Nicotine

What is third-hand smoke and how concerned do you need to be about it?

Third-hand smoke consists of the residual chemicals from cigarettes that cling to surfaces.

Ban on e-cigarettes does not apply to use of devices, only for manufacture, sale, advertisement, distribution: Senior health ministry official

The e-cigarette ban won't apply to their use — the government was prepared to defend its decision if it’s challenged in a court, according to a health ministry official.

Love, care have nothing to do with govt's e-cigarette ban; absurd to think people will stop vaping once stocks dry up

The ban on e-cigarettes and vaping devices is a win-win situation for the govt as on the one hand, it styles itself as a benefactor of public health, on the other hand, it puts a friendly arm around the tobacco industry and ensures that the jobs of those employed by it remain intact

Banning e-cigarettes in India: Govt ignores science, law by opting for complete prohibition instead of regulation

The ENDS manufacturers, importers and sellers argue that it provides the adult smokers with an option to shift to cleaner nicotine consumption, thereby substantially reducing the health risks associated with combustible smoking.

Vape and e-cigarette flavourings without nicotine also linked to heart disease risk in new study

Vaping and some flavorings, even without nicotine, triggered blood vessel dysfunction.

The puzzling ban of e-cigarettes in India: Restrictions will do more harm than good

Policy should be viewed as tuner knobs, dialling up and down policies based on their success, instead of on-and-off switches.

New York bans flavoured e-cigarettes following several vaping related deaths

Shops in New York now have two weeks to remove vaping products from their shelves.

Trade body asks Centre to reconsider proposed e-cigarette ban, calls for regulation and standardisation

E-cigarettes are handheld battery powered electronic devices which heat a liquid formulation — often containing nicotine — to create a vapour which can be inhaled.

India trade ministry says no legal basis for imposing ban on e-cigarettes

Halting imports of e-cigarettes into India will be against multilateral commitments with WHO.

Biotech company may have unlocked the secret to reduce nicotine levels in cigarettes and tobacco plants

Investors are betting on a little-known biotech company to supply Big Tobacco with low-nicotine cigarettes.