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Michael Landl

The latest Eurobarometer 2024* reveals a startling failure in the EU’s approach to achieving its smoke-free target of a 5% smoking rate by 2040. At the current trend, the smoking rate will only fall …

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Vaping can save 200 million lives and flavours play a key role in helping smokers quit. However, policymakers want to limit or ban flavours, putting our effort to end smoking-related deaths in jeopardy.
A recent study has stirred up considerable discussion by claiming potential carcinogenic risks associated with vaping flavours, but a deeper look reveals fundamental flaws in its methodology. We believe it’s crucial to clarify these …

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Vaping can save 200 million lives and flavours play a key role in helping smokers quit. However, policymakers want to limit or ban flavours, putting our effort to end smoking-related deaths in jeopardy.
A recent study published in Cancer Research has stirred the public and media with its findings on DNA methylation changes linked to carcinogenesis in both cigarette smokers and e-cigarette users. However, a closer examination …

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Vaping can save 200 million lives and flavours play a key role in helping smokers quit. However, policymakers want to limit or ban flavours, putting our effort to end smoking-related deaths in jeopardy.
In a recent and notable shift from the typical negative media narrative surrounding vaping and harm reduction in Germany, Der Spiegel published a story that stands out. The article detailed a reporter’s journey of …

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Vaping can save 200 million lives and flavours play a key role in helping smokers quit. However, policymakers want to limit or ban flavours, putting our effort to end smoking-related deaths in jeopardy.
The 10th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP10) to the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control is upon us in Panama City. This event stands as a significant juncture in …

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Vaping can save 200 million lives and flavours play a key role in helping smokers quit. However, policymakers want to limit or ban flavours, putting our effort to end smoking-related deaths in jeopardy.
We often encounter alarming headlines about the surge in adolescent vaping. However, the knee-jerk reaction from policymakers tends to gravitate towards more regulations or outright prohibitions for products that are already illegal for minors. …

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Vaping can save 200 million lives and flavours play a key role in helping smokers quit. However, policymakers want to limit or ban flavours, putting our effort to end smoking-related deaths in jeopardy.
The Prime Minister of the UK, Rishi Sunak, recently announced an ambitious proposal: a generational smoking ban coupled with restrictions on vaping. On the surface, it seems to be a bold stride towards a …

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Vaping can save 200 million lives and flavours play a key role in helping smokers quit. However, policymakers want to limit or ban flavours, putting our effort to end smoking-related deaths in jeopardy.
The vaping community and many political leaders are currently abuzz with discussions on disposable vapes, their benefits, and the concerns they raise. As countries like France, the UK, Ireland, and Germany consider potential bans …

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Vaping can save 200 million lives and flavours play a key role in helping smokers quit. However, policymakers want to limit or ban flavours, putting our effort to end smoking-related deaths in jeopardy.
The United Kingdom’s ‘Office for Health Improvement and Disparities’ announced a plan to mandate information sheets for smokers on how to quit inserted into cigarette packs. The WVA welcomes this plan but urges the …

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Vaping can save 200 million lives and flavours play a key role in helping smokers quit. However, policymakers want to limit or ban flavours, putting our effort to end smoking-related deaths in jeopardy.
In recent years, the topic of harm reduction and vaping has been surrounded by an unwarranted air of hostility. The World Health Organization (WHO) and its Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, have again taken …

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Vaping can save 200 million lives and flavours play a key role in helping smokers quit. However, policymakers want to limit or ban flavours, putting our effort to end smoking-related deaths in jeopardy.
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