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Cost of NHS stop smoking services soars
New data shows the cost of NHS stop smoking services soars following 70% fall in use by smokers
Australia Bans Nicotine
The Australian Government has proposed to strengthen its ridiculous anti-vaping stance with a total ban on nicotine import and sales
HK Ban Prop Dropped
Hong Kong has dropped plans to ban vaping and other alternative nicotine delivery products following scrutiny of a proposed legislative amendment
Quit Their Way
The SNP’s Stephen Flynn spoke to Parliament about Scotland’s Quit Your Way program, but the advice being given out is slightly suspect
Shops Open Up
VPZ opens up 45 of its chain stores as Britain takes steps back to normality after the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown eases
Advocates Call For Germany To Act Wisely
As Germany assumes the Presidency of the European Council, consumer group ETHRA calls for it “to act wisely on e-cigarettes”
COVID, Smoking, and Vaping
Doctor Riccardo Polosa and Dr Konstantinos Farsalinos speak about smoking, vaping, nicotine, the ACE2 enzyme and COVID-19 at the Global Forum for Nicotine
Nurses Educated About Vaping
Smoking cessation expert Louise Ross has used the pages of Nursing Times to educate nurses about vaping and its role in tobacco harm reduction
‘Unpleasant’ Ban
Palmerston North City Council in New Zealand believes there is an “unpleasantness of being exposed to vapour in public”
Clive Bates Kicks Off
Harm reduction expert Clive Bates kicked off the proceedings at the Global Forum for Nicotine with an explanation of what’s gone wrong with tobacco harm reduction