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State backing may be key to vape-assisted quitting, commentary says

England’s “Swap to Stop” scheme was linked to a rise in vape-assisted quit attempts Around 125,000 additional attempts were estimated in the first year Researchers suggest government backing may influence perceptions and behaviour The programme may act both as a practical intervention…

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9/10 Dutch vapers are using illegal products, new research shows

Almost nine in ten people who vape in the Netherlands are using illegal products or buying through illegal channels, according to new research - after a nationwide ban on flavoured vapes. The study, Donkere wolken by research agency Bureau Beke for the…

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Ireland urged to explore Australia-style pharmacy-only vape sales

Calls to restrict vape sales to pharmacies have resurfaced in Ireland, after a regional health forum asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to examine whether an Australian-style model could help curb youth vaping. It’s a move that has also raised questions about…

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OPINION: The Commission just buried its own report on tobacco law. Why?

The EU is right to be ashamed of its evaluation report on nicotine policy. Even its own watchdogs have disowned it. Two years ago, I wrote about the EU Commission burying its own smoking data, and opined on why they might have…

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Orbán loses in Hungary. Could this spell the end for Olivér Várhelyi as Health Commissioner?

The Hungarian Commissioner and Orbán loyalist has been at the vanguard of spreading outright falsehoods about safer nicotine products. Now Orbán is gone, will he go too? Many in Brussels were popping champagne last night as quasi-dictator Viktor Orbán was decisively ejected…

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Vaping cancer review sparks expert backlash over ‘deeply misleading’ claims

A new paper suggesting links between vaping and cancer has triggered strong criticism from leading experts, who warn its conclusions are “misleading” and risk confusing the public. The study, published in Carcinogenesis, examined potential cancer risks associated with vape use, drawing on…

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Vaping overtakes smoking for the first time in UK, CoEHAR analysis shows

Vaping has surpassed smoking in Great Britain for the first time on record 10.0% of adults now use vapes, compared with 9.1% who smoke Smoking has halved since 2011, falling from 20.2% to 10.6% The vast majority of people who vape are…

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Vaping rises as smoking declines to record low, new CDC data shows

Cigarette smoking in the United States has fallen to its lowest level on record, as vape use continues to rise, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The report found that 9.8 per cent of U.S.…

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EU tax plan could target vapes to fund cancer strategy

A new proposal in the European Parliament could see vapes taxed across the EU to help fund future cancer programmes. According to a report by Romanian MEP Vlad Voiculescu, the bloc should raise €2 billion through new levies on nicotine products and…

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