Kiran Sidhu

“Massive Milestone” as Vaping Overtakes Smoking in Britain

For the very first time, more adults in Great Britain are using vapes than are smoking cigarettes. New data from…

November 7, 2025

Denver Voters Uphold Flavor Ban, in Blow to Tobacco Harm Reduction

Denver has voted to uphold a ban on sales of flavored nicotine products. The referendum result dashes tobacco harm reductionists’…

November 5, 2025

High-Nicotine Pouches Help People Stay Off Cigarettes—If Available

Pouches with higher nicotine levels can make a vital contribution to tobacco harm reduction, by delivering the satisfaction people may…

October 29, 2025

Ireland Is Failing at Smoking Cessation. Now It Will Tax Vapes Hard.

On November 1, the Irish government will impose a tax on all vaping e-liquids, regardless of whether they contain nicotine.…

October 20, 2025

Government Consultation Amid UK Plan to Treat Vape Shops as “Unwanted”

On October 8, the United Kingdom government opened a consultation, seeking expert input on measures intended to help the country…

October 15, 2025

Malaysia’s Impending Vape Ban Poses Multiple Threats

Malaysia is set to ban sales of all vaping products, phasing them out by mid-2026. The decision follows a period…

October 7, 2025

WHO’s COP11 Will Threaten Tobacco Harm Reduction Behind Closed Doors

In November, COP11—the World Health Organization’s 11th Conference of the Parties to its Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) treaty—will…

September 29, 2025

Contentious Study Gave Pregnant Women Low-Nicotine Cigarettes

Pregnant women who smoke participated in a recent study looking at very low-nicotine cigarettes (VLNC). The study adds to a…

September 4, 2025

Media, Researchers Fuel More Vape Misperceptions

Media scaremongering about tobacco harm reduction options, often involving credulous amplifications or distortions of studies that are themselves incomplete or…

August 25, 2025

EU Plan to Heavily Tax Safer Substitutes for Cigarettes Draws Fire

The European Union is looking to impose heavy and unprecedented bloc-wide taxes on safer nicotine products. Tobacco harm reduction advocates…

August 21, 2025