Alan CMA (ALIVE)
@Algore09algor
just a family man living his best life #Nicotine must be legal in Australia
Do you still trust @RoyMorganAus when it comes to telling the truth about vaping and smoking? @ALIVEadvocacy @LivePippas
Sorry Simon, but that’s pure spin. You claim “smoking has never been lower,” but that’s not what the latest data shows. The Roy Morgan report (July 2025) tells a very different story: Smoking is up, especially among young adults (18–24) — the first generation to come of age…
Another firebombing this time a tobacco retailer in Mernda, hit overnight around 3am after a car was driven into the shop. This is what prohibition looks like. The government promised to “crack down” on vaping and illegal tobacco, but instead they’ve created one of the most…
A tobacco retailer in Mernda has been firebombed overnight. Car into shop around 3am. @3AW693
Imagine fucking up tobacco and vaping policy so bad you create an international arson and murder for hire service that is now so established it can likely be accessed by foreign adversaries. *And* implementing messaging that undermined tobacco harm reduction so badly that…
COMMENTARY: FDA’s failure fuels confusion and overreach on vaping lvrj.com/post/3399502 via @reviewjournal
"When it comes to reducing the harms from smoking, Australia finds itself cast as the global village idiot – clinging to policies that perpetuate harm, empower criminals, and squander opportunities to save lives."
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Did you know? Nicotine does not cause cancer; combustion does! 🔥 It’s the toxic smoke from burning tobacco that's deadly, not the nicotine itself. This truth is critical. It's why offering safer alternatives saves lives! rsph.org.uk/about-us/news/… #Nicotine #Vaping…
Simon, what it tells us is that the prescription model is a dysfunctional mess not some noble act of resistance against Big Tobacco. Of course the tobacco companies hate it so does everyone else, including doctors, pharmacists, public health experts, adult vapers, and smoking…
Simon, you’re not exposing a crime you’re exposing a policy failure. When over a million Australians vape and legal access is virtually impossible, this is exactly what happens: people find workarounds, and the black market thrives. The real scandal isn’t that someone’s hiring…
Without a paywall archive.is/2025.07.23-192…
Australia has become the global village idiot on quitting smoking watoday.com.au/national/austr…
Australia has become the global village idiot on quitting smoking watoday.com.au/national/austr…
Australia could do the same or better. But instead of leading, we’ve chosen prohibition. We criminalise safer nicotine products and leave smokers with two choices: deadly cigarettes or the black market. If we embraced harm reduction: Lung cancer rates would fall Smoking-related…
Lung cancer mortality per 100,000 males, age 40-69 Sweden and USA 1950-2023. What accounts for the difference? Also, amazing US decline post-1985. See also the cool charting interface on the @IARCWHO cancer trends and dataviz site: gco.iarc.fr/overtime/en/da…
This same small suburb (pop. 23,369) had another firebombing only 4 days ago: archive.vn/oWXHy Cc @LivePippas
A tobacco retailer in Mernda has been firebombed overnight. Car into shop around 3am. @3AW693
A tobacco retailer in Mernda has been firebombed overnight. Car into shop around 3am. @3AW693
Australia isn’t just behind – it’s actively running in the wrong direction. This piece by @FionaHPatten nails it while the rest of the world reduces smoking deaths through harm reduction, we’re busy criminalising smokers trying to quit and handing the entire market over to…
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Finally, a decent article on the long overdue @JuulLabsInc marketing authorisation, which is excellent news - but only a start by @FDATobacco thefp.com/p/time-to-clea… It’s Time to Clear the Air on Juul - by Joe Nocera With quote from me:
Lung cancer mortality per 100,000 males, age 40-69 Sweden and USA 1950-2023. What accounts for the difference? Also, amazing US decline post-1985. See also the cool charting interface on the @IARCWHO cancer trends and dataviz site: gco.iarc.fr/overtime/en/da…
"Consumers seeking safer or more affordable alternatives are pushed into underground markets, where there are no standards, no recourse, & no accountability," said Asa Saligupta from ECST Thailand." bit.ly/456oZZ3
If independent data shows youth smoking surged after the vape ban but the report is quietly pulled following institutional pressure what does that say about the integrity of our public health system? @abcnews @Newscorpaus @Australian @7NewsAustralia @SkyNewsAust @10NewsAU…