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A recording of the presentation can be found here: https://youtu.be/leI9GUWih4E
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Full summary of the E-Cigarette Summit: http://ecigarettereviewed.com/e-cigarette-summit-london-summary
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Regulation: when less is more
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Full summary of the E-Cigarette Summit: http://ecigarettereviewed.com/e-cigarette-summit-london-summary
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- The document analyzes trends in electronic cigarette use in England based on monthly household surveys conducted by Robert West and colleagues at University College London.
- It finds that prevalence of e-cigarette use increased rapidly until late 2013 but has remained stable since, with 20% of smokers and 30% of recent ex-smokers now using e-cigarettes.
- E-cigarettes have become the most popular aid for quit attempts, and their increased use has been accompanied by rises in quit attempts and success rates at the population level.
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E-Cigarette Summit Speaker: Professor Robert WestLindsay Fox
Trends in electronic cigarette use in England
Slides from Prof Robert West's presentation at the E-Cigarette Summit, London November 12, 2013.
Full summary of the E-Cigarette Summit: http://ecigarettereviewed.com/e-cigarette-summit-london-summary
E-Cigarette Summit Speaker: Clive BatesLindsay Fox
Regulation: when less is more
Slides from Clive Bates' presentation at the E-Cigarette Summit, London November 12, 2013.
Full summary of the E-Cigarette Summit: http://ecigarettereviewed.com/e-cigarette-summit-london-summary
Professor Robert West - E-Cigarette Summit 2014Neil Mclaren
- The document analyzes trends in electronic cigarette use in England based on monthly household surveys conducted by Robert West and colleagues at University College London.
- It finds that prevalence of e-cigarette use increased rapidly until late 2013 but has remained stable since, with 20% of smokers and 30% of recent ex-smokers now using e-cigarettes.
- E-cigarettes have become the most popular aid for quit attempts, and their increased use has been accompanied by rises in quit attempts and success rates at the population level.
This document provides information on electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes). It describes how e-cigarettes work by heating liquid nicotine into an aerosol, and that they are available in various flavors and refillable or disposable models. The document summarizes research showing e-cigarettes may be a gateway to traditional cigarettes for youth and that their vapor contains toxic chemicals. It also outlines marketing tactics used to promote e-cigarettes that mirror traditional tobacco and concerns they could re-normalize smoking.
Dr Konstantinos Farsalinos - E-Cigarette Summit 2014Neil Mclaren
Dr. Konstantinos Farsalinos presented research on the safety of electronic cigarettes. He discussed the basic ingredients of e-cigarettes and found that glycerol, propylene glycol, and flavors were generally safe, but thermal degradation can produce low levels of toxic aldehydes. Flavorings were also found to potentially cause cytotoxicity depending on the specific flavor and amount used. Heavy metals in e-cigarettes were found to be at levels below acceptable daily intake limits for inhalation medications. Overall, e-cigarettes were estimated to pose around 5% of the risk of smoking, and promoting their use could avert thousands of smoking-related deaths each year by providing an alternative to smoking.
Overview of electronic cigarettes including history, components, safety and adverse events, efficacy in smoking cessation, pharmacokinetics and epidemiology. This presentation was originally delivered to 2nd year pharmacy students as part of a two semester class on pharmacology and toxicology.
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A recording of the talk can be found here: https://youtu.be/VpetvlAmIaU
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2. Risk communication
3. Policymaking
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5. Innovation
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- Larger randomized controlled trials have also found that e-cigarettes help smokers reduce or quit smoking compared to other nicotine replacement therapies or no aid. Success rates were
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Nathan Cobb presents on electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) at the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco. He discusses definitions of ENDS, available data on their contents and effects from studies, and implications for further research and policy. Testing has found nicotine delivery to be inconsistent across brands and puffs. While some contaminants were lower than cigarettes, safety concerns around varied contents and potential health effects remain. More research is needed on dosing, absorption, and impacts on smoking behaviors. Regulation faces challenges around defining these products and preventing unsafe alternatives.
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My critique of the proposal that regulators should reduce the concentration of nicotine in cigarettes to a sub-addictive level - effectively a prohibition of cigarettes as we know them.
