nicotine

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

Vapes Increasingly Pushed Underground in the US and UK

Nicotine vaping products are increasingly being pushed underground in two contrasting jurisdictions, as my recent research illustrates. This sends a…

March 31, 2025

After 20 Years of Its Tobacco Treaty, the WHO Has Little to Celebrate

The World Health Organization marked an anniversary in late February: “Celebrating 20 years” of its Framework Convention on Tobacco Control…

March 24, 2025

Thailand Cracks Down Harder on Vapes. Is There Hope?

Thailand’s government recently ordered a crackdown on nicotine vapes under a national prohibition, resulting in numerous police raids.  Fears of…

March 20, 2025

Do Pre-Existing Brain Structures Influence Early Nicotine Use?

Pre-existing differences in brain structure are associated with earlier substance use in young people, according to a recent study. The…

March 17, 2025

New CDC Leadership Highly Unlikely to End Its Nicotine Misinformation

[This article was updated on March 13 to reflect breaking news.]   On March 13, the Senate Health, Education, Labor,…

March 12, 2025