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IMF backs harm-based taxes on nicotine products – with lower rates for vapes
A new report linked to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) says taxes on nicotine products should reflect their relative health risks.
The authors say many newer nicotine products “reduce exposure to toxicants” compared with cigarettes.
They state it “makes sense to tax…
Czech MEP disappoints with vape tax increase plan
The European Parliament’s lead legislator on the EU’s plans to levy higher taxes on safer nicotine products has shocked vapers by proposing to increase taxes on vapes in his report on the Commission’s plans to amend Europe’s tobacco and nicotine taxes.
While…
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US youth vaping continues to fall as cigarette smoking nears historic low
Youth vaping in the United States continued to decline in 2025, while smoking among teenagers remained close to historic lows, according to new analysis of the National Youth Tobacco Survey (NYTS).
The data shows that overall tobacco and nicotine product use among…
Studies cited in viral video show vaping far safer than smoking
Cigarette smoke contains more than 7,000 chemicals, including at least 70 known carcinogens.
Research cited in the viral video states vaping exposes users to “95 percent fewer toxic chemicals” than cigarettes.
Smoking is linked to 480,000 deaths a year in the United…
Nicotine pouches cut toxic exposure to near-cessation levels, major new review finds
Biomarker studies show smokers who switch to nicotine pouches see toxic exposure fall by 42-96%, similar to quitting altogether.
Cancer-linked compounds such as tobacco-specific nitrosamines are “undetectable or present at negligible amounts” in pouches.
Exclusive pouch users had 91% lower levels of…
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New documentary reveals how Sweden beat smoking
A new documentary lifts the lid on how Sweden became the first country in the world to be declared officially “smoke-free.”
Sweden’s smoking rate of just 4.5 per cent (and falling) of its population is just a fraction of the European average…
Proof that advocacy works!
An advocacy campaign gives you collective strength – but ultimately, the more people that get behind it, the more powerful it becomes. Here are some examples of when advocacy has worked on behalf of everyday people to create real change…
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EU Health Commissioner doubles down on tobacco-harm stance
EU Health Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi has declared that new nicotine products such as vapes, heated tobacco and nicotine pouches are “one hundred per cent” as harmful as traditional cigarettes.
Commissioner rejects harm reduction distinction
In an interview with Euractiv, Várhelyi was asked…
The Flat Earth Argument: Derek Yach on WHO, Bloomberg, and the Smoke-Free World
In part 2 of this conversation, Peter Beckett speaks with Dr Derek Yach, former Head of Tobacco Control at the World Health Organization and founding president of the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World. They discuss the moment his thinking diverged from the…