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Scientists warn: Restricting supply and vejp flavours increase smoking

When regulators choose to restrict flavours of e-juices and types of vejp products, the goal is often said to be to reduce vejp use. But a new U.S. research study shows that fewer choices can have undesirable effects....

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Study: Locally developed pouch linked to less mouth irritation

A new scientific pilot study suggests that so-called ”sting-free” nicotine pouches, designed with a protective barrier against the oral mucosa, can reduce irritation and snus-related changes in the mouth.

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Tobacco-flavouring vejp linked to poorer smoking cessation

E-cigarettes are known to be a highly effective tool for smoking cessation. But not all variants seem to be equally effective. A new British-Australian research study shows that smokers who cling to tobacco flavours...

Study: Continued vejping reduces risk of relapse

A study from Queen Mary University of London shows that smokers who quit using e-cigarettes and then continue to vejpa are less likely to start smoking again.

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France halts e-liquid tax - heavily criticised proposal voted down

The French parliament has rejected new taxes on e-liquid and plans to equate e-cigarettes with tobacco. After massive protests from vejp users, researchers and small businesses, the entire proposal was cancelled - a...

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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EU Commissioner under fire for smoke-free nicotine statement

EU health commissioner Olivér Várhelyi is heavily criticised after claiming that smokeless nicotine products are as harmful as cigarettes. The statement is questioned by scientists and provokes strong reactions. Olivér Várhelyi is now accused of...

EU wants to go smoke-free - but is tightening smoke-free alternatives to cigarettes

The Commission is pushing a new tobacco directive that risks hitting vapes and nicotine pouches hard, even though smoking is falling as more people opt for smokeless nicotine products.

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...

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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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Majority of smokers believe e-cigarettes are as dangerous as cigarettes - ”A lie that costs lives”

More and more people wrongly believe that vejping is as dangerous as cigarette smoking - or even worse. This is according to new opinion data from the UK.

Massive response to new EU nicotine tax - strong reactions from Sweden

Almost 19,000 Europeans contacted the European Commission to comment on the new tax proposal for smokeless nicotine products. Around 5,000 of these came from Sweden. Now various interest groups are accusing tobacco companies of...