nicotine

Why I Report on Tobacco Harm Reduction

Tobacco harm reduction, which I’ve been covering as a journalist for a couple of years now, has often felt a…

December 17, 2024

Time for a Concerted Push to Get Vapes in All Prisons

Tobacco harm reduction in the United States, like most other harm reduction, tends to ignore the prison-industrial complex and the…

December 13, 2024

Difference in Vapers’ Respiratory Symptoms Vs. Non-Vapers Is Minimal

Vaping does not produce clinically important respiratory symptoms, indicates a new international study. Significantly, it's among the first large-scale studies…

December 4, 2024

Supreme Court Justices Grill FDA, Vape Companies in Triton Case

The Food and Drug Administration’s regulation of nicotine vapes came under close scrutiny by the United States Supreme Court on…

December 2, 2024

Despite Everything, More People Than Ever Choose Safer Nicotine Options

“People talk about a war on smoking, a war on nicotine or a war on vapes,” Harry Shapiro told Filter.…

November 26, 2024

Will Indonesia, a Key Tobacco Control Outlier, Keep Vaping Legal?

If Indonesia was already frowned upon by the World Health Organization (WHO) and tobacco control groups for its high and…

November 22, 2024

The Great American Cop-Out

Today marks the American Cancer Society’s 48th Great American Smokeout, held annually on the third Thursday of November. Promoted by…

November 21, 2024

Why Is England Missing Its “Smoke Free” Target?

England will miss its “smoke free” target by nearly a decade, a leading charity, Cancer Research UK (CRUK), has predicted.…

November 20, 2024

What Older Vapers Think of Youth-Vaping Panic

Globally, youth vaping and its supposed health impacts have dominated public discussion and driven policies, to the extent that other…

November 18, 2024

Mexico Set to Put Vape Ban in Constitution. It Could Fuel Violence, as Well as Smoking.

Mexico is set to make a vape ban part of its constitution by the end of 2024. “It is essential…

November 15, 2024