Spain asks for public’s views on flavoured vapes ban
The ban is part of the new ‘Anti-Tobacco Plan,’ which aims to limit products that cause a risk to young people’s health and are a ‘gateway’ to smoking.
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Vaping NOT scientifically linked with respiratory symptoms, groundbreaking study finds
The research, published in the journal Scientific Reports, compared respiratory symptoms among adults who vape - but crucially, have never been regular smokers - with those who have never smoked or vaped.
Disposable vapes ban will lead to children “smoking behind bike sheds,” UK MP warns
Sir Christopher Chope pointed to the government’s own impact assessment report, which found that as many as 29 per cent of current vapers could be driven back into smoking as a result of the ban.
Switching to vaping from smoking improves respiratory health, new study finds
The paper, published in the journal Nicotine and Tobacco Research by Oxford University Press, observed a group of adult smokers in the U.S. who had reported a baseline cough or wheeze.
Maura Higgins stocks up on vapes before heading into the I’m a Celeb jungle
The 33-year-old Irish beauty is expected to be a late entrant to the jungle camp along with Reverend Richard Coles.
South Africa's tough new vapes bill could lead to more smokers, health committee warns
The South African government has drafted a new Tobacco Bill that aims to put vaping on a par with smoking in how it is regulated.
Sweden becomes first country to be officially declared “smoke free”
The data, released by Sweden’s public health agency today, shows that just 4.5 per cent of Swedish-born adults now smoke - well under the globally recognised benchmark of five per cent to achieve smoke free status.
Calling out fake news part 6: prohibitionists getting owned by community notes
It’s been a while since we collected that latest prohibitionist fails on X. But that doesn’t mean there haven’t been any recently. The disinformation scene has been alive and kicking, and we thought it was about time we shone a light on it again.
UK vape clampdown could lead to more smokers, government’s own report warns
An “unintended consequence” of banning disposable vapes and certain flavours “is that it could encourage more people to try smoking” it says.
EU won’t meet its ‘smoke-free’ target for 76 years, shock new report finds
The EU has set itself a goal of being declared smoke free, defined by the World Health Organisation as having a smoking rate of under five per cent, by 2040.
Voices of Harm Reduction Pt 6: Kurt Yeo
Kurt Yeo left a 16-year corporate career in information systems to help smokers switch to vaping after he did so himself over a decade ago.
Sweden set to be declared world’s first ‘smoke-free’ country
The Scandinavian country has by far the lowest smoking rate in Europe, having fallen from 15 per cent in 2007 to 5.6 per cent in 2022.