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October 29, 2025 by reuters.com

British American Tobacco has suspended its pilot project to introduce an unlicensed disposable vape in the U.S., as the Food and Drug Administration intensifies its efforts to crack down on unregulated products and accelerate the approval process for licences. The previously unreported reversal by BAT (BATS.L) highlights the complex challenges major tobacco companies face in trying to compete with a surge of unregulated products—mostly from China—that have eroded profits in the $22 billion U.S. market for smoking alternatives.

October 28, 2025 by medicalxpress.com

A University of Massachusetts Amherst researcher reviewed oral nicotine pouches as a smoking cessation aid, finding reduced exposure to harmful substances but unclear quitting benefits. Cochrane's investigation aims to gather more data on the product's efficacy. Despite not being FDA-approved, oral nicotine pouches like Zyn offer potential health benefits over risks, shifting users away from smoking. These pouches, not involving tobacco leaf, differ from snus, promoting harm reduction. While nicotine products aid in smoking cessation, starting nicotine use is discouraged due to addiction risks. Detailed regulation and ongoing research could prove oral nicotine pouches as a viable alternative for smokers.

October 28, 2025 by healio.com

Active cigarette smoking in COPD patients was found to significantly increase pneumonia rates, as shown in a study presented at the CHEST Annual Meeting. Data from the study did not show the same association for active e-cigarette or cigar smoking. The research involved 777 adults with COPD, indicating that active cigarette smoking led to a higher risk of pneumonia over a 12-month period. Other factors like age, sex, and comorbidities were also considered. Importantly, smoking cessation efforts may be crucial in reducing pneumonia risk for individuals with COPD.

October 28, 2025 by filtermag.org

Resistance to flavor bans, taxes, and restrictions on nicotine use stems from harm reduction advocates' belief in personal freedom and distrust in tobacco control's motives. Many have successfully quit smoking by switching to safer alternatives, yet face stigma and exclusion. Misinformation and stigma harm those relying on harm reduction products, leading to social and personal consequences. Advocates fight for sensible regulation, truth, and the shared goal of saving lives. Inclusion of their voices in policy discussions is crucial. The fight is not against public health but for it, seeking to safeguard access to harm reduction products and prioritize individual choices for a smoke-free future.

October 27, 2025 by gfn.tv

Public health’s war on nicotine has spiraled into hysteria—untethered from science and reason. In this hard-hitting GFN Interviews, addiction specialist Dr. Garrett McGovern exposes how ideology, fear, and institutional ego are driving the misinformation crisis around vaping and safer nicotine products—and why it’s time to bring smoking harms back to the center of the debate.

October 27, 2025 by cphpost.dk

A study by Analyse & Tal for netstof.dk found 1,341 profiles on Snapchat, TikTok, and Reddit selling illegal nicotine products and drugs such as cannabis and cocaine. This sale is accompanied by effective communication strategies, with young people encountering attractive ads and profiles selling puff bars and drugs. Snapchat claims to monitor and remove such accounts, while Reddit and TikTok have not responded.

October 27, 2025 by cphpost.dk

A study by Analyse & Tal for netstof.dk found 1,341 profiles on Snapchat, TikTok, and Reddit selling illegal nicotine products and drugs such as cannabis and cocaine. This sale is accompanied by effective communication strategies, with young people encountering attractive ads and profiles selling puff bars and drugs. Snapchat claims to monitor and remove such accounts, while Reddit and TikTok have not responded.

October 24, 2025 by regulatorwatch.com

Déjà vu in Washington. With Donald J. Trump back in the White House, public health officials, regulators, and anti-vaping activists have renewed their war on vaping — and this time, they may succeed. The FDA’s crackdown on nicotine vapes is intensifying, thousands of vape shops have closed, and vaping advocacy is struggling to survive. But déjà vu cuts both ways. The movement that once shook Washington with the “We Vape, We Vote” uprising is surging back with one mission: freedom from FDA control. At the center of this renewed fight is a familiar warrior: Tristan Thompson, Board President of the United Vapers Alliance and Head of The Vaping Legion.

October 24, 2025 by thecritic.co.uk

The article criticizes the World Health Organization’s upcoming Conference of the Parties (COP) to the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, describing it as a secretive and extreme anti-smoking event. It claims that government-funded “anti-nicotine zealots” meet to create harsh tobacco control measures. Among the proposed ideas are bans on cigarette filters and smoking in private homes, which the author calls excessive and unreasonable forms of prohibition.

October 24, 2025 by clivebates.com

The passage argues that the best way to achieve the goals of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) is to make nicotine use safer by shifting from smoking to low-risk, smoke-free nicotine products. Despite years of tobacco control, over a billion people still use nicotine, and millions die annually from smoking. Since nicotine use is likely to continue, the focus should be on reducing smoking through tobacco harm reduction — encouraging the use of safer alternatives rather than trying to eliminate nicotine entirely.