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Flavour bans cut youth vaping – but slow cigarette smoking decline, study finds

Flavour bans led to drops in vaping among young adults and adults over 25 Youth vape use declined faster in states with bans But youth and young adult smoking rates fell more slowly in those states compared to those without bans Researchers…

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New Zealand nears smoke-free status thanks to vaping, says minister

New Zealand is on the cusp of becoming one of the first countries to go officially smoke-free - and it’s thanks to vaping and other safer nicotine alternatives, according to its Associate Minister of Health. In a passionate parliamentary speech, Casey Costello…

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Illegal vape sales persist across UK despite disposables ban

UK retailers are being asked daily for banned disposable vapes, and in many places they’re still being sold illegally, according to new findings. A Scottish Grocers’ Federation (SGF) survey of its members reveals that almost a third (31 per cent) of retailers…

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Voices of Harm Reduction Pt 8: Arielle Selya

Arielle Selya is a former academic turned consultant. She set out to prove that the “gateway hypothesis” - that vaping leads to smoking in young people - was real, but ended up disproving it. When many of her peers refused to listen…

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Vaping better for gums than smoking, says major German review

Vaping and other smoke-free nicotine products cause less oral harm than smoking Combustible cigarette users showed the worst results across four oral health categories Vapers landed between smokers and never-users on most measures More research is needed, but early signs suggest harm…

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Anti-vaping messages discourage smokers from quitting, warns new review

Public health messages warning of the dangers of vaping may be contributing to a growing misperception that vapes are just as harmful as smoking, a new King’s College London review has said. Published in Addiction, the systematic review examined 85 studies assessing…

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STUDY: Flavour bans make things worse

Flavor bans for vaping are associated with increased cigarette use and black-market activity, including the risk of youth access and reduced consumer safety, according to a new policy paper from the Tholos Foundation. The report draws on a combination of academic literature,…

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Disposable ban fails to stick as quarter of UK retailers break the law

Nearly one in four UK vape retailers are selling disposable vapes illegally just weeks after they were banned, according to a new investigation. The findings, published by online nicotine retailer Haypp, show that 23 per cent of shops visited by mystery shoppers…

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Public confusion over vaping risks is missed opportunity to help smokers quit, warns ASH

Adult vaping rates have stalled at 10 per cent, while smoking remains unchanged at 13 per cent More than half (56 per cent) of adults now wrongly believe vaping is as or more harmful than smoking Teen vaping has plateaued, but youth…

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