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  • Total ban on vejp in Vietnam - even for tourists

    Total ban on vejp in Vietnam - even for tourists

    The war on e-cigarettes is raging around the world. Now, communist Vietnam has joined the ranks of countries that ban the technology completely, even for tourists. At the same time, cigarettes are fully legally available.

  • In London, steam takes over when the smoke clears

    In London, steam takes over when the smoke clears

    Vejpkollen took a stroll through some of the city's innermost neighbourhoods and spotted corner shops overflowing with disposable e-cigarettes mixed with specialist vejp shops and a new big trend in the form of white snus. "The Big Smoke" as the city used to be called is well on its way to becoming "The Big Steam" instead

  • Few experience respiratory symptoms from vejpning - according to unique long-term study

    Few experience respiratory symptoms from vejpning - according to unique long-term study

    Few former non-smokers who vejpar experience respiratory problems. This is shown by the first results of the 'Veritas project' - a unique global study on the impact of vejping on former non-smokers.

Research

Finnish doctors warn of lung damage by vejpning "Suspect EVALI"

A few cases similar to the lung disease EVALI, which is normally linked to THC-vejpning, have been recognised in Finland over the past year. According to the newspaper, doctors cannot determine whether the diseases are linked to e-cigarette use, but speculation suggests that this may be one of the causes.