Pierre G. Bizel
@pgbz.bsky.social
President and Founder of OXY Belgium, a NGO dedicated to the fight against tobacco and nicotine products.
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Oh dear ... vaping promoters' most sacrosanct theological tenet: that vaping in NZ is driving down youth smoking, just got smashed in a new @thelancet.com paper theconversation.com/vaping-has-s...
November 5, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Oh dear ... vaping promoters' most sacrosanct theological tenet: that vaping in NZ is driving down youth smoking, just got smashed in a new @thelancet.com paper theconversation.com/vaping-has-s...
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The ban on single-use #vapes was introduced to reduce Jersey’s waste.
Retailers have until February next year to sell existing product stock.
www.bailiwickexpress.com/news/single-...
Retailers have until February next year to sell existing product stock.
www.bailiwickexpress.com/news/single-...
Single-use vapes to be banned in Jersey next month - Bailiwick Express News Jersey
Single-use vapes will be banned in Jersey next month – but retailers have until February next year to sell existing product stock. The Infrastructure Minister has signed a Commencement Order which mea...
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July 3, 2025 at 5:39 PM
The ban on single-use #vapes was introduced to reduce Jersey’s waste.
Retailers have until February next year to sell existing product stock.
www.bailiwickexpress.com/news/single-...
Retailers have until February next year to sell existing product stock.
www.bailiwickexpress.com/news/single-...
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$2.1 billion is the equivalent of 🌍 military expenditure every 8h
$2.1 billion is the price of 1 stealth bomber
$2.1 billion is 1/4 of what the tobacco industry spends on advertising & promotion every year.
It seems somebody switched the price tags on what is truly valuable in our world.
#WHA78
$2.1 billion is the price of 1 stealth bomber
$2.1 billion is 1/4 of what the tobacco industry spends on advertising & promotion every year.
It seems somebody switched the price tags on what is truly valuable in our world.
#WHA78
May 21, 2025 at 6:24 AM
$2.1 billion is the equivalent of 🌍 military expenditure every 8h
$2.1 billion is the price of 1 stealth bomber
$2.1 billion is 1/4 of what the tobacco industry spends on advertising & promotion every year.
It seems somebody switched the price tags on what is truly valuable in our world.
#WHA78
$2.1 billion is the price of 1 stealth bomber
$2.1 billion is 1/4 of what the tobacco industry spends on advertising & promotion every year.
It seems somebody switched the price tags on what is truly valuable in our world.
#WHA78
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#TobRegSky #PedSky #MedSky #Chemsky #EpiSky #policysky #polisky 🧪🛟 @ats-eoph.bsky.social
The flavored liquids in e-cigarettes are chemically unstable. New report demonstrates that some flavor chemicals degrade rapidly under shelf storage conditions.
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
The flavored liquids in e-cigarettes are chemically unstable. New report demonstrates that some flavor chemicals degrade rapidly under shelf storage conditions.
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
Stability of Flavoring Chemicals in e-Cigarette Liquids: A Naturalistic Product Aging Study over 24 months
Flavoring chemicals commonly used in many consumer products, including pharmaceuticals, foods, and beverages, deteriorate over time. Flavoring chemicals are also common additives in e-cigarette liquid...
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April 29, 2025 at 2:02 PM
#TobRegSky #PedSky #MedSky #Chemsky #EpiSky #policysky #polisky 🧪🛟 @ats-eoph.bsky.social
The flavored liquids in e-cigarettes are chemically unstable. New report demonstrates that some flavor chemicals degrade rapidly under shelf storage conditions.
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
The flavored liquids in e-cigarettes are chemically unstable. New report demonstrates that some flavor chemicals degrade rapidly under shelf storage conditions.
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
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The lies behind the e-cigarette industry’s claims about reducing smoking. We always knew it was a Trojan Horse to hook the young and now the evidence is confirming it. mg.co.za/thought-lead...
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
mg.co.za
April 14, 2025 at 3:38 AM
The lies behind the e-cigarette industry’s claims about reducing smoking. We always knew it was a Trojan Horse to hook the young and now the evidence is confirming it. mg.co.za/thought-lead...
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Among people who recently quit smoking cigarettes, those who switch to non-cigarette tobacco products (including e-cigarettes) may be more likely to slip vs those who go tobacco-free, but they are not clearly more likely to relapse, find Ruoyan Sun et al.
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Cigarette Smoking Relapse Among People Who Switched to E-cigarettes or Other Tobacco Products
AbstractIntroduction. Little is known about how quitting and switching to other tobacco products affects cigarette smoking relapse. Additionally, there is
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April 1, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Among people who recently quit smoking cigarettes, those who switch to non-cigarette tobacco products (including e-cigarettes) may be more likely to slip vs those who go tobacco-free, but they are not clearly more likely to relapse, find Ruoyan Sun et al.
academic.oup.com/ntr/article-...
academic.oup.com/ntr/article-...
