Diane Caruana
In-house journalist covering international vaping news.
The Substitution Effect That Health Canada is Keeping Mum About: The NRTs Which Actually...
Canada’s latest Tobacco Strategy progress report paints an encouraging picture. Smoking rates are falling and youth smoking is near historic lows. Ottawa for instance,...
Fatal Flaws in the EU’s “Safe Hearts Plan” Reflect Deeply Embedded Harm Reduction Ignorance
Smoking remains one of the leading preventable causes of cardiovascular disease across Europe. Combustible tobacco dramatically increases the risk of heart attacks, strokes and...
Smarter Nicotine Pouches’ Design, Safer Outcomes: Innovation not Prohibition is the Answer
As governments across Europe and beyond move towards tighter restrictions and outright bans on novel nicotine products, with nicotine pouches being at the top...
From Vietnam to Mexico, Vape Bans Are Fueling Smoking, Not Stopping It
Despite more than a decade of growing scientific consensus that smoke-free nicotine products are far less harmful than cigarettes, governments across the world are...
Flavour Bans, Youth Protection, and the Hidden Cost of Prohibition
Belgium is currently getting ready to ban all vape flavours except tobacco, following new recommendations from its Superior Health Council and strong backing from...
As the Debate on Dual Use Continues, New Evidence Suggests it Might Not be...
For decades, public health messaging around smoking cessation has revolved around a simple binary: quit completely or fail. Yet real-world data have consistently shown...
NZ’s Falling Teen Vaping and Near-Zero Smoking: New Data Confirms the Absurdity of the...
New Zealand has just delivered one of the clearest global examples that well-regulated vaping and other lower-risk nicotine products can reduce youth harm rather...
From Smoking to Snus and Pouches: The Nordic Blueprint Saving Millions of Lives
As world governments continue to debate how best to reduce smoking, some pursue punitive measures such as sweeping bans, and extreme taxation, despite decades...
