07/30/2025
Alternative consumer ni****ne products such as v**e, heat-not-burn devices and ni****ne pouches are much safer than smoking, and can be a pathway to quitting smoking. Many Canadians have already made the switch, which is probably why teen smoking rates in Canada and the USA are at historically low levels.
Health organizations should be encouraging this switch by providing people who smoke with accurate information and encouragement. Instead, perhaps because they believe that enjoying any form of ni****ne is somehow immoral, they are using lies and misinformation to slow the transition from smoking to other much less harmful sources of ni****ne. This is costing lives.
Health Canada needs to develop educational programs for both healthcare workers and consumers so that people who consume ni****ne can make a rational and informed choice about the risks and benefits of switching from to***co to v**e or other consumer ni****ne products.
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SUBMISION for the THIRD LEGISLATIVE REVIEW OF THE TOBACCO AND VA**NG PRODUCTS ACT Dr. John Oyston MB BS, BMedSci, FRCA, FRCP(C) , July 2025 Health Canada is undertaking its third review of the…
