Spain Slammed for Protecting Smoking
May 18, 2026 by planetofthevapes.co.uk
Spain Slammed for Protecting Smoking
Spain’s proposed restrictions on vaping and other reduced-risk nicotine products have intensified criticism from harm reduction advocates and public health commentators. Critics argue that treating non-combustible nicotine products in the same way as cigarettes risks obscuring important differences in toxicological exposure and relative risk. Concerns have also been raised that increasingly restrictive regulation may discourage smokers from switching away from combustible tobacco, potentially slowing declines in smoking prevalence. The debate reflects wider tensions across Europe between precautionary nicotine regulation, smoking cessation goals, and evidence-based approaches to tobacco harm reduction.
24.10% of the adult population are current smokers. There are approximately 10.0 million current smokers in Spain.
SOURCE: GSTHR
