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UK: Large e-juice factory completely destroyed by fire

Vape and e-juice manufacturer Dinner Lady's factory in Blackburn has burned down. Although the fire filled the town with black smoke, no one was injured. However, the factory was completely destroyed.

Picture to illustrate doctors and nicotine use

Report: 'Doctors do not understand smoking cessation'

Doctors lack basic knowledge about nicotine and smoking cessation, with serious consequences for smokers. This is according to a new report from the UK.

Nicotine products attract more and more people to small shops

Nicotine products are highly valued when we shop in convenience stores and petrol stations. This is according to a new consumer survey from the industry organisation Convenience Stores Sweden.

Large study on the difference between smoking and vaping - "Convincing"?

Smokers' blood vessels improved just one month after switching from cigarettes to e-cigarettes. This is according to a long-term study from the UK.

E-cigarettes in everyday life focus of major US study

Giving smokers free access to e-cigarettes significantly increases their chances of quitting or at least significantly reducing smoking. This is according to a randomised control trial on real-life e-cigarette use.

Smokers are helped in a roadside shop to choose a flavour and machine to quit smoking.

Counselling and flavour suggestions helped most smokers quit

Among smokers trying to quit with the help of vaping, as many as 55% were more likely to succeed if they were also given help and advice on choosing flavours for their juices.....

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.

Report on the relative risks of nicotine criticised by the FHM

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...