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Court overturns vaping ban on Barcelona beaches

A vaping ban on Barcelona’s beaches has been overturned after a successful appeal from anti-smoking campaigners. The Former Smokers Association appealed against the local legislation that has been in force since July 2022. Being caught vaping or smoking on the seafront of…

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Spain risks undoing smoking success with vape ban, report warns

Spain is set to undo its recent drop in smoking rates by heavily restricting safer alternatives, a new report has warned. Last year, Ministry of Health statistics revealed an impressive 22 per cent decline in Spain’s daily smoking rates, which dropped from…

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‘Era of criminal enterprise’ feared ahead of UK disposable vapes ban

The upcoming disposable vapes ban could trigger a new ‘era of criminal enterprise,’ an MP and health advocates have warned. The UK’s disposable vapes ban is set to come into effect on June 1 with the aim of curbing youth vaping. However,…

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Tobacco and Vapes Bill moves closer to becoming law

The UK’s controversial Tobacco and Vapes Bill has taken a major step closer to becoming law. It has completed its report stage and third reading in the House of Commons with its second reading in the House of Lords scheduled for April…

Harm Reduction

Spotted: celebrities who vape

Here are some well-known celebrities who vape, with many attributing it to helping them quit smoking. Katy Perry Pop sensation Katy Perry is often spotted enjoying a vape in her downtime. In 2013, she was photographed vaping while enjoying a bottle of…

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Luxembourg criticised for proposing de facto ban on nicotine pouches

Luxembourg has been widely criticised for its proposed ‘de facto’ ban on nicotine pouches. The European Commission, Greece and Sweden have all raised several objections to the draft Bill, which limits the strength of nicotine pouches to a very low 0.048g and…

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France’s vape and nicotine pouch bans could trap millions in smoking, report warns

A new report from global health advocacy group Smoke Free Sweden compares the prohibitive tobacco control policies of France with the Swedes’ more regulatory approach. It highlights how Sweden’s embrace of nicotine alternatives, such as vapes and snus, has resulted in the…

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20 years on, the WHO tobacco treaty is “failing those who need it most,” says global health expert

The World Health Organisation’s (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) - a landmark treaty intended to reduce the global toll of smoking - marked its 20th anniversary last month. But far from stamping out the scourge of smoking, the framework is…

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Smokers who choose menthol or mint vapes stay off cigarettes for longer, study finds

Smokers who switch to menthol or mint flavoured vapes quit cigarettes for longer than those who use tobacco flavour, a new study has found. The study, published in the journal Nicotine and Tobacco Research, set out to understand the role of vape…

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