Diane Caruana
In-house journalist covering international vaping news.
Harm Reduction or Harm Creation? Rethinking Global Tobacco Policy
The Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (CAPHRA) recently released a powerful report, "The Right to Health and Public Health Policy," authored...
More of the Same: COP11 Seems Headed to the Usual Closed...
With just 100 days remaining before the World Health Organization’s (WHO) next global tobacco control summit, concerns are mounting that COP11 will once again...
Tackling Vape Waste Reduction Whilst Ensuring Adult Access to the Safer...
The current global wave of bans on single-use vapes has two clear objectives: to reduce youth vaping while preserving vaping’s vital role as a...
New Zealand’s Smoke-Free Revolution: Harm Reduction, Not Prohibition, Is Winning the...
While many countries remain locked in battles over bans, taxes, and fear-based messaging, like Sweden, New Zealand is the verge of becoming one of...
Beyond the Ban: Will the UK’s Shift to Reusable Vapes Drive...
As the UK’s 2025 ban on disposable vapes takes effect, the nation’s vaping landscape is undergoing its biggest shake-up in years. Aimed at reducing...
Are Pharma Influence and Policy Confusion Reigning Over the Vape Battle...
....the push to outlaw vaping appears to be less about protecting public health and more about protecting the market for nicotine replacement therapies (NRT),...
Vanished Report: Australia’s Smoking Reversal and the Quiet Cover-Up
Overall adult smoking also ticked up—from 7.9% to 8.3%—marking the first national increase in over a decade. These findings directly contradicted the federal government’s...
When Good Intentions Go Wrong: How The UK’s Hardline Vape Measures...
In the weeks following the UK’s nationwide ban on disposable vapes, in line with warnings by tobacco harm reduction experts, new findings suggest that...
