicHealth caphraorg.net/wp-content/p...
January 13, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Do bans on vaping/nicotine pouches reduce smoking in Asia-Pacific?
Often, no. When lower-risk nicotine products are banned while cigarettes remain legal, smoking persists and unregulated supply expands. #THR #PublicHealth caphraorg.net/wp-content/p...
Often, no. When lower-risk nicotine products are banned while cigarettes remain legal, smoking persists and unregulated supply expands. #THR #PublicHealth caphraorg.net/wp-content/p...
What is the reality of tobacco harm reduction (THR) in Asia-Pacific?
Across many Asia-Pacific countries, bans on safer nicotine alternatives coexist with high smoking rates—fueling illicit markets and weakening regulation. #TobaccoHarmReduction #AsiaPacific caphraorg.net/wp-content/p...
Across many Asia-Pacific countries, bans on safer nicotine alternatives coexist with high smoking rates—fueling illicit markets and weakening regulation. #TobaccoHarmReduction #AsiaPacific caphraorg.net/wp-content/p...
January 11, 2026 at 6:01 PM
What is the reality of tobacco harm reduction (THR) in Asia-Pacific?
Across many Asia-Pacific countries, bans on safer nicotine alternatives coexist with high smoking rates—fueling illicit markets and weakening regulation. #TobaccoHarmReduction #AsiaPacific caphraorg.net/wp-content/p...
Across many Asia-Pacific countries, bans on safer nicotine alternatives coexist with high smoking rates—fueling illicit markets and weakening regulation. #TobaccoHarmReduction #AsiaPacific caphraorg.net/wp-content/p...
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