New Zealand is on the cusp of becoming one of the first countries to go officially smoke-free - and it’s thanks to vaping and other safer nicotine alternatives, according to its Associate Minister of Health.
In a passionate parliamentary speech, Casey Costello…
The World Health Organisation is urging its members to classify “harm reduction” as a tobacco industry narrative, despite the concept being classified as a tobacco control strategy in its own treaty.
A draft agenda for the Conference of the Parties to the…
Australia’s pharmacy-only vape laws are pushing consumers into the arms of organised crime, critics have warned.
Under landmark federal reforms introduced in October, nicotine vapes can only be legally sold in the country through pharmacies.
The policy was designed primarily to curb…
A leading global health expert is urging governments to rethink their approach to safer nicotine products, warning that outdated policies and misconceptions about flavours are costing millions of lives.
Dr. Konstantinos Farsalinos, a cardiologist and tobacco harm reduction researcher from Greece, says…
A junior minister in the Netherlands has compared vaping to heroin and crack cocaine use in a presentation to other politicians.
State Secretary Vincent Karremans told the Dutch House of Representatives that he wants to prevent people from starting to vape and…
Bulgaria’s proposed regulations on vapes and other nicotine alternatives are a “significant backward step” in Europe’s fight against smoking, a global health body has warned.
Smoke-Free Sweden says that if made law, the “short-sighted measures” will deprive adult smokers of crucial tools…
We cover Australia quite a lot on CTA, but you’re the first Aussie we’ve had on this slot so far…
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So I kind of have to start with, what the hell is going on over there? The Government seems…
South Australia has become the first state in Australia to ban the sale of nicotine pouches - but health experts warn the move will “cost thousands of lives”.
The pouches, which release nicotine when placed between the gum and lip, have been…
Bangladesh has implemented a strict ban on all imports of vapes and nicotine pouches.
“It is necessary to take urgent measures to ban these products and ensure the public health and safety of future generations,” the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare…
