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Ireland moves to tighten vape rules and regulate nicotine pouches in new bill
Ireland’s government has approved new legislation that would tighten rules on vapes and introduce regulation of nicotine pouches, as ministers push ahead with a broader package of nicotine controls.
The proposed Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) (Amendment) Bill 2026…
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…
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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…
Flawed “switching” label may skew vape health findings, new analysis shows
Two recent studies grouped some ongoing cigarette smokers under the label “EC switchers,” potentially distorting comparisons.
In both papers, people classified as using vapes had significantly lower risks of certain major health outcomes than those who continued smoking.
When complete switchers were…
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Voices of Harm Reduction Pt 7: Fiona Patten
We cover Australia quite a lot on CTA, but you’re the first Aussie we’ve had on this slot so far…
Well, I’m honoured.
So I kind of have to start with, what the hell is going on over there? The Government seems…
Four big screen actors who switched to safer nicotine products.
Celebrities like Jack Nicholson, Samuel L. Jackson, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Tom Hardy have successfully transitioned from smoking to vaping, finding diverse and often unique sources of inspiration to make the switch in their battle against long-term smoking habits.
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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…
Smokers who vape quit more often across all flavours and devices, new PATH study finds
Cigarette quit rates among vapers rose sharply between 2014 and 2021.
The increase was seen across all vape flavours - menthol, fruit, and mixed - except tobacco flavour.
Quit rates rose for every device type, from disposables to tanks and cartridges.
Younger…