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Forskning: Passiv vejpning relativt riskfritt – ”Men undvik att blåsa ut nära barn”

Barn som utsätts för andrahandsvejpning får i sig en sjundedel av nikotinet jämfört med de nivåer som passiv rökning orsakar. "De låga nivåerna utgör högst sannolikt inte någon hälsorisk".

Studie: Jämförde risken för hål i tänderna mellan rökare och vejpare

Vejpare som slutat röka minskar risken för att utveckla plack på tänderna. Det visar en Italiensk studie som jämfört plackutveckling mellan rökare, icke-rökare och e-cigarettanvändare.

Acute snus shortage in Norway since Gothenburg factory fire

Snus has started to appear in shops in Norway. Several media outlets reported this during the week. The reason is the fire that broke out in a snus factory in Gothenburg in the spring.

Forskning: Allt fler använder högsta nikotinstyrkan

Allt fler vejpare använder den högsta tillåtna nikotinhalten. Det visar en ny brittisk studie som följt utvecklingen sedan 2016. Ökningen har framför allt skett bland unga vuxna, de som nyligen slutat röka...

After criticism: "The difference between men who sniff and women who smoke is the key"

Swedish politicians have missed the fundamental message of harm reduction and Swedish snus use. At least in their election manifestos. This is the view of the Swedish Snus Commission, which is now hitting back at claims that information in its reports has been...

Vejp shop forced to stop online sales - "Absurd"

Following a decision by the Environmental Protection Agency, Arcane Vape was forced to remove all sales of age-restricted products from its website. The reason was so-called deficiencies in the control of age at delivery.

400 shops phase out smoking tobacco - "Huge step for harm reduction"

The announcement that Reitan Convenience, which owns Pressbyrån and 7-eleven, among others, is to phase out its range of cigarettes was received with mixed feelings. But for companies that sell and distribute smokeless nicotine products, the...

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.

Tobacco giant: "Cigarette sales decline most where alternatives are allowed"

The number of smokers switching to heated tobacco is increasing, with 33 million ex-smokers now using the best-known system, IQOS, produced by the tobacco company Phillip Morris. At the same time, cigarette sales are declining.

Researchers: "Counselling and e-cigs very effective in quitting smoking"

Hundreds of smokers visiting emergency departments in England were offered free e-cigarettes for a period of time. At the same time, they were counselled to stop smoking. After six months, the researchers evaluated the subjects' smoking behaviour.

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...

Retailers warn: "Half of all snus varieties will be banned"

Every second can of snus could disappear from shops. This will be the result if the government inquiry's proposal for nicotine limits for snus becomes a reality. Now Sweden's largest retailer of snus and nicotine pouches is warning of the consequences. "It...