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Kanadas regering stryper tillgången till vitt snus

Kanada. Från att landets hälsomyndighet relativt nyss godkänt nikotinpåsar som hjälpmedel att sluta röka – har nu hälsoministern förbjudit försäljning av produkterna, annat än på apotek. Och de får bara smaka mint.

Vejpning lika effektivt som läkemedlet vareniklin vid rökavvänjning

En klinisk studie från Finland visar att e-cigaretter med nikotin kan vara precis lika effektiva som läkemedlet vareniklin för att hjälpa personer att sluta röka.

Myndighet vill sänka nikotinhalten i vitt snus till läkemedelsnivå

Sänk nikotinhalten i vitt snus till 4 milligram per gram. Det föreslår Länsstyrelsen i Västra Götaland i sitt remissvar till utredningen “Trygg uppväxt utan nikotin, alkohol och lustgas”.

Report: More and more people use vejpning to quit smoking

Three million Britons have quit smoking with the help of e-cigarettes in the last five years. This is according to the organisation Action on Smoking and Health in its latest report on vejpning and the use of e-cigarettes...

Research: Passive vejpning relatively risk-free - "But avoid blowing out near children"

Children exposed to second-hand vejp ingest one seventh of the nicotine compared to the levels caused by passive smoking. "The low levels are most likely not a health risk".

Study: Compared the risk of cavities between smokers and vejpers

Quitting smoking reduces the risk of developing plaque on the teeth. This is according to an Italian study that compared plaque development between smokers, non-smokers and e-cigarette users.

Acute snus shortage in Norway since Gothenburg factory fire

Snus has started to appear in shops in Norway. Several media outlets reported this during the week. The reason is the fire that broke out in a snus factory in Gothenburg in the spring.

Research: More people are using the highest nicotine strength

More and more vejp users are using the maximum nicotine level allowed. This is according to a new UK study that has been tracking the trend since 2016. The increase has been particularly pronounced among young adults, those who have recently quit smoking...

Nicotine use in Sweden is neither increasing nor decreasing - but fewer people are smoking

The use of nicotine pouches and e-cigarettes is increasing along with snus use. At the same time, overall nicotine use is not increasing and daily smoking remains at 6%.

After criticism: "The difference between men who sniff and women who smoke is the key"

Swedish politicians have missed the fundamental message of harm reduction and Swedish snus use. At least in their election manifestos. This is the view of the Swedish Snus Commission, which is now hitting back at claims that information in its reports has been...

Vejp shop forced to stop online sales - "Absurd"

Following a decision by the Environmental Protection Agency, Arcane Vape was forced to remove all sales of age-restricted products from its website. The reason was so-called deficiencies in the control of age at delivery.

400 shops phase out smoking tobacco - "Huge step for harm reduction"

The announcement that Reitan Convenience, which owns Pressbyrån and 7-eleven, among others, is to phase out its range of cigarettes was received with mixed feelings. But for companies that sell and distribute smokeless nicotine products, the...