Louise
@grannylouisa
Was SSS Lead, Leicester, 1st to go vape -friendly. Smoking cessation lead for Smoke Free app.
These short, evidence-based films on vaping from @AddictionUea and leading experts are worth a watch. They show bite-sized facts to help cut through the confusion. Watch the full playlist here ๐ youtube.com/playlist?list=โฆ
โThe availability of safer products should be made easier than cigarettes, so there should never be policies that make cigarettes more attractive than vaping. A smoke-free society is what we are striving for. Not a nicotine-free society.โ @DrMtyndall blog.tellwell.ca/2025/07/18/autโฆ
This may be my favourite photo Iโve ever taken! ๐ฎ Durdle Door Uk Dorset taken at Sunrise ๐ I really hope you like it โค๏ธ
I finally got the picture. After 99 attempts trying to get a photo of Durdle door & our Milky Way !! I got it!!! ๐ฎyay!!! Was it worth it ๐ค I hope you like it!!! In fact,I hope you love it, let me know
Swapping Cigarettes for Vapes or HTP Rapidly Boosts Fitness, Study Finds filtermag.org/quitting-cigarโฆ via @Filtermag_org
Our RCT published today in @AnnalsofIM found #vaping is THREE TIMES more effective than NRT in disadvantaged smokers (n=1045) After 6m โก๏ธ28.4% of the vaping group had quit vs โก๏ธ9.6% in the NRT group (continuous abstinence, CO verified) More โคต๏ธ colinmendelsohn.com.au/NVPs @clive_bates
"advance tobacco control, with a focus on the harms of vaping" Only in the EU and WHO world does it make sense to ignore 8 million smoking deaths a year and wage war on vaping instead of supporting harm reduction. You couldnโt make up this level of policy failure.
WHO/Europe and the EU will keep working side by side to confront public health challenges head-on - ensuring #health stays above politics and serves everyone, everywhere. In my recent exchange with EU Commissioner @OliverVarhelyi, we agreed to ย ๐นstrengthen mental healthโฆ
Do watch these short films made by @uniofeastanglia with @SwitchFinder and other experts in tobacco dependence, debunking myths about vaping youtube.com/playlist?list=โฆ
See p29. 60% of healthcare professionals surveyed believe that vaping is as or more harmful than smoking. I despair! This uninformed prejudice against vaping keeps people smoking ash.org.uk/uploads/Use-ofโฆ
Really good statement here.
New commentary with @AshOrgUK's @HazelCheeseman, @jamiebrown10 and Katie East: To reduce smoking harms, there is an urgent need to correct misperceptions about the risks of vaping. bmj.com/content/388/bmโฆ
Authors: stop talking about nicotine-stained fingers/wallpaper/curtains. Nicotine has no colour. The yellow staining comes from the tar in cigarette smoke. Youโre welcome ๐
The Smoking Toolkit Study shows substantial declines in smoking prevalence and cigarette consumption among adults in England since 2007. However, the extent of these changes differs according to how the outcomes are defined. Research letter in @TC_BMJ tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/early/โฆ
๐บ๐ธ Many Veterans want to quit smoking. E-cigarettes and vapes offer a far less harmful alternative to tobacco. ๐๏ธYou deserve access to safer options โ not stigma. โ A step in the right direction is a step towards success. #Veterans #Health #TobaccoFree #Vape #MentalHealth
BEER: Water, hops, barley, yeast, alcohol VAPE: Coil, wick, battery, liquid (PG, VG, flavor, nicotine) More teens drink than vape. More binge drink than vape nicotine frequently. US teen binge drinking kills 4,000 every year. If @US_FDA regulated beer... (1/2) ๐
No public health expert worth their salt who focuses on illicit drug use uses the word "addict" anymore. That word is stigmatizing. Unethical. QUESTION: Why does the public health backwater known as Tobacco Control continue to call people who use nicotine "addicts"?
The NCSCT has a training module (free and online) about the England Smoking in Pregnancy Incentives Scheme - do have a look and encourage colleagues in maternity services to complete it. Go to ncsct.co.uk
I am a head teacher of English and though I love books and reading I absolutely despise the syllabus I am forced to teach but have to pretend that I agree with it. It's utter, utter bollocks; no wonder so many young people hate reading.
Do you use the secure Bike Park at Town Hall Square in #Leicester? You now need to have an Active Leicester Cycle Hub membership - but it's easy to join, and we've extended our free sign-up offer until 4 August! Details at leicester.gov.uk/cycleleicester Happy cycling! ๐๐ฒ
Only two weeks to go until @JewryWallRoman Museum opens its doors and brings #Leicester's fascinating Roman past to life! Have you booked your ticket yet? Available here: jewrywall.com