Tobacco educators reach out to families about the dangers of smoking — no matter its delivery system — and second-hand smoke. The post Community education is key in combatting vaping and hookah use among Somali Minnesotans appeared first on Sahan Journal.| Sahan Journal
Walk into a typical pub 30 years ago, and you’d likely have left with a heavy smell of cigarette smoke clinging to your clothes. Nowadays, you are far more likely to encounter a gust of watermelon-scented vape smoke while out and about. According to the Office for National Statistics, the popularity of cigarettes has fallen massively in recent years, with 25% of young adults smoking in 2011, compared to just 10% today. However, this decrease in smoking rates has been […] The post Nicotine...| The Oxford Student
At first glance, vaping appears modern and fashionable. With candy-colored casings and flavors such as mango ice and cotton candy, e-cigarettes have quietly spread among Singapore’s youth. Yet behind this playful image lies a growing health crisis, one serious enough for Prime Minister Lawrence Wong to announce stricter vaping rules during his 2025 National Day Rally speech.| MoneyDigest.sg
The NSW government is set to introduce new laws to crackdown on the sale of illicit tobacco and illegal vaping goods across the state.| RW
This included ‘nicotine-free’ vapes which, when tested, contained the addictive drug.| TheJournal.ie
They may look like travel shampoo bottles and smell like bubblegum, but after a few hundred puffs, some disposable, electronic cigarettes and vape pods release higher amounts of toxic metals than older e-cigarettes and traditional cigarettes, according to a study from the University of California, Davis. For example, one of the disposable e-cigarettes studied released more lead during a day’s use than nearly 20 packs of traditional cigarettes.| UC Davis
Does a metal detector detect disposable vapes? Find out what really triggers scanners, and what to know before bringing your vape to the airport or courthouse.| Exhale Wellness
The government has introduced the Tobacco and Vapes Bill, as set out in the King’s Speech. This will be the biggest public health intervention in a generation – breaking the cycle of addiction and disadvantage and putting us on track …| Department of Health and Social Care Media Centre
Ottawa made a promise in 2021 to implement regulations to prohibit flavours, except for tobacco, mint and menthol, from being added to e-cigarettes.| Global News
Researchers have found that using e-cigarettes with the e-liquid refills containing propylene glycol (PG) and vegetable glycerine (VG) may lead to inflammation of the lungs over a period of time. The results of the study titled, “Effects of Electronic Cigarette Constituents on the Human Lung: A Pilot Clinical Trial,” was published in the latest issue of the journal Cancer Prevention Research this week.| News-Medical
The Government’s new path to achieve a Smokefree Aotearoa by making more tobacco and nicotine products available will open the floodgates for nicotine addiction of our young people and will […]| Health Coalition Aotearoa
Filter sits down with a leading tobacco harm reduction advocate in Mumbai, to discuss life under prohibition and his own amazing journey.| Filter
I realise I haven’t written about classroom practice in a while. I apologise, but alas, the drought continues. Disposable vapes will be banned in the UK as part of ambitious government plans …| MBDscience
cW sits down with Dr. Faiz Bhora, chief of thoracic surgery at Hackensack Meridian Health, to discuss the hazards of vaping.| Cancer Wellness