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Another tenet of vaping theology shattered by new analysis of NZ youth vaping. It does not "displace" smoking. It slows its decline. theconversation.com/the-tobacco-...
The tobacco lobby claims vaping is displacing youth smoking – a close look at the evidence tells another story
A 2020 study is frequently cited as evidence that vaping reduces youth smoking rates. But the research is flawed. Vaping might be a gateway for teens to start smoking.
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March 21, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Another tenet of vaping theology shattered by new analysis of NZ youth vaping. It does not "displace" smoking. It slows its decline. theconversation.com/the-tobacco-...
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Up to two-thirds of deaths in current smokers can be attributed to smoking
bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Tobacco smoking and all-cause mortality in a large Australian cohort study: findings from a mature epidemic with current low smoking prevalence - BMC Medicine
Background The smoking epidemic in Australia is characterised by historic levels of prolonged smoking, heavy smoking, very high levels of long-term cessation, and low current smoking prevalence, with ...
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March 15, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Up to two-thirds of deaths in current smokers can be attributed to smoking
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bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
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Daily vapers baste their airways & lungs ~560x a day. Not one of the 10s of 1000s of flavouring chemicals in vapes have ever been passed safe for inhalation (no inhaled pharmaceuticals are flavoured). This is why wise Oz gvt has banned all but 3 flavours simonchapman6.com/2023/06/14/d...
Daily vapers deep baste their lungs with flavour chemicals 207,000 times a year
Ten years ago in May 2013, around the time when vaping changed gears in the USA from a fringe to a mainstream activity, the body representing US chemical companies which make and extract flavours f…
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March 13, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Daily vapers baste their airways & lungs ~560x a day. Not one of the 10s of 1000s of flavouring chemicals in vapes have ever been passed safe for inhalation (no inhaled pharmaceuticals are flavoured). This is why wise Oz gvt has banned all but 3 flavours simonchapman6.com/2023/06/14/d...
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Large US cohort with adjustment for confounders & quitting measured at 12m finds neither vaping daily or non-daily associated with smoking cessation. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... Is the new Emperor of Quitting losing his clothes?
March 5, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Large US cohort with adjustment for confounders & quitting measured at 12m finds neither vaping daily or non-daily associated with smoking cessation. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... Is the new Emperor of Quitting losing his clothes?
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"If FCTC is to continue to effectively address the tobacco epidemic, alongside the emergent nicotine and multiple product use epidemics, a step change in ambition is needed." Good start is to reign-in those pushing e-cigs as cessation aids. @cochranetag.bsky.social www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
20th anniversary of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control coming into force: time for a step change in ambition
Feb 27, 2025, marks the 20th anniversary of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco
Control (FCTC) coming into force. This legally binding international treaty, the first
negotiated by WHO, rapidly be...
www.thelancet.com
March 6, 2025 at 6:59 AM
"If FCTC is to continue to effectively address the tobacco epidemic, alongside the emergent nicotine and multiple product use epidemics, a step change in ambition is needed." Good start is to reign-in those pushing e-cigs as cessation aids. @cochranetag.bsky.social www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Our Conversation briefing is now on line: tinyurl.com/4duv6art We used in-depth interviews to explore what young people addicted to vaping think of a nicotine-free generation policy. They called for much stronger regulation to protect future generations from the struggles they faced.
We asked young people if they wanted tighter vaping regulation to phase out nicotine – here’s what they said
Young New Zealanders, some who have never previously smoked, are now vaping at high rates. A new survey suggests many would back tighter nicotine-free policies.
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February 16, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Our Conversation briefing is now on line: tinyurl.com/4duv6art We used in-depth interviews to explore what young people addicted to vaping think of a nicotine-free generation policy. They called for much stronger regulation to protect future generations from the struggles they faced.
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Now it's K-Pods: You allow industry novel tobacco products to break into your markets, be prepared to also accept a rise in other drug problems and harms that will inevitably occur. The corporate drug pushers have inventive minds when it comes to hooking kids. www.straitstimes.com/singapore/th...
‘They look like zombies’: Teens here using ‘Kpods’ drug vaporisers; CNB, HSA monitoring situation
Such vapes contain etomidate, or even ketamine, and are being sold on messaging apps like Telegram. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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February 14, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Now it's K-Pods: You allow industry novel tobacco products to break into your markets, be prepared to also accept a rise in other drug problems and harms that will inevitably occur. The corporate drug pushers have inventive minds when it comes to hooking kids. www.straitstimes.com/singapore/th...
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A World War I poster with a prescient message:
February 13, 2025 at 4:53 PM
A World War I poster with a prescient message:
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Today is International Day of Women & Girls in Science.
Marie Curie, the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. Her contributions have left an indelible mark on the world of science & health & continue to inspire generations of scientists & innovators. 🔬 #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM
Marie Curie, the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. Her contributions have left an indelible mark on the world of science & health & continue to inspire generations of scientists & innovators. 🔬 #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM
February 11, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Today is International Day of Women & Girls in Science.
