Diane Caruana
In-house journalist covering international vaping news.
Scientists Warn EU: Misleading Claims About Smoke-Free Nicotine Products Will Stall Smoking Cessation Progress
A debate is underway in Europe and elsewhere about the place of safer nicotine alternatives in reducing smoking-related disease. At the heart of that...
The US FDA Considers Allowing Some Vape Flavours in Major Regulatory Shift
Vape flavours are one of the most contentious subjects in tobacco harm reduction. Critics argue that flavoured vapes are mainly designed to lure teenagers....
Evidence Ignored? The UK’s Vape Success Story That The World Seems to be Turning...
For over a decade, the United Kingdom has been widely regarded as a global leader in tobacco harm reduction. By recognising that non-combustible nicotine...
Could Current Geopolitic Tensions Affect Vapers and the Nicotine Market?
The global nicotine market hardly makes it into the buzz of geopolitics. But the same tensions that could reshape energy, technology and trade could...
Lessons from HIV to Tobacco: Why Harm Reduction Still Divides Canada
Public health has learned over the past few decades to embrace harm reduction when abstinence-only approaches miss their mark. From distributing condoms to prevent...
Confirmed: UK Vape Restrictions Spark Illicit Trade Surge and Threaten Smokefree 2030
Being promoted as a cessation aid, vaping arose as the most popular quitting method in Britain. Data on smokers and recent quitters, from Action...
Nicotine Addiction Isn’t One-Size-Fits-All: Genetics, Brain Science And Mental Health Differences Shape Dependance
With few exceptions, nicotine has been defined for decades as little more than a chemical hook — a substance whose addictive properties alone account...
The Latest on the War on Nicotine: From New York to Seoul More Policymakers...
Governments around the world are tightening the screws on smoke-free nicotine products at exactly the moment evidence is showing they’re helping smokers ditch combustible...
