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

Warns of the black market after SVT report

Young people like vejpar were in the spotlight when SVT Västerbotten highlighted the recent increase in disposable weapons among young people in Umeå. "We see a black market emerging very quickly" warned vejpar entrepreneur Niklas Linder

Taste and effect influence relative risks

Fewer dangerous substances than in cigarette smoke. But the risks vary with different flavors in the vapor - albeit at low levels.

Nicotine and e-cigarette licenses: what's involved

Disposable vapes, highly concentrated nicotine salts, some nicotine cones and ready-to-use e-liquids. These are products that require a license to be sold over the counter. But how does it work in reality?

700 listened as doctors and scientists talked vejpning

THR SUMMIT SPAIN. Nearly 700 people participated online as doctors met with researchers, activists and health scientists in a discussion on e-cigarettes and the role of technology in smoking cessation and harm reduction.

Cochrane: "Weaning effective for smoking cessation"

There is strong evidence that ecigs help smokers quit. According to the most recent Cochrane review, vejping with nicotine is more effective than nicotine replacement therapy.

Mateo Lozano, 21, opened a vejpshop in Karlskrona. Amidst the debate on flavor bans and young people using e-cigarettes.

"I am the generation politicians worry about"

20 years old. Photographer and filmmaker Mateo Lozano quit smoking with the help of e-cigarettes. He now runs a vejpshop in central Karlskrona.

Authority tried to stop conference on harm reduction

Spanish authorities have stopped a conference on harm reduction that was to take place at the University of Madrid. After pressure from the authorities, the university decided to cancel the event. "It's about censorship"

Want to reduce illegal snus market - with tougher ban

The Finnish Health Authority wants to ban all imports of snus. The aim is to curb the black market and achieve a nicotine-free Finland by 2030. "Ridiculous", users say.

Editorial: Teenagers vejpar and snuff - but no longer smoke

TEACHER: Young people are testing e-cigarettes and snus. In the same way they try analog cigarettes. It's not surprising, it might even be a good thing...

Scientists: "We are seeing the first smoke-free generation"

In the countries where smoking is falling fastest, it is not taxes, bans or restrictions that are driving the decline. A growing number of reports now point to the shift to alternative nicotine products as the...

Debate: "The Swedish Consumer Agency has a heavy responsibility"

DEBATE. By being overzealous and deliberately misinterpreting the new law as being about nicotine pouches, the Swedish Consumer Agency risks harming public health. This is according to Karl-Åke Johansson, chairman of NNA Sweden.

"Harm reduction is a human right"

"It's about the right to a healthier life, no matter what bad choices you made in the past." says Atakan Befrits, an activist who wants to give smokers alternatives.