Kiran Sidhu

UK Makes Cytisine Available as Prescription Smoking-Cessation Drug

For people in the United Kingdom who wish to quit smoking, a new oral pharmaceutical option, cytisine, became available on…

January 23, 2024

Harvard Health Stands by Misleading Article on Vaping and “Popcorn Lung”

Objections to an article published by Harvard Health saw a tweet taken down and a review conducted. But the article,…

January 19, 2024

British Advocates Slam Plans to Tax Vapes

People who vape in the United Kingdom are expected to be hit with a substantial new tax. Tobacco harm reduction…

January 12, 2024

Scathing Rebuke for FDA, as Appeals Court Gives Hope for Flavored Vapes

A federal appeals court has issued a scathing rebuke to the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) over its…

January 5, 2024

Tobacco Harm Reduction Consumers Speak Out at EU Parliament

On December 5, the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium, held an unprecedented event, titled “Harm Reduction: The Road to a…

January 3, 2024

Smoking Cessation, Weight Gain and Vapes

The benefits of smoking cessation are numerous and indisputable. But one of the few negatives can be undesired weight gain…

December 15, 2023

French Parliament Unanimously Backs Disposable Vapes Ban

On December 4, the French National Assembly voted in favor of banning single-use vapes, known in France as “puffs.” The…

December 7, 2023

New Zealand Splits Opinion by Scrapping Smoking Ban

New Zealand's new coalition government plans to abandon the country's world-first policy of an incremental smoking ban, in order to…

December 5, 2023

Advocates Dismayed at Denmark’s “Horrible” Nicotine Clampdown

Denmark's government is introducing a package of 30 measures aimed at reducing young people's consumption of nicotine and alcohol. The…

December 1, 2023

A Valuable Vaping Guide for Health and Social Service Providers

On November 16, the United Kingdom’s National Centre for Smoking Cessation and Training (NCSCT), released: “Vaping: a guide for health…

November 28, 2023