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A recording of the talk can be found here: https://youtu.be/VpetvlAmIaU
Following her successful public lecture on E-Cigarettes in 2013, Dr Dawkins re-visits the subject of e-cigarettes and vaping, drawing on the most recent evidence and updates since 2013. She describes the development in e-cigarette technology and current regulation and then brings the audience up to date with the latest research on usage patterns, smoking cessation and safety issues, addressing some of the common myths held around e-cigarettes and vaping.
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Tobacco harm reduction: the biggest public health win of the 21st Century?
1. Tobacco harm reduction
2. Risk communication
3. Policymaking
4. Cause of opposition
5. Innovation
- The document discusses nicotine testing methods and their use in various contexts like insurance, employment, schools, and research. It also covers nicotine metabolism and the differences between nicotine and its metabolite cotinine.
- The Nano-Check Rapid Nicotine Test is described as an immunoassay that detects cotinine in urine at cutoff levels of 200ng/ml or 500ng/ml to determine tobacco use. It provides results in 5-10 minutes and is intended for professional use.
- The test works by detecting cotinine in a urine sample via monoclonal antibodies on a test strip, with positive or negative results depending on whether or not a test line appears within the timeframe.
Competent or careless? Directions in European policy on low-risk nicotine pr...Clive Bates
Presentation to ENDS conference, 20 April 2021.
Discussion of (1) the threat posed by upcoming EU regulatory developments on tobacco/nicotine; (2) the importance of understanding the underlying public health model; (3) the danger of perverse unintended consequences; (4) the adolescent vaping narrative and what is wrong with it; (5) the proactive alternative - risk-proportionate regulation.
Professor Riccardo Polosa - E-Cigarette Summit 2014Neil Mclaren
- Professor Riccardo Polosa is the director of the Institute of Internal Medicine and Clinical Immunology at the University of Catania. He has conducted research on e-cigarettes and has received funding from pharmaceutical companies and the e-cigarette industry.
- He presented on clinical studies that have evaluated the effects of e-cigarettes on withdrawal symptoms and cravings. Studies have found that e-cigarettes can reduce withdrawal symptoms and cravings, though the effect on cravings depends more on the ritual than nicotine.
- Larger randomized controlled trials have also found that e-cigarettes help smokers reduce or quit smoking compared to other nicotine replacement therapies or no aid. Success rates were
Beyond Cigarettes: The Risks of Non-Cigarette Nicotine Products and Implicati...Center on Addiction
Whereas much is known about the effects of tobacco use, the current state of knowledge regarding non-cigarette nicotine products, such as electronic nicotine delivery systems (e-cigarettes and other vaping devices), water pipe/hookah, smokeless tobacco, pipes, cigars, little cigars, and cigarillos, that do not contain tobacco is not robust enough to yield a definitive consensus regarding their relative risks and benefits.
This document summarizes research on electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) in the United States and implications for further research and policy. It defines ENDS and reviews available data on their components, vaporization process, use, and refilling. Testing of devices found variability in nicotine levels delivered and presence of contaminants. Research is needed to understand health effects, maximum safe doses, and impacts on smoking behaviors. Policy debates center around how to regulate ENDS and what constitutes a tobacco product.
The past, present and future of the tobacco control scaleUCT ICO
The Tobacco Control Scale (TCS) is over 10 years old and widely cited. It scores countries on 6 tobacco control policies shown to be effective: prices, smoke-free laws, cessation support, warnings, advertising bans, and funding. The TCS has been updated over time based on new data and feedback. While a useful tool, it has limitations like unreliable responses and difficulties measuring enforcement. Future revisions may consider additional policies and address comments on methodology. The TCS aims to systematically compare tobacco control across countries and encourage stronger policies.
The Debate: Electronic Cigarettes with Phillip Gardiner, DrPHsfary
From the the first Annual National Conference on Tobacco and Behavioral Health, which occurred May 19-20, 2014 in Bethesda, MD and was hosted by the Central East Addiction Technology Transfer Center, a program of The Danya Institute. You can see videos from the conference on our website www.ceattc.org (go to “Tobacco and Behavioral Health Resources” under “Special Topics”).
The panel will discuss what we know about the use of e-cigarettes and explore the upside (benefits), and the downside (harm), of use. The goal is a thoughtfully informed discussion on this controversial issue.
