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The Advocates Voice
by NE Loucas
In these bulletins, we inform you about public health policy, law and consumer advocacy issues relating to tobacco harm reduction and safer nicotine products in Asia Pacific and beyond.
Episodes
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The Advocates Voice - November 2025
This month, 181 countries, plus the European Union will be sending delegations to attend the FCTC Conference of Parties to discuss global Tobacco Control. In documents released by the Secretariat, we know that there will be pressure on these delegations to accept new definitions and…
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The Advocates Voice - October 2025
There is an ongoing culture war between Western interests and Low and Middle Income Countries (LMICs) as it relates to Tobacco Control. Countries in Asia, such as Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Vietnam have implemented bans of safer nicotine products with the policy guidance and support of Campaign…
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The Advocates Voice - September 2025
Welcome back to The Advocates Voice for 2025. As we approach the FCTC CoP 11 being held this November in Geneva,things have been heating up. . There is no doubt the WHO will ramp up their anti e-cig stance …. and the same old lies. Clampdowns- misinformation- and attacks on tobacco harm reduction...
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The Advocates Voice - February 2024 UK & Australia
In this episode we explore the situation in Australia and the evolving situation in the United Kingdom. Draconian "regulations" or De Facto Ban? Language Warning. We let you hear from the people directly impacted.
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The Advocates Voice - January 2024
2023 WrapUp and what we are looking forward to in 2024 in the THR space.
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The Advocates Voice - March 2024 WHO FCTC
CoP 10 was a win for harm reduction for the most part. Countries stood up for harm reduction & didn’t allow a prohibitionist agenda to be railroaded through. But what exactly is going on and who is the captain of the FCTC ship?
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The Advocates Voice - November 2023
The months before an FCTC CoP meeting is always filled with activity, as the parties to the treaty prepare and consumers finalise activities to get the message to delegates and the public that Harm Reduction is an intrinsic part of the treaty. In this episode: CAPHRA Shadow Report on the (non)...
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The Advocates Voice - September
In this episode, we speak with Dr. Rohan Sequiera about the WHO's plans to redefine "smoke" and the implications that has not only for his patients, but for all of us in the "bigger picture".
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TAV Live - The Road to CoP /Overview of GFN23 for Consumers
In this livestream we will go over the information provided and discussions from the GFN23 that relate to consumer advocacy. Join Martin Cullip, from the TPA, Tom Gleeson from NNA Ireland/ETHRA, Jeff Zamora, president of ARDT Iberoamerica and Nancy Loucas, from CAPHRA as we will also take…
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The Advocates Voice - July 2023
Science fiction often paints a picture of societies that are akin to an Orwellian novel, where a dictatorial power controls what we can read, say or do! Well maybe George Orwell’s 1984 its already here with a rather stark announcement made about a collaboration between Google and WHO of a...
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The Advocates Voice - June 2023 - COP10, Latin America, South Africa, New Zealand
The impact of CoP 10, being held in Panama in November, on tobacco harm reduction activities and policies in Latin America and South Africa. A brief overview on sCOPe Livestream for World Vape Day and World No Tobacco Day. A summary of what happened in New Zealand earlier in June with the...
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The Advocates Voice - Special Edition Australia
What is going on in Australia? information on the situation with commentary from vapers on the ground.
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The Advocates Voice - Sunday Sessions with Martin Cullip
Australia and CoP10....what does it all mean for everyone involved?
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The Advocates Voice - May 2023
We review disposable vapes from the perspective of environmental impacts - and how to mitigate the situation. We also provide insight around a report on big Pharma payments to New Zealand public health officials. *There is an overview on Australia NOTE: This was filmed BEFORE the announcement…
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The Advocates Voice - Malaysia and CoP 10
In this episode, we have an update on what is going on with regulations in Malaysia, as well as an in depth look at how consumers can get involved in the CoP 10 process by engaging with their government officials.
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The Advocates Voice - Sunday Sessions March 2023
In November of this year, Tobacco Controllers from countries around the world are meeting to discuss and decide how to approach Tobacco Harm Reduction. The time is NOW to get involved. We will discuss the who, what, when and how to do that with special guest Martin Cullip, former director of NNA…
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The Advocates Voice - March 2023
In this episode, we speak with Peter Dator and Clarisse Virgino from the Philippines about the pathway to regulation of safer nicotine as a consumer product. We also provide an overview of what is going on in Australia.
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The Advocates Voice - Live Discussion "Misinformation, Disinformation and Bad Science"
Consumer advocates from the Asia Pacific region sit down to discuss the challenges of mis and disinformation in their advocacy work and how they have overcome obstacles in the past and how they plan to address those obstacles in the future.
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The Advocates Voice 2023 Premiere - Misinformation, Disinformation and Bad Science
Adults who smoke are being disenfranchised by the fake science and fear mongering about youth. Our advocacy needs to focus on ADULTS who smoke and or use unsafe oral tobacco and not spend time arguing about “youth epidemics.” This is a CoP year, we need to stay focussed, on message and…
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The Advocates Voice - Overview of the Asia Harm Reduction Forum 2022
The fifth Asia Harm Reduction forum took place on 28 October in Manila Philippines. The theme for this year was “Integrating Harm Reduction in Asian Policies: A Major Win for Public Health.” There were presentations from consumers and researchers alike within the theme and it was also the first...
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The Advocates Voice - Vaping Myths Explained by Dr. John Oyston
We speak with Dr. John Oyston, who worked for almost forty years as an anesthesiologist, and has seen the damage that tobacco does to the human body. He recently wrote a blogpost “Five things to know about e-cigarettes and vaping”. He kindly agreed when we asked him if he would answer some of the...
