AS Roma fans at the Stadio Olimpico on Sunday were joined by Hollywood actor Mel Gibson, who was photographed with two tins of what appear to be nicotine pouches in his pockets.
The photos were shared by Lega Serie A’s official X…
President Donald Trump’s pledge to “save vaping” is drawing criticism from vapers and harm-reduction advocates, who say his administration has instead overseen a crackdown on the very products he promised to protect.
In September 2024, Trump wrote on his platform Truth Social…
International health experts are calling on governments to embrace safer nicotine alternatives as proven tools to cut smoking, prevent disease and save lives.
The appeal comes in The Safer Nicotine Revolution: Global Lessons, Healthier Futures, a landmark new report published ahead of…
Spain is preparing a sweeping outdoor ban on both smoking and vaping. The draft law would outlaw their use on bar and restaurant terraces, beaches, stadiums, bus stops, children’s play areas and sports centres.
Vapes, heated tobacco, shisha and nicotine pouches would…
New Zealand’s rapid decline in smoking rates - driven by a rapid switch to vaping - is helping to narrow some of the country’s starkest health inequalities, according to a public health expert.
“A Pākehā [New Zealander of European descent] boy born…
Australia’s crackdown on vaping is failing, with new official figures showing only a trickle of legal sales through pharmacies while the black market thrives.
Since October, ‘therapeutic vapes’ - legal, regulated products with limited flavours - have only been available to buy…
Most under-18s who vape are sourcing vapes through the black market, new polling suggests - a warning sign that restrictions and bans are failing to keep products out of young people’s hands.
A survey of 2,000 adults and 500 youths aged 15…
Health experts say Brussels is putting Sweden’s smoke-free success at risk, warning that a huge EU tax hike on nicotine pouches could dismantle the world’s leading harm reduction model.
Smoke Free Sweden, a global public health initiative, submitted its response to the…
Five staff members working at the World Health Organisation’s tobacco control department earn more than the UK Prime Minister and the French President, new figures released by the WHO show; with the highest paid staff member (presumably Head of the Secretariat Adriana…