Diane Caruana
In-house journalist covering international vaping news.
UK Budget 2023: No Tax Will be Imposed on Disposable Vapes
The Department of Health and Social Care has been pushing for a new tax on disposable vapes in response to an increase in use...
COVID-Related Study Fails to Differentiate Between Smoking and Vaping
In line with countless public health experts, Alan R Boobis of the Imperial College London had recently spoken of the chemicals found in e-cigarettes,...
UK Doctor Says Vaping has Become an ‘Epidemic’
“This is a problem the UK should take seriously. Walk past a school at closing time and you’ll see what happens – large numbers...
The Delay of Malaysia’s Tobacco Bill Will Benefit Tobacco Harm Reduction
In 2022, Malaysia’s health minister Khairy Jamaluddin had announced a ban on the sales of cigarettes and safer nicotine alternative products to anyone born...
NZ: Non Complaint Vape Retailers Throw Bad Light on Local Vape Industry
Specialist vape stores tend to be compliant.Loucas reiterated that the industry is in favour of regulations that ensure minors have no access to the...
President of Kiwi GP Group Calls For Vapes to be Via Prescription
A TGA spokesperson has recently admitted that “the current regime (in Australia) doesn’t seem effective at all.”New Zealand has been commended by tobacco harm...
IEVA Launches European Vape Awareness Campaign
The group explained that sadly the number of smokers educated about actual e-cigarettes’ facts remains relatively low, making it unlikely for them to switch...
Sweden’s ‘Smoke-Free’ Status and The Successful Strategies Which Achieved it
In 2017 Sweden's smoking rate dropped to an impressive 5%, a percentage which is globally considered as being "smokefree".A chart published in May 2017...
