nicotine

FDA’s Authorization of Zyn Nicotine Pouches a Step in the Right Direction

In a groundbreaking move, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized the marketing of 20 Zyn nicotine pouch…

February 7, 2025

Smoking Killed His Family. He’ll Still Smoke When He Leaves Prison.

Cigarettes have been a part of Eric Barnett’s entire life. His mother smoked during his childhood, and he started at…

February 5, 2025

How to Build on Sweden’s “Smoke-Free” Success?

"Sweden has successfully reduced smoking rates by combining innovation, legislation and consumer empowerment," Jesper Skalberg Karlsson told the audience. Karlsson,…

February 4, 2025

Belgium’s Disposable Vapes Ban Could Be First of Many

Belgium has become the first European Union country to enact a ban on disposable vapes, with others expected to follow.…

January 28, 2025

Skepticism Over FDA Bid to Mandate Very Low-Nicotine Cigarettes

The Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) has issued a proposed rule that would cap nicotine levels in combustible tobacco products…

January 23, 2025

How the FDA Made a “Gigantic, Chaotic Mess” of the US Vapes Market

Twenty-one years ago, a Chinese pharmacist named Hon Lik patented the first electronic cigarette. Lik smoked heavily, and hoped to…

January 9, 2025

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