Diane Caruana
In-house journalist covering international vaping news.
Study: The Importance of Treating Smoking in Conjunction With Mental Health
Mentally unwell individuals have a higher tendency to smoke, than healthier members of society.Conducted by researchers at Indiana University in conjunction with other universities,...
Florida Vape Retailers Are Urged to Enforce Existing Vape Rules
Florida retail store owners must obtain a licence from the state to sell nicotine products, and that they must place a signs at checkout...
Spanish Authorities Are Being Pressured to Introduce Vape Tax
A general e-liquid tax at the EU average rate of €0.15 per ml, with an additional element for nicotine content at €0.006 per mg,...
A Two Day Livestream Broadcast Held for ‘World Vape’ and ‘World No Tobacco’ days
‘sCOPe’, or ‘streaming Consumers On Point everywhere’, made its debut last November with a five-day livestream simulcast via YouTube and Facebook, covering the WHO’s...
Hong Kong Customs Seize Thousands of Vape Products Worth a Total of HK$10 Million
In August 2021, Hong Kong's Council on Smoking and Health said that government statistics had shown that local teenagers use the products more often...
Vaping “Could Cause Brittle Bones” Says New Study
The research team reported a significantly higher rate of ‘fragility fractures’ amongst vapers vs non-vapers.“To our knowledge, this is the first study to investigate...
Kenya’s Tobacco Industry Keeps Growing Due to Bans on Safer Alternatives
Campaigners of nicotine alternatives are being frequently silenced by entities accusing them of lobbying on behalf of tobacco firms.In an article on Capital News,...
Bans on Flavoured Vapes Would Push Some Users Back to Smoking
Approximately one in five vapers said they would stop vaping and start smoking if a flavour ban was set in place.Titled “Responses to potential...
