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Industry funding taints all science, research, and tobacco harm reduction advocacy, no matter how stringent the firewalls or how far the funding is removed. This criticism is a convenient argument for detractors of safer nicotine products to deny the truth about nicotine and relative risk.

A paper published in the journal Harm Reduction in June by Arielle Selya, PhD argues against the “gateway” hypothesis that nicotine-vaping prohibitionists like to employ. Electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) opponents point to studies that suggest teens who use e‑cigarettes may be more likely to use illicit drugs and tobacco. (To be logically consistent, they would also have to claim that tobacco is a gateway to using illicit drugs.) However, as is the case with similar, long-ago debunked arguments against cannabis use as a gateway to harder drugs, the hypothesis is based on observational studies that show correlation, not causation.

A prominent leader in the retail vaping industry in Kentucky says businesses statewide are in decline. A new law impacting the vast majority of vape product outlets goes into effect this January.

“If it got to the point where 20 years from now I went out of business because they’re were no more people smoking and no more people vaping, mission accomplished. I’m good with that,” said Florence.

Vaping is not a perfect solution, but it is a safer alternative to smoking. By vaporising a liquid solution containing pharmaceutical-grade nicotine instead of burning tobacco, it eliminates the harmful combustion by-products released by burning tobacco that cause the majority of smoking-related diseases. The Royal College of Physicians estimates that vaping is likely to be much safer than smoking, with some studies suggesting it may be at least 95 percent safer.

In this cohort study of 1985 adults who smoked cigarettes and used e-cigarettes, use of e-cigarettes in 2019 to 2021 vs 2014-2015 to 2015-2016 and daily use of e-cigarettes vs nondaily use were associated with greater overall cigarette discontinuation rates. These results suggest that public health (...)

According to a study published last May, in the journal JAMA Network Open, asthmatic adults who reported vaping in the past month were over three times more likely to develop asthma before the age of 27 than those who had never vaped. Given the circulating concerns about the presence of potentially harmful chemicals in vaping products which could trigger asthma, the current study explored the impact of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) on pulmonary function and respiratory health.

New data from health charity Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) finds that vapes have been the most popular aid to quitting among those who have successfully stopped smoking in the last 5 years. Their latest survey found that overall 5.6 million adults currently vape, 53% who whom have stopped smoking, 39% are still smoking and 8% have never smoked.

A new study shows that daily e-cigarette use and use of e-cigarettes in 2019 to 2021 were consistently associated with greater cigarette discontinuation rates. “E-Cigarette Characteristics and Cigarette Cessation Among Adults Who Use E-Cigarettes” was published by JAMA Network Open, a monthly open access medical journal published by the American Medical Association.

A bill introduced in Kenya’s parliament would impose serious restrictions on vaping products and nicotine pouches, making them less attractive and less available to ordinary Kenyans. The new bill will, if passed, amend the country's Tobacco Control Act to redefine “smoking” to include vaping, thus including vaping in all existing smoking restrictions, including advertising and public use. All online sales and advertising would be banned.

Another study has confirmed what tobacco harm reduction experts have been saying all along: by educating the public on the relative safety of nicotine, hundreds of thousands of lives could be saved.