Ireland set to ban disposable vapes and flavours
Cabinet approval was given earlier this week to draft laws tabled by Health Minister Stephen Donnelly.
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EXCLUSIVE - EU tobacco control group declared that their staff had not worked on tobacco for four years to get EU contract revising vape laws
The European Network on Smoking Prevention declared that its staff members “have not…had any professional involvement in any project related to tobacco in the last four years”.
Voices of Harm Reduction Pt 1: Skip Murray
Skip Murray opened a vape shop with her son in Minnesota in 2015, which was forced to close due to ever burdensome FDA regulations, the pandemic and the EVALI misinformation scandal. She has since become a tireless advocate for safer nicotine products.
Canada’s nicotine pouch ban is “deadly error defying science,” health experts warn
Canada’s new ban on nicotine pouches is a “deadly error” and “backward step” in the global fight against the toll of tobacco, health experts have warned.
Teen vaping in U.S. hits 10-year low
Half a million fewer school-aged children vaped this year than last, according to the 2024 National Youth Tobacco Survey.
Canada bans sale of nicotine pouches outside of pharmacies
The Canadian government has banned the sale of nicotine pouches outside of pharmacies.
Better access to vapes could save 880,000 lives in Malaysia and Uzbekistan, new report reveals
Contrary to global trends, smoking rates in the two countries - where lawmakers have heavily regulated vapes alongside far more dangerous cigarettes - are set to rise over the next few years.
UK doctors demand total ban on disposable vapes
UK doctors have demanded a total ban on disposable vapes and all flavours except tobacco to tackle a “vaping epidemic” among young people.
UK warned vapes ban could fuel black market
British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has been urged to rethink tough new laws to restrict vaping amid fears it could fuel a massive black market.
Smoking rates in Sweden plummet to under six per cent, new report shows
Smoking rates in Sweden have plummeted from 16.5 per cent to under six per cent in less than a decade, a new report reveals.
What Eurobarometer teaches us about safer nicotine products #4
Over half of smokers who used vaping products successfully quit or cut down
What Eurobarometer teaches us about safer nicotine products #3
Countries that embrace harm reduction have fewer smokers