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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

Anti-Nicotine Hiring Policies Exacerbate Inequalities

"It's part of a demonization campaign," Michelle Minton told the audience, "but it's also part of an anti-compassion campaign." Minton,…

July 26, 2024

Advocates Urge Rethink as UK Tobacco and Vapes Bill Returns

The United Kingdom's new Labour government has reintroduced the Tobacco and Vapes Bill, the King's Speech announced on July 17.…

July 19, 2024

“You’ll Get That Bounce!” NY Harm Reduction Org Hosts Vaping Group

St. Ann’s Corner of Harm Reduction (SACHR) is a pioneering organization. When it started handing out sterile syringes to New…

July 18, 2024

Experts Slam “Ridiculous” WHO Tobacco Cessation Guidelines

The World Health Organization has released its first-ever guide for tobacco cessation in adults. Its stated aim is “helping the…

July 17, 2024

In Sweden, Where Tobacco Deaths Fell Dramatically, Nicotine Isn’t the Enemy

About one in four Swedes use nicotine products, which is comparable to the rest of Europe. But Sweden sees 44…

July 15, 2024

The Harm Reduction Role of High-Nicotine Vaping

Many people who quit cigarettes say that vaping at higher nicotine levels was key to their ability to make the…

July 8, 2024

Supreme Court Will Hear Crucial Triton Vapes Case

As of July 1, the United States Supreme Court had four vape cases on its list for the last conference…

July 2, 2024