Diane Caruana
In-house journalist covering international vaping news.
Norwegian Researchers Inaccurately Compare Smoking to Snus Use
Snus has not only led to Sweden boasting the lowest smoking rates in Europe, but more importantly, also to reporting the lowest rates of...
Imperial Tobacco Reports Increase in Revenue Due to Pandemic
Countless public health experts have argued that closing vape shops whilst leaving regular cigarettes available for sale, would spell disaster.The maker of Gauloises and...
US: Detroit to Issue Recreational Marijuana Licenses by Summer 2021
Legalizing the substance will diminish its presence on the black market, and therefore users will be more likely to obtain it via regulated and...
Closing Soon: The EU Nicotine Users Survey
Last October, ETHRA, an association bringing together 22 European groups representing consumers of safer nicotine products, launched a questionnaire that aims to gather data...
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...
