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Mexico’s vape ban sparks jail threat for travellers
Mexico has begun enforcing a sweeping new ban on vapes, raising the risk of jail time and heavy fines for travellers who bring vape products into the country. The measures came into force on January 17, 2026, following the publication of a…
Interview: David Zaruk, The Risk Monger
David Zaruk (aka the Risk Monger) has been an EU risk and science communications specialist since 2000, active in EU policy events from REACH and SCALE to the Pesticides Directive. He is the editor of The Firebreak. He recently published an investigation…
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OPINION: does tobacco control understand how science even works?
The author is Associate Professor at the Institute of Nuclear Sciences, National Autonomous University of Mexico. Politico’s coverage of an event held by the European Respiratory Society reminds me just how “tobacco control” has become a toxic ocean full of “experts” indulging…
Nearly half of smokers quit after switching to nicotine pouches, U.S. study finds
Nearly half of participants who smoked at the start of the study were not smoking after 10 weeks.
Weekly cigarette use among participants fell from 15.9% to 8.1%.
Almost a quarter of users switched completely from other tobacco products to nicotine pouches.…
Continuing to vape linked to lower risk of smoking relapse, UK trial finds
Smokers who quit smoking with the help of vapes were less likely to relapse than those who quit using nicotine replacement therapy.
Continued use of vapes after quitting was linked to lower relapse rates up to one year.
The study analysed data…
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Four big screen actors who switched to safer nicotine products.
Celebrities like Jack Nicholson, Samuel L. Jackson, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Tom Hardy have successfully transitioned from smoking to vaping, finding diverse and often unique sources of inspiration to make the switch in their battle against long-term smoking habits.
20,000 sign petition to protect vapes
Almost 20,000 people have signed an online petition against a crackdown on vapes in Europe that would put “millions of lives” at risk.
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The Flat Earth Argument: Derek Yach on WHO, Bloomberg, and the Smoke-Free World
In part 2 of this conversation, Peter Beckett speaks with Dr Derek Yach, former Head of Tobacco Control at the World Health Organization and founding president of the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World. They discuss the moment his thinking diverged from the…
Smokers who vape quit more often across all flavours and devices, new PATH study finds
Cigarette quit rates among vapers rose sharply between 2014 and 2021.
The increase was seen across all vape flavours - menthol, fruit, and mixed - except tobacco flavour.
Quit rates rose for every device type, from disposables to tanks and cartridges.
Younger…