At a time when vaping in Europe is again under threat, with taxes, flavour bans and restrictions looming, non-profit organisation European Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (ETHRA), are running an ambitious survey to draw a map of vaping and nicotine use across the EU (and, yes, that includes the UK!) We got together with Philippe Poirson, …
Nicotine & the EU: Your chance to be heard… Read More »
10 tips for getting through the current crisis Times are brutal for the retail industry. On top of the EVALI scare last year, vape shops have been forced to close for months, and even between lockdowns some customers are going to ground in the midst of the worst pandemic for a hundred years. To survive …
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It’s a familiar experience. You buy a pack of expensive coils for your Direct-Lung tank, install the coil and take a puff, expecting a delicious cloud of vapour from your favourite e-liquid. Instead, you get a strange burnt taste, leading to disappointment and anger. There are many factors which can cause a burnt coil, but …
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Smoking used to be everywhere. The first time I went to the pub – more years ago than I would like to admit – it was a decidedly smoky experience. It seemed like basically everybody at the pub smoked as they drank, to a level that youngsters today would probably find quite shocking. I quickly …
The Death of Smoking: Is Vaping Killing Combustibles? Read More »
Over the last few years, no official government body in the world has endorsed vaping like Public Health England has. With grace and integrity the organisation, and the people at its helm, have countered misinformation. For example, when the lung disease EVALI was wrongly attributed to nicotine vaping (it was actually caused by the use …
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Despite the huge disruption from Covid-19, there’s been a slew of new vape products hitting the shelves in recent weeks. There’s too many to list here, so in this post we’ve picked out some of the most interesting new hardware and e-liquids from top vape brands. New Vape Hardware Innokin Coolfire Z50 Kit: Effective MTL …
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From a small niche market in the late 2010’s, vaping has rapidly changed the face of nicotine and tobacco in the world, gaining over 40 million users worldwide by 2018. However, it has gained some powerful enemies in the process. In this post we’ll be soaring over the superlatives and hyperbole present in the vaping …
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As much as I’ll sing the praises of vaping at any opportunity, it must be said that there are more obstacles than there are with a cigarette. When you’re smoking, as long as your cigarette isn’t wet and your lighter works, you’re good to go. But with a vape mod there is a list of …
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The European Council has finally decided to tax vape products in the same way they tax tobacco, with a tax on vapes applying across the EU. Their next step will be to pass the proposal on to the European Commission. This is the culmination of a long battle, with rumours, negotiations and consultations about the …
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The Innokin Cool Fire Zlide series is unusual in that the tank was designed in collaboration with two well-known reviewers, Phil Busardo and Dimitris (aka the Vaping Greek). After reviewing hundreds of devices, the two should be well placed to create their own. They worked together to meet the needs of the average smoker-turned-vaper – …
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