Alistair Servet
Self-taught and curious by nature, I developed my journalistic skills in the field by joining the Vaping Post in 2017. As a former smoker who converted to vaping, I immediately felt the need to understand in detail all aspects of this smoking risk reduction method that has enabled me to successfully quit smoking where previous methods had failed.
UK: The Vaping Paradise Is No More
The End of the British Dream
The country that many vapers once regarded as a vaping paradise is no more. Since October 1, 2026, e-liquids...
TPD: Eight Countries Call for a Ban on All Flavours and Plain Packaging for...
A Smaller Coalition
If the absence of measures targeting e-cigarettes in the budget might have suggested that France had put vaping to one side, that...
UK Smoking Falls Below 10%, Vapers Still Outnumber Smokers
Smoking Cessation Has Accelerated Since the Rise of Vaping
On October 6, 2026, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) published its report on adult smoking...
Ireland: Cigarette Packs Rise Above €20 and E-Liquid Tax Is Set to Increase
Vaping Seen Above All as a Public Health Risk
Ireland is continuing its crusade against nicotine. On October 6, 2026, the new budget presented by...
Alabama brings vaping under its indoor smoking ban and taxes e-liquids by the milliliter
Vaping becomes "smoking"
The first text, Senate Bill 9, sponsored by Republican Senator Gerald Allen, does not create a separate regime for e-cigarettes. It rewrites...
Nicotine Strips as an Alternative to Pouches: How Far Will It Go?
A Never-Ending Story?
At the end of September 2026, NION entered the UK market. Its product is a thin, dissolvable strip placed under the lip,...
Hong Kong: Five Years After Banning Vaping, Plain Cigarette Packaging Finally Arrives
Deprived of Alternatives, Smokers Head to China
The Council on Smoking and Health (COSH), a Hong Kong public body, has been calling for plain packaging...
“Vaping Is Nearly Worse Than Cigarettes,” Says Ireland’s Prime Minister
Vaping Wrongly Blamed
While European discussions on vaping taxation continue, misinformation is spreading in Ireland, a country that also holds the presidency of the Council...