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2. Smokefree products and science
3. Policy and unintended consequences
4. Innovation (and its enemies)
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1. Promises and Pitfalls of Policy:
The EU Tobacco Products Directive as Applied
to E-Cigarettes
Lynne Dawkins, Professor of Nicotine & Tobacco Studies,
Centre for Addictive Behaviours Research, London South
Bank University
@LynneDawkins
@CABR_LSBU
3. Talk Overview
• Background
• The EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD (2014) Article 20
• Promises & concerns/pitfalls
• The research
• Vapers’ responses & experiences
• Nicotine concentration upper limit in e-liquid
• Nicotine warning messages
• Summary / conclusions
4. Background
• E-cigarettes appeared on the European & US markets in 2006
• How to regulate?
Medicines?
Drug delivery
devices?
Tobacco
Products? Consumer
Products?
5. The Tobacco Products Directive (TPD)
• “A directive of the European Union which places limits on the sale and
merchandising of tobacco and tobacco related products in the EU”
• Originally created in 2001 and revised in 2014 to include e-cigarettes (under
Article 20 as consumer products)
• TPD aim “To improve the functioning of the internal market for tobacco and
related products while ensuring a high level of health protection for European
citizens”
https://ec.europa.eu/heal
th/tobacco/products_en
https://ec.europa.eu/heal
th/tobacco/products/revis
ion_en
Implementation Timeline
6. Promises: The Tobacco Products
Directive (TPD) Article 20: E-cigarettes
• E-cigarette controls introduced to ensure:
• Minimum standards for the safety and quality of all e-cigarettes and
refill containers;
• That information is provided to consumers so that they can make
informed choices;
• An environment that protects children from starting to use these
products
7. The Tobacco Products Directive (TPD)
Article 20: E-cigarettes
https://ec.europa.eu/health/tobacco/products/revision_en
• Safety and Quality
• Packaging and Labelling
THIS PRODUCT
CONTAINS NICOTINE
WHICH IS A HIGHLY
ADDICTIVE
SUBSTANCE
THIS PRODUCT
CONTAINS NICOTINE
WHICH IS A HIGHLY
ADDICTIVE
SUBSTANCE. IT IS NOT
RECOMMENDED FOR
NON-SMOKERS
8. The Tobacco Products Directive (TPD)
Article 20: E-cigarettes
https://ec.europa.eu/health/tobacco/products/revision_en
• Notification - manufacturers & importers must notify Member States
before introducing products on the market. Must include info on
product composition, emissions and sales/marketing.
• Monitoring and Reporting – Member States must ensure there is a
system for reporting & collecting information about adverse
effects/safety concerns.
• Advertising – No advertising or promotion permitted on e-cigarette
packaging or re-fill containers. Cross-border advertising (e.g. on
media platforms, television, radio, newspapers/magazines) is
prohibited.
9. Concerns / possible pitfalls
• Notification regime
• Costly and burdensome - force smaller companies out of business? stifle innovation?
• Severe advertising and promotion restrictions
• Excessive? Make EC less available & attractive?
• Restriction on nicotine concentration at 20mg/mL:
• Reduce satisfaction and successful switching?
• Increase chance of relapse?
• Sends a misleading message that nicotine is harmful?
• Limiting e-liquid refill bottles to 10mL and tank capacity to 2mL
• More frequent refilling, more chance of spillage, higher cost to user, more waste…
• Nicotine Addiction Warnings
• Excessive? Accurate? Increase misperceptions about nicotine & vaping?
10. Royal College of Physicians (2016)
A risk-averse, precautionary approach to e-cigarette
regulation can be proposed as a means of minimising
the risk of avoidable harm, eg exposure to toxins in e-
cigarette vapour, renormalisation, gateway
progression to smoking, or other real or potential
risks.
