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New research study underscore the potential of harm reduction strategies in #Pakistan. #TobaccoControlReboot #THR
New research shows harm reduction products could cut Pakistan's smoking rate to 12%, save 700,000 DALYs & $500M yearly via differential taxation. Time to embrace cost-effective tobacco control globally especially in Pakistan. #HarmReduction linkedin.com/posts/ziauddin-…
New evidence from Pakistan: 87% of tobacco & nicotine users support regulation of smoke-free alternatives over bans.
86% want different rules for less-harmful products. 89% demand strong youth protections.
Policy must catch up with the evidence.
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A healthier future starts with informed choices.
Quitting tobacco is one of the strongest steps for better health. In Pakistan, we need more awareness and stronger, evidence-based policies.
If you smoke, speak to a healthcare professional about support.
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ngnewsofficial; A new national survey finds that 87% of Pakistan’s current tobacco and nicotine users support regulation.
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Smaller provinces = shorter distance between policy & people. Faster facility upgrades, sharper accountability for District Health Officers, and real-time response to local disease burdens. This is what decentralization was supposed to look like. @MohsinnaqviC42 @OfficialDGISPR
#Pakistan 's health crisis isn't just a devolution problem; it's a scale problem. The 18th Amendment moved power to provinces of 120M+ people, not to citizens. Right-sizing provinces = real decentralization, sharper accountability.
#PublicHealth #Pakistan
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Smoking prevalence tells only part of the story. #Pakistan's GATS 2024 shows lower tobacco prevalence, but a 45M increase in the adult population still means 22.7M users and 164,000 annual deaths. Prevalence must be interpreted correctly. @EnditFoundation
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The Gateway Myth Busted
BROMS debunked the Gateway Myth.
Snus initiation alone didn't predict adult smoking. Risk was concentrated in "mixed starters" — those who began young & used multiple products simultaneously.
We need to know if Pakistan has the same profile.
#PAKISTANiSE
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The Swedish Lesson
In 1998, Sweden enrolled 3,020 children aged 11 into the BROMS cohort & followed them for decades.
What they found shattered assumptions.
Longitudinal science doesn't show you where people are. It shows you where they're going.
#PAKISTANiSE #BROMS
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We know how many Pakistanis use tobacco.
We don't know where they're headed.
That single blind spot is costing lives.
It's time to change it.
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#PAKISTANiSE #TobaccoControl #PublicHealth
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The New Frontier
Nicotine pouches. Vaping devices. Unregulated. Accessible. Spreading fast across Pakistani cities.
Our Vaping Voices research in Lahore shows youth navigating these products with zero longitudinal guidance.
The market won't wait for our research.
#PAKISTANiSE
After the cigarette FED hike, 58% of Pakistan's cigarette market went illicit. A prior vaping duty surge drove regulated manufacturers out entirely.
Budget 2026-27 raises e-liquid FED 65%. Again.
Evidence exists. The will to read it must follow.
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Pakistan collects PKR 1,800,000,000,000 in annual tobacco-related economic losses.Push smokers away from regulated harm reduction unregulated illicit market.
prior vaping duty surge drove regulated manufacturers out entirely.
— EnditFoundation.org #GATS2024 #TobaccoPolicy