Diane Caruana
In-house journalist covering international vaping news.
US Study: E-cigarettes most effective smoking cessation aids
Lead study author, Brad Rodu, a Professor of Medicine and endowed chair in tobacco harm reduction research, and member of the James Graham Brown...
Mexico: Smoking rates increased from 2011 to 2016
The national average of cigarettes smoked per day per individual, has also increased from 6.5 in 2011, to 7.3 in 2016.The 2016-2017 National Drug,...
Big Tobacco’s tight grip on policy makers in Indonesia
In the US, the world’s major tobacco companies are being forced to spend millions on adverts carrying ‘corrective’ messages’, which will be released on...
Research looking into health warnings on individual cigarettes
The study was published in Nicotine & Tobacco Research, and involved nearly a thousand participants aged between 16 and 24 from the UK, including...
FDA launches public education campaign to promote smoking cessation
Last August, the FDA announced a major shakeup to the agency’s policy on e-cigarettes which amongst other things includes the de-nicotinization of cigarettes, and...
Differing opinions about raising the tobacco age limit to 21
Richard J. Thoune, who is the health officer for the Jackson County Health Department, pointed out that 95% of smokers begin smoking before the...
Clinical trial: Can e-cigs help homeless smokers quit?
Research keeps showing that smoking is more prevalent amongst vulnerable groups and those of a lower socio economic status. A study from 2013 looking...
IBVTA about the EU-wide excise tax on vaping products
Some EU member states along with the EC, are concerned that having different taxes for vaping products in different states may affect competition, the...
