ONS estimates put UK adult smoking at 9.8% in 2025. New under-18 restrictions on nicotine pouches and covered vaping products take effect on 29 October.

France’s initial budget documents contain no vaping tax or related measure, though amendments could still revive proposals during parliamentary debate.

David Zaruk argues that EU proposals to restrict nicotine products could deepen political divisions and undermine trust in the Tobacco Products Directive revision.

New GSTHR analysis finds smoking fell from 26.1% to 19% in Estonia between 2020 and 2024, while current vaping rose from 3.8% to 13.5%.

A letter led by the Netherlands calls for a freeze on new non-TPD nicotine products and tougher EU-wide restrictions on products that remain legal.

The Netherlands plans a national vaping duty while awaiting a possible EU-wide approach. The tax rate has not yet been announced.

David Zaruk argues that EU nicotine policy should reflect consultation submissions from former smokers and vape shops, with their testimonies in full.

Researchers say vaping is considerably less harmful than smoking after Micheál Martin described vapes as “nearly worse” than cigarettes.

Nicotine pouches are considerably less toxic than cigarettes and could offer smokers a less hazardous alternative, a major review has found.

The European Commission has approved Poland’s plan to ban disposable nicotine vapes, accepting its argument that existing restrictions have failed to keep the products out of children’s hands. The…

Marine Le Pen has pledged to freeze tobacco taxes and give retailers a greater say over vaping rules, pitching herself as a defender of France’s struggling tobacconists. The National Rally…

A leading Member of the German Bundestag on tobacco tax issues has called for Germany to legalise and tax nicotine pouches in an interview with Politico Germany. Carsten Brodesser, who is a member of…

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has pushed back against the prospect of an outright vape ban in Ireland, saying adults should remain free to decide whether they want to vape. Her comments came a…

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorised JUUL2, making it the second vaping device cleared by the agency to incorporate technology designed to restrict access by young people. The…

Ireland’s prime minister has signalled support for an outright ban on vapes, claiming they are “nearly worse than cigarettes” despite evidence that nicotine vaping is far less harmful than smoking.…

Germany is planning another rise in vape taxes, as an industry association warns that illegal products already account for an estimated half of the market. The government’s draft legislation,…

EU health commissioner Olivér Várhelyi is facing a call for an ethics investigation after a policy commentator raised questions about his wife’s work for Hungarian MEPs and how it was disclosed.…

The review identifies tobacco smoke’s toxic chemicals as central to smoking-related cancer. It states that nicotine itself is not carcinogenic. Nicotine remains addictive and can affect…

Nearly half of vapers surveyed would consider buying cheaper black-market products, as the UK prepares to introduce a tax on vaping liquids next month. The OnePoll survey, commissioned by vape…

Smokers using nicotine vapes were 61 per cent more likely to quit for at least six months than those using patches, gum or other nicotine replacement therapy. Around eight to 10 people in every 100…

Three Australian experts wrote to the Prime Minister on Thursday urging him to implement his opponent's tobacco policy. The signatories are Dr Nick Coatsworth, deputy chief medical officer through…

UK nicotine pouch sales are forecast to climb by almost 51 per cent this year. The market was worth an estimated £384 million in 2025 and is expected to exceed £579 million by the end of 2026,…

An Australian Senate committee has called for wider legal sales of regulated nicotine vapes and an immediate freeze on tobacco tax rises, warning that the country’s current approach is “facing a…

Source Madonna has spent her entire career tracking what the young are into. The objective of any corporation is first to survive, then to thrive. A decade ago, tobacco companies had to shift into…

This op-ed is by Harry Shapiro, author and tobacco harm reduction expert at the Global State of Tobacco Harm Reduction (GSTHR). As the new Global State of Tobacco Harm Reduction report shows, THR…

Three years after the Netherlands banned online tobacco and vape sales, young adults are still buying through social media, while regulators struggle to identify sellers behind thousands of illegal…

Australia’s illicit nicotine market has grown to account for an estimated 80 per cent of all consumption, as new government analysis shows vape use surging while consumption through legal channels…

Almost half of the vaping products consumed across the European Union may be bought outside the regular market, with irregular sales worth an estimated €6.6 billion, according to a major analysis of…

Britain’s vaping industry has backed government plans to give councils greater control over new vape shops, but warned that responsible specialist retailers must not be swept up in a wider crackdown…

A study examining why US teenagers start and continue vaping has been retracted after problems were found in its data analysis. The Journal of Adolescent Health says the flaws affected the results…

A specially designed vape introduced in prisons across England and Wales has been credited with helping cut fires by 46 per cent, as officials in Ireland consider whether vaping could also reduce…

Almost 96 per cent of vapes bought in Australia may be coming from the illicit market, according to research that raises fresh questions over whether the country’s pharmacy-only sales model is…

US doctors are being urged to discuss vapes with adult smokers who want to quit, as tobacco researchers say the evidence supporting their use has strengthened considerably in recent years. New…

Exclusive vape use among US adults increased by an average of 18.8 per cent a year between 2015 and 2023. Exclusive cigarette smoking fell by 6.6 per cent a year between 2019 and 2023. By 2023,…

Daily smoking in the UK has fallen by almost a third since 2020, while six in 10 people who currently vape are former smokers, new figures from Action on Smoking and Health suggest. The proportion of…

Ireland’s plan to restrict vape flavour names to “Tobacco” and “Unflavoured” has been delayed after Italy and Greece formally challenged the proposed rules at EU level. Both countries submitted…

A British engineer has used batteries recovered from 500 disposable vapes to take his workshop entirely off-grid, powering everything from his computer and Wi-Fi to a fridge and microwave. YouTuber…

Estonia has proposed tightening its vape flavour ban and imposing a 4mg per gram nicotine limit on pouches under sweeping new rules covering smoke-free nicotine products. The draft legislation would…

What is keeping Bloomberg-funded activists and scientists awake at night and compelling them to lie? Health warning: This article may present information that is deemed offensive to individuals who…

A little-noticed provision in a defence bill passed by the US House of Representatives would allow the Pentagon to test whether vapes, nicotine pouches and heated tobacco products can help…

Cracks have appeared in the EU’s approach to nicotine science as the EU Commission’s top public health official, Sandra Gallina, publicly contradicted her boss and Health Commissioner Oliver Varheyli…

The UK’s incoming vape tax could mean stop-smoking services in England provide fewer vape kits or support smokers for less time, a smoking cessation consultant has warned. Sairah Salim-Sartoni said…

Current vape use among US middle and high school students fell from about 20 per cent in 2019 to 5.2 per cent in 2025, a decline of roughly 74 per cent. Cigarette smoking stood at 1.4 per cent, while…

It used to be that the proliferation of charity shops was considered the canary in the coal mine for the UK High Street. These days, that honour goes to the humble vape shop. Though unlike Oxfam and…

Exclusive vaping substantially reduces exposure to toxic chemicals linked to cardiovascular disease compared with cigarette smoking, the review found. Smokers who switched completely showed…

Governments have been urged to reconsider flavour bans, high taxes and other restrictions on vaping after research found New Zealand’s smoking decline accelerated fivefold as vaping became more…

HMRC may have underestimated how much e-liquid people use when calculating the impact of Britain’s incoming vape tax, according to Vape Club director Dan Marchant. The Vaping Products Duty will apply…

A South Korean study of 46,834 cancer patients found that deaths occurred at a 16 per cent lower rate among those who used vapes after diagnosis than among those who continued smoking. Vape users…