Addiction Economy Thought for the Day
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Hard hitting vaping expose in The Times
Exposing the battle we have witnessed about vaping and well summarised in Joe’s Vaping Dilemma film!
Great expose on tobacco corruption in vaping science
New series of articles from The Times about how big tobacco bankrolled science playing down harm to children
The science behind the ‘Dopamine Menu’ trend
Fun new tool designing personalised dopamine hits to give you different bits of pleasure to help you resist the addictive ones!
Government brainwashed by fast-food lobbyists
Fast food companies bombard government to lobby against advertising ban. And it worked.
Why we have to be precautionary
How the precautionary approach lets us see past big numbers and think long term
AI and the future of manufactured addiction
A 5 minute lightning talk about how AI is used in social media currently and how AI may be used in the future to manufacture addiction
Societal costs of Addiction Economy industries
Infographic showing what society spends on addiction economy products compared to the societal cost from the negative consequences of consumption
Common factors of Addiction Economy business models
The common features of Addiction economy business models seen from UK industries
Irish health service approach to vaping
Great resources produced by the Irish health service for young people, parents and teachers to combat youth vaping
UK vs Scotish approach to vaping
How perspective and diversity of viewpoints has influenced the approaches of the UK and Scotland to vaping and smoking
Cults and addiction; more similar than you might think?
How the thought processes that trap us inside may offer insight into how we think about our own addictions
Our Addiction Economy Project and our new website
Our Addiction Economy Project and our new website
Designed to addict kids…
Court finds that Meta knew it was addicting kids with its platform design and decided to go ahead anyway.
How language shapes action
Interesting analogies between addiction and politics - how language and visibility change the way people think and act.
NZ scraps smoke-free law to fund tax cuts
Right wing New Zealand government scraps policy to make cigarettes illegal because they want the tax revenue!
NHS guidance for smokers fails kids who need help
Promo of new NHS ‘myths and facts’ of vaping designed for smokers. Relevance to children and young adults who need to understand dangers - zero.
Ground-breaking liability case for website
Legal landmark case finds Chat site Omegle found liable for harms to their users.
Increase in gambling harms & mental health
Gambling is a ‘hidden addiction’ which is hard to spot and young people suffering most - Tony Blair loosening of laws for political gain at root of problem.
Policy failures result in huge damaged to society
Tobacco, alcohol and unhealthy food and drink are leading causes of ill health and early death and policy and regulation failed to protect society.
The wrong balance between smoking & vaping?
Government & ASH telling me we are ‘focusing on the wrong problem’ by calling for precaution in relation to vapes. Weird experience at e-cigarette summit.