Smoking and vaping: policy and challenges with Nick Hopkinson
b"Dr. Kate Diomede, social media editor at Thorax, is joined by Prof. Nick Hopkinson(1) to delve into the history of smoking policy in the UK, as well as detailing the lay of the land in current smoking-cessation practices, especially pertaining to vaping. \\n\\nHear the previous discussion with Prof. Andrew Bush on recent developments in paediatric therapy: https://on.soundcloud.com/PY9Nz\\n\\n(1) Prof. of Respiratory Medicine, Imperial College London,\\nRespiratory Consultant, Royal Brompton Hospital,\\nAssociate Editor of Thorax,\\nChair of ASH (Action on Smoking in Health) UK Charity\\nhttps://twitter.com/COPDdoc\\n\\nRelevant papers and references:\\n\\nMillennium cohort \\u2013 child smoking uptake related to parents and peers smoking https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30442657/\\n\\nConfirming the impact of standardised packaging\\nhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33093164/\\n\\nEffectiveness of ban on smoking in cars with children\\nhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31988266/\\n\\nSmoking and increased risk from COVID \\nhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33402392/\\nhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34580193/\\n\\nJaved Khan\\u2019s independent report commissioned by UK Govt: Making Smoking Obsolete\\nhttps://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-khan-review-making-smoking-obsolete/making-smoking-obsolete-summary\\n\\nCochrane systematic review suggests vaping is more effective for smoking cessation than NRT\\nhttps://www.cochrane.org/CD010216/TOBACCO_can-electronic-cigarettes-help-people-stop-smoking-and-do-they-have-any-unwanted-effects-when-used\\n\\nRecent evidence update on risk of vaping for OHID concludes, \\u201cvaping poses only a small fraction of the risks of smoking.\\u201d \\nhttps://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nicotine-vaping-in-england-2022-evidence-update/nicotine-vaping-in-england-2022-evidence-update-summary\\n\\nNICE guidance on nicotine vapes to help smokers quit https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng209/chapter/recommendations-on-treating-tobacco-dependence#stop-smoking-interventions\\n\\nBritish Thoracic Society guidance on tobacco harm reduction\\nhttps://www.brit-thoracic.org.uk/document-library/governance-and-policy-documents/position-statements/tobacco-and-smoking-march-2020/\\n\\nNational Centre for Smoking Cessation Training\\nhttps://www.ncsct.co.uk/publication_Support_stop_vaping.php \\n\\nCigarette Smoking: An Assessment of Tobacco's Global Environmental Footprint Across Its Entire Supply Chain\\nhttps://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.8b01533 \\n\\nASH: Use of e-cigarettes (vapes) among young people in Great Britain\\nhttps://ash.org.uk/uploads/Use-of-e-cigarettes-among-young-people-in-Great-Britain-2022.pdf\\n\\nCompeting interests: None declared.\\n\\nPlease engage in the conversation through the social media channels (Twitter - @ThoraxBMJ; Facebook - @Thorax.BMJ \\xb7 Pulmonologist) and subscribe on your preferred platform, to get the latest episodes directly on your device each month."