Diane Caruana
In-house journalist covering international vaping news.
Ethiopian Study Looks Into Tobacco Use Behaviour Among Local Adolescents
The compiled data also indicated that chewing tobacco, having smoking parents and friends who smoke, cigarette were associated with an increased likelihood of current...
Why The Ban on Synthetic Nicotine is Counterproductive to Public Health
The current Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) defines a “tobacco product” as “any product made or derived from tobacco that is intended...
Study Looks Into The Relationship Between Tobacco Use and Heart Health
Published in Addiction, the study titled, “Tobacco Use Disorder and Cardiovascular Health,” reported that the use of combustible tobacco products, smokeless tobacco and electronic...
The VTA Meets The FDA to Discusses The Imminent Synthetic Nicotine Ban
The VTA held presentations in order to frame critical scientific and public policy issues that we believe had not previously been presented to or...
Researchers Say E-Cig Vapours Contain Thousands of Undisclosed Chemicals
Titled, “Characterizing the Chemical Landscape in Commercial E-Cigarette Liquids and Aerosols by Liquid Chromatography–High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry,” the study reported that the unknown substances can...
EU Directive Comes in The Way of Danish Government’s Planned Tobacco Ban
An EU directive states that member states may not forbid the sale of tobacco.The proposed measure is part of a new bill that the...
Survey: NZ’s Approach to Smoking Cessation Should be Promoted Overseas
Conducted by research house IRI, the survey asked over 500 Kiwi vapers what they thought of New Zealand’s strategy of using vaping products as...
About Hawaii’s Proposed Vape Flavour Ban
In 2009, the federal Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act of Hawaii had prohibited flavours, including fruit and candy flavouring in combustible cigarettes, but...
