In a statement, Hāpai Te Hauora, the Maori public health group has shown its support for Marama Fox and the Māori Party which calls for subsidizing electronic cigarettes as an alternative to smoking in order to reduce cancer and other illnesses caused by smoking.
A MEANS OF SAVING COSTS OF HEALTH FROM TOBACCO
« We see the vape as a viable treatment that should be considered to end tobacco-related diseases. The fact is that e-cigarettes are much less harmful than conventional cigarettes. When vaping devices are of good quality and are well used, the results can be very positive for our communities ", Explain Lance Norman, CEO of Hāpai Te Hauora.
The CEO of Hāpai Te Hauora is delighted that the Prime Minister is open to the idea of using electronic cigarettes to reduce smoking: “It's one way to cut costs for the taxpayer by reducing preventable hospitalizations and cancer treatments. There should also be a marked reduction in the amount we pay for breathing problems, heart disease, stroke, lung cancer. I believe this is a great way to save money and save lives ».
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Since early 2014, electronic cigarettes have always been presented as an alternative to smoking by Hāpai te Hauora through " Te Ara Ha Ora", The Māori National Tobacco Control Service:"We have closely followed the development and use of electronic cigarettesSays Zoe Hawke, Executive Director of the National Tobacco Control Advocacy Service.
The main success factor for the e-cigarette will be to make a significant contribution to the government's goal Smokefree 2025 by legalizing nicotine e-liquids as a consumer product. Also, there shouldn't be any increases in costs or taxes applied to e-liquids or the material that is currently used by thousands of kiwis and many ex-Maori smokers to quit smoking.
To Hāpai Te HauoraIt is important not to ignore the thousands of smokers who are interested in the vape to quit smoking and who have tried all the other methods.
Source : Scoop.co.nz/
