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EU Member States have today agreed not to push for bans on safer nicotine products at the WHO’s bi-annual tobacco control summit, COP 11, after a large group of countries refused to accept the Commission’s…
France’s planned ban on nicotine pouches from next spring could be in jeopardy after a series of amendments were tabled in the National Assembly aimed at softening or replacing the measure.
The prohibition, due to take effect in March 2026, is part…
Nicotine vapes help more people quit smoking than nicotine replacement therapies such as patches or gum
People using nicotine vapes are also more likely to quit than those using non-nicotine vapes or no support at all
Rates of side effects and serious…
UPDATE - 3rd November 2025 - we've now seen the version of the paper that will be discussed by EU Ambassadors on Wednesday. Possible bans on safer nicotine products are still part of the text.
When EU negotiations go late into the…
A new paper claims vape liquids can release harmful chemicals when overheated.
Experts say the tests used in the study don’t match how people actually vape.
Human studies show no measurable breathing or eye problems after short-term exposure to high levels of…
President Donald Trump’s pledge to “save vaping” is drawing criticism from vapers and harm-reduction advocates, who say his administration has instead overseen a crackdown on the very products he promised to protect.
In September 2024, Trump wrote on his platform Truth Social…
New Zealand’s rapid decline in smoking rates - driven by a rapid switch to vaping - is helping to narrow some of the country’s starkest health inequalities, according to a public health expert.
“A Pākehā [New Zealander of European descent] boy born…
State flavour bans cut vape use among 18 to 24-year-olds by around two to three percentage points
But cigarette use rose by a similar amount in the same group, creating a net health loss
Young people aged 14 to 17 showed little…
Confusion among U.S. doctors about nicotine may be costing lives, with nearly half mistakenly believing it causes cancer, a new study has found.
According to a survey of 1,565 medical professionals conducted by Povaddo Research, 47 per cent of doctors, nurses, and…