Research-archive

Study: Raising the age limit reduced both vejp and cigarette use

Raising the age limit for e-cigarettes and smoking tobacco from 18 to 21 proved effective in reducing the use of both products. This is in contrast to various bans and taxes on e-cigarettes, which instead increased...

Researchers warn: smokers think e-cigarettes are more dangerous than cigarettes

Over half of all smokers in England believe that vejping via e-cigarettes is as dangerous or even more dangerous than smoking cigarettes. This is despite the fact that the authorities continually inform them of the opposite....

Vaping leads to more successful smoking cessation in England

A new UK study shows clear links between the rise in e-cigarette use and increasing numbers of successful quit attempts at the population level.

Study: "Vejps and nicotine patches safe to use for smoking cessation in pregnancy"

The use of e-cigarettes or nicotine patches during pregnancy does not appear to adversely affect the foetus. This is according to a large randomised control trial involving over 1100 pregnant women.

Inveterate smokers prefer e-cigs to snus and medicines

Among Norwegians who still smoke, e-cigarettes probably have the greatest potential to reduce smoking. Traditional nicotine medicines, on the other hand, are not very popular. This is according to a new study by the Norwegian Institute of Public Health.

New research examined injury risks with heat-not-burn products

Smokers can expect to reduce the risks associated with their nicotine use by switching from cigarettes to heated tobacco, known as heat-not-burn. In an independent Chinese study with 224 participants, researchers were able to measure...

Research: Dull packaging does not attract young and old to vejpa

Standardised packaging, without dramatic expressions and bright colours, attracts fewer children and minors to buy vejp products. At the same time, it also reduces the interest of adults to try e-cigs. This is according to a new British...

Study: Young people talk about vejpning, smoking and nicotine use

Trendy and cool. But isn't it just as dangerous as smoking? Young people who vejpake and smoke regularly have many conflicting opinions about e-cigarettes and smoking. This is according to a study where young people...

Study: The link between new nicotine products and smoking

The increasing use of e-cigarettes, or other new nicotine products, has not led to more people taking up smoking. This is according to the largest study to date that examined the relationship between smoking and...

Project to validate tobacco companies' research on vejpning

E-cigarettes are significantly less harmful than traditional cigarettes. This is true even though some of the research showing this comes from tobacco companies. This is according to a new study from the Coehar Institute in Italy.

Research: "Flavour bans led to increased cigarette sales"

Banning flavours in e-cigarettes increased sales of traditional cigarettes. This is according to a new US study. "The evidence suggests that more young people started buying cigarettes instead of e-cigarettes," says economist Michael Pesko.

Study: Social media messages discourage smokers from smoking vejpa

Study: Smokers are discouraged from trying vejpning to quit smoking when exposed to negative messages about e-cigarettes.