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Watch: The War on Vaping Closes a Shop in East Harlem

Spike Babaian is the Swiss Army Knife of vaping. She is a fierce advocate for tobacco harm reduction, a vape…

January 10, 2022

Ex-WHO Director Slams Its Tobacco Harm Reduction Denial

The World Health Organization’s reputation took another big hit at a conference in London earlier this month that discussed global…

December 20, 2021

Desperate to Win the Smokefree Race, New Zealand Resorts to Prohibition

Bhutan was the first country to ban the import and sale of tobacco, in 2004. But New Zealand is held…

December 13, 2021

A Study Was Claimed to Link Vapes to Cigarette “Relapse”—Let’s take a Look

In October, Journal of the American Medical Association published a study that claimed e-cigs were not an aid to help…

December 10, 2021

Denver Passes Ban on Sales of Flavored Vaping Products

[Update, December 12: A few days after the publication of this report, Denver Mayor Michael Hancock used his power of…

December 7, 2021

National Drug-User Union Emphasizes Tobacco Harm Reduction

Cigarette smoking among people who use illicit drugs doesn’t receive much attention, despite the fact that this population has some…

December 3, 2021

Philly’s Addiction-Treatment Smoking Ban Ends, Leaving Bitter Taste

The horribly misguided smoking and vaping ban in Philadelphia’s city-funded drug treatment programs, including outdoor spaces, has finally been lifted.…

November 19, 2021

The WHO Gambled Behind Closed Doors With 200 Million Lives

Two United Nations Conferences of Parties (COP) took place last week—both with the ostensible goal of saving lives. But the…

November 16, 2021

Women’s Voices Among Those Absent at the Global Tobacco Control COP

Global tobacco control is deeply political, divisive, and reflects the prevailing gendered and other social hierarchies that influence policy and…

November 12, 2021

Federal Vape Tax Reappears in “Build Back Better”—New Cigarette Tax Vanishes

Over the past few weeks, vaping activists have finally had some cause to cheer. Youth vaping rates, long used as…

November 4, 2021