Japan has seen cigarette use fall sharply over the past decade alongside the rapid growth of heated tobacco products (HTPs) - a shift public health advocates say offers lessons for Taiwan’s smoke-free push. In a recent post on X, Smoke Free Sweden…
Sweden’s record on smoking reduction has been put before UK lawmakers. Campaigners and experts urged Parliament to follow evidence showing that harm reduction cuts smoking rates while bans fuel illicit markets and slow progress. At a Westminster event organised by Quit Like…
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…
Six months after the disposable vape ban, illicit products are still widely available. Waste companies are also reporting daily fires caused by discarded vapes, casting serious doubt on whether the crackdown is working. A return visit by LBC to Nottingham found that…
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…
Poland’s Ministry of Health has proposed legislation that would outlaw all disposable vapes - including nicotine-free products - under a broad amendment to the country’s tobacco laws. The draft bill, UD213, aims to curb youth nicotine use and address health and environmental…
Youth vaping in New Zealand has fallen sharply, with new national data showing regular use has halved in just two years. The findings come from the latest ASH Year 10 Snapshot Survey, which polls more than 30,000 students each year. It’s a…
At a European Parliament hearing last week, the Smoke-Free Partnership (SFP) told MEPs that 29 per cent of Swedish 17-year-old students currently use oral nicotine products. The figure was used to challenge Sweden’s harm-reduction strategy - the same strategy that has helped…
New Zealand - which has some of the world’s lowest smoking rates and highest cigarette taxes - has been given the “dirty ashtray” award by the Global Alliance on Tobacco Control (GATC) in a move that brings into stark focus just how…