Youth vaping in the United States continued to decline in 2025, while smoking among teenagers remained close to historic lows, according to new analysis of the National Youth Tobacco Survey (NYTS).
The data shows that overall tobacco and nicotine product use among…
The guideline states there is “high-certainty evidence that nicotine e-cigarettes improve quit rates versus NRT”
It says public health bodies agree that “regulated e-cigarettes are significantly less harmful than smoking and effective for quitting in dependent smokers, with minimal risk to bystanders”…
Ireland’s government has approved new legislation that would tighten rules on vapes and introduce regulation of nicotine pouches, as ministers push ahead with a broader package of nicotine controls.
The proposed Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) (Amendment) Bill 2026…
Cigarette smoke contains more than 7,000 chemicals, including at least 70 known carcinogens.
Research cited in the viral video states vaping exposes users to “95 percent fewer toxic chemicals” than cigarettes.
Smoking is linked to 480,000 deaths a year in the United…
A group of 23 European experts in tobacco and nicotine science have written to the President of the European Commission, warning that recent statements on vaping and other smoke-free products are “false and misleading”.
In an eight-page letter sent on 25 February,…
Germany is moving to ban menthol vapes and a wide range of e-liquids containing cooling agents under draft regulations that could take effect later in 2026.
The proposal, put forward by the Federal Ministry for Agriculture, would prohibit menthol and other flavourings…
Up to 770,000 UK adults who vape could return to smoking if flavour options were restricted, according to new data, as Parliament debates the Tobacco and Vapes Bill.
The findings are based on a December 2025 Opinium survey of 6,000 UK adults…
Mice exposed to fabrics saturated with vape aerosol residue for four months showed signs of increased blood clotting.
Researchers found faster “bleeding” and “occlusion” times and heightened platelet activity.
Inflammatory markers in blood plasma were altered after prolonged exposure.
The study was…
Biomarker studies show smokers who switch to nicotine pouches see toxic exposure fall by 42-96%, similar to quitting altogether.
Cancer-linked compounds such as tobacco-specific nitrosamines are “undetectable or present at negligible amounts” in pouches.
Exclusive pouch users had 91% lower levels of…
