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Netherlands Flavor Prohibition Will Take Effect July 2023

Following a brief public consultation, the Dutch government has announced it will carry out its plan to prohibit vaping flavors other than tobacco, although...

Vapes causing gum disease, tooth decay, chemical burns

Dentists are reporting increasingly seeing bad teeth among young e-cigarette users. Dentists are increasingly seeing the side effects of vaping in their patients' mouths including...

Tobacco Truth: Deficient and Unreliable Studies of Vaping and Disease

At least a dozen medical studies over the past few years have found that vaping is associated with heart attack, stroke, hypertension, emphysema and...

Understanding experts’ conflicting perspectives on tobacco harm reduction and e-cigarettes: An interpretive policy analysis

The growing use of e-cigarettes has been condemned as a significant health crisis by some and welcomed as an unprecedented opportunity to eliminate combustible...

Challenges in communicating the benefits of switching from cigarettes to e-cigarettes: Responses from eight adult focus groups with varying smoking experience

This study explored the effectiveness of nuanced messages, described in our study as warnings, that seek to convey the potential benefits of switching from...