A fascinating article has appeared on the Springer Link website where vape policies of the UK, US and Australia are compared.
The document covers many aspects and also delves into the history of tobacco control in the relative countries!
I have to say this one really caught my interest – it is a really good read! Grab a cuppa, fill up your vape and sit and have a read.
You can read the document here “Conclusion: Why did the UK, US and Australia have different e-cigarette policies“.
Also on this page is the option to download the PDF or EPUB Versions. I am currently working my way through the more detailed PDF version.
Document Contents
It explores why 3 countries with similar political systems and anti-smoking policies, vary so wildly in their e-cigarette stance.
The contents are split into several subsections.
- History Of Tobacco Control Prior To E-cigarettes
- Development Of Vaping Policy In England
- Development Of Vaping Policy In Australia
- Development Of Vaping Policy In USA
- E-cigarettes and the burdens of history
- Why did the UK, US and Australia have different e-cigarette policies?
I won’t lie and say I have read it all as it is 152 pages long! But I am working my way through it and finding it compulsive reading!
Why did US, UK and Australia adopt wildly different tobacco control policies?
-role of state/politics/regulators
-non-profits for & against
-use of fear to discourage use
-embrace (or not) of drug & HIV #HarmReduction
-focus on reducing death vs. teen usehttps://t.co/GS0dp0si1G— Charles A. Gardner, PhD (@ChaunceyGardner) June 9, 2023
For the USA, there are a whole host of even more perverse incentives that no one recognizes are massive Conflicts of Interest… No one except cranks like me. pic.twitter.com/Y0v4CMDtmB
— Charles A. Gardner, PhD (@ChaunceyGardner) June 9, 2023
