New Zealand to be declared ‘smoke-free’ - thanks to vaping
New Zealand is set to officially be given smoke-free status by the end of the year, thanks to promoting vaping as a key quitting tool.
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Four big screen actors who switched to safer nicotine products.
Celebrities like Jack Nicholson, Samuel L. Jackson, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Tom Hardy have successfully transitioned from smoking to vaping, finding diverse and often unique sources of inspiration to make the switch in their battle against long-term smoking habits.
Half of adults who quit smoking used vapes or other nicotine products
More than half of adults in the U.S who successfully quit smoking used vapes or other nicotine products to kick the deadly habit, a new study has found.
More German teenagers smoke than vape, new research reveals
In Germany, 14.9 per cent of 14 to 17-year-olds now smoke while just 2.3 per cent vape, new research reveals.
Simon Cowell credits vaping with helping him quit smoking
Simon Cowell has credited vaping with helping him to quit his 80-a-day smoking habit.
Restricting flavoured vapes would push people back to smoking - new study
Restricting the choice of flavoured vapes would lead ex-smokers back to the deadly habit, a new study has found.
Labour urged to revive vape bill by charities and health experts
The new UK Government has been urged to revive the Tobacco and Vapes Bill in an open letter signed by more than 1,000 charities and health experts.
“The ends do not justify the means” - tobacco control professor slams Australian vaping policy.
A leading tobacco control expert from University College London, has taken aim at Australia’s new vape laws - passed by the Senate last week - which limit the sales of vaping products to pharmacies only.
Vaping ‘as good’ as gold standard drug at helping people quit smoking, new study finds
Vaping is as effective at helping people quit smoking as a gold-standard pharmaceutical drug, according to a new clinical trial.
In the spotlight: celebrities who vape
Here are some well-known stars who are open about vaping - many of whom attribute it to helping them quit smoking.
5 scientific studies that prove vaping is FAR LESS harmful than smoking
The risks of smoking are clear: cigarettes kill over half of their long-term users. The tobacco epidemic is one of the biggest public health threats the world has ever faced, killing more than eight million people per year worldwide.
