Patrik Johansson, author at Vejpkollen.se

Study: Less risk of chest pain among vejpers compared to smokers

People who use regular cigarettes are at a significantly higher risk of chest pain compared to those who do not use tobacco at all or only use e-cigarettes. This is according to a new study of 11 000 nicotine users.

Taping changed Ana's life - both personally and professionally.

Ana Georgieva Zlatkova was in her mid-10s, fresh out of a gruelling job in a meat factory, chain-smoking and generally feeling miserable. Today, cigarettes have been replaced by e-cigs and she runs the company "My...

Study: Vejpare had whiter teeth after quitting smoking

A unique study from the University of Catania in Italy showed that those who quit smoking by switching to vejpning and heated tobacco products can regain whiter tooth enamel, similar to the enamel of non-smokers.

Study: Raising the age limit reduced both vejp and cigarette use

Raising the age limit for e-cigarettes and smoking tobacco from 18 to 21 proved effective in reducing the use of both products. This is in contrast to various bans and taxes on e-cigarettes, which instead increased...

Warning to vejpare in Singapore: "Fine or imprisonment"

The tiny country, with famously tough regulations on just about everything, is throwing down the gauntlet in its fledgling war on e-cigarettes. Sky-high fines and prison sentences await visiting vejpers in Singapore.

Vaping leads to more successful smoking cessation in England

A new UK study shows clear links between the rise in e-cigarette use and increasing numbers of successful quit attempts at the population level.

Ireland skips tax increase on e-juice

A planned new tax designed to make life a little more pleasant for smokers has now been scrapped in Ireland. Authorities fear that it would lead to fewer people quitting smoking.

Leaving Australia after ban on e-cigarettes

Australian youtuber and vejp celebrity "Vaping Bogan" has decided to leave his home country due to the government's ban on the sale and import of e-cigarettes. His followers are now crowdfunding money for...

From smoker to corporate gazelle in the 1TP8 world

Lidköping resident Michael Fredén has managed to combine a passion for business with his interest in vejpning - and now he has hit a home run.

Sound engineer, vejpare and aspiring smoke machine

Sound engineer and vejper Micke Thenor travels around the country behind the mixing desks of all kinds of artists. A life that involves late nights and stints as an effects creator: "A vejp is really the same as...

New research examined injury risks with heat-not-burn products

Smokers can expect to reduce the risks associated with their nicotine use by switching from cigarettes to heated tobacco, known as heat-not-burn. In an independent Chinese study with 224 participants, researchers were able to measure...

Research: Dull packaging does not attract young and old to vejpa

Standardised packaging, without dramatic expressions and bright colours, attracts fewer children and minors to buy vejp products. At the same time, it also reduces the interest of adults to try e-cigs. This is according to a new British...