Tag: 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 ...

    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 ...

    New Initiative Takes Aim at Tobacco Harm Reduction Misinformation

    For many years, tobacco harm reduction advocates have had to contend with waves of ...

    Why Are Smoking Rates Rising in Parts of England?

    Smoking rates have gone up in parts of England, according to new research—something that ...

    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 ...

    Vapes Increasingly Pushed Underground in the US and UK

    Nicotine vaping products are increasingly being pushed underground in two contrasting jurisdictions, as my ...

    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 ...

    Thailand Cracks Down Harder on Vapes. Is There Hope?

    Thailand’s government recently ordered a crackdown on nicotine vapes under a national prohibition, resulting ...

    Do Pre-Existing Brain Structures Influence Early Nicotine Use?

    Pre-existing differences in brain structure are associated with earlier substance use in young people, ...

    New CDC Leadership Highly Unlikely to End Its Nicotine Misinformation

    [This article was updated on March 13 to reflect breaking news.]   On March ...