FIVAPE's media watch on vaping in France and around the world: November 2024
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30/11/24 | FRANCE TV
FIVAPE deplores this all-out media campaign over the past two weeks, which is undoubtedly helping to make these gadgets even more popular with young people.
The "smart vapes" trend - connected electronic cigarettes - worries the Alliance Against Tobacco
30/11/24 | RMC BFM TV
As tobacco specialist Marion Adler and La Vape du Cœur, a helper for the most vulnerable, have repeatedly stated: we must not tax the most effective and popular tool for helping smokers quit. For FIVAPE, it's a question of principle.
Proposed tax on electronic cigarettes: what financial impact for vapers?
30/11/24 | LE FIGARO
In this study, mice were exposed to inhuman quantities of vapor. There have been no reports of illness among vapers for 20 years. Don't confuse flavours with molecules. Finally, vaping, even with red fruit flavoring, is infinitely less dangerous than smoking.
E-cigarettes: red fruit liquids are more dangerous for the lungs
28/11/24 | M6
Invited on M6, Jean Moiroud, President of FIVAPE, confirms that smart vape is nothing more than a worthless gadget, banned from sale. Vape professionals remain extremely vigilant in the face of this media hype.
28/11/24 | LE QUOTIDIEN DU MÉDECIN
The largest clinical study to date confirms the effectiveness of vaping in smoking cessation.
Confirmed efficacy of vaping for withdrawal
28/11/24 | FDA
Official US data. There is no such thing as a gateway to tobacco. Nor does the creation of a new nicotine addiction. Let's remain vigilant about young people, but stop the artificial moral panics!
28/11/24 | LE SÉNAT
Following the rapporteur's statement and the Minister's unfavorable opinion, the amendments proposing taxes on vape were withdrawn by their authors.
27/11/24 | M6
Jean Moiroud on M6 explains that Smart Vape is of no interest. The sudden media exposure of these marginal and banned products raises questions about the intentions of the instigators of this new moral panic.
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27/11/24 | LE FIGARO
FIVAPE firmly condemns this new moral panic, which only contributes to making these marginal products more popular, and which damages the image of vape and its professionals, who are the N°1 players in smoking cessation in France.
27/11/24 | SUD OUEST
Advertising is prohibited for vaping products. Over the past 3 years, puffs have essentially been popularized by anti-smoking campaigns. Young people now account for 4% of occasional users (according to ACT), who will go to the black market when tobacconists can no longer sell them.
Bordeaux: "I don't plan to stop": young users indifferent to puff ban
27/11/24 | RMC BFMTV
Jean Moiroud, President of FIVAPE, speaks out against Smart Vape, an ecological aberration that does nothing to help smokers. A marginal phenomenon in France, it should not be popularized with sensationalist campaigns to denigrate all vape.
Smart vape: the new gadget that combines smartphone and electronic cigarette
25/11/24 | RMC BFMTV
Non-specialists confuse aromas with molecules. Several are possible for the same "taste". FIVAPE has also contacted the media to point out the many inaccuracies in this column.
E-Liquids: berries are the most dangerous
25/11/24 | RTL
Nicotine, often demonized, is in fact a precious ally in the weaning process. "There's no danger in nicotine," says Marion Adler. And she points out that "the vapoteuse has proven its effectiveness in smoking cessation", citing studies that demonstrate its superior efficacy compared with traditional nicotine substitutes.
Smoking: these methods work for quitting, once and for all
24/11/24 | VAPINGPOST
The fight against smoking in the UK now involves 3 times fewer smokers than in France. New initiative after "Swap to stop", which involved offering vaping kits to 1M smokers.
United Kingdom: varenicline soon available to smokers who want it
23/11/24 | LE BIEN PUBLIC
Relapse means smoking again. Sometimes for years. Vape professionals accompany their customers on their weaning journey to avoid relapse.
Quitting smoking: relapse is part of the process
23/11/24 | SANTÉ PUBLIQUE FRANCE
Smoking prevalence is measured among all regular smokers (not just daily smokers). From this point of view, after the sharp drop in 2010 due to the rise of vaping, smoking has not been declining in France for the past 5 years.
