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January 13, 2022 by ecigarettedirect.co.uk

If you’re new to vaping, you might be confused by the number of brands available. In fact, almost every day I seem to get an email from a new vape brand I’ve never heard of before.

At the same time, there is a stable of reliable brands that have proved themselves over the years with consistent high quality devices. That’s not to say every device they make is a winner – every brand has their big successes as well as some that don’t quite make the mark. [...] There’s also some smaller brands who have focussed on creating some excellent products – I’ve included them under honourable mentions.

December 20, 2021 by mancunion.com

6.1 million people in England still smoke.

64,000 people died from smoking in England in 2019.

25% increase in 18-34-year-old smokers in the first lockdown.

652,000 more young adults now smoke than before the pandemic.

Whilst smoking rates have been steadily declining over recent years, from 20% of UK adults in 2011 to 14% in 2019, recent evidence suggests that there was a 25% increase in young adults 18-34 who smoked during the first Covid-19 lockdown in 2020. Unfortunately, smoking is not a temporary vice, and this increase remains today.

December 13, 2021 by metro.co.uk

I am among the one in five people in the UK who smoke, contributing packet by packet to the £18billion we spend yearly on tobacco products.

My parents have kept the habit their whole lives, as did both sets of grandparents before them. Having started in my early 20s and maintained a box-a-day addiction ever since, in many ways I’m a walking target for tobacco companies.

In theory, that should also make me a target for health interventions, too. But I see the gory pictures on the box and ignore them, I pay the extra duty each time it’s upped, and I continue to light up despite knowing the implications.

December 08, 2021 by reuters.com

British American Tobacco (BATS.L)said it sees 2021 as a "pivotal year" as it backed its full-year profit and sales forecasts on Tuesday buoyed by strong demand for its "new categories" products.

Its shares, down 3% this year, rose 1.75% to 2,671 pence in morning trading after the FTSE-listed company also flagged a possible share buyback.

The company said an additional 3.6 million customers used its "new categories" products - e-cigarette, tobacco heating and oral nicotine - in the year to end-September, bringing its total non-combustible user base to 17.1 million.

December 07, 2021 by thesun.co.uk

HEALTH Secretary Sajid Javid’s bid to ban smoking outside pubs and clubs has been slapped down by colleagues.

He pushed for a pavement ban but the audacious idea was killed off by “outraged” cabinet ministers.
New Communities Secretary Michael Gove — who enjoys the odd smoke — delivered a killer blow to Mr Javid’s plan when he insisted that stretched local authorities would never be able to police the ban.

The policy, recommended by the Government’s Health Promotion Taskforce, would have outlawed smoking directly outside venues such as pubs and restaurants.

December 06, 2021 by thesun.co.uk

The figures for 2020 are expected to show a small increase in the number of smokers Britain for the first time since the 1970s. Ministers are committed to a ‘smoke-free’ Britain by 2030 which would see fewer than five per cent of the adult population smoking tobacco. Tobacco industry insiders say sales have been up during the pandemic as more people struggled with the anxiety and stress caused by lockdowns.

Earlier this year Health Sec Sajid Javid allowed doctors to prescribe vaping to smokers who want to quit.

December 03, 2021 by tobaccoreporter.com

Ever since the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) recognized the case for tobacco harm reduction (THR) in a 2007 report and Public Health England concluded that e-cigarettes were at least 95 percent less harmful than combustible cigarettes in 2015, the United Kingdom has been a forerunner in including reduced-risk products in its tobacco control strategy. The country’s 2017 Tobacco Control Plan (TCP), published by the department of health, stresses the importance of innovation and less harmful alternatives. Most anti-smoking and public health organizations as well as medical institutions in the U.K. support vape products as a reduced-risk alternative to cigarettes.

November 24, 2021 by swlondoner.co.uk

It often comes up in the crosshairs of politicians and political editorialists, who see it as an opportunity to mix up many subjects.

Unfortunately, this is sometimes what happens when it comes to the legality of CBD in The UK.

Confused with cannabis, cannabidiol is, however, not the same substance. This is why it is necessary to take stock of the legality of these products in the UK.

November 19, 2021 by sky.com

Dozens of people say they have been fired, bullied and discriminated against due to their vaping habit, according to a study by an e-cigarette firm.

After speaking to about 2,000 vapers, online retailer E-Cigarette Direct said that one in five experienced negative reactions from colleagues due to their vaping, with 44 reporting bullying and 13 saying they were fired.

James Dunworth, chairman of the firm, said: "It is quite shocking to learn people have actually lost their jobs due to vaping." He expressed concern over individuals' "health and happiness" in the workplace, adding: "We spend at least a third of our waking lives at work."

November 10, 2021 by snusforumet.se

[...] tobacco harm reduction advocates are hoping the UK will use the gathering to put pressure on the global health body to drop its opposition to vaping and other less harmful nicotine products like snus and nicotine pouches.

“COP9 could be a critical turning point,” UK Vaping Industry Association (UKVIA) head John Dunne said in a statement.

“At the Conference, the United Kingdom has a duty to lead the charge against the WHO and be proud of its record so far. The UK delegation should use its influence to encourage other delegations to back the science and follow its example.”