{"id":3900,"date":"2023-03-23T10:59:47","date_gmt":"2023-03-23T14:59:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldvapersalliance.com\/?p=3900"},"modified":"2023-03-23T11:00:41","modified_gmt":"2023-03-23T15:00:41","slug":"raise-your-voice-to-protect-flavours-slovenian-consultation-is-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldvapersalliance.com\/eu\/raise-your-voice-to-protect-flavours-slovenian-consultation-is-open\/","title":{"rendered":"Raise your voice to protect flavours \u2013 Slovenian consultation is open!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Slovenian Ministry of Health <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/e-uprava.gov.si\/si\/drzava-in-druzba\/e-demokracija\/predlogi-predpisov\/predlog-predpisa.html?id=15189\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">proposed<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to introduce a ban on all vaping flavourings except tobacco \u201cto prevent and reduce the use of electronic cigarettes among young people\u201d. According to the Slovenian authorities \u201cmore and more research also shows that, among adolescents who otherwise do not smoke, the use of an electronic cigarette significantly increases the likelihood that they will also start smoking regular cigarettes\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But that is not true! Flavours are <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC8023840\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">commonly used among regular vapers of all age groups<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and they are not a product to adolescents started in vaping. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/32449933\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Around two thirds of adult vapers use flavours<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and they are essential for adult smokers trying to quit, since they can <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/32501490\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">increase the odds of quitting by 230%<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Moreover, there is no evidence pointing that vaping flavours incentivize youth vaping or smoking.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A flavour ban is a public health catastrophe in the making. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/34695685\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Research<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> suggests that almost half of vapers would turn to the black market or back to cigarettes. A flavour ban in Slovenia will leave consumers with a selection of just three equally dreadful options: returning to smoking, the black market or buying their flavours abroad.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For too long, lawmakers have ignored vapers\u2019 opinions, meaning the most important voices \u2013 those of the consumer \u2013 and their lived experiences are missing and misunderstood. We know have the opportunity to make ourselves heard and to defend vaping flavours in Slovenia. You just need to enter this <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/e-uprava.gov.si\/si\/drzava-in-druzba\/e-demokracija\/predlogi-predpisov\/predlog-predpisa.html?id=15189\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">link<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and leave a comment explaining how useful flavours are for you, how they helped you to quit and how a flavour ban would affect you. You don\u2019t even need to register!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can also add some information or evidence from our own response to the consultation. You can find it <a href=\"https:\/\/worldvapersalliance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Slovenia-consultation-response.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let\u2019s make our voices heard!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Slovenian Ministry of Health proposed to introduce a ban on all vaping flavourings except tobacco \u201cto prevent and reduce the use of electronic cigarettes among young people\u201d. According to the Slovenian authorities \u201cmore and more research also shows that, among adolescents who otherwise do not smoke, the use of an electronic cigarette significantly increases [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":1042,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3900","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Raise your voice to protect flavours \u2013 Slovenian consultation is open! - World Vapers&#039; Alliance<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/worldvapersalliance.com\/eu\/raise-your-voice-to-protect-flavours-slovenian-consultation-is-open\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Raise your voice to protect flavours \u2013 Slovenian consultation is open! - World Vapers&#039; Alliance\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Slovenian Ministry of Health proposed to introduce a ban on all vaping flavourings except tobacco \u201cto prevent and reduce the use of electronic cigarettes among young people\u201d. 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