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.
The Australian government has been accused of an ‘outrageous double standard’ after denying compensation to legal vape shops left bankrupt due to the vape ban.
The African nations of Namibia and South Africa have moved to impose tighter restrictions on vaping and other nicotine alternatives.
The risks of smoking are clear: cigarettes kill over half of their long-term users. The tobacco epidemic is one of the biggest public health threats the world has ever faced, killing more than eight million people per year worldwide.