Australia’s out-of-control vape blackmarket is a warning European countries must heed, harm reduction experts have said.
Since October, vapes can only legally be bought in Australia from a chemist following a consultation with a pharmacist. Disposable and flavoured vapes (except mint, menthol…
The Greek government has drafted a new bill that will ban all flavoured vapes except tobacco and menthol.
The legislation, announced by Minister of Health Adonis Georgiadis, is set to be presented to Parliament next month.
Georgiadis is reported to have said:…
Spain is set to undo its recent drop in smoking rates by heavily restricting safer alternatives, a new report has warned.
Last year, Ministry of Health statistics revealed an impressive 22 per cent decline in Spain’s daily smoking rates, which dropped from…
Poland is drafting a new law to ban the sale of disposable vapes, regardless of whether they contain nicotine.
The Polish Ministry of Health said it plans to outlaw all single-use vapes in a bid to prevent young people from taking up…
A new report from global health advocacy group Smoke Free Sweden compares the prohibitive tobacco control policies of France with the Swedes’ more regulatory approach. It highlights how Sweden’s embrace of nicotine alternatives, such as vapes and snus, has resulted in the…
South Korea’s proposed legislation to crack down on synthetic nicotine - which is used in vapes - has been thrown out of parliament.
The Bill to regulate synthetic nicotine products failed to be passed by the National Assembly Standing Committee on Monday. …
Poland’s proposed Bill banning the sale of flavoured Heated Tobacco Products (HTPs) is a step closer to being made law.
The Polish Senate Health Committee has approved the Bill, which will outlaw HTPs with “characteristic flavours.” This includes all flavours other than…
European commissioner Wopke Hoekstra made the false claim that “vaping kills” in a public address to parliament.
Speaking at the Subcommittee on Tax Matters on February 6, Hoekstra inaccurately stated that vaping kills in the same way as smoking.
He said: “700,000…
Nicotine is not carcinogenic and does not cause heart disease, a leading cardiologist has told a doctors’ convention.
Professor Reuven Zimlichman, Director of the Institute for Quality in Medicine at the Israeli Medical Association, explained that nicotine is addictive but does not…
