Study: E-cigarettes helped COPD patients improve health
Smokers with COPD can improve their health by replacing cigarettes with e-cigarettes. This is according to a new long-term study.
Tag: e-cigarettes
Study on the risks of nicotine use is criticised - "It bit off more than it could chew"
"The report does not provide users with clear information on relative risks, but only assumptions that are more opinion than science-based claims" say Karl-Åke Johansson and Samuel Lundell, active in the consumer-driven NNA Sweden and...
Road users and snus users take centre stage in Almedalen
Users' voices are often missing from the debate on nicotine and harm reduction. Why is this the case? Vejpkollen and Snusarnas riksförbund ask this question in Almedalen 2023.
EU tightens rules on batteries - disposable models could be 'phased out'
Built-in non-rechargeable batteries could be phased out of the EU market as early as 2030, after the European Parliament voted in favour of new legislation on batteries.
Study: Snus helps most people quit smoking in Norway
Snus is the aid that helps most people to quit smoking in Norway. This is according to a study recently published by researchers at the Norwegian Public Health Agency.
Several new initiatives to recycle single-use models
Collection boxes and free postal parcels directly to the recycling centre. These are some of the initiatives of the British cigarette companies to increase the recycling of disposable cigarettes. But in Sweden, too, intensive efforts are underway to make recycling...
Finland: Tobacco giant to launch tobacco-flavoured e-cigs
An e-cigarette market where only one flavour is allowed and there is little competition from both vape companies and other tobacco companies. In Finland, PMI has emerged as one of the few players actually selling...
How the EU e-juice tax could affect Sweden
The European Commission is likely to propose an EU-wide e-liquid tax before the end of the year. "This could have consequences in Sweden, even though we already have the tax that the EU is likely to...
Study: Vaping among young people does not lead to more smokers
While the use of e-cigarettes among young people may be linked to smoking later in life, it does not mean that smoking is increasing in the general population. This is according to a new study from the US.
"We must find a sustainable solution for disposable weapons"
User-friendly disposable vapes increase the potential for harm minimisation for smokers. But environmental and sustainability issues need to be addressed, says John Dunne, Director General of UKVIA, the UK industry organisation.
Cracking down on illegal sales to young people
The UK government is investing £3 million to reduce the illegal sale of e-cigarettes to minors. This comes after Health Minister Neil O'Brien recognised that more and more young people are getting hold of disposable vapes,...
England: Government distributes e-cigarettes to 1 million smokers
The UK government is launching a major programme to reduce smoking in the country. As part of the programme, one million smokers will receive free e-cigarettes. First up are pregnant smokers and smokers...
