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Christopher swapped cigarettes for vejp – to save his voice

When your voice is your most important tool, every cigarette becomes a risk. After years of voice problems, infections and recurring hoarseness, musician and producer Christopher Stone Kärnsund decided to give up smoking. In...

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Study: Carers notice clear effects when smokers switch to smokeless nicotine

When someone quits smoking with the help of vejp, nicotine pouches or heated tobacco, the changes are felt far beyond the individual user. A new international study puts the family perspective in focus - and the results are...

”The ”war on nicotine' is escalating - more and more countries are stepping up

As more and more studies show that smokeless nicotine products can help smokers quit cigarettes, governments around the world are tightening the rules even further. These include bans, higher taxes and...

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WHO wants to tighten nicotine pouches - but experts warn of consequences

The WHO describes nicotine pouches as a growing threat to public health and wants more bans and tougher rules. At the same time, British researchers and Swedish commentators point to something quite different: that smokeless nicotine products can...

Doctors to EU: wrong to equate smokeless nicotine with cigarettes

The debate on smoke-free nicotine continues to create conflict in the EU. Now 26 doctors and health scientists are attacking EU Health Commissioner Olivier Várhelyi, who they say is spreading a scientifically inaccurate picture of...

Criticism of the tobacco directive: ”No evidence of smoking reduction”

The EU's evaluation of the Tobacco Products Directive is being heavily criticised internally. Experts are questioning both the methodology and the sample - and now critics are warning that access to smoke-free alternatives such as e-cigarettes and nicotine pouches could...

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Cigarette ban and tougher rules for e-cigs in the UK - ”Doing more harm than good”

Consumer activist Martin Cullip warns that the UK's new generic cigarette ban and tighter restrictions on e-cigarettes could have the opposite effect: strengthening the black market and making it harder for smokers to switch to less...

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Study: Nicotine patches and e-cigs for smoking cessation likely safe during pregnancy

Is it safe to use vapes or other smokeless nicotine during pregnancy? That's the question a team of researchers in the UK tried to answer by following women who quit smoking during pregnancy.

Smokeless products are taking over the US nicotine market - ”The cigar is going away”

The US market for nicotine products continues to change rapidly. According to recent analyses, smokeless alternatives - such as vejp and white snus - are now close to accounting for half of all...

E-cigarettes and cancer: new report faces strong criticism

A new report warns that e-cigarettes may be linked to cancer. But critics say the conclusions are based on misinterpretations - and give a grossly misleading picture of both the absolute risks of...

“Swap to Stop is growing in the UK - ”Very effective tool”

The UK's drive to hand out free e-cigarettes continues to grow. Most recently, North Yorkshire Council in the north of England is planning to buy vejps for almost £6 million...

Cancer funds attack tobacco industry - but call for all nicotine to taste like tobacco

The Swedish Cancer Society wants to ban all flavours other than tobacco in nicotine products and stop all online sales. In a letter to the European Commission, the organisation, together with its Nordic sister associations, is now lobbying for stricter legislation and higher...