Prevalence of smoking among 18-75 year-olds in mainland France in 2023
22/11/24 | PUBLIC SÉNAT
Deemed dangerous to health, nicotine pouches could be banned. Cigarettes, on the other hand, could still be sold, but taxed more heavily.
The Senate accelerates the pace of tobacco price increases next year
22/11/24 | ECIG INTELLIGENCE
United Kingdom. Proposed vaping retail licensing system. A priori well received by UKVIA, which is also mobilizing to defend flavors.
The industry reacts positively to the new version of the UK's Tobacco and Vapes Bill
21/11/24 | LE SÉNAT
Benefit/risk balance, vigilance with young people, but do not hinder access to a smoking cessation aid. The Senate Committee is against a tax on e-liquids. Opinion shared by Minister DARRIEUSSECQ.
20/11/24 | LIBÉRATION
Fewer daily smokers, but smoking hasn't been falling for 5 years. What if vaping were promoted rather than denigrated and hindered?
Tobacco: the proportion of smokers stagnates in France, but there are fewer daily users
20/11/24 | LE MONDE
Smoking is no longer declining in France.
Smoking is struggling to resume its decline in France, despite a slight improvement
18/11/24 | BFM TV
To combat the damaging effects of smoking more effectively, we need to stop invisibilizing, and even denigrating, the No. 1 aid tool: vape.
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16/11/24 | LE PARISIEN
To write that "there is no scientific evidence demonstrating the efficacy of vaping in smoking cessation" is false and misleading. Particularly during Mois Sans Tabac, smokers should not be discouraged from trying vape.
Mois sans tabac Is the electronic cigarette effective for quitting smoking?
15/11/24 | LE JDD
It's the smoke that kills, not the nicotine. Faced with the announcement of a ban on nicotine sachets, several addictologists advocate strict regulation rather than a ban.
Nicotine sachets: regulating rather than banning, a public health issue
15/11/24 | OUEST FRANCE
5% of smokers (+30% in France), 3 x fewer tobacco-related cancers than the European average... In Sweden, instead of being banned or hindered, alternatives to smoking are saving lives.
Vapotage: "A punitive tax against smoking cessation".
15/11/24 | L'UNION
Jean Moiroud, President of FIVAPE, and Jean-Christian Haltel, a vape professional in his constituency, met with French MP Charles de Courson. They explained the negative impact of a tax on the French vape industry and consumers.
13/11/24 | LA CROIX INTERNATIONAL
The fall in the number of smokers has been greatly helped by the decision of the government and health authorities to "promote the transition to e-cig among smokers, as it will substantially reduce the risks to their health".
Tobacco control: a successful strategy in the United Kingdom
13/11/24 | VAPOTEURS.NET
Proposed revision of the constitution for a radical ban on vaping in Mexico: a new black market "gift" for mafia cartels and major health risks for consumers.
Mexico's Vape Ban: An Unhoped-for Gift for the Cartels?
13/11/24 | LE PARISIEN
To become a "tobacco-free" campus, the Reims medical school is considering banning vaping... the No. 1 tool for helping people stop smoking. A strange decision not taken in Rennes, for example.
Smoke-free campus: Reims medical school takes first step towards ban
12/10/24 | RADIO CANADA
Canada. While the situation is disastrous in Quebec with the explosion of the black market, the federal government is reluctant to generalize the ban on flavors.
Vapotage: a Canadian ban on flavours to come
11/11/24 | NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
MP Charles de Courson calls for the creation of a tax on smoking cessation by taxing vape. A few minutes later, he rejects tobacco price increases.
11/11/24 | 20 MINUTES
Despite a significant decline in recent years, smoking prevalence among young French people remains a cause for concern, reaching a record level in Europe.
Why do so many young people still smoke cigarettes?
11/11/24 | THE CONVERSATION
Puffs, young people, realities and preconceived ideas, a comprehensive review by Dr Philippe Arvers. Article updated on 7/11/24.
Vape and young people: an update on the ban on "puff" disposable e-cigarettes
11/11/24 | VAPINPOST
The principle of a tax on e-liquids would jeopardize the entire French vape sector, which is independent of the tobacco industry.
