ProtectOurNext

A partnership of SA health organisations driving awareness of tobacco harm and advocating for better tobacco control.

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Follow the People Vs Big Tobacco community voices series against Big Tobacco Industries watch full videos on Youtube https://t.co/QZIrBOyeaf

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Seeing tobacco products marketed, sold & used has become a norm they’re everywhere, exposing our youth.” – Siyolisi Toyiya, Diepsloot, supports the #TobaccoControlBill to protect young people from Big Tobacco Watch his full story on YouTube .
#PeopleVsBigTobacco #ProtectOurNext

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How have the government and health leaders allowed these products into our communities and made them so accessible to youth?” – Mme Martha Rashetle, Diepsloot
She’s seen siblings and children harmed by tobacco firsthand. Mme Martha supports the #TobaccoControlBill

[Charles A. Gardner, PhD @ChaunceyGardner]

A refreshing view: When people who smoke switch to nicotine vapes, studies show they often change to better diets, get more exercise and MAY use less illicit drugs. The opposite of"harm."

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Tobacco’s burden is not.
R42 billion lost yearly
25,000 deaths
Children addicted before they finish school
We can’t afford more delay. #PassTheTobaccoBill #ProtectOurNext

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Public hearings are over. The truth remains:
1 in 3 matric learners vape
70% of Grade 12 learners have smoked hookah
17.6% of school kids still smoke cigarettes
This is an epidemic targeting kids.Parliament must #PassTheTobaccoBill #ProtectOurNext

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Big Tobacco profits. South Africans pay with their health. 💔
PON + partners deliver research, stories, & solutions to Parliament today.
It’s time to protect families. It’s time to pass the Bill. Join us now Big Tobacco profits. South Africans pay with their health. 💔

[MDN NEWS @MDNnewss]

Cyan Boujee has released a very short video addressing the human trafficking allegations.

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Big T’s on the run. But it’s impact on mental health remains.
🧠 Nicotine addiction worsens anxiety + depression especially for youth.
Help us expose Big Tobacco.
#WhereIsBigT #PeopleVsBigTobacco #MentalHealthAwareness #ProtectOurNext

[Lance Churchill @LanceChurchill]

Never has there been a more uninformed misguided and thus dangerous FDA Commissioner than @DrMakaryFDA. His beliefs on vaping are ignorant and based on lies. He needs to be stopped.
Some examples from his interview today not including all his FALSE statements about a youth vaping epidemic:
1. "There is not an approved vaping product in the United States that has one of these cutie fruity flavors."
These "fruity" flavors have been proven in numerous studies to be the most effective for smoking cessation. The FDA should be ashamed for not having approved any flavors.
2. "We're concerned about these vape shops that are popping up on every corner in America," Marty said. "Parents are not aware of what's being sold there."
The thousands of small vape shops he is complaining about are helping adult smokers quit more effectively than anything else. These are small American businesses employing thousands and he apparently has no concern with shutting them down. AND parents do NOT need to be concerned about what is being sold in them because they are ADULT ONLY businesses.
@realDonaldTrump You need to get Makary and the FDA under control now! Makary is on an uniformed vendetta against vaping that will close thousands of small American businesses, eliminate flavored vaping in this country, return millions of people who quit with flavors back to smoking and turn the entire industry over to Big Tobacco companies.
Take 5 minutes out of your day @POTUS and fix this failure of an agency @FDATobacco before it does irreversible damage to an entire industry. https://t.co/ILOyRUjJ1n

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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Our CEO, Prof Pamela Naidoo, unpacking the importance of employee wellness on Metro FM RADIO❤️🧠 See the link to the interview 👇

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Big T is WANTED! 🚨 This Mandela Day, use your #67Minutes to expose where Big Tobacco is hiding in your community.
@ProtectOurNext. Let's make their lies echo louder than their marketing. #MandelaDay2025 #ProtectOurNext #ExposeBigT

[Tobacco-Free Kids Global @CTFKGlobal]

This is what standing up to Big Tobacco looks like.

In South Africa, @ProtectOurNext is showing the real impact of tobacco marketing -- especially on youth.

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Seen Big Tobacco at your school?
Seen them glamorising vapes in your community?

🧾 Submit your evidence. Share your story. Help us bring them to justice.

#PeopleVsBigTobacco #ProtectOurNext #NicotineIsNotInnocent

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📣 CHARGED. But not yet convicted.
Big Tobacco is accused of crimes against public health especially targeting youth with vapes and nicotine pods.

These are people-powered charges. And we need your testimony. 🧵

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The verdict is clear: Big Tobacco's tactics endanger youth. Our #PeopleVsBigTobacco campaign at St. Benedict's College today, empowering learners to expose vaping truths. This isn't just a wake-up call, it's a movement! Join us. #ProtectOurNext #EndVaping

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Today @ProtectNext joined the #WorldNoTobaccoDay session in Midrand w/ Deputy Minister Dr. Joe Phaahla + WHO Rep Ms. El-Halabi.
Our crime scene pop-up exposed the industry’s shady tactics.We see you. We’re speaking up.
#UnmaskingTheAppeal #WNTD2025

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🌍On #AfricaDay, we celebrate pride, power, and the promise of our youth.
But a dangerous appeal is targeting them — hidden behind flavors, colors, and hype.
Ahead of #WorldNoTobaccoDay, help us unmask the illusion and reveal the truth.
✊🏾 #ProtectOurNext #UnmaskTheAppeal #fypシ

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🔍Why are kids addicted if it’s safe?
Called a “quit tool,” but candy flavors, bright colors, & viral content say otherwise.
Someone’s hooking kids & hiding.
It’s harm, not help, disguised as health.
🕵🏾‍♀️Follow clues. Protect kids.