vaping

“Infantile” UK Plan Would Fine People Who Vape at Bus Stops

People who vape at outdoor bus stops in the United Kingdom could soon be fined up to £100, under a…

July 28, 2025

Why Dr. Mark Tyndall Is Taking a Stand for Tobacco Harm Reduction

The tobacco harm reduction movement has long needed doctors to unapologetically make the case that it’s a matter of life…

July 24, 2025

How the Need for Vapes Struck Me—and Why They’re Still Vilified

As a community-based researcher, I always tried to involve community members in the planning, conduct and presentation of the research.…

July 24, 2025

Swapping Cigarettes for Vapes or HTP Rapidly Boosts Fitness, Study Finds

People who switch from smoking to vapes or heated tobacco products can improve their fitness levels in as little as…

July 16, 2025

Leading US Nicotine-Consumer Voice Falls Silent

Nicotine consumers who have made life-changing switches to safer products, and their organizations, form the heart of the tobacco harm…

July 1, 2025

Governments “Hate” Big Tobacco—Yet Hand Them the Nicotine Market

Around the world, politicians love to stand behind a podium, look solemnly into a camera and declare their unyielding hatred…

June 16, 2025

To Bring Tobacco Harm Reduction to Prisons, We Need Outside Allies

Harm reduction efforts outside prison often involve lawyers and other experts identifying policy that is weak from more than one…

June 9, 2025

Researchers Expose “Serious Flaws” in Prominent Vaping-Harms Study

The continual battles over research relating to tobacco harm reduction intensified in May. Two papers, published on consecutive days, attacked…

June 5, 2025

World Vape Day Follows Tumultuous Year in Tobacco Harm Reduction

The urgency of raising awareness on World Vape Day—May 30—has increased since I wrote about it in 2024. The time…

May 30, 2025

EU Health Commissioner Under Fire for Spouting Vape Misinformation

Misinformation about tobacco harm reduction, though sadly rife, is especially damaging when it comes from the most senior health officials.…

May 29, 2025