Diane Caruana
In-house journalist covering international vaping news.
Is the UK’s Latest Regulatory Shake-Up Leaning Towards Harm Reduction or Over-Regulation?
Britain's vaping sector is entering its most challenging period since e-cigarettes first emerged as a smoking alternative. New taxes, stricter product rules, tighter marketing...
Nicotine Pouches Are Not Cigarettes. Regulation Should Reflect the Difference
There is a marked contradiction in the global nicotine market: while combustible cigarettes—the products responsible for the vast majority of tobacco-related illness—are still available...
From Poland to Lithuania: Are Europe’s Nicotine Policies Reasonable or Going Too Far?
In Europe, many governments are still rolling out stricter nicotine policies. These range from banning certain flavours and imposing hefty taxes on vapes to...
“As Unfit as Smokers” Alarmist Headlines Once Again Ignore the Wider Evidence on Vaping
A new narrative review published in Cureus examined evidence on e-cigarettes, heated tobacco products, and oral nicotine products. In line with previous studies, it...
South America’s Fragmented Nicotine Market Keeps Feeding the Illicit Supply Chain
South America has made substantial progress against smoking, but its approach to safer nicotine alternatives remains fragmented and frequently contradictory. Governments have raised tobacco...
Italy’s Pragmatic Tobacco Policy: Conservative Giorgia Meloni Takes an Open-Minded Approach to Vaping
Giorgia Meloni is generally considered a conservative prime minister. Yet on tobacco harm reduction, her government has sometimes adopted a comparatively progressive position by...
Nicotine Pouches and Oral Health: The Latest Evidence on the Risks and Their Solutions
Nicotine pouches are finding themselves in a growing debate around tobacco harm reduction. For adults who might still smoke, the fact that these pouches...
Foreign Influence, Sweeping Vape Bans and NRT Restrictions: Sounding the Alarm for Asia
Recent developments in Asia have increased concerns among tobacco harm reduction groups about ideology outweighing scientific evidence in nicotine policymaking. Allegations of foreign influence...
