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Nearly half of smokers quit after switching to nicotine pouches, U.S. study finds

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.…

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Continuing to vape linked to lower risk of smoking relapse, UK trial finds

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…

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Teen nicotine use shifts away from cigarettes as smoking continues to fall, global study finds

A WHO-backed analysis found teenagers were more likely to use non-combustible nicotine products than cigarettes in 31 of 57 countries studied Public health authorities say vaping is substantially less harmful than smoking, because it avoids tobacco combustion Long-term projections show teen cigarette…

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Lab study’s passive vaping claims don’t match real-world exposure, say experts

Experts say a lab study on “passive vaping” does not reflect what bystanders actually breathe in real life. The experiment used a machine to pump vape aerosol into a tiny sealed chamber, which critics say can exaggerate exposure levels. Roberto A. Sussman…

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Scary headlines, shaky science: why some vaping studies don’t add up

Some recent studies linking vaping to heart disease and cancer rely on weak or inconsistent methods. Experts say “adjusting for smoking” is often done too crudely to separate vaping risks from decades of past smoking. Reviews that combine flawed studies can give…

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“Factually wrong”: experts destroy study used by EU Commission to justify nicotine clampdown

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,…

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Restricting vape options makes dual users more likely to choose cigarettes, new U.S. study finds

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…

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Study challenges ‘gateway’ claims finding vapes involved in only 5% of teen smoking starts

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’…

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Vapes and nicotine pouches help low-income smokers cut back, Brown University study finds

Adults on low incomes found vapes and nicotine pouches highly convenient, allowing them to manage cravings in places where smoking is impossible. Both products significantly reduced cigarette use among participants, with some reporting they no longer craved cigarettes at all. Many participants…

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