It’s been a decade since we first wrote a comprehensive post on the safety of vaping. Back then, vaping didn’t have the support of the UK government, the huge body of evidence and the longer-term studies it now has. Still, even then we knew that: Nicotine is not the cause of smoking diseases. Vaping doesn’t …
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A replication study has demonstrated that vaping is far less toxic than tobacco cigarettes. The study was carried out by Center of Excellence for the acceleration of Harm Reduction of the University of Catania. (CoEHAR). The study is part of the Replica Project, which aims to replicate high quality studies that compare cigarettes with electronic …
Groundbreaking Study Shows Vaping Far Less Toxic Than Smoking Read More »
Dr Marewa Glover, Director of Centre of Research Excellence: Indigenous Sovereignty & Smoking, shares her predictions for vaping in 2022. Also see our full 2022 vape predictions round up. Vaping displaces cigarette smoking. That’s not a prediction, it’s a fact. New Zealand’s 2020/21 government health survey provides more weight to the evidence that vaping can …
Vape Shops Are Killing Smoking – But Meddling Could Kill Their Success Read More »
Professor Gerry Stimson of Knowledge-Action-Change shares his thoughts for the future of vaping. Also see our full 2022 Vape Predictions Roundup. The end of combustion is in sight for tobacco, just as it is for fossil fuels. Many groups are trying to stop tobacco harm reduction (THR), but THR will be driven forward by the …
The End of Smoking – Not If, But When Read More »
Imagine you have been a smoker for decades. You’ve tried to quit smoking many times. You tried with nicotine patches for weeks, despite that annoying rash on your arm. You put up with Champix, despite the weird dreams it gave you. You tried nicotine gum, despite the unpleasant, burning sensation in your mouth. But in …
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A new study has found that switching from smoking to vaping can restore the lungs’ primary defence against harmful substances. This decreases the risk of infection and lung diseases such as COPD and can help to improve symptoms of pre-existing lung diseases. The study, conducted by a team led by Professor Polosa of the University …
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Vaping and the environment Each cigarette contains over 1200 cellulose acetate fibres. It takes just one cigarette butt to kill half of the fish in a litre of water. Yet every year 4.5 trillion cigarette butts are discarded into the environment, where they can take 10 years to break down. In the process, they leach …
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The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has released a major report calling for the UK government to promote electronic cigarettes via a mass media campaign. This would form part of a campaign that returned funding for anti-smoking campaigns to at least 2008 levels. The suggestion is just one of a number of recommendations the RCP …
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You’re vaping away, when the battery runs out just as you’re leaving the house. Soon the nicotine cravings hit – along with the temptation to buy a pack of cigarettes. It’s a problem many vapers face. You either need to: have two devices have a device that takes replaceable batteries or put up with the …
Breakthrough Battery: The Vape Mod That Charges in 15 Minutes Read More »
Coils have come a long way in the past ten years. But they still burn out, particularly when used at high wattages. It’s unpleasant when it happens, and it makes vaping more expensive – especially for Direct-Lung and restricted Direct-Lung vapers. What’s more, I suspect it has an impact on the relative safety of vaping …
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