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[Bryan @BryanSteenkamp]

@skycapta @AfricaHRA The focus is on alternative nicotine use without the harmful chemicals. That's what harm reduction is.

People with COPD who struggle to quit smoking can use nicotine without the harm of smoking to help them quit.

[Bryan @BryanSteenkamp]

@BBCPolitics I am an adult and I love bubblegum flavour vape, especially bubblegum milkshake! #TKO #MilkshakeKings

[Bryan @BryanSteenkamp]

@Officialgofar @AfricaHRA India has banned all forms of safer nicotine alternatives and have some of the highest smoking related deaths and diseases.

[Bryan @BryanSteenkamp]

@EvanMurithi3 @AfricaHRA That's the whole point of harm reduction though. People smoke for the nicotine but die from the tar and smoke. So the point of having alternative nicotine products give people nicotine without having to die for it

[Bryan @BryanSteenkamp]

@emilymaliaa https://t.co/JPs8qJeIOP

This highlights an issue caused by prohibition quite well.

Disposables should be taken out of vending machines! Too easily accessible, but they really do help older generations quit smoking as they do not want the effort that comes with Open ENDS.

[Africa Harm Reduction Alliance @AfricaHRA]

As soon as these products are banned and moved to the black market, it becomes the government's responsibility to recycle the illegal products.

Regulating #HarmReduction products gives the opportunity to sustainably recycle these products instead.

[Bryan @BryanSteenkamp]

@VSML_SA JEL's Royal d'Luxe 👌 Hands down one of the best juices ever made in SA.

[Bryan @BryanSteenkamp]

@mrcomplainytwee @ONS So the UK is pushing for Vapes (non-carcinogenic) to replace cigarettes (carcinogenic). It seems your anger might be misplaced? They heavily tax cigs and proportionately tax ecigs to incentivise smokers to #SwapToStop.

[Bryan @BryanSteenkamp]

@TahirTturk @ChaunceyGardner @LungAssociation @FDATobacco Your feelings don't weigh up to a public health figure lying to a whole population about something that can save their lives.

[Charles A. Gardner, PhD @ChaunceyGardner]

The American @LungAssociation "strongly recommends" that @FDATobacco should not tell adult smokers the truth.

Withholding truth is a violation of Truth-Telling, a fundamental moral principle in Healthcare Ethics.

This isn't part of some dystopian novel. It's reality.

[Bryan @BryanSteenkamp]

@BlazeoOvsky @AfricaHRA @VPASouthAfrica You have been misinformed. Popcorn lung is not a thing. Popcorn lung is caused by an ingredient called diacetyl, which is most present in a popcorn factory. Cigarettes contain more diacetyl than e-cigs. However... diacetyl is banned from vapes so there is no possible way.

[Bryan @BryanSteenkamp]

@ProtectOurNext Vaping has helped thousands of adult smokers quit smoking and has saved countless lives already.

No one has ever died from vaping because it is 95% less harmful than tobacco. There is a huge difference between the 2 products.

[Bryan @BryanSteenkamp]

@ProtectOurNext LIES!! Show me your proof. If teens source their products, it's from the corner stores you're fueling! Vape shops don't sell to underage kids. Still, I ask you to reference your findings or it is all hearsay.

Just so you know, 3 years of that 15-24 is underage, 6 is above

[Bryan @BryanSteenkamp]

@MalloryGates14 @TahirTturk @Rawgster You're arguing with a wall. No amount of science will ever educate this man.

[Bryan @BryanSteenkamp]

@WHOPhilippines If that was true, wouldn't smoking rates be going up? Why is it going down? Your own data contradicts your statement. Please do show us the science.

[Bryan @BryanSteenkamp]

@ChaunceyGardner @prof_rx @ChimNgoma @AfricaHRA @GlobalStateTHR @thr_researchhub Imagine how all evidence could be trusted if neutral debate was allowed. Mutual consensus can mean a great deal to public that can't differentiate. From the public's point of view, who does not understand these products, don't know who to trust. Too many contradictions.

[Bryan @BryanSteenkamp]

@Henry86637838 @LivePippas On the topic of destroying lungs... Not sure where you got your knowledge but I can tell you, compared to smoking, you'd be doing yourself a favour to quit smoking and start vaping. Vaping isn't invented for children, it's invented for the adult smoker who struggles to quit.

[Bryan @BryanSteenkamp]

@Henry86637838 @LivePippas Eliquid used in open systems are manufactured locally by your passionate local mixologist. Nicotine is generally manufactured in germany. Such a diverse creation has saved many lives, so I, for one, do support saving lives, and you don't?

[Bryan @BryanSteenkamp]

@Henry86637838 @LivePippas Hon Lik invented the e-cigarette in 2003 with the intention of helping people quit smoking. That was the reason for its invention. Some of the devices are manufactured in china, most likely just like the phone in your hands.

[Bryan @BryanSteenkamp]

@VPASouthAfrica @HealthZA I quit smoking with vaping and I've made it my passion to share my experience with as many as possible. I personally struggle to quit bad habits, vaping has been a life saver for me. I feel so grateful that I could stop smoking and feel better.

[Bryan @BryanSteenkamp]

@lolobee052 @Tilly_tetelo @eNCA Regardless of how they look, I see one criminal walking free and another contained. Must we always compare? You drive hate into the hearts who might not have any. Do you believe peace and prosperity start with hate?