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The Advocates Voice - Aotearoa Edition
In this episode, we deep dive into what is going on around the SmokeFree 2025 regulations around regulated tobacco products - including the campaign to have vapes severely restricted, and the lies that are being told to justify bans and medicalisation by the detractors.
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The Advocates Voice - Oceania: More than the Tasman Sea divides them.
In Australia, the governments of both NSW and Western Australia are harassing vendors and reinterpreting laws to suit their anti vape agenda. In Aotearoa New Zealand, the process has begun to amend the SmokeFree Environments Act, for Tobacco Products Only, however the detractors of THR are using…
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The Advocates Voice - America & Australia - Down the Rabbit Hole
Has the US FDA lost the plot? Have they finally decided to follow the science, or is it fear of a court case? We survey the recent drama in America with Juul. In Australia, more delusional reporting on the harms of vaping, more lies and more moral outrage, but what about the truth? Its not all…
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The Advocates Voice - Asia Pacific Leads the Way for THR
Positive news from Malaysia where legalisation of vaping comes into effect on 3 August 2022. In Brasil, possible movements towards legalisation and regulation of Safer Nicotine Products and in the US more businesses under threat because of the new FDA oversight on Synthetic Nicotine. #THRworks...
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The Advocates Voice - Philanthropic Colonialism in Vietnam & Good news from Malaysia
Philanthropic Colonialism in Vietnam. Health Canada’s mission to decimate vaping, after years of being supportive of THR, and in Africa, news of a very high excise being implemented on both nicotine and non nicotine e liquids as part of a wider “sin tax” proposal in South Africa. Good news out of...
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The Advocates Voice - What have the "experts" been doing to save lives?
In this episode we provide an overview of the World Health Organisations “Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic 2021”, we speak with Dr. Colin Mendelsohn about the looming restrictions to come into effect in Australia on the 1st October and provide updates on what is happening in Malaysia, Mexico...
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The Advocates Voice - Asia Pacific is Leading the Way
Most of Asia Pacific is turning the corner towards including tobacco harm reduction in public health policy - except for Australia, the last holdout of Quit or Die. We speak with Dr. Robert Beaglehole about New Zealand's Smokefree 2025 Action plan and also give an update on what is going on in...
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The Advocates Voice - We are Back for 2022
In this episode, surprising news out of the Asia Pacific region, we talk to Asa Saligupta from Thailand and then we review what is going on in Europe. #THRworks #SmokingKills #Commit2Live
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The Advocates Voice - The Truth Will Prevail
Episode 7 of the Advocates Voice dives into the lies and bully tactics of the anti THR community who have attacked consumer advocates and researchers with false accusations and bullying behaviour. #THRworks #SmokingKills #Commit2Live
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The Advocates Voice - The Truth Will Prevail- Panel Discussion
Konstantinos Farsalinos, MD, Asa Saligupta ECST, Jena Fetalino JFPR, Mirza Abeer ASAP. Discussing the corruption of information in scientific journals, bullying of researchers and advocates and what consumers and governments can and should do about obtaining the *facts* around Tobacco Harm Reduction
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The Advocates Voice - WHO Report on Tobacco Regulation - Panel Discussion
The live panel discussion on the WHO TobReg report. Consumers discussing the impacts and the strategy to counter the misrepresentations and lies as it related to policy around safter nicotine products.
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The Advocates Voice - WHO Report on Tobacco Regulation
This episode gives an overview of the WHO TobReg report and how it impacts consumers. #THRworks #SmokingKills #Commit2Live
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The Advocates Voice - The Oldest Pandemic needs Progressive Solutions
In each episode we inform about public health policy, law and consumer advocacy issues relating to tobacco harm reduction and safer nicotine products in Asia Pacific and beyond. These issues affect everyone - the millions of smokers in the region, policymakers, consumer advocates and the public....
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Voices4Vape Webinar - The Attacks on Adults right to CHOOSE
Across Asia Pacific, an estimated 5 million adults vape, with most of them being former smokers who have either quit smoking completely or have cut down significantly using their preferred devices and liquids. In almost every case, they did so against the advice and in defiance of the highly...
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The Advocates Voice - Interview with Prof Robt Beaglehole - NZ
Prof Beaglehole is the former Director of Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion at WHO in Geneva, during the years of the development of the Framework Convention of Tobacco Control. He is currently the Board Chair of Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) in New Zealand. Prof Beaglehole is...
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The Advocates Voice - Harm Reduction is a Human Right
In each episode we inform about public health policy, law and consumer advocacy issues relating to tobacco harm reduction and safer nicotine products in Asia Pacific and beyond. These issues affect everyone - the millions of smokers in the region, policymakers, consumer advocates and the public....
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The Advocates Voice - Knowledge is Power
Hello and welcome to The Advocates Voice. Discussing news and information on public health policy, law and consumer advocacy for tobacco harm reduction and safer nicotine products in Asia Pacific and beyond. These issues affect everyone - the millions of smokers in the region, policymakers,...
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The Advocates Voice - Go Hard or Go Home
Hello and welcome to The Advocates Voice. In this series we inform on public health policy, law and consumer advocacy issues related to the use of safer nicotine products (vaping, e cigarettes, heat not burn, snus) in the Asia Pacific Region, and beyond. These issues affect everyone - the…
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The Advocates Voice - Facts vs. Fiction
Hello and welcome to The Advocates Voice. In this series we inform on public health policy, law and consumer advocacy issues related to the use of safer nicotine products (vaping, e cigarettes, heat not burn, snus) in the Asia Pacific Region, and beyond. These issues affect everyone - the…
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In these bulletins, we inform you about public health policy, law and consumer advocacy issues relating to tobacco harm reduction and safer nicotine products in Asia Pacific and beyond.
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NE Loucas
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