Opinion archive - Vejpkollen.se

To the Swedish Government: ”Stand up for public health and say no to unreasonable nicotine taxes”

The EU wants to slow down harm reduction by making smokeless nicotine products more expensive - while Sweden is the clearest proof that a different approach works. This is the view of several consumer-driven organisations that...

Popcorn lung again - when myths replace facts in the name of prevention

The ”popcorn lung” myth is back in the news. Not because it is supported by new research, but because old images, half-truths and outright falsehoods are once again being spread as clickbait - sometimes even...

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How long can you hold on to a bubble before it bursts?

OPINION. Nicotine policy is changing - and the WHO and many EU countries risk being on the wrong side of the tide. Sweden shows that harm reduction works, while many EU countries and the WHO are...

EU tax policy is a threat to our ability to go nicotine-free

The European Commission wants to start taxing nicotine-free e-liquid - the same product that is currently key for hundreds of thousands of Europeans who want to leave cigarettes behind. The proposal would make it more expensive to become a...

Vaping, snus and nicotine scares in Almedalen - can it get any better?

stigmatisation Scare tactics. Consumer perspective. These are tricky words, but no less important in today's debate about users, children and the market for 'new' nicotine products. On Wednesday, Vejpkollen and the National Prohibition of Snus...

An epic conference, some reality and the eternal popcorn lung

Chronicle. Sweden is usually held up as a good example of how the use of nicotine can shift from smoking to non-smoking. A visit to the duty-free shop at Landvetter airport illustrates how this has happened...

Who do we really want to 'protect' with restrictions on e-cigarettes?

Editorial. With all the bans and calls for restrictions on e-cigarettes, you have to stop and ask yourself: who benefits from this? And who pays the price?

Popcorn lung - what is it and why should you care?

Popcorn lung. What is it and why does it keep popping up in discussions related to e-cigarette use and vejpning? Vejpkollen digs into the subject to try to separate myth from reality.

Time to rethink: children are paying the price for outdated nicotine policies

The government wants to see harm minimisation in the nicotine market while reducing nicotine use among young people. It is possible to achieve both, but change is needed. And prevention policy must be problematised.

New directives for the agency - harm reduction to be part of anti-smoking efforts

The Swedish strategy for managing tobacco and nicotine use is to change. In practice, this means that the Public Health Agency of Sweden will in future take into account the fact that different forms of nicotine use...

EU elections: why nicotine and white snus have become an election issue

Amid the flurry of 'Swexit' comments and angry outcries about corrupt EU politicians, it's quite clear that the issue of nicotine stirs emotions. And our politicians, from right to left, are good at...

Why go around the world to defend e-cigarettes?

Freelance journalist John Lund took the pulse of Vejpkollen's editor and founder Stefan Mathisson after his trip to Panama and the WHO Tobacco Convention in February 2024. What really happened down there, how does it affect Sweden ...