Marie Curie, the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. Her contributions have left an indelible mark on the world of science & health & continue to inspire generations of scientists & innovators. 🔬 #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM
Marie Curie, the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. Her contributions have left an indelible mark on the world of science & health & continue to inspire generations of scientists & innovators. 🔬 #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM
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"The great smokers of David Lynch’s youth – Bette Davis, Clark Gable, Betty Grable – all died terrible deaths of conditions related to smoking." www.theguardian.com/film/2025/fe... @asthmaandlung.org.uk @ashorguk.bsky.social @ashorg.bsky.social
David Lynch’s death shocks smokers into quitting: ‘It’s just not good for us’
Smoking was having a comeback – until the director’s death after an emphysema diagnosis complicated its allure
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February 5, 2025 at 1:00 PM
"The great smokers of David Lynch’s youth – Bette Davis, Clark Gable, Betty Grable – all died terrible deaths of conditions related to smoking." www.theguardian.com/film/2025/fe... @asthmaandlung.org.uk @ashorguk.bsky.social @ashorg.bsky.social
There is substantial evidence that e-cigarette exposure is associated with biomarkers reflective of cancer disease risk.
www.tobaccoinduceddiseases.org/Evidence-upd...
www.tobaccoinduceddiseases.org/Evidence-upd...
Evidence update on the cancer risk of vaping e-cigarettes: A systematic review
Introduction: There is substantial interest in the association of vaping e-cigarettes with the risk of cancer. We analyzed this risk in different populations by updating the Kings College London (KCL) review to include the period between July 2021 and December 2023. Methods: We searched six...
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January 31, 2025 at 2:46 PM
There is substantial evidence that e-cigarette exposure is associated with biomarkers reflective of cancer disease risk.
www.tobaccoinduceddiseases.org/Evidence-upd...
www.tobaccoinduceddiseases.org/Evidence-upd...
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🚭 L'Irlande instaure une licence pour le tabac & les e-cigarettes ! Dès 2026, les commerces devront payer une licence – une mesure efficace pour réduire les points de vente. La Suisse, elle, reste sans réglementation nationale.
Une omission inacceptable !
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Une omission inacceptable !
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January 30, 2025 at 1:31 PM
🚭 L'Irlande instaure une licence pour le tabac & les e-cigarettes ! Dès 2026, les commerces devront payer une licence – une mesure efficace pour réduire les points de vente. La Suisse, elle, reste sans réglementation nationale.
Une omission inacceptable !
👉 www.at-schweiz.ch/fr/news-medi...
Une omission inacceptable !
👉 www.at-schweiz.ch/fr/news-medi...
Can we talk about effectiveness at this level and can we base a plea for general public use ?
"For every 100 people using nicotine e‐cigarettes to stop smoking, 8 to 10 might successfully stop, compared with only 6 of 100 people using NRT, ...."
www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10....
"For every 100 people using nicotine e‐cigarettes to stop smoking, 8 to 10 might successfully stop, compared with only 6 of 100 people using NRT, ...."
www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10....
Electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation - Lindson, N - 2025 | Cochrane Library
Select your preferred language for Cochrane reviews and other content. Sections without translation will be in English.
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January 30, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Can we talk about effectiveness at this level and can we base a plea for general public use ?
"For every 100 people using nicotine e‐cigarettes to stop smoking, 8 to 10 might successfully stop, compared with only 6 of 100 people using NRT, ...."
www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10....
"For every 100 people using nicotine e‐cigarettes to stop smoking, 8 to 10 might successfully stop, compared with only 6 of 100 people using NRT, ...."
www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10....
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À partir d’aujourd’hui, le nouveau podcast du Tobacco Control Research Group de l’Université de Bath est en ligne !
Le podcast examine les stratégies et mécanismes qui aident l’industrie à maintenir sa position.
« Deadly Industry: Challenging Big Tobacco » – écoutez maintenant ! ⬇️
Le podcast examine les stratégies et mécanismes qui aident l’industrie à maintenir sa position.
« Deadly Industry: Challenging Big Tobacco » – écoutez maintenant ! ⬇️
✨ The first three episodes of Deadly Industry: Challenging Big Tobacco are out now! ✨
🔔 Subscribe on your preferred podcast platform and join us as we hold this deadly industry to account.
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🔔 Subscribe on your preferred podcast platform and join us as we hold this deadly industry to account.
www.bath.ac.uk/campaigns/de...
@uniofbath.bsky.social
January 28, 2025 at 1:22 PM
À partir d’aujourd’hui, le nouveau podcast du Tobacco Control Research Group de l’Université de Bath est en ligne !
Le podcast examine les stratégies et mécanismes qui aident l’industrie à maintenir sa position.
« Deadly Industry: Challenging Big Tobacco » – écoutez maintenant ! ⬇️
Le podcast examine les stratégies et mécanismes qui aident l’industrie à maintenir sa position.
« Deadly Industry: Challenging Big Tobacco » – écoutez maintenant ! ⬇️