After intense lobbying from vapers, the EU last week decided not to classify electronic cigarettes as medical devices. But with the UK government intent on proceeding with a ban, and the EU still intent on banning online sales, the battle's not over. We asked 12 vapers, campaigners and politicians what's next for vapers in the UK and Europe.1. Clive Bates,.....
Update: The University of Queensland is now reporting that the study is funded by a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) project grant, and not by the Australian government, while Dr Coral Gartner Health Canal is disputing the whole story. (Thanks to Gregory Conley for the link.)According to The Age National, Australia is to consider a ban.....
Apologies for the late update on what's happening in the UK. There was a media frenzy yesterday, with all the usual misinformation, and I was tied up handling media enquiries (including a live interview on Sky!)What's happened:There's a lot of misinformation out there at the moment......
Top 10 US VapersLike any community, vapers rally around some key influencers. Knowing who to turn to for advice, industry news and honest reviews is one of the biggest challenges for people getting into e-cigs, since overly positive, misleading information outnumber the genuine ones by a staggering margin. However, there are still hoards of vapor-loving bloggers, reviewers, movers and shakers.....
Last year the author of an EU bill which would effectively ban electronic cigarettes was forced to resign after allegedly seeking bribes from a tobacco company.The same person, former EU commissioner John Dalli, has now been accused of trying to move one hundred million dollars to the Bahama.Dalli.....
Have you ever left ordering your vaping supplies until the last minute - then realised you will run out before your order arrives?Or wished you could try an electronic cigarette before you buy it?If you live in Swansea, your problems could be over.At our new E-Cigarette Direct Store in Neath, Swansea, you'll be able to chat about which is.....
Before the Internet... Here’s how what would have happened to e-cigs if they had been invented 30 years ago.1982:Electronic Cigarette is invented.1983:Large companies recognise the threat to tobacco and pharmaceutical industry.Anti-smoking groups funded by the pharmaceutical industry campaign against the device.1984:Tobacco industry agrees that to admit the e-cigarette is.....
In case you have missed the story, a scientist has alleged that anti-ecigarette groups have been paid millions by Pfizer.These are details of just one pharmaceutical group. In the past on this blog we have exposed other.....
E-Cigarettes are a hot topic.The EU is consulting on what to do about them, and the MHRA next year will decide whether to effectively ban the devices, introduce regulation or do nothing.And both the government and tobacco policy advisors have mixed feelings about e-cigarettes.So we decided to ask several e-cigarette bloggers, presenters and campaigners what they thought would happen.We'd also.....
I think one of the faults of this blog is that I don't link out enough. Which is a shame because there are some super bloggers out there providing great information on e-cigs - and the search engines don't always do a great job of sifting them out from all the rubbish.....
Does vaping make your smarter? Take our survey and win a free e-cigarette kit!We already know that smoking helps with stress, and vaping seems to have the same effect.(You should see how furiously our MD, Jean, puffs away at her e-cig when stressed, normally while bashing away at the keyboard as if it was her mortal enemy!)But, according to a.....
As anyone who has followed vaping for a while knows, the world of tobacco harm reduction is, to put it mildly, divisive.
On one side, there are those advocating for access to safer nicotine products (SNP), such as e-cigarettes. These alternatives are likely to carry some risk, but public health organisations such as the UK government estimates the risk to.....
Our annual vape predictions post brings experts from across the world to predict the future of vaping. The breadth of their experience, combined with unique viewpoints from around the world, brings invaluable insights - but also rather long.
So for those of you short of time, here you’ll find a summary of the key themes in vaping for 2023…
1. Nicotine.....
Where did vaping come from? And where is it going? At the Global State of Tobacco Harm Reduction’s 2022 ‘Right Side of History’ launch event, Harry Shapiro and Professor Gerry Stimpson chart the course of vaping and tobacco harm reduction from its early history to its likely future.
Here's a summary of what they had to say:
Harry Shapiro: The past.....
Every year the UK government commissions an independent review of the evidence around the safety of vaping. The review of vaping, now in its eighth reiteration, is already the most solid review of vaping evidence in the world - and this year is the most comprehensive yet.
Evidence on vaping safety
The report reiterated that vaping poses only a small fraction.....