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“The Forgotten Substance”—Harm Reduction Vaping Groups in Portugal

When more people in harm reduction are considering how to integrate tobacco harm reduction into their work with people who…

September 6, 2024

Brazil Scraps Flight Ban on Vapes, in Win for Consumer Advocacy

In late July, a speech therapist and public university professor in Campina Grande, Brazil, was about to catch a domestic…

August 29, 2024

Spanish Advocates Fear Worsening Outlook for Tobacco Harm Reduction

“It is difficult to imagine what the real intentions of the government will be," Carmen Escrig told Filter. She was…

August 28, 2024

The Majority of Brits Who Quit Smoking Now Do So With Vapes

Just over half of British adults who quit smoking in the last five years used vapes to help them do…

August 23, 2024

Can the Theory of Youth Vaping as “Gateway” to Smoking Be Put to Bed?

The notion that nicotine vaping leads people to smoking—known as the “gateway” theory—is a common refrain among those who seek…

August 20, 2024

Disposable Vape Ban Threatens New Zealand’s “World Leader” Status

Despite being lauded as a world leader in tobacco harm reduction and approaching “smoke-free” status, New Zealand is banning disposable…

August 16, 2024

In My Vape Shop, I Learned How the VA Lets Veterans Down

I miss owning a vape shop. It was gratifying to help people stop smoking. Some wonderful people walked through my…

August 13, 2024

New Zealand Boosts Heated Tobacco Products for Harm Reduction

New Zealand has halved its excise tax on heated tobacco products—a move which many experts say boosts the country’s emergence…

August 2, 2024

Vaping Around Kids Is Far Safer for Them Than Smoking

Children absorb far less nicotine from people vaping around them indoors than they do from secondhand smoking, researchers found, suggesting…

July 31, 2024

Could International Human Rights Mechanisms Take Down Vape Bans?

Could international human rights mechanisms be successfully used to contest government-imposed bans and restrictions on nicotine vapes and other safer…

July 29, 2024