SD: "Make it a criminal offence to deal cigarettes and raise the age limit"
"It should be a criminal offence to buy, sell or give away cigarettes to someone who is underage," says Angelica Lundberg (S&D).
Tag: smoking
"Has ANYONE taken up smoking for the sake of flavour?"
Debate. If flavours were the problem, not many people would have started smoking in the first place "Because it honestly tastes like shit", says debater Mathias Norman.
Philip Morris stops selling cigarettes in England
Philip Morris will stop selling Marlboro in the UK within ten years. Meanwhile, tobacco giants are increasingly focusing on e-cigs and the IQOS heat-not-burn system.
Doctors: "E-cigarettes are the solution - not the problem"
Many leading health and addiction researchers around the world are dismayed by the WHO's campaign against e-cigarettes.
The art of killing smokers - a Swedish model?
12 000 Swedes die every year because of smoking. At the same time, they want to limit smokers' ability to minimise harm. With the approval of the public health authorities...
Report: Taxes and bans prevent smokers from taking up smoking
High prices, flavour bans and difficulties in finding the products. This is why smokers, who also use e-cigarettes, do not quit smoking completely.
Vapers around the world celebrate World Vape Day
World Vape Day. Under the slogan "Switching is Quitting", scientists, activists and ordinary vejpers are calling on the world's politicians to change their minds about the importance of harm reduction for smokers.
Flavour ban: "An extremely high price to pay for a gut feeling"
Flavours in e-liquids are important and without them, ex-smokers will fall back to regular cigarettes." So says Thomas Dallmann, a Swedish e-juice manufacturer.
Authority accused of hiding figures on road pricing
The Danish health authority is accused of hiding information about e-cigarettes ahead of its decision to ban flavours in e-juice. Now criticism is growing from both politicians and companies.
Fewer young people smoke in the US - e-cigs contribute to the decline
Fewer young people are smoking in the US and e-cigarettes are helping to reduce smoking to record low levels, according to a new study.
"Smokers should be treated with nicotine against Covid-19"
A new large study supports the hypothesis that nicotine protects against COVID-19. But smokers lose protection when nicotine intake stops - in the hospital!
More hospitals allow e-cigs - banning cigarettes
Many hospitals in England ban smoking. But e-cigarettes are allowed - to encourage smokers to switch to a healthier alternative.
