Research Articles

Critics: WHO Tobacco Trends Report 'Celebrating Failure' (November 18, 2021)
The World Health Organization's fourth WHO global tobacco trends report, which was released today, shows that there are 1.3 billion tobacco users globally compared to 1.32 billion in 2015. This number is expected to drop to 1.27 billion by 2025. Click for detail

Vaping saves lives - we're right to promote it (November 11, 2021)
In criticising Britain's "outlier" approach to vaping, Ben Spencer and Tom Calver cite the anti-vaping orthodoxies favoured by the World Heart Federation and others, but the evidence points the other way ("Vape nation: how did Britain end up so hooked on e-cigarettes?", News, last week). Click for detail

Bloomberg, World Health Organisation and the Vaping Misinfodemic (November 11, 2021)
The WHO and Bloomberg have both made clear their steadfast opposition to safer nicotine alternatives despite growing evidence of lower harm and efficacy for smoking cessation. Click for detail

'There is something for everybody': readers on switching from cigarettes to vaping (November 02, 2021)
In an attempt to reduce the smoking rates in England, the NHS is considering making e-cigarettes available on prescription to help tobacco smokers quit and switch to vaping. Click for detail

Is the vision of a non-combustible tobacco industry within reach? (October 28, 2021)
Leading tobacco companies are moving away from cigarettes toward safer, non-combustible products. But ironically, anti-smoking crusaders continue to block efforts to provide consumers with safer alternatives, argues UK-based consumer advocate Martin Cullip of the Taxpayers Protection Alliance. Click for detail

Tall tales and toxic tweets about e-cigarettes are stopping smokers quitting (October 28, 2021)
Quitting smoking can be difficult, and it seems social media can make the process even tougher. Because even when we sense the health information we read online might not be true, we can still be guided by it. Click for detail

What's wrong with FCTC COP? (October 26, 2021)
Here is a brief list of what we think needs to change. What do you think? Let us know in the comments. Visit the links at the end to explore these issues in more detail. See our Glossary for short explanations of the acronyms. Click for detail

Electronic cigarettes are the single most effective quitting aid (October 26, 2021)
Vaping nicotine is more effective than all the available stop-smoking medicines, varenicline, nicotine replacement therapy and bupropion, according to a comprehensive analysis funded by the prestigious UK National Institute for Health Research. Click for detail

Patent Landscape Report (September 2021) (October 20, 2021)
This report was produced with the help of a grant from the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World, Inc. The contents, selection and presentation of facts, as well as any opinions expressed herein, are the sole responsibility of the authors and under no circumstances shall be regarded as reflecting the positions of the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World, Inc. Click for detail

'Vuse Authorization a Positive for Harm Reduction' (October 17, 2021)
The evidence is in. For the first time, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has authorized the marketing of an e-cigarette in the country because it determined the help it offers adult smokers outweighs the attraction such products may hold for youth. Click for detail

WELCOME - SUMMIT UK 2021 (October 17, 2021)
We are excited to be making plans for the UK E-Cigarette Summit which will take place virtually on 7-8 December 2021 and hope that the Virtual Summit will provide a welcoming focal point to grapple with the challenging questions posed by e-cigarettes and new novel nicotine products. Click for detail

Nicotine regulation in Europe: 'It feels like we're going backwards' (October 17, 2021)
Despite ample evidence that snus and new nicotine products can save lives by helping people quit smoking, harm reduction advocates and industry experts fear that European policymakers are less informed about nicotine regulation today than they were a decade ago. Click for detail

The Disposable Vapes Debate - Vaping Industry Insiders Speak (October 17, 2021)
It might feel like they're new on the vaping scene but the disposable vapes debate has been rumbling since they first appeared a few years ago. Back then it was a handful of vape companies bringing them out, with the USA seemingly the main target. Click for detail