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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

Family Tragedy Spurs One Man’s Drive to Cut Smoking in South Africa

Kurt Yeo is the co-founder of Vaping Saved My Life (VSML), a South African consumer group, which among other things…

April 29, 2025

A Cup of Tea With My Anti-Vaping Neighbor

Sarah lives next door to me in a romantic-looking cottage in rural Wales. Most days we have a cup of…

April 24, 2025

Michael Bloomberg Won His Vietnam War on Vaping

Vietnam has a big-time smoking problem. A huge proportion of men, particularly—44.3 percent, by one estimate—smoke cigarettes. Smoking kills more…

April 22, 2025

Smear Tactics Against THR Advocates Reflected in NZ Media Ruling

Tobacco harm reduction (THR) advocates don’t just face misinformation in the form of false and misleading claims about safer nicotine…

April 10, 2025

New Initiative Takes Aim at Tobacco Harm Reduction Misinformation

For many years, tobacco harm reduction advocates have had to contend with waves of misinformation about safer nicotine products, constantly…

April 8, 2025

Why Are Smoking Rates Rising in Parts of England?

Smoking rates have gone up in parts of England, according to new research—something that hadn’t been seen in almost 20…

April 4, 2025

FDA Tobacco Head Brian King Among Casualties of Mass HHS Layoffs

On April 1 Dr. Brian King, the controversial director of the Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Tobacco Products (CTP),…

April 2, 2025