With prohibition strategies failing smokers and all the existant evidence in favour of tobacco harm reduction, educating doctors about what actually works could save millions of lives. For more than a century, smoking has been a leading driver of preventable death worldwide. In India alone, it claims over a million...
The FDA Center for Tobacco Products is planning to fast-track marketing authorization for four brands of nicotine pouches, following pressure from the White House. The news was reported today by Reuters, which described the sped-up authorization plan as an FDA “pilot program.” Reuters says the program will be used to...
If you’re new to vaping or you’re branching out on certain brands or products, you may be wondering if cheaper means less safe. We all love a bargain, but arguably not at the expense of our health. However, in the UK, safety isn’t determined by the price tag. What you...
Recent events indicate that harm reduction, a concept that is so widely used in multiple contexts, is not only oftentimes not applied to smoking, but even worse, to pregnant smokers, a vulnerable group which for obvious reasons needs it more than most. Merseyside and Cheshire NHS services have recently introduced...
Police and health officials in New York State conducted a coordinated crackdown last week against online vape sellers in the state. According to Governor Kathy Hochul’s office, the raids resulted in more than 12 arrests and 38 criminal charges. The crackdown, dubbed “Operation Vapers’ Dozen," came after what the governor’s...
