Vaping in Ontario: Preliminary Findings from RECIG-WP

The primary outputs of the SHINE model when fully implemented will provide Canada with the health burden and health costs associated with switching and quitting behaviour with respect to e-cigarettes, providing health decision makers access to effectiveness and cost-effectiveness data on interventions identified by the project’s Vaping Advisory Committee. [...] Youth Access to E-Cigarettes This study provides an overview of the problem of youth access to e-cigarettes in Canada and reviews the evidence to inform policy options to limit youth access. [...] The aims and the strength of the law are important • Several studies from Australia, Finland and Hungary have shown that retail licensing strategies may reduce youth access to conventional tobacco Ontario Tobacco Research Unit 3 RESEARCH NEWS • Toronto and Oakville have recently brought in retail licensing measures to increase compliance Social Sources • Youth are accessing e-cigarettes primarily. [...] The Tobacco Industry Benefits from Polarizing Harm Reduction Discussions “Harm reduction,” as the rallying cry of the tobacco industry, is distinct from a public health harm reduction approach to tobacco. [...] While the nuances of the latter public health harm reduction approach are important (and are widely discussed in the report), it is important not to conflate it with current industry efforts to co-opt the term.