Diane Caruana
In-house journalist covering international vaping news.
Smokefree Norfolk Testing Free Vape Kits Scheme for Stop-Smoking Programs
The vape shop voucher scheme, has been running since December 2019, and is a pilot project aimed at facilitating smoking cessation. The innovative scheme...
Colorado Amends Flavour Ban to Allow Menthol Cigarettes
Menthol cigarettes account for more than 20% of cigarette sales in Colorado. However to the shock of many, the imminent state law banning all...
COVID-19 Lockdown and The Damage to Vape Businesses and Their Customers
In many countries and a number of US jurisdictions, vape businesses have been deemed non-essential, and required to temporarily close their brick and mortar...
Nicotine Inhaler Voke, Finally Launched in the UK
Called Voke, the device has been in the making for years. It has been licensed as a medicine and a safer alternative to smoking...
Latest Study Finds No Conclusive Evidence That Vaping Leads to Smoking
Conducted by researchers from the University of Bristol's Tobacco and Alcohol Research Group (TARG), with support from Bristol's MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit (IEU) and...
NZ Vape Association Urges Govt. to Keep Vape Stores Open
“There’s a real risk of New Zealand’s smoking rates creeping back up if the accessibility of vaping remains reduced while tobacco products continue to...
Once Again: Flavours Are Preferred by Adults, Not Just Teens
"Our data show that flavors aren't just popular with the youth, but with adults as well," said lead author and associate professor of medicine...
Asia-Wide Movement Urges the WHO to Support Safer Smoke-Free Alternatives
Last February, tobacco harm reduction advocates from around the world gathered in Makati City to launch #SmokeFree4Life. The movement, spearheaded by the Coalition of...
