Mexico has begun enforcing a sweeping new ban on vapes, raising the risk of jail time and heavy fines for travellers who bring vape products into the country.
The measures came into force on January 17, 2026, following the publication of a…
David Zaruk (aka the Risk Monger) has been an EU risk and science communications specialist since 2000, active in EU policy events from REACH and SCALE to the Pesticides Directive. He is the editor of The Firebreak. He recently published an investigation…
A tightly controlled webinar that excluded many consumer voices has mounted a sharp attack on Sweden’s world-leading record on smoking reduction - dismissing the role of safer nicotine products and questioning the science behind harm reduction.
The closed-door forum, Sweden: Setting it…
Youth vaping in New Zealand has fallen sharply and smoking among teenagers is at historic lows, according to new national data from the ASH Year 10 Snapshot Survey.
Health experts say the findings directly challenge claims that vaping acts as a “gateway”…
The author is Associate Professor at the Institute of Nuclear Sciences, National Autonomous University of Mexico.
Politico’s coverage of an event held by the European Respiratory Society reminds me just how “tobacco control” has become a toxic ocean full of “experts” indulging…
Paddy Pimblett has said vaping helped him manage his weight and control his food cravings after a viral video circulated in the build-up to his interim lightweight title fight with Justin Gaethje.
Footage emerged last week showing the Liverpool fighter taking a…
Nearly half of participants who smoked at the start of the study were not smoking after 10 weeks.
Weekly cigarette use among participants fell from 15.9% to 8.1%.
Almost a quarter of users switched completely from other tobacco products to nicotine pouches.…
Smokers who quit smoking with the help of vapes were less likely to relapse than those who quit using nicotine replacement therapy.
Continued use of vapes after quitting was linked to lower relapse rates up to one year.
The study analysed data…
The European Commission appears to have found a new tactic when it comes to responding to the views of people who respond to their consultations with opinions they don’t like: call them fake and ignore them.
Politico reported this morning that David…