Weaning as effective as varenicline in smoking cessation
A clinical study from Finland shows that nicotine-containing e-cigarettes can be just as effective as the drug varenicline in helping people quit smoking.
News and debate on nicotine, e-cigs and snus
SKR: "Nicotine ban during school hours only creates conflicts"
Banning the use of various nicotine products during school hours would be impossible to control. This is the conclusion reached by a number of stakeholders in their responses to the report "Growing up safely without nicotine, alcohol and nitrous oxide".
Hong Kong bans the use of smokeless nicotine products
Hong Kong is the next region in the world to introduce tough laws against vejpning. After banning both sales and imports already in 2022, a total ban on personal use is now planned.
Authority wants to reduce nicotine content in white snus to pharmaceutical levels
Reduce the nicotine content of white snus to 4 milligrams per gram. This is what the County Administrative Board of Västra Götaland proposes in its consultation response to the report "Safe childhood without nicotine, alcohol and nitrous oxide".
Umeå University: School staff should not be allowed to use snus during working hours
Pupils in primary and secondary schools will not be allowed to use nicotine during school hours. But the ban should also apply to all teachers and school staff. This is the opinion of Umeå University in its consultation response to the...
The new threat to vejpare - bears!
As a vejper, you're used to being attacked from all sides when you want to suck in some tasty vapour. If it's not tougher laws, soaring nicotine costs or new bans, then...
Report: More and more people use vejpning to quit smoking
Three million Britons have quit smoking with the help of e-cigarettes in the last five years. This is according to the organisation Action on Smoking and Health in its latest report on vejpning and the use of e-cigarettes...
White snus is trending in Australia - despite being illegal
Australia is waging a full-frontal war against all forms of nicotine use - at least those forms that are not cigarette smoking. But alternative products are emerging anyway. Now the banned white snus is trending.
Research: Passive vejpning relatively risk-free - "But avoid blowing out near children"
Children exposed to second-hand vejp ingest one seventh of the nicotine compared to the levels caused by passive smoking. "The low levels are most likely not a health risk".
Study: Compared the risk of cavities between smokers and vejpers
Quitting smoking reduces the risk of developing plaque on the teeth. This is according to an Italian study that compared plaque development between smokers, non-smokers and e-cigarette users.
Acute snus shortage in Norway since Gothenburg factory fire
Snus has started to appear in shops in Norway. Several media outlets reported this during the week. The reason is the fire that broke out in a snus factory in Gothenburg in the spring.
New snuff bag impressed dentists - Can reduce gum pain
Snus users who suffer from irritated gums can reduce their discomfort by switching to a new type of snus bag. That's according to 20 Swedish dentists who spent five weeks testing pouches with...
