Update: The Eleaf iStick 30W has been replaced by a number of upgraded versions of the device. Eleaf iStick fans might want to check out:Eleaf iStick Power: 5000mAh battery, up to 80 watts of power.Eleaf iStick Power 2 kit: Great MTL device, also with 5000mAh power.One of the most frustrating things over the last few months is that.....
About David SweanorDavid Sweanor has worked with numerous companies and organisations, including the International Union Against Cancer, World Health Organization, World Bank and the Pan American Health Organization, on the issue of tobacco harm reduction. He has received both international recognition and prestigious prizes for his work.How did you get interested in the issue of Tobacco Harm Reduction?I have.....
About Dr Joel NitzkinDr Joel Nitzkin is chair of the Tobacco Control Task Force for the American Association of Public Health Physicians. He kindly agreed to give us his expert opinion on e-cigarettes in this interview.You have stated that based on available research e-cigarettes are far safer than cigarettes. How much safer are they, and how sure can.....
About Dr. Adrian PayneDr Adrian Payne is the Managing Director of Tobacco Horizons, a Tobacco Harm Reduction Consulting Agency.During a post-doctoral career spanning more than thirty years, he has worked for both tobacco and pharmaceutical companies, often in the field of Tobacco Harm Reduction.He kindly agreed to be interviewed on the topic of e-cigarettes, specifically their safety, criticisms and it's.....
About Chris SnowdonChristopher Snowdon is the author of the extremely well-reviewed Velvet Glove Iron Fist: A History of the Anti-Smoking Movement.Chris generously agreed to be interviewed by us in what turned out to be a very wide-ranging interview covering his book, the Nazi anti-smoking movement, the electronic cigarette and much more.How the Velvet Glove, Iron Fist book beganWhat prompted.....
About Dr Murray LaugesenWe have been fortunate enough to talk to the man who, outside the laboratories of the e-cigarette manufacturers themselves, probably knows most about the e-cigarette than anyone. Respected researcher, Dr Murray Laugesen of Health New Zealand, is one of the few (at the time of this interview) to have carried out an in-depth analysis of the.....
About Scott BallinScott D. Ballin is a tobacco and health policy consultant in Washington, DC and has spent more than 30 years involved in issues related to tobacco and health. He was the VP for Public Policy and Legislative Counsel at the American Heart Association. Recently, he served on the Steering Committee of the Alliance for Health Economic and Agriculture.....
About Prof. Carl PhillipsProf. Carl V. Phillips received his PhD in public policy from Harvard University and completed fellowships in health policy at the University of Michigan and philosophy of science at the University of Minnesota, has additional degrees in math and history, and was on the faculty of the University of Texas Medical School's Center for Evidence-Based Medicine.He is.....
About Prof. Michael SiegelMichael is a doctor, a professor, an enthusiastic supporter of tobacco harm reduction and a tireless exposer of tobacco myths that many of us e-smokers look up to in awe. We are very grateful to Michael for sparing us the time for this interview. If you would like to read more of Michael's work please check out.....
A recent study concluded that electronic cigarettes don't help people quit smoking.There was only one problem with the study. Instead of asking a range of people if ecigarettes had worked for them, they only asked people who had tried to quit smoking and failed.As Professor Peter Hajek pointed out:“The authors concluded that EC was not helpful, but that would be true.....
Together, the vapers in this post have reached literally millions of smokers and vapers, sharing expertise, writing reviews and in many case fighting hard against ignorance and prejudice.Today they have kindly agreed to sharing the story of how it all started. (I was also fascinated to find that one well known blogging vaper found about vaping from another blogger featured here!)Also, for.....
With EU elections coming up, who should vapers vote for?Surveys suggest that vaping is an important issue for many of us:So while I hope you don't think I am trying to tell you how to vote, I thought a.....
Wales has announced plans to ban ecigarettes in public places today, despite the fact that several studies (such as this and this) have proved that ecigarettes do not cause passive 'vaping'.The excuse? That the ban is to protect the Welsh government's denormalisation policy.Denormalisation is a deliberate policy to stigmatise smoking and make smokers appear, well, abnormal.But since the.....
Want to find out what's going to happen next year? See: 2021 Vape Predictions: Expert Roundup.It's prediction time again!Last year we invited some of the top ten vaping bloggers to share their predictions for the future of vaping. This year we have got a mix of last's years bloggers (interesting, as several look back at their predictions for.....
Here, in one place, you'll find 25, 28, 30, 32 great quotes on vaping that will shock, inform and entertain you.(Thank you to everyone who has sent me more quotes - I have added my favourites in below!)On E-Cig SafetyPublic Health England (in association with Public Health Groups)In July 2016 Public Health England.....