Diane Caruana
In-house journalist covering international vaping news.
Recent Conference Urged Nations Worldwide to “Quit [Smoking] Like Sweden”
Sweden's approach has led to a record breaking reduction in smoking prevalence, nearing the official 'smoke-free' threshold of 5%.The ground-breaking conference 'Quit Like Sweden'...
A Comprehensive Report on Vaping by the Royal College of Physicians...
The report discusses how vapes may play a role in helping people quit smoking, whilst carefully considering how to prevent young people and those...
More Vape Bans Are Passed, And More Research Indicating Their Futility...
Kazakhstan has just banned the import, production, and sales of vaping products, following a measure signed by President Kassym-Joomart Tokayev. The regulation applies to...
Australia’s Parliamentary Debate on the Vaping Reform Bill Was Predictably Rife...
The fact that vaping carries relatively minor health risks compared to other risk behaviours adopted by teens, such as smoking and binge drinking, was...
The UK’s U-Turn From THR Leader to Imposer of Irrational Vape...
Nicotine-free e-liquids would carry an additional £1 charge per 10 millilitres, while higher-nicotine variants will incur an extra £3 per 10 ml.UK Chancellor Jeremy...
Extreme Texas Law Sends Teens to Discipline Schools For Vaping
Dallas ISD and Fort Worth ISD sent 238 and 219 students to discipline schools for vaping respectively, including elementary school students. Gone into effect...
The WHO Carelessly Links Vaping to Seizures, Indicating Bias Against Vapes
To the shock (but not surprise) of experts in the field of tobacco harm reduction, the World Health Organization (WHO) has recently posted a...
The UK Government Failed to Conduct a Thorough Risk Assessment of...
The government's plans to go ahead with the ban when its outcome is uncertain, are naturally being considered concerning and unacceptable. Local authorities should...
