Is Vaping Safer Than Smoking Cigarettes? Ft. Mirza Abeer | 065 | TBT

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In conversation with Mirza Abeer, CEO at ASAP- Association for Smoking Alternatives in Pakistan, this episode explores smoking alternatives that can used. Was Abeer a smoker? How he came up with the idea of ASAP. What are the different alternatives available for the smokers? Is vaping safer than smoking cigarettes? What are the health repercussions of those alternatives? Do e-cigarettes cause lung cancer? Where will big tobaccos go in the future? How can he make these alternatives budget friendly? How to mass market them. Tune in to know more on ASAP and the future they are trying to build with this platform!

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00:00 Meet Mirza Abeer
01:18 Was he a smoker himself?
03:11 How he quit smoking?
07:10 How many people smoke in Pakistan?
09:13 What are the different alternatives available for smokers?
11:44 How e-cigarettes have evolved over time?
18:59 What’s the economics’ perspective of these alternatives?
21:30 What does nicotine salt do to your body?
24:02 Where he sees big tobaccos going in the future?
29:43 What are the health repercussions of smoking alternatives?
36:08 Article going viral about EVALI due to vaping!
41:18 How to mass market the alternatives and make them budget friendly?
55:57 Association for Smoking Alternatives in Pakistan
1:03:06 What Abeer’s working towards for the future?

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