E-cigarettes to phase out smoking in New Zealand
"E-cigarettes are successfully used by smokers to quit. They are an important tool for phasing out smoking," said New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.
News and debate on nicotine, e-cigs and snus
Study: Why vape shops increase the chances of quitting smoking
Active support from peronal in vape shops increases the chances of quitting smoking using e-cigarettes. This is according to a study among e-cigarette users in France.
Young politicians: promoting less harmful use of nicotine
Restrict marketing - but not flavours and introduce harm minimisation in tobacco policy. Three political youth organisations give their opinion on new nicotine products.
Youth organisations slam Non Smoking Generation - "Undemocratic"?
"The Non Smoking Generation has an attitude towards freedom of expression that has no place in a democratic society," says Réka Tolnai, President of the Centre Party Youth Association.
Calls on WHO: "Do as England does and save smokers' lives"
The organisation INNCO is organising several actions in London to encourage UK politicians to defend tobacco harm reduction within the WHO.
Prescription e-cigs - to attract sceptical smokers
Smokers will be able to get e-cigarettes on prescription. This is the UK government's next step to reduce smoking in the country.
Petition: "WHO must change its mind on tobacco, nicotine and harm reduction"
"Stop protecting the cigarette trade and make smokeless nicotine products part of the strategy to improve global health". That's the message, from 100 scientists and doctors to the WHO.
(M): Reducing smoking through e-cigarettes and snus?
Sweden should introduce a harm reduction perspective in tobacco and nicotine policy. This is the opinion of several representatives of the New Moderates.
Warns that vested interests control information on tobacco and alcohol
Clear special interests and questionable statistics are the basis for important decisions on alcohol, drugs and tobacco, according to Boriana Åberg (m).
SD: "Make it a criminal offence to deal cigarettes and raise the age limit"
"It should be a criminal offence to buy, sell or give away cigarettes to someone who is underage," says Angelica Lundberg (S&D).
Covert flavour ban wipes out vape shops in the US
In less than a month, the US FDA has banned the sale of almost all non-tobacco and menthol flavoured e-liquids in the country.
"Has ANYONE taken up smoking for the sake of flavour?"
Debate. If flavours were the problem, not many people would have started smoking in the first place "Because it honestly tastes like shit", says debater Mathias Norman.
