The share of UK adults who smoke has fallen to 10.6 per cent, the lowest since records began in 2011.
Among 18 to 24-year-olds, smoking has dropped dramatically from 25.7 per cent in 2011 to 8.1 per cent in 2024.
Vaping use…
Australia’s aggressive tobacco and vaping taxes have created a $5 billion (€2.8 billion) illicit market, which experts have branded “the worst example of bad policy in the world.” Instead of reducing harm, the clampdown has pushed smokers and vapers towards unregulated products,…
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…
Seizures of illegal vapes are soaring in the UK, sparking warnings the disposable ban is driving more people into the black market.
UK retailers are being asked daily for banned disposable vapes, and in many places they’re still being sold illegally, according to new findings. A Scottish Grocers’ Federation (SGF) survey of its members reveals that almost a third (31 per cent) of retailers…
Smokers given flavoured vapes were three times more likely to quit than those using gum or lozenges
Nearly one in three vape users stayed smoke-free after six months, versus one in 10 using nicotine replacement therapy (NRT)
Fewer side effects were reported…
Shock new data shows smoking and vaping rates are surging among young Australians despite the sweeping ban on vapes. Young people aged 18 to 24 now have the highest rate of smoking or vaping of any age group in Australia, with 28…
Vapers in the UK could be fined hundreds of pounds when new legislation comes in next week. From Saturday June 1, it will be illegal for businesses in England, Wales and Northern Ireland to sell or supply disposable vapes - even non-nicotine…
The UK island of Guernsey has passed new legislation banning disposable vapes and the sale and marketing of vapes to under 18s. The new regulations were passed unanimously, by 40 votes to zero, by the assembly last week. Deputy Al Brouard, president…