Diane Caruana
In-house journalist covering international vaping news.
How the CDC has Shifted From Dealing With the “Vaping Epidemic” to COVID-19
An article on Reason has rightly pointed out that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is “currently focusing on the core...
Instagram: Pro-Vaping Hashtags Still Outnumbering FDA Anti-Vaping Ones
The study titled, “#Vape: Measuring E-Cigarette Influence on Instagram With Deep Learning and Text Analysis,” has shown that the FDA’s “The Real Cost” awareness...
Another Study Finds Cigarette Butts Leak Off Toxins Into the Environment
Data indicate that over five trillion butts are generated by smokers each year worldwide. Sadly, many of these tend to pile up in parks,...
Polosa Persuaded Italy to Exempt Vape Shops From COVID-19 Lockdown
Outside China, Italy is witnessing the worst outbreak of COVID-19, forcing the local government to set in place some of the most stringent measures...
Costa Rica’s Health Ministry Supports the Idea of a Vaping Ban in Public Spaces
Speaking to the deputies of the Committee on Social Affairs, Salas said that Bill 21.658, which would set the regulations in question in place,...
Recent Study Confirms That as Vaping Increases Smoking Decreases
Extracting data from the 2011–2018 National Youth Tobacco Survey (NYTS), trends in smoking frequency, intensity, age of first cigarette use, and e-cig use frequency...
The Coronavirus Exposes Gaps in the US Marijuana Vape Supply Chain
Industry analysts have estimated that between 90% to 95% of all components that comprise a cannabis vaporizer are manufactured in factories in Shenzhen, China,...
Big Tobacco Strives to Block Vermont’s proposed Menthol Ban
Democratic lawmakers and Gov. Phil Scott have long shown support for a ban on flavoured vaping products which is already in place at the...
