nicotine

The Overlooked Benefits of Nicotine for Mental and Cognitive Health

With the rise of tobacco harm reduction (THR) products—including vapes, heated tobacco and pouches—nicotine has increasingly come under attack. Nicotine…

June 12, 2025

To Bring Tobacco Harm Reduction to Prisons, We Need Outside Allies

Harm reduction efforts outside prison often involve lawyers and other experts identifying policy that is weak from more than one…

June 9, 2025

Researchers Expose “Serious Flaws” in Prominent Vaping-Harms Study

The continual battles over research relating to tobacco harm reduction intensified in May. Two papers, published on consecutive days, attacked…

June 5, 2025

World Vape Day Follows Tumultuous Year in Tobacco Harm Reduction

The urgency of raising awareness on World Vape Day—May 30—has increased since I wrote about it in 2024. The time…

May 30, 2025

EU Health Commissioner Under Fire for Spouting Vape Misinformation

Misinformation about tobacco harm reduction, though sadly rife, is especially damaging when it comes from the most senior health officials.…

May 29, 2025

A Health Philosopher’s Views on Tobacco Harm Reduction

The tobacco harm reduction (THR) debate encompasses many challenging ethical questions—from the respective roles of misinformation, public health nonprofits and…

May 15, 2025

New York City’s Campaign Against Vapes Will Cost Lives

A recent press release from the New York City Health Department, calling on New Yorkers to “imagine a city free…

May 8, 2025

Ex-FDA Tobacco Head Brian King Joins Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids

Dr. Brian King is a man some tobacco harm reduction (THR) advocates love to hate. They felt no sorrow when,…

May 6, 2025

The UK’s Impending Disposable Vapes Ban Looks Unenforceable

The United Kingdom is heading for an explosion in the illicit vapes market when it bans single-use devices in June.…

May 5, 2025

Vape Bans Averted in TN and ND—Just Not for Public Health Reasons

The greatest legislative threat to vaping at the state level over the past four years has been PMTA registry bills—that…

April 30, 2025