Celebrities like Lily Allen, Slash, Nick Clegg, and Cheryl Cole have all navigated the challenges of quitting smoking, with many turning to alternatives like vaping and snus to successfully kick the habit.
A study in the Harm Reduction Journal has highlighted the impact of increased vaping prevalence on reducing smoking rates among US adults.
The new UK Government led by Keir Starmer has set out plans to introduce a generational smoking ban and stricter controls on vapes and other nicotine products in its legislative agenda for the year.
Clearing the Air can today reveal which MEPs will sit on the European Parliament’s public health committee, known as SANT.
It’s been a bust few weeks in the world of safer nicotine products, what with Australia’s effective prohibition, some European country urging a continent wide flavour ban, and Sweden going the other way and implementing harm-based taxation.
This morning, the Commission got back to Mari Eccles of Politico, and “hit back” at our claims that they tried to bury the most recent Eurobarometer on tobacco and nicotine, saying they put the survey on the website as they normally do.
A leading tobacco control expert from University College London, has taken aim at Australia’s new vape laws – passed by the Senate last week – which limit the sales of vaping products to pharmacies only.
Europe is on course to miss its target of being smoke free by 70 years, according to the latest survey on tobacco use in Europe by the European Commission.
ETHRA, which represents nicotine consumer organisations in Europe, has written to health ministers across Europe urging them to reject a flavour ban at tomorrow’s European Council meeting.