Diane Caruana
In-house journalist covering international vaping news.
New Zealand Anti-Vape Campaign Will Fuel Teen Smoking Rates
NZ's overall adult daily smoking rate has dropped from 18% in 2006/07 to 9.4% in 2020/21. “By stirring up anti-vaping hysteria, New Zealand’s Asthma...
The University of Louisville Receives $3.6 Million Grant to Study Vape Flavours
The aim of the research is understanding the short-and long-term impacts of these chemicals specifically on the heart. “E-cigarettes are still relatively new, and...
R.J. Reynolds Uses Menthol Related Terms to Circumvent Flavour Ban
Menthol bans could reduce smoking by 15%, by leading many smokers to quit or switching to less harmful nicotine products. In California, R.J. Reynolds...
The CVA Reiterates That Vaping Could Save Billions of Lives and Dollars
In 2012, smoking-attributable mortality resulted in nearly 600,000 potential years of life lost, mainly via malignant neoplasms, cardiovascular diseases, and respiratory diseases. Figures by...
Juul Settlement For Over 5,000 Lawsuits Believed to Total $1.7 Billion
Juul Labs has agreed to settle thousands of lawsuits brought by over 10,000 plaintiffs accusing the company of intentionally marketing their products to youth....
Miami Beach Police May Arrest Repeat Offenders Caught Smoking
Miami Beach started the new year with a ban on cigarette smoking on the beach and at public parks. Gov. Ron DeSantis made the...
Professor of Public Health and Psychiatry Reiterates That Vapes Help Smokers Quit
Experts have asked the 182 member-states to the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control under the World Health Organization to reconsider its position on tobacco...
Irish Health Authority Launches Quit Smoking Campaign
Data recently released by Ireland’s Department of Health from the Healthy Ireland Survey 2021 has indicated that smoking rates have risen from 17% to...
