Landmark report proves nicotine use does NOT lead to tobacco-related disease
A new landmark report - ‘No Smoke, Less Harm’ - proves that nicotine use does NOT lead to tobacco-related disease.
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La prohibición de los sabores propuesta por España: ¿qué pasa después?
Ahora que está cerrada la consulta sobre la prohibición de los sabores en España, se podría perdonar a los activistas por pensar que poco más pueden hacer para cambiar las cosas. Eso no es cierto.
Spain’s proposed flavour ban: what happens next?
With the consultation on a flavour ban in Spain now closed, activists might be forgiven for thinking that there’s little more they can do to change things. That’s not true.
How to respond to UK government’s vape tax consultation
A new tax on vapes is due to come into effect in the UK from October 2026. Here's what to do about it...
Calling out fake news part 3: prohibitionists getting owned by community notes
Well readers, it’s happened again. People who should probably know better - many of whom call themselves defenders of public health - have once again been called out on X for spreading fake news about vaping.
Anti-vaping professor makes shock admission at Australian inquiry
An anti-vaping professor has made a shock admission at a public inquiry that the only known deaths from vapes are from the batteries exploding.
Make fruit flavour vapes available on prescription, Australian senate urged
Fruit flavoured vapes should be available on prescription to help smokers quit, the Australian Vaping Inquiry has been told.
Make vape designs standardised to reduce appeal to children, Dutch public health body urges.
Vape designs should be standardised to reduce the appeal of vaping to children, a Dutch public health body has said.
New report: Vapes are a “missed opportunity” to cut smoking deaths
The under-use of vapes is a “large, missed opportunity to reduce morbidity and premature mortality,” a major new report warns.
Switching to vapes could save smokers £1,699 a year, new study reveals
Researchers at Vape Superstore found that smokers in the UK spend £2,366 a year on cigarettes - over THREE TIMES as much as those who use a vaping kit.
Calling out fake news part 2: prohibitionists getting owned by community notes
We had a great reaction to our first post on prohibitionists getting owned by community notes. It was the most read and most tweeted story we’ve produced in the weeks since we launched. It was so good that the Daily Mail stole our idea.