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Nicotine’s Terrifying Little Secret

What is keeping Bloomberg-funded activists and scientists awake at night and compelling them to lie? Health warning: This article may present information that is deemed offensive to individuals who prefer to live in a reality that coheres with their dogmatic preconceptions. A…

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US defence bill would test vapes and nicotine pouches to help troops quit smoking

A little-noticed provision in a defence bill passed by the US House of Representatives would allow the Pentagon to test whether vapes, nicotine pouches and heated tobacco products can help active-duty troops stop smoking. Section 707 of H.R. 8800, the National Defense…

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Top EU health official contradicts Commissioner on vaping and pouch risks

Cracks have appeared in the EU’s approach to nicotine science as the EU Commission’s top public health official, Sandra Gallina, publicly contradicted her boss and Health Commissioner Oliver Varheyli on the relative risks of nicotine products. Gallina, whose official title is “Director…

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Vape tax could leave stop-smoking services with fewer vape kits, expert warns

The UK’s incoming vape tax could mean stop-smoking services in England provide fewer vape kits or support smokers for less time, a smoking cessation consultant has warned. Sairah Salim-Sartoni said the Vaping Products Duty could increase costs for local public health departments…

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US youth vaping rate down 74% as scientist questions ‘epidemic’ label

Current vape use among US middle and high school students fell from about 20 per cent in 2019 to 5.2 per cent in 2025, a decline of roughly 74 per cent. Cigarette smoking stood at 1.4 per cent, while 7.2 per cent…

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Vape shops are “antisocial”, says UK PM. Illegal vapes aren’t.

It used to be that the proliferation of charity shops was considered the canary in the coal mine for the UK High Street. These days, that honour goes to the humble vape shop. Though unlike Oxfam and the British Heart Foundation, they're…

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Full switch from smoking to vaping linked to lower heart risk, review finds

Exclusive vaping substantially reduces exposure to toxic chemicals linked to cardiovascular disease compared with cigarette smoking, the review found. Smokers who switched completely showed favourable changes in markers linked to inflammation, blood clotting, cholesterol and blood-vessel health. Population studies generally associated exclusive…

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Vape restrictions risk slowing smoking decline after New Zealand’s fivefold acceleration

Governments have been urged to reconsider flavour bans, high taxes and other restrictions on vaping after research found New Zealand’s smoking decline accelerated fivefold as vaping became more widely used. Smoke Free Sweden said the findings strengthened the case for keeping smoke-free…

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HMRC vape tax challenged over ‘flawed’ e-liquid use estimate

HMRC may have underestimated how much e-liquid people use when calculating the impact of Britain’s incoming vape tax, according to Vape Club director Dan Marchant. The Vaping Products Duty will apply from 1 October at a flat rate of 22p for every…

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