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Vape manufacturers signal co-ordinated price increase
The largest vape manufacturers in China, where almost all of vaping hardware is manufactured, have issued a joint letter - seen by Clearing the Air and posted to social media - indicating their intention to raise export prices by up to 13%.…
Vaping in cars carrying children to be banned in England
Vaping in cars carrying anyone under 18 will be banned in England under government plans to reduce the harm caused by smoking and vapes. The proposal is included in the Tobacco and Vapes Bill, which is currently progressing through Parliament. Smoking in…
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Most cigarette and little cigar users overestimate nicotine’s harm, new U.S. Path study finds
63 per cent of adults who use little cigars and cigarillos overestimate nicotine’s harm
65.7 per cent have incorrect perceptions about nicotine’s health risks
No significant difference compared with people who smoke cigarettes or use both products
Using additional tobacco products linked…
Nicotine pouches overtake snus in Scandinavia, study finds
Nicotine pouches have overtaken traditional snus in Sweden and Norway, according to a new analysis of online sales data covering more than seven years. The study, released as a preprint in JMIR Public Health and Surveillance, examined more than 19 million e-commerce…
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…
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New documentary reveals how Sweden beat smoking
A new documentary lifts the lid on how Sweden became the first country in the world to be declared officially “smoke-free.” Sweden’s smoking rate of just 4.5 per cent (and falling) of its population is just a fraction of the European average…
A potted history of FCTC
The Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) is an international treaty made in response to the global “tobacco epidemic.”
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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…