Diane Caruana
In-house journalist covering international vaping news.
Smoke-Free or Smoke-Filled? The Case Against Blanket Vape Bans
In March, Gibraltar’s health minister unveiled a draft legislation banning the sale of tobacco to anyone born on or after 1 January 2009. If...
Flavour Bans: Cutting Vaping, But Reviving Smoking?
Tobacco harm reduction has always been about balance: finding ways to minimise risks for people who use nicotine while avoiding unintended consequences. One of...
Beyond Combustion: The Role of Heated Tobacco Products in Harm Reduction
For decades, tobacco control has focused on discouraging smoking through taxation, advertising bans, and public education. While these measures may have saved some lives,...
Harm Reduction or Harm Creation? Rethinking Global Tobacco Policy
The Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (CAPHRA) recently released a powerful report, "The Right to Health and Public Health Policy," authored...
More of the Same: COP11 Seems Headed to the Usual Closed Vault of Secrets...
With just 100 days remaining before the World Health Organization’s (WHO) next global tobacco control summit, concerns are mounting that COP11 will once again...
Tackling Vape Waste Reduction Whilst Ensuring Adult Access to the Safer Alternatives
The current global wave of bans on single-use vapes has two clear objectives: to reduce youth vaping while preserving vaping’s vital role as a...
New Zealand’s Smoke-Free Revolution: Harm Reduction, Not Prohibition, Is Winning the Fight Against Smoking
While many countries remain locked in battles over bans, taxes, and fear-based messaging, like Sweden, New Zealand is the verge of becoming one of...
Beyond the Ban: Will the UK’s Shift to Reusable Vapes Drive Sustainable Harm Reduction?
As the UK’s 2025 ban on disposable vapes takes effect, the nation’s vaping landscape is undergoing its biggest shake-up in years. Aimed at reducing...
