Diane Caruana
In-house journalist covering international vaping news.
SA’s E-Cig Industry Demands Disassociation From Tobacco Sector
On the 27th of March, South African authorities banned the sales of cigarettes as part of the current COVID-19 lockdown. Subsequently as restrictions were...
EU Countries Propose Excise Tax For Vaping and Heated Tobacco Products
“The current provisions of Directive 2011/64/EU have become less effective, as they are either no longer sufficient or too narrow to address current and...
The Different Arguments On The Link Between Nicotine and Depression
A number of studies have found positive links between nicotine consumption and brain health. A 2016 paper reported that the compound plays a vital...
Free For All: The Global Forum on Nicotine 2020 Moves Online
With less than two weeks to go, as usual multiple top speakers from the world of nicotine science, policy and tobacco harm reduction will...
Public Health Expert: US EVALI Outbreak “Was A Public Health Fiasco”
"...we know that because virtually nothing has been done to correct misperceptions that were created and spread across the US and worldwide from July...
UK Survey: Millions Are Smoking More Due to the COVID-19 Crisis
Responses to the Guardian appeal for feedback about smoking behaviour during the current crises cited heightened anxiety and stress as reasons for increased smoking....
UK: IBVTA Issues Guidance on Reopening Vape Shops Safely
The IBVTA is the only trade association in the UK focused on the independent vape industry, which by definition (being independent of affiliations with...
Tips For Smokers Switching to Snus by Harm Reduction Expert
Brad Rodu is a Professor of Medicine at the University of Louisville in Kentucky and senior scientist at its James Graham Brown Cancer Center....
