Diane Caruana
In-house journalist covering international vaping news.
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...
Are Pharma Influence and Policy Confusion Reigning Over the Vape Battle in Malaysia?
....the push to outlaw vaping appears to be less about protecting public health and more about protecting the market for nicotine replacement therapies (NRT),...
Vanished Report: Australia’s Smoking Reversal and the Quiet Cover-Up
Overall adult smoking also ticked up—from 7.9% to 8.3%—marking the first national increase in over a decade. These findings directly contradicted the federal government’s...
When Good Intentions Go Wrong: How The UK’s Hardline Vape Measures are Backfiring
In the weeks following the UK’s nationwide ban on disposable vapes, in line with warnings by tobacco harm reduction experts, new findings suggest that...
The Importance of Balancing Vape Safety, Youth Protection, and Public Education
Campaigns that simply highlight the dangers of vaping may unintentionally push some people back to smoking—an outcome that carries far greater long-term harm.A study...
Another Day Another Vape Study Implies a Causation Where There is None
A recent study published in PLOS Mental Health has reignited discussions about youth tobacco use and mental health. It reported that teens who use...
