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Four in ten frequent vapers quit cigarettes within three years, new PATH study finds

Around 42% of adults who smoked and used vapes frequently in 2019 had stopped smoking by 2022, according to a large U.S. longitudinal study. This compares with 20% of similar smokers quitting between 2014 and 2017, suggesting stronger transitions away from cigarettes…

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Review linking vaping to cancer retracted after “serious flaws” found

A scientific review examining vaping and cancer risk has been formally retracted by its journal. Editors said “substantial concerns were raised regarding the methodological integrity, accuracy, and scientific validity of the review.” The investigation identified “multiple serious flaws that materially affect the…

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Nearly half of Europe’s vape market comes from irregular sources, study finds

A new study has found that almost half of the vapes sold across Europe come from irregular sources, highlighting the scale of the illicit and grey market for the products. Researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS say around 48…

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YouTuber powers electric car using 500 discarded vape batteries

A UK engineer and YouTuber has powered a small electric car using a battery pack made from hundreds of discarded vape batteries, highlighting the hidden energy still left inside many disposable devices. Chris Doel, a 27-year-old software and electronics engineer at Jaguar…

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Exhaled vape aerosol fades to background levels within seconds, new study finds

Researchers measuring airborne particles from two popular vape devices found exhaled aerosol returned to near background levels within around 20 seconds. Each puff produced a short spike in particle levels of about 500-900 particles per cubic centimetre. Measurements were taken two metres…

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Singapore passes sweeping anti-vaping law with jail terms of up to 20 years

Singapore’s parliament has passed sweeping new anti-vaping legislation that dramatically increases penalties for vaping-related offences, including prison sentences of up to 20 years in some cases. The Tobacco and Vaporizers Control Act, approved on 6 March, strengthens the city-state’s already strict rules…

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IMF backs harm-based taxes on nicotine products – with lower rates for vapes

A new report linked to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) says taxes on nicotine products should reflect their relative health risks. The authors say many newer nicotine products “reduce exposure to toxicants” compared with cigarettes. They state it “makes sense to tax…

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Czech MEP disappoints with vape tax increase plan

The European Parliament’s lead legislator on the EU’s plans to levy higher taxes on safer nicotine products has shocked vapers by proposing to increase taxes on vapes in his report on the Commission’s plans to amend Europe’s tobacco and nicotine taxes. While…

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Free vape scheme pushes 125,000 more smokers to try quitting

Around 125,000 additional people in England tried to quit smoking using vapes after the Government launched its “Swap to Stop” scheme, according to new research. The study, carried out by researchers from the National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR) Policy…

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