A European Commissioner has come under fire for spreading misinformation about nicotine, just months after another senior EU official made similarly inaccurate claims about vaping.
On September 30, Olivér Várhelyi, the Hungarian Commissioner responsible for health and animal welfare, wrote on X…
New evidence shows that four countries are proving safer nicotine alternatives can cut smoking rates, prevent disease and save lives.
The findings come from The Safer Nicotine Revolution: Global Lessons, Healthier Futures, a new report that tracks how products such as nicotine…
International health experts are calling on governments to embrace safer nicotine alternatives as proven tools to cut smoking, prevent disease and save lives.
The appeal comes in The Safer Nicotine Revolution: Global Lessons, Healthier Futures, a landmark new report published ahead of…
Spain is preparing a sweeping outdoor ban on both smoking and vaping. The draft law would outlaw their use on bar and restaurant terraces, beaches, stadiums, bus stops, children’s play areas and sports centres.
Vapes, heated tobacco, shisha and nicotine pouches would…
Nicotine pouches are becoming increasingly popular in Wales, with new figures showing sales volumes rose by 92 per cent between 2023 and 2024.
A study reported by the South Wales Argus found that 59 per cent of people who started using nicotine…
Health experts say Brussels is putting Sweden’s smoke-free success at risk, warning that a huge EU tax hike on nicotine pouches could dismantle the world’s leading harm reduction model.
Smoke Free Sweden, a global public health initiative, submitted its response to the…
The European Union (EU) is facing a mounting backlash over proposals to impose sweeping new bloc-wide taxes on safer nicotine products.
Advocates warn the measures would undermine public health goals, drive people back to smoking, and ignore scientific evidence on tobacco harm…
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…
Flavor bans for vaping are associated with increased cigarette use and black-market activity, including the risk of youth access and reduced consumer safety, according to a new policy paper from the Tholos Foundation. The report draws on a combination of academic literature,…
