Why the tobacco giants win - all the time
Stubborn and cynical lobbying by the anti-smoking lobby leads to e-cigarettes being completely taken over by the tobacco companies. And smokers continue to die.
Tag: e-cig
Many outraged by SVT's report "It's distorted"
Following SVT's report on young people and vaping, reactions from vaping enthusiasts and business owners have been pouring in on Facebook. "It is better for young people to vape instead of smoking tobacco" writes one...
Licences for nicotine and e-cigarettes: what's involved?
Disposable vapes, highly concentrated nicotine salts, some nicotine caps and ready-to-use e-liquids. These are products that require authorisation to be sold over the counter. But how does it work in reality?
700 people listened as doctors and scientists talked about weaning
THR SUMMIT SPAIN. Nearly 700 people participated online as doctors met researchers, activists and health scientists in a discussion on e-cigarettes and the role of technology in smoking cessation and harm reduction.
"Harm minimisation is a human right"
"It's about the right to a healthier life, no matter what bad choices you've made in the past." says Atakan Befrits, an activist who wants to give smokers alternatives.
More smokers choosing e-cigarettes over nicotine medicines
Smokers in France prefer to use e-cigarettes instead of medicines to quit smoking. This is according to a new survey.
Young people try e-cigs more often - to deal with stress and anxiety
Young people often try e-cigarettes, but most do not become regular users. The reasons are in curiosity, peer pressure and stress management.
Message to the government: We will fight for our flavours!
The government wants to ban our flavours. They don't want our e-cigarettes to taste good. They just want it to taste like "tobacco smoke". What's going on?
"Without flavours, e-cigarettes do not work"
I don't want to become a smoker again. Why do you want me to?" Users and entrepreneurs ask this question in a film aimed at politicians in the Social Affairs Committee.
Ban on flavours in e-cigs led to more young people smoking
Young people were more inclined to smoke after San Francisco banned flavours in e-cigarettes. "The ban has created incentives to smoke instead of vejpa," researchers say.
Vejpare gives up drugs - "Just started smoking again"
Vejpare shuns nicotine medicines. This is according to a survey of 3000 e-cigarette users in the Netherlands. A majority had tried several different medicines before successfully quitting smoking with the help of e-cigs.
Between the sledgehammer and the anvil - smokers, e-cigarettes and tobacco companies
Where do tobacco companies stand in the e-cigarette debate? Vejpkollen visited Philip Morris and met with PMI's Scientific Director Claude Guiron.
