News and debate on nicotine, e-cigs and snus

Allt fler rökare får hjälp via”Swap to stop” i England

Svarthandeln för engångsmodeller blomstrar i förbudets Danmark

Kanadas regering stryper tillgången till vitt snus

Advokatsamfundet: Saknar tydlighet i förslaget om nikotinfri skoltid

Nya Zeeland byter fokus från cigaretter till vejp

Nicotine products attract more people to small shops

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

Large study on the difference between smoking and vejpning - "Compelling"

Smokers had better blood vessel health just one month after switching from cigarettes to e-cigarettes. This is according to a long-term study from the UK.

Håkan, 48, former smoker: "Very important that e-cigs are available everywhere cigarettes are"

For a long time, snus and cigarettes were a natural part of Håkan Friedrich's life. Almost 40 years after that first puff, cigarettes have been replaced by e-cigs and snus by citrus-flavored nicotine pouches.

Reduced tax on snus attracts a lot of attention

"A disaster". "A proposal influenced by the tobacco industry". "A model for other EU countries to follow" The government's plans to cut taxes on snus and to finance the measure with higher taxes...

Government cuts tax on snus - hopes to reduce smoking

Sharply reduced tax on snus. That's what Swedish snus users can expect in next year's budget. At the same time, it will be more expensive to smoke. Among snus users, the message is greeted with cautious joy."Hopefully the...

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 the result of a randomized control trial on e-cigarette use in real life.

Kent, 51, snus user: "I can live without cigarettes - but not snus"

"I can have a puff now and then, if I want, but I can go without cigarettes for months. But the snuff - I never want to be without it" Kent Andreasson is one of...

Editorial: Business as usual in the factory of death

Editorial: More bans, confusing research, incurable drug rage and a deadly message to smokers. Tobaksfakta's first newsletter of the season adds nothing new. But what does it matter? Scary headlines are...

Study: "E-cigarettes more effective than drugs in helping pregnant women quit smoking"

In cases where expectant mothers are unable to quit nicotine during pregnancy, vejpning may be a better option than nicotine patches, according to new research from the UK.

Bengt Wiberg, snus user, vejp user, innovator and activist for smoke-free nicotine products

"The snus issue is all about politics - not science and health"

Bengt Wiberg from Lidingö, Sweden, is the vejpanding snus user who takes on the role of both advocate and consumer when the movement gathers annually in Warsaw for the Global Forum on Nicotine. "Snus is all about politics...

England: Tighter age controls for vapes in convenience stores

The Association of Convenience Stores, which organizes convenience stores, petrol stations and the like in the UK, is now taking action to tackle the increasing use of e-cigarettes by minors.

Canada: Fewer young people are starting to smoke - "Clear link to vejpning"

Smoking rates have declined faster since e-cigarettes became available on the market. And this is particularly true among young people. This is according to a statistical study published in the Canadian Journal of Public Health.