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The warning: Here’s how you could end up without snus after the election – ”And vejpen won’t taste very good either”

Entrepreneur and vejp founder Linus Koyuki Gustafsson describes the 2026 election as a pivotal one for users of smoke-free nicotine – and is concerned about how quickly the rules of the game might change after election day.

Doctors warn: ”Don’t limit the alternatives to cigarettes”

Sweden has one of the lowest proportions of smokers in Europe. However, opinions are divided as to what conclusions policymakers should draw from this. In an opinion piece in Altinget, doctor Gustav Eriksson warns that...

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Cochrane: The evidence for e-cigarettes as a smoking cessation aid remains solid – and is having a greater impact

E-cigarettes containing nicotine help more smokers to quit than traditional nicotine replacement therapies. This is the conclusion reached by the global research organisation Cochrane in yet another update to its ongoing systematic review. At the same time, the findings are beginning to have a greater impact...

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US experts: “Doctors should support the use of e-cigarettes to help people quit smoking”

For the first time, a US expert group has drawn up clinical recommendations on how doctors can use e-cigarettes as a tool to help people quit smoking.

New study: Many people who took vejp gave up smoking without really having planned to

A new US study shows that the path to becoming smoke-free does not always begin with a firm decision to give up smoking. On the contrary, many former smokers describe how vejp gradually replaced cigarettes,...

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Smokeless nicotine products continue to grow – Velo and Vuse are driving growth for BAT

Smokeless products are growing rapidly at tobacco giant BAT. The Velo nicotine pouches and Vuse e-cigarettes are driving this growth – but cigarettes still account for the majority of revenue. At the same time, new regulations in both the US and the EU could change...

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Study: Clear shift from smoking to vejp use in the US

The proportion of Americans who smoke cigarettes continues to fall. At the same time, an increasing number have switched to using e-cigarettes instead, whilst the overall use of nicotine products has changed only marginally. This is shown by a...

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Study: High nicotine delivery in e-cigarettes increases the chances of quitting smoking

More than three times as many smokers gave up smoking when they were given an e-cigarette with a high nicotine content compared with an identical, nicotine-free product. This is shown by a new US study in which the researchers used...

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Swedish organisations: ”Introduce flavour bans, plain packaging and stricter advertising rules for nicotine in the EU”

A ban on flavourings, plain packaging, stricter advertising rules and the same legislation for all nicotine products. These are some of the demands that Swedish public health organisations and experts are highlighting in their responses to the European Commission’s consultation...

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Swedish nicotine users to the EU: ”We want better regulations – not more bans”

The European Commission’s consultation on the next Tobacco Products Directive invited the public to have their say on future nicotine policy. 80,000 responses were received from across the EU. Of these, 4,286 came from Sweden.

DEBATE: “Telling the truth about risks is not marketing”

DEBATE. Is it advertising to point out that different nicotine products pose different levels of health risk? Following a high-profile decision by the US FDA, the Swedish Snus Users’ Association argues that Sweden, too, needs to do a better job of providing...

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Study: Lower exposure to carcinogens when smokers use e-cigarettes alongside traditional cigarettes

Smokers who started using e-cigarettes alongside cigarettes were exposed to lower levels of several tobacco-related carcinogens. However, their total nicotine intake did not decrease, according to a new US study.