Diane Caruana
In-house journalist covering international vaping news.
The FCTC COP10 Anti-THR Agenda and Its Implications
COP10 documents present SNPs as a threat to tobacco control and advocate for regulations that treat all nicotine and tobacco-containing products uniformly, without distinguishing...
The EU Maintains Secrecy on Its Position on Safer Nicotine Alternatives...
UK MP Andrew Lewer has recently emphasized the importance of standing up for tobacco harm reduction at COP10, highlighting the WHO's disregard for scientific...
The UK Presses on With Disposable Vapes’ Ban Despite the Success...
Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) data indicate that many people turn to vaping as a means to quit smoking, contributing to a decrease...
Should the Ever-Growing Vape Market be Restricted or Regulated?
A 2023 report by The Brainy Insights, had estimated the Vape Cartridge market for 2021 to be around 1.6 billion, and increasing at a...
Indonesia’s New Vape Tax And Its Repercussions
The new 10% tax was added on top of the high 57% excise tax placed on e-liquids back in 2018.The new 10% tax has...
The Effects of Secondhand and Thirdhand Smoke Exposure on Human Health
Prolonged exposure to thirdhand smoke has been linked to respiratory and developmental issues, especially in infants and young children.Studies consistently highlight the detrimental health...
Quitting Smoking Can Prevent Brain Shrinkage
Smoking introduces various toxic chemicals into the body, leading to lower oxygen levels in the blood, which over time, starve the brain.A study by...
How is California’s Vape Flavour Ban Panning Out?
Signed into law in 2020, Proposition 31 banned the sale of flavoured tobacco and vaping products. However, despite their aim to reduce tobacco harm,...