Vapor tax in France: why it's a disaster whatever the amount
10/11/24 | THE GUARDIAN
Taxes on vaping, bans and restrictions: the British media denounce a counter-productive "moral panic" to continue the effective fight against smoking.
In the moral panic over vaping, we risk forgetting that cigarettes kill
09/11/24 | LIBÉRATION
In France, unfortunately, and unlike in other countries, public authorities and learned societies urge doctors to discourage pregnant women from vaping, even if it means letting them smoke.
Pregnant smokers: "We mustn't make these women feel guilty, but listen to them and help them."
07/11/24 | VAPINGPOST
The fight against smoking is no game. Like all non-refillable disposables, these "smart vape" products are a disaster for the environment. Content is illegal. Public authorities must act.
Smart Vape, the new electronic cigarettes that go too far
06/11/24 | ACTU.FR
Taxes. Europe's No. 1 online retailer is denouncing a tax tsunami on vaping, which would penalize the growth of vaping at a time when there are still over 13 million daily smokers in France.
Tax on vaping products: the Petit Vapoteur's outcry
06/10/24 | FRANCE BLEU
With 190 sales outlets, the largest network of specialist stores denounces the proposed tax on vaping, which will penalize smokers and even drive them back to cigarettes.
Budget 2025: a proposed tax on vaping worries Saran-based Cigusto, the French market leader
05/10/24 | INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
Taxing what helps smokers quit is an anti-public health measure. The health media echo the anger of tobacco specialists in the field.
05/11/24 | FRANCE BLEU
In the field, here in the hospital, vaping is neither censored nor denigrated by healthcare professionals who are in direct contact with smokers.
Bayonne and Saint-Palais: free consultations at the hospital for the mois sans tabac
05/11/24 | LA CHARENTE LIBRE
Effectiveness of different smoking cessation aids. The media seem to be increasingly interested in evidence and science.
Want to quit smoking? These three methods are the most effective, according to researchers
05/11/24 | NICE MATIN
Varenicline withdrawn from the market, cytisine not validated, vapotage denigrated and censored. And now, reimbursed substitutes are out of stock! Is Mois Sans Tabac 2024 a hoax?
Mois sans tabacWhy France is facing a shortage of nicotine products in pharmacies
04/11/24 | RTL
"Even though it [vape] is not included in official recommendations. Yet studies have shown it to be an effective aid to quitting smoking."
Mois sans tabac How to quit smoking successfully?
03/11/24 | VAPINGPOST
FIVAPE had time to read + record this page of general interest before it was withdrawn without explanation. Its authors objectively reframed preconceived ideas and controversies about vaping, relying solely on conclusive facts.
Ministry of Health provape page mysteriously disappears
03/11/24 | LE PARISIEN
If Santé publique France forgets it again, vaping is one of the most effective and therefore most popular ways of quitting smoking. Vape professionals, independent of Big Tobacco, welcome and advise thousands of people every day.
Mois sans tabac Avoiding the pitfalls of a relapse
02/11/24 | RADIO FRANCE
Anti-vape tax: "We're going to tax the first aid in quitting smoking", worry tobacco specialists.
01/11/24 | RMC
Vape professionals are flabbergasted by these slanderous statements (traceability, control). We're not selling shampoo, but the No. 1 tool for quitting smoking, 2 x more effective than substitutes. Taxing vape means creating a tax on smoking cessation.
According to Loïc Josseran "The smoker is a victim of the tobacco industry".
01/11/24 | LA DÉPÊCHE
From consumers contemplating a return to smoking, to assisting retailers fearing bankruptcy, the proposed tax on vape, a veritable tax on quitting smoking, is causing discontent across France.
01/11/24 | TF1 INFO
Vaping, not exactly recommended by the authorities... "The result of this procrastination, particularly in France, is that smoking continues at a very worrying level." - Pr Antoine FLAHAULT
Mois sans tabac Is the electronic cigarette a good solution for quitting smoking?
10/31/24 | RADIO CANADA
Black market, dangerous practices... After just one year, Quebec's flavour ban is a failure for public health that benefits the tobacco industry.
A ban on flavours in vaping: heavy evidence of failure a year later