However, if this approach also makes e-cigarettes less
easily accessible, less palatable or acceptable, more
expensive, less consumer friendly or pharmacologically
less effective, or inhibits innovation and development
of new and improved products, then it causes harm by
perpetuating smoking. Getting this balance right is
difficult. (Section 12.10 page 187)
12. Notification process
• Number of notifications:
• UK – 40k
• France – 37k
• Germany – 132k
• Variation in guidance, notification fee and waiting time
across member states
• Vape shop workers in the UK reported no major
problems (Ward et al. 2018, IJEERPH)
13. Vapers’ perceptions & experiences of
the TPD: E-Cigarettes Trajectories Study
162 EU vapers interviewed between March 2018 and March 2019
Positives Negatives
Low awareness/impact for many Limits consumer choice – makes vaping more
expensive, less accessibility to effective products
Ingredients list on e-liquid bottles provided
reassurance for users
Inconveniences consumer – makes vaping more
complicated
None reported that the 20mg/mL limit had caused
them to relapse to smoking
Concern that the 20mg/mL limit may prevent
smokers from converting to vaping
10ml bottle limits mean more plastic waste
Stock-piling non-compliant e-liquid and large
quantities of nicotine for home mixing
Buying illegally from outside the EU
Market reactions – nicotine shots/shake & vape
Ward et al. in prep
Notley, C, Dawkins, L & Holland, R. Real world experiences of using e-cigarettes for avoiding relapse to smoking: success or failure.
A qualitative study funded by CRUK.
14. • 240 young adult dual EC and cigarette users resident in the US.
• Hypothetical regulations around restricting nicotine e-liquid content
resulted in reported intentions to reduce EC use and increase
cigarette smoking.
• Ditto for regulations regarding restrictions on flavours and ability to
modify EC devices.
15. • 41 vapers who mixed their own e-liquid interviewed in Feb/March 2017
• Common reason: “to achieve a nicotine concentration above the TPD cut-
off”
• 85% expressed concern that TPD changes would affect availability of
72mg/mL nicotine and 83% said they stockpiled ingredients
• However, two thirds were currently using e-liquid nicotine concentrations
< 10 mg/mL and 85% reported sub-ohming
16. Nicotine E-liquid
Concentration
• Trend over time for vapers to use lower nicotine concentration e-
liquids
• Possible reasons:
• Improved sophistication of devices
• Concern over addictiveness of nicotine; weaning off
• Reduced availability of higher nicotine concentration liquids (e.g. TPD in
Europe)
What happens when vapers switch to lower nicotine concentration e-
liquids?
17. Ad lib vaping
Overnight
abstinence
baseline 10 mins 30 mins 60 mins
Pre-study
Screening
Repeated under high and low nicotine concentration conditions
• 11 experienced vapers
• Used eVic Supreme
(Joyetech) with Aspire tank
(Nautilus) under 2 conditions
in the lab
• With 6 & 24mg/mL tobacco
flavour e-liquid
• Within-subject, double-blind,
counterbalanced
Dawkins et al. (2016)
19. • Puffing pattern associated with the 6mg/mL e-liquid resulted in:
• 52% increase in aerosol production
• 45% more formaldehyde
• 33% more acetaldehyde
• 65% from acetone
(p < 0.05 in all cases)
Vaping machine used to
general aerosol using the
mean puffing patterns
recorded under 6mg/mL and
24mg/mL nicotine conditions
20. Phase 1:
• 20 exclusive e-cig users
• Used eVic Supreme & Aspire
tank (BVC 1.6ohm)
• Under 4 counterbalanced
conditions:
• Low (6mg/mL) nicotine, fixed
power
• High (18mg/mL) nicotine,
fixed power
• Low (6mg/mL) nicotine,
adjustable power
• High (18mg/mL) nicotine,
adjustable power
• With a choice of 4 flavours
(tobacco, menthol, fruit,
dessert)
Baseline
visit
End of
week 1
End of
week 2
End of
week 3
End of
week 4
Ad lib vaping
Low, fixed
Ad lib vaping
High, fixed
Ad lib vaping
Low, adjustable
Ad lib vaping
High, adjustable
Puffing
information
Urine
(acrolein,
formaldehyde)
MPSS
Urge to vape
Positive &
negative
effects
Dawkins et al. (2018)
21. Phase 2: Carbonyls
in Aerosol
• EC attached to vaping machine to
generate aerosol based on the
puffing patterns of each participant
under each of the 4 conditions
• Carbonyl compounds in aerosol
quantified using AT 1200 liquid
chromatograph
22. Results:
• Power change: Power increase was greater in the low vs. high condition
• Puffing patterns: More puffs & longer puffs in the low condition, especially
with fixed power
• Subjective effects: Urge to vape was higher and satisfaction, lower with low
nicotine
• Biomarkers in urine: no difference for 3-HPMA (acrolein). Higher formate
(formaldehyde) levels in the low nicotine/adjustable power condition
• Carbonyls in aerosol: greater exposure to formaldehyde and acetaldehyde
in the low nicotine condition
• Cancer risk: our simulation suggests a 1.27 to 2.06 fold increase in Cancer
Risk Index when switching from 18 to 6mg/mL nicotine concentration e-
liquid Dawkins et al. (2018) Addiction
Kosmider et al. (under review) Scientific Reports
23. Pitfalls of Policy
• Use of lower nicotine
concentration e-liquid results in
compensatory behaviour which
can increase craving, reduce
satisfaction and increase exposure
to cancer-causing toxins
• It may be safer to use e-liquids
with higher rather than lower
nicotine concentration
• Limiting nicotine concentrations in
e-liquid as per TPD regulations
may do more harm than good
• Needs to be balanced against
effects on non-smokers
24. E-cigarette nicotine addiction warnings
• Scares smokers away from using e-cigarettes?
