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Australia and New Zealand: A Natural Experiment in Vaping Policy

A vast natural experiment has been unfolding Down Under. Resembling a large-scale controlled trial, it has much to teach us…

June 24, 2024

FDA Authorizes Menthol Vapes: First-Ever Non-Tobacco Flavor

On June 21, the United States Food and Drug Administration announced that it had authorized four menthol-flavored vaping products. This…

June 21, 2024

Harm Reductionists Wary on New Philippines Vape Regulations

New regulations in the Philippines require all vaping products to be registered with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI).…

June 21, 2024

The Tobacco Control Act Turns 15: Have We Made Progress at All?

When I was 22, I watched my grandpa wheeled out of his home in a body bag. Aged 53, I…

June 21, 2024

Vapes “Designed to Kill,” Claims Org Designed to Protect World Health

“What looks cute, smells good, but is designed to kill?” asked the World Health Organization (WHO) in a June 11…

June 13, 2024

Storm in a Teacup Over Soccer Stars’ Snus Use

“I used to have the odd cigarette on a night out,” wrote Jamie Vardy, the Leicester City striker and 2016…

June 10, 2024

FDA Scraps Its Juul Marketing Denials; Authorization Now Possible

The United States Food and Drug Administration has rescinded its marketing denial orders (MDOs) to Juul Labs, Inc, almost two…

June 7, 2024

An Urgent Call for Action on World No Tobacco Day 2024

The global combustible tobacco epidemic remains a formidable public health challenge, with devastating disparities in smoking rates across nations. As…

May 30, 2024

Why We Need World Vape Day More Than Ever

Globally, we are over 120 million strong. We are the people who used to smoke. We discovered that despite what…

May 30, 2024

Japan’s Leading Position in the Tobacco Harm Reduction World

Japan has halved its cigarette sales in a decade, in what tobacco harm reductionists call a "globally unprecedented" shift. What…

May 29, 2024