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@phil_w888 We’d officially closed this account but I’ve just seen your post; please do send feedback on the YP guide lou.ross@ncsct.co.uk

There are many things to like and some things to dislike in this new @NCSCT guide: 'Young people and stopping vaping' ncsct.co.uk/publications/c…

@Alan_Beard1 Yes, I did say I’d wait a few days to see comments, and it’s been valuable

fao @NCSCT ^ if still on this platform!!

Two excellent LinkedIn replies recently read . I encourage folks to read both of these UK Tobacco + Vapes Bill > linkedin.com/pulse/tobacco-… Guardian + NCSCT 'abandoning' X via @samrat linkedin.com/posts/samrat_f…

@Rogerne72379392 It’s the abuse of other users, rather than the politics, and the overwhelming number of hostile bots

@NCSCT It seems that whoever made this decision has made it based on political ideology, which is disappointing. I thought this account would be here to help everybody, regardless of politics.

We’re closing our X account; it’s a toxic media platform & Elon Musk has used it to shape political discourse. Thank you to our 1.8k followers. Find us on BlueSky (which is like Twitter used to be) bsky.app - search for NCSCT – please do sign up and follow us there

@Southernvaper1 Keeping the account open for now while we have a discussion

@NCSCT That's too bad. I like it here. It's where everyone is. Your reach will be slim there compared to X! You should stay here to reach as many as possible! Sorry to see you go. But I won't follow you there.😪

@bk13051 @_Dave_Cross_ @VapinSquirrel Crikey, no idea how to solve this

@NCSCT @_Dave_Cross_ @VapinSquirrel Yeah, something's up. I get "invalid handle" notifications and you don't show up in "all results" but under "people" (likely only because I already followed you). I suppose it's a server synchronization error, as bsky is decentralised.

@VapinSquirrel That’s a puzzle as I’ve already posted under the new account. I’ll keep an eye on it in case it’s a matter of slow integration

@NCSCT Can't find you on there.

@imaracingmom Definitely get this but our Director felt it was the right thing to do. @grannylouisa isn’t leaving though, for exactly the reasons you outline here

@NCSCT I'm really sad to see you go! How do we fight misinformation if we stay in a bubble shielded from it? How do those of us with thousands of people we interact with here move to somewhere with no contacts? How many social media sites do people have time to interact with?

@PlanetOTheVapes The intention is to weed out the unreliable info and make sure unhelpful advice doesn’t get widely circulated

@NCSCT Work on something that matters. Youth alcohol abuse.

I’m reviewing resources that aim to tackle youth vaping - if you have any examples, please email them to lou.ross@ncsct.co.uk Thanks

After 3 years I’m proud to announce we will be sharing the findings of the first trial I’ve managed, and first ever trial offering vapes to those accessing services for those experiencing homelessness.

expert reaction to NHS rollout of ‘stop-smoking’ pill Varenicline sciencemediacentre.org/expert-reactio…

Breathing issues cause more emergency NHS admissions than any other condition - one in eight of all emergency hospital admissions in 2023-24 were for a respiratory diagnosis theguardian.com/society/2024/n… @asthmalunguk @RBandH @GSTTnhs @BTSrespiratory

The cost-effectiveness of giving people who smoke a vape to try pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39482840/

Worth trying for everyone who smokes! pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39494129/

Clearly written article underscores the need to get the balance right when it comes to regulating vaping. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

@loren_kock great to be in your group today!

Interesting read on the re-glamorisation of smoking bbc.co.uk/news/articles/… We recently estimated that 350 UK young adults start smoking every day academic.oup.com/ntr/advance-ar… Is this being driven by celebs and influencers being pictured - and sometimes actively promoting - smoking?