Vaping

Australia is banning recreational vaping: How dangerous are e-cigarettes and why are teens addicted to them?

With teenage addiction to e-cigarettes on the rise, Australia is set to ban recreational vaping. But it’s not Australia alone, several nations are battling this epidemic among children

Australia announces sweeping crackdown on vaping

Billed as the country's largest anti-smoking reforms in a decade, Australia will ban single-use disposable vapes, halt imports of non-prescription versions, and restrict how much nicotine e-cigarettes may contain

Stub it Out: How New Zealand's new tobacco law will ban the next generation from smoking

To achieve its goal of becoming smoke-free by 2025, New Zealand has passed a bill that bans the sale of tobacco to anyone born on or after 1 January 2009. Under the new law, the legal amount of nicotine in tobacco products will also be slashed

E- cigarettes: Why vaping is harmful and how it affects humans

Contrary to the popular belief that vaping doesn’t expose to any toxic chemicals because there is no tar or gases such as carbon monoxide being produced, there are numerous other harmful and toxic chemicals in e- cigarettes

FDA delays decision to ban Juul while rejecting the sale of 950,000 e-cigarettes brands, products

Matthew Myers, president of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, said his group will go back to court if the FDA doesn’t clarify its timeline for the remaining decisions.

E-cigarettes can help people quit smoking but misconceptions about device abound

While e-cigarettes are relatively new, uncertainty about their longer-term effects do persist. But studies show that smoking disproportionately harms people

Tracing the history of vaping on screen in Hollywood films and TV: From glamour to grit and addiction

The tobacco and entertainment industries have long and tangled histories — including product placement in movies, television sponsorships and promotional relationships with glamorous Hollywood stars.

Research shows vaping link to COVID-19; long-term effects of infection in e-cigarette smokers still unknown

Experts have warned that the virus in all likelihood capitalizes on the scarred lungs of smokers and vapers.

World No Tobacco Day 2020: Smoking e-cigarettes may increase risk of heart attacks, suggest studies

Even though e-cigarettes contain lower levels of carcinogens than conventional tobacco products, each vaping device releases ultrafine particles along with toxins that can actually damage blood vessels and encourage blood clotting, which may lead to heart attacks

World No Tobacco Day 2020: E-cigarettes are not as safe or harmless as you may think

The "e-juice" that fills the cartridges usually contain nicotine (which is extracted from tobacco), propylene glycol, flavourings and other chemicals.