News and debate on nicotine, e-cigs and snus

Study: "Banning single-use vejps risks driving millions to the black market"

Weaving thrives India - "Many don't know it's banned"

'Swap 2 stop' got thousands to quit smoking in UK local authority

Big question marks over EU tax on nicotine pouches - "counterproductive"

Vapes, toilet paper and detergent - an odd combo in Gothenburg

Parliament decided on a new target for tobacco and nicotine policy

It is now clear that Sweden will have a new tobacco policy target for the next five years. Parliament decided this on Wednesday. Instead of reducing nicotine use, the goal will now be to reduce medical...

A vejping pioneer with a thousand irons in the fire

Steve Tasker was one of the first, maybe even the very first, to sell e-cigs in Sweden. In 2009 he opened his shop in Stockholm and is filled to the brim with...

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

The European Parliament voted against the European Commission's proposal to include vejpning in the general smoking ban. The European Parliament voted against the European Commission's proposal to include vejpning in the general smoking ban. Politico magazine reports that....

Neither snus nor vejpar - but runs Stockholm's most nicotine shop

The Zielkowski family started the first Nikoteket many years ago at home in Söderköping, and when it came time to expand the business, Liam, who had just come of age, had to pack his bags and move...

Reduced snus tax - but not for all cans - "Manufacturers do things very differently"

The snus tax was reduced on 1 November. But what about the prices in the shops? Very differently, it turns out. Although many manufacturers lowered their purchase price immediately, others have chosen to...

Veiling attracts more young women in Norway - despite ban

Snus remains the most widely used nicotine product in Norway. At the same time, interest in vejpning is increasing, especially among young women. This is according to a recent report from Statistics Norway.

Electronic cigarettes popular in the electric city

In the industrial city that electrified the country, former snuffers and smokers are switching to the battery-powered vapour. Mathias Norman steers the ship in Västerås' now only vejpshop. And where it should feel familiar to step ...

Smoking in Sweden at record low levels - "Not due to prohibition"

Smoking in Sweden is at record low levels. At the same time, the proportion of people using smokeless nicotine products is increasing. This is shown by new statistics from the Public Health Agency of Sweden on Swedes' lifestyles.

Omar Sabih is Kinna's own stop-smoking doctor

Omar has travelled from Lebanon to Mark municipality to become something of a quit-smoking guru in Kinna. Not only does he sell vejp products in his shop in the small municipality, but he also...

From smoking coughs and burnout to e-cigs and vejp companies

Despite its relatively small size, Uddevalla is one of Sweden's better towns for vejp users. There are two competing specialist e-cigarette shops here. Behind the till in the slightly larger of the two...

Researchers are studying the impact of e-cigarettes on health.

Researchers investigate why more adult smokers do not switch to e-cigarettes

Why aren't more smokers interested in using e-cigarettes? Researchers at Rutgers University want to find out. In a new study, a team of researchers will investigate adults' smoking habits and perceptions of...

Danish Cancer Society: "Then I would choose nicotine pouches"

The Danish Cancer Society is highly critical of nicotine pouches. But when comparing nicotine pouches to cigarettes, head of prevention Mette Lolk Hanak is clear. In an interview with podcast host Joachim B Olsen,...