Diane Caruana
In-house journalist covering international vaping news.
Canada: Vape Association Sets Out to Dispel Vaping Myths
“Journalism is guided by several principals, including truth, accuracy, and humanity. The publications that falsely link vaping to COVID-19 and erroneously state that vaping...
WHO Launches Stop Smoking Campaign: “Commit to Quit”
The WHO’s position against e-cigarettes has been influenced and compromised by vested interests that provide funds to the organisation.To mark the launch of “Commit...
Philippines Survey: Most Smokers Would Switch to Safer Alternatives
59% of the estimated 16 million Filipino smokers, would try smoke-free alternatives if they were “commercially available and subject to certain product safety standards.”Citing...
China: Most E-Cigarette Users Are Former Smokers
Vaping rates remain low but have increased substantially between 2015 and 2019.Data released by the Electronic Cigarette Industry Committee earlier this year, suggested that...
The CVA Urges Public to Differentiate Between the Vape and Tobacco...
Alarmist media reports, entities with political agendas, and sometimes sadly even well intentioned but misinformed health authorities, have been inaccurately linking the vaping industry...
California Tobacco Group Seeks Referendum to Overturn Flavour Ban
It has been reported that the group has managed to collect and submit over 1 million petition signatures.SB 793 by Senator Jerry Hill, bans...
Despite Evidence to The Contrary Australian Study Reiterates Flawed “Gateway Theory”
In line with previous studies looking into the relationship between vaping and smoking, an earlier review also conducted by Australian researchers had debunked the...
Another French Study Looks Into The Use of Nicotine Against COVID-19
"..active smoking does not apparently seem to be significantly associated with enhanced risk of progressing towards severe disease in COVID-19."An earlier study conducted in...
