News and debate on nicotine, e-cigs and snus

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

Curiosity drove Victoria to vejpningen - and life-changing changes

Parliament decided on a new target for tobacco and nicotine policy

A vejping pioneer with a thousand irons in the fire

Parliament voted against the vejp ban on outdoor cafés - but ministers said yes

Fighting for harm minimisation in the EU - "Risk of a ban on nicotine pouches this spring"

Persistent reports, albeit unconfirmed by official sources, suggest that the availability of smokeless nicotine products, such as white snus, may be severely restricted. If the EU Commission gets its way.

Foundation For a Smoke Free World breaks with Phillip Morris

The Foundation for a smoke free world has undergone a change of management and is cancelling all its previous contracts with the tobacco industry.

Young people after flavour ban: "I'd rather buy cigarettes"

Since 1 January, shops in the Netherlands have been prohibited from selling e-cigarettes that do not taste of tobacco and smoke essence. Young people are getting vapes on Snapchat or buying cigarettes instead. "If only it can...

Norway bans flavours in e-cigarettes - but nicotine pouches survive

Norway prohibits all flavourings in vejp products. The exception is so-called 'tobacco flavours'. The ban applies regardless of whether the e-liquid contains nicotine or not. "It's absolutely absurd." says activist Frank Tinmansvik.

The infected debate on nicotine use - how does it affect you?

The health risks of smokeless nicotine products are significantly lower than those of smoking and cigarettes. But that doesn't matter. It is not a genuine concern about the risk of harm that lies behind bans or...

Not an uncommon sight - shops are fronting e-cigs - and now cigarette sales are declining in favour of e-cigs. snus and nicotine pouches.

E-cigs and pouches take centre stage as cigarette sales decline

Fewer Swedes are buying cigarettes. But the more nicotine pouches and vejps. CAN states this in your latest report on nicotine sales in Sweden. "Cigarettes will disappear. Politicians and authorities can now either...

Activists mobilise for WHO tobacco meeting in Panama

"The WHO focuses more on e-cigarettes and nicotine pouches than on discouraging cigarette use. They don't care about protecting the alternatives that can improve smokers' health," said Lindsay Stroud, Tax Payers...

"I will never smoke again" - Stories from Sweden

How do Swedes stay smoke-free? That's the question Vejpkollen asks in a series of reports on nicotine use in Sweden - a country that is becoming smoke-free.

Inveterate smokers prefer e-cigs to snus and medicines

Among Norwegians who still smoke, e-cigarettes probably have the greatest potential to reduce smoking. Traditional nicotine medicines, on the other hand, are not very popular. This is according to a new study by the Norwegian Institute of Public Health.

News and debate on nicotine, e-cigs and snus

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

Curiosity drove Victoria to vejpningen - and life-changing changes

Parliament decided on a new target for tobacco and nicotine policy

A vejping pioneer with a thousand irons in the fire

Parliament voted against the vejp ban on outdoor cafés - but ministers said yes

Fighting for harm minimisation in the EU - "Risk of a ban on nicotine pouches this spring"

Foundation For a Smoke Free World breaks with Phillip Morris

Young people after flavour ban: "I'd rather buy cigarettes"

Norway bans flavours in e-cigarettes - but nicotine pouches survive

The infected debate on nicotine use - how does it affect you?

E-cigs and pouches take centre stage as cigarette sales decline

Activists mobilise for WHO tobacco meeting in Panama

"I will never smoke again" - Stories from Sweden

Inveterate smokers prefer e-cigs to snus and medicines

Amanda, 25 - "I got rid of the really dangerous thing, smoking"

New research examined injury risks with heat-not-burn products

France: Close to banning single-use e-cigarettes