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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

Sudden UK Election Shelves Contentious Tobacco and Vapes Bill

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Tobacco and Vapes Bill has gone up in smoke after his surprise announcement, on May 22,…

May 23, 2024

Claims of “Passive Vaping Danger” Irritate Scientists

We’re facing a “New Danger of Passive Vaping,” according to a recent article in the Economic Times of India. It’s…

May 21, 2024

Recent Reports Reflect How the FDA Props Up the Cigarette Trade

Two subscription-only reports have recently highlighted how the Food and Drug Administration is effectively propping up smoking in the United…

May 17, 2024

The Menthols Ban: Delayed, Divisive and Far From Dead

The planned national ban on menthol cigarettes in the United States was postponed indefinitely in late April. The idea has…

May 16, 2024

In the Ugly Nicotine Debate, Being Kind Isn’t Just Right—It’s Effective

Going to school as an autistic kid sometimes felt like a never-ending nightmare. Spitballs hitting me in the back of…

May 13, 2024

Are Nicotine Patches for Kids Who Vape a Good Idea?

Children whose vaping has led to nicotine dependence should be given nicotine patches to help them quit vapes, say health…

May 8, 2024

Will Study Linking Vapes With Heart Failure Survive Scrutiny?

It’s been a busy few weeks for health scares around vaping, with media distortion of a cancer-adjacent study and an…

May 6, 2024