WE HAD NO IDEA
UK vapers are paying around £ 300-a-year more for their life insurance because companies still charge them the same premiums as smokers . The news comes as a recent survey revealed that 63 percent of Brits had no idea that vaping had the same impact on premiums as smoking . Oliver Rayner , managing director at Caspian Insurance , said : “ It ’ s critical that people correctly disclose smoking and vaping habits to their insurer so that the right policy can be found for them and at the best price .”
VAPE RESEARCH FAILINGS EXPOSED
Shocking new research has found that most of the 24 most frequently cited vaping studies published in medical journals contain serious flaws . A Center of Excellence for the Acceleration of Harm Reduction ( CoEHAR ) investigation concluded : “ Almost all of these studies were methodologically flawed … failed to collect data relevant to the study objectives and did not correct for obvious confounding factors .” CoEHAR founder Professor Riccardo Polosa said : “ I ’ m
astounded that such low-quality studies have made it through editorial review in prestigious scientific journals . The credibility of tobacco control scientists and their research is on the line .”
HEAVY-HANDED REGULATION WON ’ T WORK
WHERE ’ S THE LOGIC IN THIS ?
US regulators are accused of failing consumers by intentionally restricting choice for smokers wishing to quit . The Food and Drug Administration has rejected several thousand vape products and liquids and has only approved a handful of applications including Logic and Vuse . The World Vapers ’ Alliance said : “ The FDA has created a limited market that will restrict choices for consumers and create more barriers for smokers to switch to less harmful alternatives . To protect public health , the FDA needs to grant many more companies access to the vaping market .”
South Africa ’ s plans to regulate and tax vaping products fails to recognise their harm reduction potential , according to human rights group the Free Market Foundation . The liberal think tank said heavy-handed regulation would push prices up and lead to vapers returning to smoking or turning to the black market . It said : “ The South African government argues that e-cigarette and vaping products are harmful and warrant regulation . However , e-cigarettes and vaping innovations are tobacco harm-reduction products , aimed at mitigating the adverse health impacts associated with combustible tobacco products .”
A MOD-ERN PRESIDENT ?
Has French president Emmanuel Macron inadvertently become the latest poster boy for vaping ? He was recently pictured carrying a stack of paperwork in one hand and holding a vape device in the other . The Association of Vapers India posted the picture on Twitter , saying : “ French president Emmanuel Macron vapes . Marine Le Pen too . If more politicians make the switch , safer alternatives will face less opposition .” However , with an election underway , could it be that Macron is simply hoping to gain the support of the country ’ s four million vapers ?
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