vaping

Our Ban Has Failed: Time for India to Regulate Vapes

The first Indian state to ban vapes was Karnatataka, in 2016. The reason for this is that Karnataka, in the…

April 3, 2024

A Long Walk With the Tobacco Users of Mumbai

I'm taking a walk through central Mumbai with Rizwan, who switched from smoking tobacco to vaping, then turned vape seller.…

March 27, 2024

Why India’s Future “Will Not Be Vape-Free”

Vapes have taken JK on a remarkable journey. From smoking multiple packs of cigarettes a day, he switched suddenly and…

March 19, 2024

“Disgusted”—Consumers, Harm Reductionists React to UK Vape Tax

The United Kingdom’s government has confirmed a new vape tax, in a decision that angers advocates and threatens to undermine…

March 12, 2024

Rising Numbers of Brits Who Smoke Don’t Know That Vaping Is Safer

English adults who smoke are increasingly unaware that vapes are less harmful than cigarettes, new data reveal. That’s in a…

March 5, 2024

Why It Matters That Tobacco Harm Reduction Brightens Smiles

People who switch from cigarettes to smoke-free nicotine options have whiter smiles than those who continue to smoke, a study…

March 4, 2024

New England Journal of Medicine Backs Vapes as Harm Reduction

Earlier in February, the New England Journal of Medicine published both a study highlighting the harm reduction efficacy of vapes…

February 27, 2024

The WHO Prioritizes Youth Who Don’t Smoke Over Adults Who Do

The World Health Organization recently held its 10th Conference of the Parties (COP10) to the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control…

February 23, 2024

At Hostile COP10, Threats to Tobacco Harm Reduction Postponed

The worst threats of the World Health Organization’s COP10 tobacco control conference to global harm reduction access were averted, for…

February 20, 2024

Australia’s Vape Prohibition Replicates Drug-War Disasters

In the land down under, a burgeoning illicit market for vaping products paints a stark portrait of failed prohibition. Australia's…

February 13, 2024