Diane Caruana
In-house journalist covering international vaping news.
Nicotine Science Is Changing Yet Misleading Research Risks Undermining Smoking Cessation Progress
The scientific discourse about nicotine is changing quickly. Previously seen through a narrow prism of addiction, new research from a range of fields —...
Flavour and Disposable Vape Bans Across Europe Are Fueling a €10 Billion Black Market
Europe’s stance on vaping is at an important crossroads. As regulators argue about bans on flavours, disposable vapes, higher taxes and tougher nicotine controls...
From Canada to Europe: The Latest Nicotine Pouch Developments Affecting Harm Reduction
Nicotine pouches are quickly becoming one of the most talked-about reduced-risk products in international efforts towards tobacco harm reduction (THR). Sitting somewhere in between...
Scientists Warn EU: Misleading Claims About Smoke-Free Nicotine Products Will Stall Smoking Cessation Progress
A debate is underway in Europe and elsewhere about the place of safer nicotine alternatives in reducing smoking-related disease. At the heart of that...
The US FDA Considers Allowing Some Vape Flavours in Major Regulatory Shift
Vape flavours are one of the most contentious subjects in tobacco harm reduction. Critics argue that flavoured vapes are mainly designed to lure teenagers....
Evidence Ignored? The UK’s Vape Success Story That The World Seems to be Turning...
For over a decade, the United Kingdom has been widely regarded as a global leader in tobacco harm reduction. By recognising that non-combustible nicotine...
Could Current Geopolitic Tensions Affect Vapers and the Nicotine Market?
The global nicotine market hardly makes it into the buzz of geopolitics. But the same tensions that could reshape energy, technology and trade could...
Lessons from HIV to Tobacco: Why Harm Reduction Still Divides Canada
Public health has learned over the past few decades to embrace harm reduction when abstinence-only approaches miss their mark. From distributing condoms to prevent...
