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“Factually wrong”: experts destroy study used by EU Commission to justify nicotine clampdown

An academic article used by EU Commissioner Oliver Varhelyi to justify his assertion that safer nicotine products are as dangerous as smoking has been taken apart by a leading tobacco and nicotine expert. “In my view this is not a scientific review,…

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EU Health Commissioner doubles down on tobacco-harm stance

EU Health Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi has declared that new nicotine products such as vapes, heated tobacco and nicotine pouches are “one hundred per cent” as harmful as traditional cigarettes. Commissioner rejects harm reduction distinction In an interview with Euractiv, Várhelyi was asked…

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Mexico threatens eight years of jail in crackdown on vape sales

Mexico is moving to impose some of the world’s harshest penalties on vaping. New legal reforms would criminalise the production and sale of vapes nationwide. The Senate has passed changes to the General Health Law that would allow authorities to impose prison…

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EU to fast track new nicotine laws: proposal expected next year

The European Commission has announced that revisions to its tobacco control laws will be fast tracked, with a proposal now expected next year. A leaked draft of its Cardiovascular plan - now renamed the Safe Hearts Plan - obtained by EurActiv and…

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Panic over vapes, opioids and Dutch teens – what the science actually says

Two recent stories - Dutch teens “flooding” hospitals after vaping and Belgian kids supposedly being “hooked” on hidden opioids in vapes - sound terrifying. They also risk seriously misleading the public about what’s really going on with youth nicotine and drugs. Let’s…

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Restricting vape options makes dual users more likely to choose cigarettes, new U.S. study finds

In a lab study of 41 adults who both smoke and vape, limiting vape flavour and device options made cigarettes more likely to be chosen When only a tobacco-flavoured vape was available, people chose cigarettes more often and vaped less Even when…

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Study challenges ‘gateway’ claims finding vapes involved in only 5% of teen smoking starts

New review finds vaping involved in just 5.3% of teen cigarette experimentation in analysed cohorts Most ‘gateway’ studies excluded nearly two thirds of teen vapers and three quarters of new smokers from their main analysis Study design prevents detecting any potential ‘diversion’…

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Illegal vapes still on sale as fires surge six months after UK ban

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…

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