Diane Caruana
In-house journalist covering international vaping news.
Another Study Looking Into the Association Between Vaping and Mental Illness
Among those who had ever tried an e-cigarette, over half (54.6%) reported the reason was to quit smoking, while 13.9% reported that the reason...
Another Study Finds That Banning Flavours Increases Tobacco Consumption
In 2018, San Francisco voters approved a ban on flavoured tobacco products. The main target of the ban was menthol cigarettes, but supporters of...
The FDA Authorizes the Marketing of IQOS as a Modified Risk Tobacco Product
In December 2016, Philip Morris International (PMI) had submitted a Modified Risk Tobacco Product (MRTP) application with the FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products, for...
Vapers May Be Inhaling More Toxicants When Using Lower Nicotine Concentrations
"If you reduce the strength you compensate – that’s costly financially, and comes with a health cost."It is widely known that when vaping lower...
Vapers Wanted: Be Part of a Global Study Looking Into Vaping Safety
The lead scientist and global project manager for the VERITAS (Vaping effects: real-world international surveillance) Cohort Study, is Dr. Carl V. Phillips, and it...
NZ City Criticised For Banning Vaping Due to ‘Unpleasantness’
“Palmerston North’s Draft Auahi Kore Smokefree and Vapefree Policy 2020 does not support the country’s smokefree ambition. In fact, confusing vaping with smoking only...
US: Georgia Vape Bill Imposing a Tax And Age Limit, Signed Into law
The illegality of substances pushes teens to obtain them from the black market where they are unregulated and possibly unsafe.Earlier this month, the Georgia...
PMI Blocked From Selling Iqos in Australia
It has been estimated that approximately 239,000 people are using e-cigarettes in Australia, 178,000 of whom are vaping more than once a month. This...
