New study: Vapes increasingly likely to help smokers quit
Vapes are increasingly likely to help people quit cigarettes, a new study has revealed.
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UK agrees world’s toughest smoking ban
MPs in the UK have backed a plan to ban anyone born after 2009 from ever buying cigarettes, effectively ensuring it will become law.
Have your say in the Australian Senate Vaping Inquiry
Vapers are being urged to send a submission to the Senate Vaping Inquiry in Australia to oppose a new national vape ban.
España propondrá la prohibición de los sabores
El Gobierno español ha anunciado una consulta sobre la nueva legislación que prohibirá los cigarrillos electrónicos con sabores en toda España.
Spain to propose flavour ban
The Spanish Government has announced a consultation on new legislation that will ban flavoured e-cigarettes across Spain.
WHO should embrace tobacco harm reduction to save lives, says global health advocate
The World Health Organisation (WHO) should embrace tobacco harm reduction tools such as vaping to save lives, a leading global health advocate has said.
Giving out free vapes in A&E ‘could help thousands of smokers quit,’ report shows
Giving out free vapes to smokers in A&E could help thousands more people quit each year, a new report shows.
Cross-party group on vaping launched to ensure new UK laws are “fair and balanced”
A cross-party group on vaping has been launched in the UK in a bid to combat harmful misinformation and ensure any new legislation is “fair and balanced.”
Calling out fake news: prohibitionists getting owned by community notes
We’ve seen some really funny - and quite shocking - examples of people who really should know better having their posts torn to shreds by others on the Community Notes feature. So we thought we’d pull together an occasional series where we showcase the best of them.
Researchers and public health groups slam misleading coverage of vape cancer link study
Academics and public health campaigners have slammed coverage of a recent study linking vaping to DNA damage similar to that which causes cancer in smokers.
Spanish vapers ignored by Ministry of Health demand consultation
A petition demanding that the Spanish Health Ministry meet vapers and consumers of other safer nicotine products has gained over 2,000 signatures in just one week.
Half of Slovenian vapers would resort to smoking or the black market if flavours were banned
A flavour ban would put vapers in Slovania at risk by pushing them towards smoking, the black market, or making their own e-liquids, according to a new IPSOS survey.