• Proportion of adults perceiving EC to be as harmful or
more harmful than smoking is increasing
• Widespread misperceptions of nicotine: 60% believe
nicotine causes cancer (Villanti et al. 2019)
• “I do not want to substitute one addiction for another” –
main reason given for not trying EC (ASH, 2017; 2018)
• Evidence: Perceptions of addictiveness and toxicity in
smokers and vapers have increased since the
implementation of the TPD (van Mourik et al., 2019;
IJERPH)
THIS PRODUCT
CONTAINS NICOTINE
WHICH IS A HIGHLY
ADDICTIVE
SUBSTANCE. IT IS NOT
RECOMMENDED FOR
NON-SMOKERS
25. Alternative ‘relative risk’ messages
USE OF THIS
PRODUCT IS MUCH
LESS HARMFUL THAN
SMOKING
COMPLETELY
SWITCHING TO E-
CIGARETTES LOWERS
YOUR RISK OF
SMOKING RELATED
DISEASES
THE ROYAL COLLEGE
OF PHYSICIANS
REPORT (2016)
CONCLUDED THAT E-
CIGARETTES ARE 95%
LESS HARMFUL THAN
SMOKING
Presented at Poster Session 2.6; Friday 13th September, 15:05, TV6
26. • 95 smokers rated:
• Willingness to use,
likelihood of
purchasing and
intention to use an EC
in a quit attempt
• Before and after
viewing either: i) TPD
message; ii) the 95%
safer message or iii)
no message alongside
EC images
Willingness to use,
likelihood of purchase
and intention to use as
a quit aid were all
lower after viewing the
TPD message but did
not differ between the
95% safer and no
message conditions
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
TPD message 95% safer message no message
Willingnesstouse(0-6)
Mean ratings of willingness to use an e-cig pre
and post viewing e-cig images/messages
Pre
Post
27. • 2495 participants (1283 smokers and 1212 non-smokers)
• Self reported perceived EC harm, addictiveness,
effectiveness, social acceptability, intentions to purchase &
use and (for smokers) quit intentions…
• …before and after exposure to EC packs with either: TPD
message, reduced risk (RR) message, both together or no
message
Kimber et al.
(under review)
28. Main findings
• Harm and addictiveness perceptions were higher
with TPD vs. RR message
• TPD vs. no message increased harm perceptions
in non-smokers only.
• RR message alone vs. no message reduces harm
perceptions in smokers only
• RR (vs. TPD) increased purchase and use
intentions in smokers but not in non-smokers
USE OF THIS
PRODUCT IS MUCH
LESS HARMFUL THAN
SMOKING
A RR message may potentially act as an effective harm reduction tool
for smokers without resulting in increased uptake among non-smokers
29. The Good
• Restrictions on tanks and liquid
refills: more inconvenience, more
waste
• Limit on nicotine concentrations:
compensatory puffing = increase
toxicant exposure
• EC warning labels: may perpetuate
concerns re EC harms. RR
messages may increase uptake in
smokers without attracting non-
smokers.
• Notification
& monitoring
• Regulation
reassuring
The Bad (unintended consequences)
To conclude…
30. Smoking kills. Vaping is much less harmful.
Regulations that make vaping more inconvenient, less
satisfying or which increase perceptions of harm or
addiction may increase harm through continued
smoking.
The Ugly (truth)
• What is the purpose of regulation?
• TPD promises: to ensure a high level of health protection;
specifically - safety & quality, provide information and protect
children
• Unclear at this stage if these promises have been fulfilled and if
so, at what cost?