Most of the Love Island 2026 villa has been smoking or vaping off camera, according to dumped contestant Namibia, who has named the Islanders using nicotine behind the scenes.
The ITV2 series no longer shows smoking or vaping on screen, but Namibia…
This letter was sent to two Members of the European Parliament who asked the EU Commission how it planned to handle consumer mobilisation campaigns on harm reduction. The question cited out “Fix the Flaws” campaign directly. Hello,
It's been brought to…
More than half of UK smokers wrongly believe vaping is as harmful as, or more harmful than, cigarettes, raising fears that confused public messaging could stop people switching away from smoking.
New analysis by Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) found that…
New Zealand’s adult smoking rate began falling much faster after 2018/19, as vaping became more widely available and was recognised as a quit aid.
The annual rate of decline in daily smoking became around five times faster among both all adults and…
Nearly half of US online nicotine pouch customers first tried the products to quit smoking, vaping or both, according to a new survey that adds to the debate over how smoke-free nicotine alternatives should be regulated.
The report, released by Nicokick.com and…
Ireland has moved closer to banning most flavoured vapes after new nicotine laws cleared the Dáil.
The Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) (Amendment) Bill 2026 passed its final stage in the Dáil on Wednesday and will now go to…
Vape shops in Scotland are set to lose business rates relief from 1 April 2027, under a Scottish Government move that puts specialist vape retailers at the centre of a wider row over high streets, public health and smoking harm reduction.
Deputy…
A UK policy model estimated that 841,302 smokers and ex-smokers do not smoke because flavoured vaping liquids are available.
The same model estimated that 125,034 non-smoking young people experiment with vapes because of flavours, with 48,764 subsequently smoking under its assumptions.
The…
Exclusive cigarette smoking fell sharply among US adults who used cigarettes or vapes between 2014 and 2024.
Exclusive vaping rose from 5.5% to 39.9% of cigarette and/or vape use over the same period.
The shift was strongest among adults aged 18 to…
