Diane Caruana
In-house journalist covering international vaping news.
While Europe Seems Set on Undermining Its Own Smoke-Free Goals, Sweden Fights Back
As debates over tobacco and nicotine regulation heat up across Europe, recent developments in Iceland and the European Union have triggered a strong response...
Teen Vaping: New Research Reveals Old Risks and the Need for Smarter Solutions
New research out of the University of Queensland, consisting of two seperate studies, gives us an idea on both what teens are vaping and...
Harm Reduction in a Tin: A Regulatory Crossroads for Nicotine Pouches
Nicotine pouches are emerging as another tool in the tobacco harm reduction kit. Yet, while they do not involve combustion, their rising popularity, especially...
Unmasking The WHO’s War on Vaping: Why Reform Must Include Adult Choice
On World No Tobacco Day, the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) Secretariat called for a sweeping prohibition of flavours, sweeteners, and other...
Switching From Smoking to Vaping Improves Sperm Quality and Reduces the Chance of Miscarriages
Switching from combustible cigarettes to vaping continues to look like a net win for adult smokers, even when the focus narrows to the sensitive...
CASAA’s Fall: A Stark Reminder of What Happens When Harm Reduction Can’t Afford to...
Consumer‑facing advocacy has always been the engine driving tobacco harm‑reduction (THR) forward. Now that engine is losing one of its most influential components, the...
Banned But Booming: Brazil’s Vape Surge Demands a Smarter Policy Response
Despite its longstanding prohibition on e-cigarettes, Brazil is seeing a dramatic rise in vaping—evidence that demand for safer alternatives to smoking persists regardless of...
Recent Vape Studies and the Claims of Alarming Metal Levels in Vapes: An Expert...
As the global conversation around tobacco harm reduction continues to intensify, recent data and emerging research highlight a growing divide: the urgent need to...
