A black-market drug problem needs a law enforcement response, not a war on nicotine. #CAPHRA #NicotinePolicy bit.ly/4bxbpSQ
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A black-market drug problem needs a law enforcement response, not a war on nicotine. #CAPHRA #NicotinePolicy bit.ly/4bxbpSQ
Adults who smoke should not lose access to lower-risk options because criminals are selling illicit products. #HarmReduction #CAPHRA bit.ly/4bxbpSQ
The right response is enforcement, testing, surveillance, and public warnings. Not panic policy. #CAPHRA #HealthPolicy bit.ly/4bxbpSQ
Criminal adulteration is the problem. Regulated nicotine is not. #CAPHRA #PublicHealth bit.ly/4bxbpSQ
Etomidate has no place in vape products. Go after traffickers, not adults trying to quit smoking. #HarmReduction #CAPHRA bit.ly/4bxbpSQ
Do not confuse black-market poison with tobacco harm reduction. #CAPHRA #PublicHealth bit.ly/4bxbpSQ
Drug-laced “zombie vapes” are a criminal issue. They are not a reason to criminalise safer nicotine products. #CAPHRA #THR bit.ly/4bxbpSQ
CAPHRA’s position is clear.
If the goal is harm reduction, youth protection, and market oversight, nicotine pouches should be regulated with strict safeguards, not banned outright.
#CAPHRA #HarmReductionPolicy #NicotinePouches
“We support reforms based on evidence, not ideology,” CAPHRA says to the Maldives.
🎯 The goal: Protect youth and help adults quit smoking through regulated safer products.
The lesson? Prohibition alone fails. #HarmReduction #CAPHRA #Maldives #TobaccoControl bit.ly/4kkkSiF
🇲🇻 Maldives risks repeating Australia & Denmark’s mistakes with a generational smoking ban. CAPHRA: Safer alternatives + education + support = real progress.
Prohibition without options leads only to black markets.
#Maldives #PublicHealth #TobaccoHarmReduction #CAPHRA bit.ly/4kkkSiF
📊 Maldives data:
🔺 38% rise in illicit tobacco since bans
❌ Youth smoking rates remain high. CAPHRA urges the government to rethink its approach & consult public health experts. 👉 The answer? Evidence-based harm reduction.
#TobaccoHarmReduction #PublicHealth #CAPHRA bit.ly/4kkkSiF
“The Maldives proposal shows intent, but prohibition alone won’t reduce smoking,” says Nancy Loucas, CAPHRA. 🚭 Without regulated safer alternatives like vaping, smokers are left with illicit products. #TobaccoControl #CAPHRA #Maldives #Vaping bit.ly/4kkkSiF
📉 A generational tobacco ban without safer alternatives?
CAPHRA cautions the Maldives that bans alone don’t work. Evidence from Australia, Denmark & NZ proves black markets thrive when adult smokers have no legal options.
#HarmReduction #PublicHealth #CAPHRA #Maldives bit.ly/4kkkSiF
Regional experts warn Maldives smoking ban risks past failures
CAPHRA urges the Maldives to avoid prohibition without harm reduction. History shows this approach only fuels illicit markets & fails to reduce smoking rates.
#TobaccoHarmReduction #Maldives #PublicHealth #CAPHRA bit.ly/4kkkSiF
🚭Malaysia's new vape regulations are a step forward — but beware: bans could backfire.
CAPHRA urges leaders to choose risk-proportionate controls over prohibition to protect public health and prevent black market growth. #HarmReduction #PublicHealth #Vaping #Malaysia #CAPHRA
Where are the promised audits? Why are workplace reforms still incomplete? Member states must demand transparency from WHO. It’s time for action! #WHOTransparency #CAPHRA bit.ly/4lmKKei