vaping

Plain Packaging and “Drab” Colors: The UK’s Latest Anti-Vape Plan

The United Kingdom could impose restrictions on nicotine vapes’ packaging, flavor descriptions and visibility in retail outlets. Government ministers frame…

July 28, 2026

The Glas Ceiling: Gold, Sapphire and Vaping Surveillance

Long vilified by opponents of tobacco harm reduction, fruit-flavored vapes finally got the thumbs up from the FDA in May.…

July 22, 2026

What’s Behind the UK’s Migration to Nicotine Pouches?

People in the United Kingdom are using nicotine pouches in rapidly growing numbers—both to quit smoking, where these low-risk options…

July 20, 2026

Disposables Banned, Flavors Next: Irish Vape Crackdown Gathers Pace

Ireland is banning disposable vapes, which are a low-barrier entry point to vaping for many people who switch from cigarettes.…

July 14, 2026

Teen Vaping Has Long Been Falling. Why Do Schools Think the Opposite?

Teen vaping in the United States has plummeted over the past six years, according to surveys from the Centers for…

May 26, 2026

Advocates Fear EU “Domino Effect,” as Belgium Bans Vape Flavors

Belgium has confirmed a ban on vape flavors, leaving consumers with only two legal options: tobacco-flavored or unflavored. The move,…

May 22, 2026

Vape Taxes Won’t Increase Smoking, Study Claims. Here’s the Problem.

As a lifelong Iowan, studying public health policy and cancer prevention in a state with one of the nation’s fastest-rising…

May 21, 2026

Argentina Repeals Vape Prohibition After 15 Years

Argentina has ended its prohibition of vapes and other safer nicotine products. Tobacco harm reduction advocates welcome the repeal as…

May 19, 2026

FDA Finally Authorizes Fruit-Flavored Vapes. Here’s What It Took.

On May 5, the FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) did something it has never done before: It authorized fruit-flavored…

May 6, 2026

Banning Cigarettes, Threatening Vapes: A New UK Landscape

The United Kingdom's government aims to create a “first smoke-free generation,” after its long-running Tobacco and Vapes Bill finally became…

May 4, 2026