Diane Caruana
In-house journalist covering international vaping news.
The Netherlands Urged to Copy Sweden’s Tobacco Harm Reduction Model
A recent large survey of 2,981 Dutch vapers, found that the majority would smoke if e-cigarettes were not available. The study was carried out...
California Teen Tobacco and Vaping Rates Continue to Drop
California's T21 law seems to have had positive public health effects on 7th, 9th, and 11th grade students across California.The California Healthy Kids Survey...
The Latest GSTHR Estimate Shows a Significant Rise in Vaping Globally
The GSTHR project, a report by UK public health agency, Knowledge•Action•Change (K•A•C), equated the 20% increase to 82 million in 2021 from 68 million...
South Africa: Proposed ‘Vape Tax’ Could Double Prices
Discussing the tax at a standing committee on finance, BAT spokesperson Dane Mouyis said that according to their data, vaping products account for less...
TikTok Moderators Having Issues With Content on Illegal Vapes
A review of 29 peer reviewed studies, found that exposure to tobacco and vaping products on social media leads to increased consumption.TikTok’s latest challenge...
US Vape Stores Revenue Rose in 2021 Despite COVID-19 Pandemic
The market-share gap between top-selling electronic cigarette Juul and No. 2 Vuse of R.J. Reynolds Vapor Co., has stabilized.While the data released by ECigIntelligence...
Malaysia: MVCC Asks Ministry of Health to Stop Vape Shop Raids
MVCC secretary general Ridhwan Rosli said these actions are being conducted to put pressure on the industry, as it recently disagreed with the MoH’s...
PMI CEO Says The Plan is to Branch Out Into Wellness...
Study found that smokers who completely quit nicotine had the lowest levels of assessed BoEs, followed by those who switched to a vape and...
