As the UK clamps down on youth vaping, new evidence suggests the approach could have unintended consequences for older smokers.
Research shows that over-55s are the most likely to use vaping to give up cigarettes, but current proposals under the Tobacco and…
An academic article used by EU Commissioner Oliver Varhelyi to justify his assertion that safer nicotine products are as dangerous as smoking has been taken apart by a leading tobacco and nicotine expert.
“In my view this is not a scientific review,…
EU Health Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi has declared that new nicotine products such as vapes, heated tobacco and nicotine pouches are “one hundred per cent” as harmful as traditional cigarettes.
Commissioner rejects harm reduction distinction
In an interview with Euractiv, Várhelyi was asked…
Spain’s planned crackdown on vaping is facing pushback from regulators and hospitality groups, with warnings that a disposable vape ban could damage competition, confuse tourists and yield little public health benefit.
Regulator urges alternatives to vape ban
Concerns intensified after the National…
Mexico is moving to impose some of the world’s harshest penalties on vaping. New legal reforms would criminalise the production and sale of vapes nationwide.
The Senate has passed changes to the General Health Law that would allow authorities to impose prison…
The European Commission has announced that revisions to its tobacco control laws will be fast tracked, with a proposal now expected next year.
A leaked draft of its Cardiovascular plan - now renamed the Safe Hearts Plan - obtained by EurActiv and…
Two recent stories - Dutch teens “flooding” hospitals after vaping and Belgian kids supposedly being “hooked” on hidden opioids in vapes - sound terrifying.
They also risk seriously misleading the public about what’s really going on with youth nicotine and drugs. Let’s…
In a lab study of 41 adults who both smoke and vape, limiting vape flavour and device options made cigarettes more likely to be chosen
When only a tobacco-flavoured vape was available, people chose cigarettes more often and vaped less
Even when…
New review finds vaping involved in just 5.3% of teen cigarette experimentation in analysed cohorts
Most ‘gateway’ studies excluded nearly two thirds of teen vapers and three quarters of new smokers from their main analysis
Study design prevents detecting any potential ‘diversion’…
