Diane Caruana
In-house journalist covering international vaping news.
Do Menthol Bans Actually Drop Smoking Rates? What Does Science Show...
In recent years, a lot has been said about menthol cigarettes' bans and how they could potentially decrease smoking rates. Research suggests that menthol...
Eastern Europe Moves Towards Vape Prohibition Despite Success Rates in Russia
Poland is moving forward with setting vape restrictions in alignment with new European Union (EU) directives aimed at novel tobacco products. The legislation was...
The UK: a Leader in Tobacco Harm Reduction, is Proposing a...
Besides contradicting the government's previous efforts to reduce smoking-related diseases through harm reduction strategies, the tax also hinders the government's own Swap to Stop...
Are Australia’s Teen Vaping Rates as Alarming as Depicted in the...
Youth smoking rates have decreased 53% from 1.9% to 0.9% in 2023, and the daily youth smoking rate fell over 50% faster since vaping...
The Recent Bad Press Surrounding Zyn NPs Has Culminated in a...
The fact that tobacco companies have recently invested in NPs and commercialized them, has thrown a new bad light on the products.Last month, the...
The WHO Ignores Science Once Again, Claiming There is no Evidence...
In February, the distinguished New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) made significant contributions to the discourse on vaping, by publishing both a study highlighting...
Many UK Smokers Are Misinformed About The Relative Risks of Vaping
In 2014, 44% of smokers believed vaping was less harmful than smoking. Sadly, by June 2023, this figure had dropped to 27%.Smokers in England...
Stanton Glantz Strikes Again… With Another Innacurate Heart Study
To analyse the disease risk from vaping, one would require studies involving vapers who had never smoked, and study their disease risk compared to...
