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

Report: "Nicotine restriction for snus, ban on nicotine in schools and ban on drug dealing"

Nicotine restriction for both snus and nicotine pouches. A ban on the sale of nicotine products and a total ban on the use of smokeless nicotine, such as snus or e-cigarettes, during school hours. This is now proposed by a government inquiry with...

No decisions on new nicotine products - but hot debate on flavors

There were no new decisions on either smoke-free nicotine or cigarettes in the Swedish Parliament after last week's debate in plenary. Nevertheless, opinions differed widely on how the Swedish Parliament should deal with...

The nicotine debate: "Taste is not harmful"

"Taste is not harmful. Nicotine, however, is both addictive and harmful. Limiting nicotine levels in nicotine portions is therefore important." Johan Hultberg (M) said this when the Parliament debated nicotine issues and...

Study: Road users got whiter teeth after quitting smoking

A unique study from the University of Catania in Italy showed that quitters who switch to vejpning and heated tobacco products can regain whiter tooth enamel, similar to that of non-smokers.

Study: Raising age limit reduced both vejp and cigarette use

Raising the age limit for e-cigarettes and smoking tobacco from 18 to 21 proved effective in reducing the use of both products. This is in contrast to various bans and taxes on e-cigarettes which instead increased...

Warning to vejpare in Singapore: "Fine or jail"

The small country, with famously tough rules on just about everything, is throwing down the gauntlet in its fledgling war on e-cigarettes. Sky-high fines and prison sentences await visiting vejpers in Singapore.

New Zealand scraps generational ban on cigarettes

New Zealand will neither introduce a generational ban on cigarette sales nor introduce requirements for low-nicotine cigarettes. This was recently announced by the country's new government. The reason is the risk of losing tax revenue, but also that...

Nicotine debate: Want to see a ban on drug dealing and ID checks in smoking areas

Intergenerational ban on tobacco purchases. ID checks in the smoking area to stop minors from using cigarettes. Exposure bans and a ban on tobacco product repair. These are some of the proposals on the table when the Swedish Parliament...

Left Party: "Ban the flavors in e-cigs and nicotine pouches"

Ban all non-tobacco flavors in e-cigarettes and nicotine pouches. And hide all tobacco products in shops. This is what the Left Party is proposing ahead of the upcoming debate on alcohol, tobacco and drugs in Parliament.

SD: "Introduce harm reduction in tobacco policy"

A better investigation into the relative risks of different nicotine products and a new framework for managing tobacco and nicotine products. This is what the Sweden Democrats are now proposing ahead of the upcoming debate on ANDTS issues in the Social Affairs Committee.

Scientists warn: smokers think e-cigarettes are more dangerous than cigarettes

Over half of all smokers in England believe that vejping via e-cigarettes is as dangerous or even more dangerous than smoking cigarettes. This is despite the fact that the authorities continuously inform to the contrary....

Vejpning leads to more successful quits in England

A new UK study shows clear links between the increase in e-cigarette use and the rise in successful quit attempts at population level.