I was interviewed for the European Correspondent at last week’s Global Forum on Nicotine, which I assume will publish the usual “Big Tobacco Stooges” style hit piece on us at some point. The journalist (who asked me not to mention their name)…
I was born in 1963 which technically makes me a Baby Boomer but I certainly wasn’t experiencing the scene at Woodstock. I have referred to those born in the early 60s under a generational subset known as “Generation AIDS”. I was coming…
The WHO is urging governments to consider strict regulation - and potentially bans - on nicotine pouches, warning they risk creating “a new generation” addicted to nicotine
The report argues nicotine pouches are being marketed with “youthful themes”, sweet flavours and “discreet”…
New Zealand has cut its smoking rate almost in half in just six years, with vaping playing a central role in one of the world’s fastest declines in cigarette use.
A major new report on global tobacco harm reduction says New Zealand’s…
In this insightful interview, Hayley van Loon, CEO of Crime Stoppers International, details the alarming convergence of organised crime and state actors across global illicit trades, particularly focusing on the illicit tobacco industry. She highlights how this $4.2 trillion "Illegal Empire" is…
Five years after Canada first pledged to crack down on flavoured vaping products, the federal government still cannot say when - or even if - national restrictions will happen.
The delay is becoming increasingly awkward for Ottawa. Not only has the Liberal…
A major new review of US vaping research is raising uncomfortable questions about how some of the most influential studies on vaping and smoking cessation are designed - and whether they may be systematically overlooking people who successfully stop smoking by switching…
A global smoking rate below 5% by 2040 is described as “a realistic, measurable and equitable target”
Current tobacco control measures alone are unlikely to reduce smoking fast enough
Wider access to “regulated smoke-free nicotine alternatives” could accelerate declines significantly
Evidence from…
For years, headlines have warned that vaping may cause heart attacks, stroke, liver disease, cancer and now even chronic kidney disease.
The claims are often sensational - and widely shared. Once they are published in peer-reviewed journals, they can look like hard…