e-cigarettes archive - Vejpkollen.se

Tax increase would reduce vejpanding in China - but made more people start smoking

When China raised taxes on e-cigarettes, the aim was to reduce vejpa. A recent follow-up study also shows that use actually decreased. However, the price was that smoking increased among the same people,...

Prohibition on paper - millions of vejpar anyway in Mexico

Mexico is tightening the law against vejp products. New amendments to the country's federal health law now criminalise the entire commercial handling - from production to advertising - with penalties of up to eight years in prison.

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95 per cent of vejp market illegal in Australia - tough laws had the opposite effect

When the legal market for e-cigs effectively disappeared, the illegal market took over. Today, almost all vejp sales take place outside the law in Australia. The tough bans were supposed to protect young people, but now the...

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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Warns against EU taxes on nicotine - “Risking jobs and public health”

87 industry organisations, manufacturers and retailers are raising the alarm about the European Commission's planned tax increases on cigarettes and smokeless nicotine products. The sector warns of job and fiscal collapse - and says public health could suffer.

Taxpayers pressures government in nicotine tax battle

“Swedish snus users should not have to pay SEK 70 for a can of white snus” This is the opinion of the Taxpayers' Association, which is now entering the debate on the EU's proposal for a new tax on smokeless...

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New European study: Road users have fewer respiratory symptoms than smokers

A major new study from Scotland shows that people who use e-cigarettes, without smoking regular cigarettes, report fewer respiratory symptoms than cigarette smokers. At the same time, there is no statistically significant difference between vejp users and...

World-leading anti-smoking policy given ”disgrace award” at WHO meeting - Ban hailed - “Absurd”

New Zealand's focus on harm reduction with e-cigarettes is being questioned by the WHO's own lobby group, which instead points to Mexico's total ban on smokeless nicotine products as a model. "Absurd" say leading scientists and activists.

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COP11: New Zealand cut smoking rates in half - highlights e-cigarettes as key

New Zealand has reduced smoking to historically low levels by combining tough tobacco legislation with harm reduction measures and regulated access to e-cigarettes. This was reported by the country's Ministry of Health during COP11 and the negotiations on the future...

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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...

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International scientists: “WHO risks lives by opposing smoke-free alternatives”

Leading scientists from several countries accuse the WHO of discouraging smoke-free alternatives such as e-cigarettes, snus and nicotine pouches - products that research shows can reduce the risks of nicotine use and help millions of smokers quit.

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Calling on users to have their say on EU nicotine taxes - over 13,000 have responded

So far, over 13,000 Europeans have commented on the European Commission's proposals for new nicotine taxes. Several advocacy organisations are now urging their members to keep up the pressure. “Together we can stop the EU bureaucrats" insane proposals" writes the Swedish Snus Association