Australia’s new vaping bill will lead to more youth vaping, a booming black market and a hole in tax revenue, a leading professor has warned.
More young people would start smoking if vapes were banned or made more expensive through taxes, a new study says.
Lithuanian lawmakers have proposed a staggering 1,460 per cent tax rise on e-liquids by 2027. Vaping advocates argue that the price increase amounts to a “hidden ban” on vapes, as it will make them unaffordable.
Anti-vape researchers have been accused of double standards in a row over declaring conflicts of interest in scientific journal The Lancet.
An Australian TV news channel has been rapped by a standards watchdog for wrongly portraying an anti-smoking doctor as a representative of Big Tobacco.
The Scottish Government has revealed the new disposable vape ban will leave local retailers billions of pounds out of pocket over the next 10 years.
The ‘gateway hypothesis’ – that young people who vape are more likely to move on to more dangerous cigarettes – has long been cited as a reason to ban nicotine alternatives.
Banning flavoured vapes has led to a rise in young people smoking, a new report reveals.
Here are some well-known stars who are open about vaping – many of whom attribute it to helping them quit smoking.