A 2014 report on a conference of the parties to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control "invites Parties to consider prohibiting or regulating [ENDS], including as tobacco products, medicinal products, consumer products, or other categories, as appropriate, taking into account a high level of protection for human health." Much depends on what is considered "appropriate," of course, but is hard to come up with a public health justification for laws that allow the sale of combustible cigarettes while banning the sale of a much less hazardous alternative.
Last updated 10/09/2025
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Now the Alstonville Plateau Historical Society in northern NSW is exploring the history of smoking through an exhibition of artefacts from 1900 to the present
COPD can also lead to various extrapulmonary effects, such as weight loss, malnutrition, and skeletal muscle dysfunction 6
