Adults on low incomes found vapes and nicotine pouches highly convenient, allowing them to manage cravings in places where smoking is impossible.
Both products significantly reduced cigarette use among participants, with some reporting they no longer craved cigarettes at all.
Many participants…
Systematic review finds consistently lower toxicant and inflammatory biomarker levels in heated tobacco users than in smokers
Studies report comparable or modestly improved respiratory function among heated tobacco users
Biomarkers tied to cancer risk, oxidative stress and cardiovascular strain were significantly reduced…
Poland’s Ministry of Health has proposed legislation that would outlaw all disposable vapes - including nicotine-free products - under a broad amendment to the country’s tobacco laws.
The draft bill, UD213, aims to curb youth nicotine use and address health and environmental…
A new nationwide survey suggests the majority of UK adults are unable to distinguish legal vaping products from illegal ones. The findings raise concerns about consumer safety and an escalating black market following the July 2025 disposable vape ban.
The research, conducted…
Four popular nicotine e-liquids produced dramatically less toxicity in human lung cells than cigarette smoke.
No reactive oxygen species (ROS) - a major marker of oxidative stress - were detected from any flavoured e-liquid aerosol.
Trace metals and microplastics in the e-liquids…
Vaping expenses will rise significantly next year following the tax increase confirmed in today’s Autumn Budget.
Chancellor Rachel Reeves used her statement to reaffirm that a new excise duty on e-liquids will come into force from October 2025, marking the most substantial…
At a European Parliament hearing last week, the Smoke-Free Partnership (SFP) told MEPs that 29 per cent of Swedish 17-year-old students currently use oral nicotine products.
The figure was used to challenge Sweden’s harm-reduction strategy - the same strategy that has helped…
A rising share of MEPs believe novel nicotine products are as harmful as or more harmful than smoking - despite clear scientific evidence that non-combustible alternatives carry far lower risks.
The new Ecigintelligence analysis shows that while awareness of vaping, heated tobacco…
Public health communication around nicotine is full of mixed messages. From blurring key scientific distinctions to issuing guidance that treats very different products as interchangeable, several high-profile campaigns risk confusing the very people they aim to inform.
Here are six examples of…
