Italian researchers argue that a recent meta-analysis overstated the evidence linking vaping to COPD.
They say most studies failed to adjust properly for smoking history - the main cause of COPD.
The critics highlight “reverse causation,” where people with COPD may take…
Cigarette smoking among Danish youth has fallen to its lowest level on record, according to a new national survey from Aarhus University’s Centre for Alcohol and Drug Research. The UngMap 2025 study, based on a nationally representative sample of 2,166 respondents aged…
The majority of smokers in the UK now believe vaping is just as harmful - or even more harmful - than smoking tobacco, despite strong evidence that the opposite is true. New figures from Our World in Data show a dramatic reversal…
A new expert analysis has challenged claims that vaping has slowed progress in cutting youth smoking rates in Australia and New Zealand. Recent academic papers from the University of Sydney’s Professor Becky Freeman and her team argue that the rise of vaping…
The World Health Organisation’s upcoming tobacco control summit, COP11, is under fire for framing harm reduction as a “tobacco industry narrative” - a move that critics say sidelines evidence and consumer voices. WHO sets tone for closed debate Set to take place…
The share of UK adults who smoke has fallen to 10.6 per cent, the lowest since records began in 2011.
Among 18 to 24-year-olds, smoking has dropped dramatically from 25.7 per cent in 2011 to 8.1 per cent in 2024.
Vaping use…
Nicotine vapes help more people quit smoking than nicotine replacement therapies such as patches or gum
People using nicotine vapes are also more likely to quit than those using non-nicotine vapes or no support at all
Rates of side effects and serious…
In a major turnaround, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has signalled support for tobacco harm reduction - and suggested that more flavoured vapes could soon be authorised for sale. Speaking at the annual Food and Drug Law Institute (FDLI) Tobacco…
Most laboratory studies using a popular vaping exposure system likely overheated vape aerosol, producing unrealistic toxin levels.
Only 14 of 40 studies gave enough detail to reproduce how the aerosol was generated.
Many ran a high-power device with very low airflow, conditions…
