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The UK Vaping Industry Association (UKVIA) says new research confirms fears that the UK’s ban on single-use vapes is backfiring, with 26% of former disposable vape users now smoking more, returning to tobacco, or buying illicit products. A survey of 6,000 vapers and smokers, commissioned by ELFBAR, also found that over half of adults (51%) wrongly believe vaping is as harmful as smoking, and awareness of illegal vapes has risen to 22%.

Spain’s central government wants to extend its smoking ban to beaches and restaurant terraces, but faces resistance from the Balearic Islands.

Vape sellers to pay disposal costs under plans to end UK’s "throwaway culture". Ministers say online vendors of electrical goods such as microwaves will also have to contribute to recycling fees.

In response to mounting concerns over the environmental impact of discarded vaping products, the Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (CAPHRA) is calling on manufacturers to show genuine leadership in sustainability and social responsibility.

Smoking kills hundreds of thousands of Americans annually. As this death toll mounts, studies continue to show that nicotine vaping is significantly less harmful than smoking and far more effective than FDA-approved cessation therapies like nicotine gum.

The UK’s ban on single-use vapes has two core aims; to make vaping less appealing to young people while still acting as a smoking cessation tool, and an environmentally friendly initiative by reducing waste and incentivising a transition to reusable products. The ban came into force on June 1, 2025, and one Financial Times report suggests the ban has not had much of (...)

Reducing the harms associated with cigarette smoking is a global public health priority. Both the individual‑ and population‑level health impacts of smoking can be reduced by novel products which deliver nicotine, but the use of which decreases user exposure to the harmful chemical toxicants responsible for smoking‑related disease. Electronic vaping products (...)

This year, the world’s eyes will turn to Geneva as leaders gather for COP11, the World Health Organization’s critical conference on tobacco control. As decisions are made that will impact global health for years to come, Barbados finds itself at a crossroads. Will the country simply follow the crowd, or will it seize the chance to be a bold voice for pragmatic, science-driven solutions like harm reduction?

Thailand’s ongoing ban on e-cigarettes, supported by the World Health Organization (WHO), is a policy deeply disconnected from real-world evidence and the voices of those it most affects: the consumers seeking safer alternatives to smoking.

Heated tobacco products (HTPs) and vapes reduce exposure to harmful chemicals by more than 90 per cent compared to cigarettes, according to a major new study.