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Research: Large study compared different tools to quit smoking

E-cigarettes are as effective in smoking cessation as the drugs varenicline and cytisine. This is according to a comprehensive review published in the Cochrane Journal.

New legislative proposal: Flavour ban on heated tobacco

Heated tobacco, such as in an IQOS, should no longer be allowed to taste anything other than tobacco. The government is now proposing this in a draft bill, following pressure from the EU.

She traded party smoke for party vapour - "The big difference is the smell"

Maria was a long-time party smoker who enjoyed a cigarette with her Friday night wine. Now she has swapped the cigarette for an IQOS. "For me it's finished smoking"

Criticism of e-cig study "Researchers don't know how vaping works"

Absurdly high nicotine levels. Incorrectly adjusted devices and apparent ignorance of how e-cigarettes work. The latest study on the risks of e-cigarettes from Danderyd Hospital has been heavily criticised. "Luckily no one got hurt"

Smuggling greatly reduced after the availability of nicotine pouches

Finland. The smuggling of nicotine pouches and snus has decreased dramatically in Finland. This is after nicotine pouches became legal to buy in ordinary shops. The online magazine YLE reports

Warning: "EU wants to ban white snus - also in Sweden"

EU health bureaucrats want to ban white snus, i.e. nicotine products, in all EU countries, including Sweden. This is what Charlie Weimers, a member of the European Parliament, says after reading a leaked report commissioned by the European Commission...

Mirza, 46, vejpare: "The hardest part was finding the right flavour and feel"

He lit his first cigarette when he was 17. The last one when he was 41. Mirza Kadrovic is one of the many thousands of former smokers in Sweden who now use nicotine on ...

Rumours of ban on single-use models shake the UK

A debate about disposable vapes has flared up in the promised land of e-cigarettes, the UK. Youth use is on the rise and environmental issues are at the centre of the debate. At the same time, health and addiction experts warn of the consequences of an ill-considered ban.

Category: Nicotine

Research: Large study compared different tools to quit smoking

New legislative proposal: Flavour ban on heated tobacco

She traded party smoke for party vapour - "The big difference is the smell"

Criticism of e-cig study "Researchers don't know how vaping works"

Smuggling greatly reduced after the availability of nicotine pouches

Warning: "EU wants to ban white snus - also in Sweden"

Mirza, 46, vejpare: "The hardest part was finding the right flavour and feel"

Rumours of ban on single-use models shake the UK

UK: Large e-juice factory completely destroyed by fire

"Reducing snus tax is a matter of justice and public health"

Went from cigarettes to smoke-free - "Quitting one thing at a time"

Report: 'Doctors do not understand smoking cessation'