Diane Caruana

The new measure regulates the novel products separately from combustible tobacco products, and even caps nicotine concentration at 45 mg/ml, unlike the European Union’s...

While novel nicotine products are gaining traction and credibility as alternatives to traditional smoking and tools for reducing tobacco harm, their rising use, particularly...

As the European Commission is in the process of revising its tobacco control framework, with key directives such as the Tobacco Products Directive (TPD),...

Several studies suggest that nicotine exposure during adolescence may negatively impact brain development. Since the brain continues maturing until the mid-20s, researchers believe that...

Poland’s Council of Ministers has just introduced an excise tax on nicotine pouches, vapes, and other nicotine products. Proposed by the Minister of Finance,...

Previously, the Finnish Medicines Agency (Fimea) classified nicotine pouches as medicinal products due to the pharmacological effects of nicotine. However, in April 2023, Fimea...

Recent sensationalized media reports have falsely equated the health risks of vaping with smoking, despite scientific consensus that e-cigarettes are significantly less harmful. To...

Across Asia, governments are increasingly adopting prohibitionist policies rather than embracing tobacco harm reduction (THR) strategies. Countries like Thailand and India, have banned safer...