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The report suggests that Thailand should lift the ban on e-cigarettes so that they can be appropriately controlled through the 2017 Tobacco Products Control Act. In preparation for the upcoming tenth session of the Conference of the Parties to the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, scheduled to take place in Panama in November, Karanyawat said, We hope that the Thai delegates will take into account the public health committees report, which recommends that a tobacco harm reduction approach be developed based on new scientific evidence which shows that e-cigarettes should be controlled differently from combustible cigarettes because they have different harmful effects.
Finally, the Surgeon General's report fails to mention the blinding nightmare that I submit has compromised all placebo-controlled smoking cessation trials
Its clear that regulation is an important part of helping to shift attitudes and tackle smoking rates, and we now need to see further bold action, including a polluter pays levy on the tobacco industry, to make this ambition a reality. Deborah Arnott, Chief Executive of Action on Smoking and Health (ASH), said: The evidence from the ITC survey is clear, packaging changes have been successful in making cigarette packs less attractive and health warnings more visible to smokers
The results can be found in the additional file 2
