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Major doctors' group calls for e-cigarette campaigns

The Royal College of Physicians is calling on politicians and authorities to actively encourage smokers to switch to e-cigarettes through government campaigns.

e-cigarettes attract young people in the same way as cigarettes.

Study: More young smokers if e-cigarettes did not exist

Young people who vape would likely have smoked regular cigarettes if e-cigarettes were not available. This is according to a new study from the US.

He hopes more politicians will visit the vejp shoppers.

How would a flavour ban affect entrepreneurs in the e-cigarette industry? David Josefsson (MP) wanted to find out.

The Swedish Vejpare Association and Karl-Åke Johansson Vape 2021

Swedish road workers are organising at a fast pace

Over 400 members in one weekend. The association Svenska Vejpare got off to a flying start after word spread on social media. "Now we need to reach the rest of all Swedish users"

British hospitals give out free e-cigarettes to smokers

Hospital emergency departments in five UK cities will offer smoking patients e-cigarettes to help them quit.

Dentists urge smokers to switch to e-cigs

Dentists in the Philippines encourage smokers to switch to e-cigarettes. "If smoking patients do not stop smoking, we will see more dead patients due to oral cancer."

The vision that can save lives - dies with the flavour ban

If the flavour ban is enforced, a majority of Sweden's dedicated vejp shops will close down. "They are trying to kill us!" says Quest Leite.

M: Banning flavours in e-liquid is the wrong way to go

The Moderates do not want to ban flavourings in e-liquids. "Conservative regulation that slows down the development of less harmful products" says Johan Hultberg (M).

Taping more effective than drugs, says new report

E-cigarettes are significantly more effective than nicotine medicines. This is according to a major synthesis of 16 independent studies in Australia.

"There is no need to flavour with enticing flavours"

"If we weigh the risk of young people taking up vejpa against those who want to quit smoking with the help of flavoured e-cigarettes, the young people weigh considerably more," Lena Emilsson (s) told Vejpkollen.

Government wants to ban flavours in e-liquids

Government investigators propose to ban all flavours in e-cigarettes and e-liquid from 2022, with the exception of tobacco flavours.

Government's hardline stance on smokeless nicotine criticised

The government wants to reduce the use of alternative nicotine products, such as e-cigarettes and snus. This is clear after the government submitted its proposal for a new ANDT strategy.