Diane Caruana
In-house journalist covering international vaping news.
Monaco’s Stop Smoking Initiative
Translated into “Me/Month Without Tobacco,” Monaco's quit smoking campaign, which is now in its fifth year, encourages smokers to quit their habit for just...
PMI: Dentists Should Learn About Tobacco Harm Reduction
According to the German subsidiary of Philip Morris International (PMI), given their regular interactions with patients, dental professionals are in a unique position to...
Australian Authorities Urged to Allow Vape Sales in Shops Already Selling Cigarettes
A recent proposal put forward by the Australian government to the Therapeutic Goods Administration, asked to consider allowing the sales of smoke-free nicotine products...
BAT Study Suggests Nicotine Pouches Are Safer Than Cigarettes And Snus
Given that conducted by a tobacco company to illustrate the relative safety of one of its products, this study is not independent, most tobacco...
US Study: 14 Million Adults Vape, With Highest Rates Amongst Young Adults
Nearly 14 million U.S. adults vaped in 2018, up from over 11 million adults in 2016. The researchers reported that the increase was seen...
The American Lung Association Rolls Out Plan to Fight Teen Vaping
The ALA has a reputation for maintaining an outdated stance towards tobacco harm reduction, and has on multiple occasions shared misniformation and counter productive...
Italian Vape Association Asks For Withdrawal of Flawed E-Cig Study
Two studies conducted by the Duke and Yale Universities in the US, claimed that flavours combine with solvents in e-cigarettes to produce new toxic...
New Zealand’s Cigarettes Sales Rates Dropping Thanks to Vaping
About 2,132 million cigarettes were sold last year, amounting to 410 million fewer than just two years ago.The fact that vaping is playing a...
