(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.
News and debate on nicotine, e-cigs and snus
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.
Swedish politicians: "Good if e-cigarettes reduce smoking"
Are e-cigarettes a wise alternative to cigarettes? Vejpkollen asked this question to all parties in Parliament.
Tobacco, vaping and harm reduction - a Swedish cliffhanger
The story of how vaping and tobacco harm reduction is one of the most sensitive subjects I have focused on as a reporter. And why I will continue to do it.
Major brands disappearing from Swedish shops
Shops are no longer allowed to sell most products from some of the world's largest e-cigarette companies. This is the result of a review by the Public Health Agency of Sweden of the range of products available in Swedish vejpshoppar.
"Sweden's vejpers must speak out against the flavour ban"
Swedish retailers are urging e-cigarette users to email Social Affairs Minister Lena Hallengren to protest the planned flavour ban.
Philip Morris stops selling cigarettes in England
Philip Morris will stop selling Marlboro in the UK within ten years. Meanwhile, tobacco giants are increasingly focusing on e-cigs and the IQOS heat-not-burn system.
Cochrane: "E-cigarettes help people to quit smoking"
In the UK, where billions are being spent on e-cigarette research and harm reduction, bans and tighter restrictions are the wrong way to go, experts say.
Doctors: "E-cigarettes are the solution - not the problem"
Many leading health and addiction researchers around the world are dismayed by the WHO's campaign against e-cigarettes.
