Diane Caruana
In-house journalist covering international vaping news.
UK Youth Vaping Rates Remain Low Despite Local E-Cig Endorsement
An independent report on e-cigarette use led by researchers at King’s College London and commissioned by the PHE, has indicated that regular vaping remains...
UAE Doctors Will Not Promote E-Cigs for Smoking Cessation
Up until recently, the UAE had maintained a forbidding stance towards e-cigarettes. However in a sudden U turn, last September the Emirates Authority for...
Public Health Expert on Study Claiming That Vaping Causes Smoking
In line with the infamous “Gateway Theory”, a recent study, published last month in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, and based on...
Washington State House Passes Bill to Raise Tobacco Age to 21
The chamber passed the tobacco 21 measure on a 66-30 vote, and it will now be passed onto the Senate for consideration. If signed...
Luxembourg: Why are Cigarette Sales Still Increasing?
According to the latest Eurobarometer survey, in Luxembourg, a country which is part of the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO...
Utah Proposes an 86.5% Tax on Vaping Products
Research keeps indicating that vaping products are significantly safer than cigarettes, and are also the most effective smoking cessation tools to date. To this...
Hong Kong’s E-Cig Ban Will Benefit Only Tobacco Companies
Last October, a Hong Kong Official had announced a complete ban on e-cigarettes and other innovative tobacco products, in an unexpected U-turn by the...
Did Vaping Halt the Drop in US Smoking Rates?
The progress in smoking cessation can be considered reversed, only if you count vaping as tobacco use, and ignore the big difference in health...
