Chile har nyligen antagit en ny lag som reglerar både e-cigaretter och nikotinpåsar. Lagen innebär en av de mer genomarbetade lagstiftningarna i Sydamerika, och en tydlig kursändring från grannländernas förbud. Nu hoppas förespråkare av skadereglering att Chile ska bli vägledande för andra länder i regionen.
The use of e-cigarettes among young people has increased dramatically in Denmark. This is despite the fact that a comprehensive flavour ban and other restrictions have been introduced. This is according to the latest survey from the Danish Health Authority.
An increase of almost 500% in the tax on white snus. This is the content of a leaked proposal to the European Commission intended to create a so-called harmonisation of taxes on different nicotine products within the EU. Now consumers and retailers are up in arms.
Tax-free. Without restrictions on either dose or quantity. The nicotine analogue 6-methyl nicotine or "metatine" has arrived in Sweden and is now sold in several shops as an alternative to nicotine in e-cigarettes and e-liquids. But what exactly is it - and why has a so-called synthetic nicotine analogue made its way into Swedish shops?
Studies from the UK show that many smokers still try to quit using ineffective methods. Now researchers are speaking out.
"The likelihood of success increases dramatically if you use evidence-based methods such as vejpning or other nicotine alternatives," says the study's lead author, Sarah Jackson.
