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UK Government consults on expanding smoke-free rules in England
The UK Government will today (Friday) launch a 12-week public consultation on proposals to extend smoke-free legislation in England, as part of its 10 Year Health Plan. The consultation will run from 13 February to 8 May and will help shape regulations…
French health agency confirms vaping far less harmful than smoking
ANSES says vaping’s health effects are not of equivalent severity to those caused by tobacco
Risks from vaping remain lower than those associated with smoking
No tumours identified in people who vape
Exposure to key toxic compounds reduced by 80% to nearly…
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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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Voices of Harm Reduction Pt 2: Lindsey Stroud
Lindsey Stroud started her journey as a political staffer and found her passion for tobacco harm reduction when she joined the Heartland Institute in 2016, diving into the world of vaping advocacy.
‘Banning disposable vapes will fuel illicit market’ – action groups speak out against UK ban
The UK’s disposable vape ban will put children at greater risk by fuelling the black market, action groups have warned.
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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…