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Flavors can play a key role in helping smokers switch. Many start with tobacco flavor but move to others over time — distancing themselves from the reminder of smoking. As adults, we enjoy sweets, drinks, and treats — why should quitting be any different?

Recent comments from Trump administration health officials have added to confusion over President Trump’s policy on vaping and nicotine. While Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. this week promised “fast-tracked approvals" of vaping products, his subordinate leading the FDA has shown no apparent interest in carrying out such a plan, and urged that the FDA’s war against “illegal products” be expanded to vape shops.

While some countries are still battling over bans, taxes, and talking points, New Zealand is quietly on the brink of achieving something extraordinary: becoming one of the first truly smoke-free nations. And they didn’t do it with slogans or scare tactics—they did it with science, compassion, and harm reduction. 

International tobacco harm reduction experts at Smoke Free Sweden have applauded Casey Costello, New Zealand’s associate minister of health, for her staunch defence of safer nicotine alternatives that have brought her country to the brink of official ‘smoke-free’ status.

Sweden’s use of the oral tobacco product snus has led it towards becoming the world’s first “smoke-free” country (defined as an overall smoking rate below 5 percent). But modern nicotine pouches are accelerating this progress—with women leading the way, highlights a new report.

Banning flavoured vapes can reduce vaping among young people, but may also slow progress in cutting cigarette smoking rates, according to a new study.

For adult smokers seeking alternatives to combustible cigarettes, the landscape of nicotine products has expanded significantly. Two prominent options are nicotine pouches and e-cigarettes (vapes). Both deliver nicotine without tobacco combustion – the primary source of smoking’s devastating health harms – but they work very differently. The question of which is (…)

The modern professional’s relationship with coffee often becomes a complex dance of energy highs and jittery lows, creating a cycle of dependency that can interfere with sustained productivity and well-being. As more individuals seek alternatives to the caffeine rollercoaster, the question arises: can nicotine pouches provide the focused energy we crave without the uncomfortable side effects that often accompany excessive coffee consumption?

New research shows that the majority of UK vapers now use reusable devices and are purchasing refills following the single-use vapes ban – indicating a positive shift toward more sustainable vaping behaviours.

Nearly 15% of retailers across Ireland have been caught violating laws banning the sale of vapes to children, with only a fraction facing legal consequences, according to new figures from the Health Service Executive (HSE). Enacted in December 2023, the law makes it illegal to sell nicotine-inhaling products to those under 18 years old.