Australia is coming under increasing pressure to reverse its opposition to allowing the use of e-cigarettes as a harm reduction tool.Read More

Much of the impetus behind the movement to replace smoking with vaping has come from the West; so it is encouraging that the 1st Asia Harm Reduction Forum was held in Jakarta last week.Read More

Reducing the harm caused by smoking requires a multi-faceted strategy, and one of the most important arms of that strategy involves conveying accurate information to smokers.Read More

Nicotine-delivering electronic cigarettes could offer significant health benefits to people with mental illnesses in Australia – if they weren’t ­banned.Read More

There seems to be a momentum building up behind the idea that vapor products offer a solution to the problems created by traditional cigarettes.Read More

In Queensland, Australia, you can be fined up to A$9,108 for possessing nicotine for vaping; but it’s okay because nicotine is available through cigarettes, which are freely available.Read More

The government of Hong Kong has been urged to regulate electronic cigarettes rather than ban them.Read More

While nicotine replacement therapies (NRT) can help to control weight gain and help smokers to quit, researchers have suggested that nicotine-containing e-cigarettes might be a better option.Read More

The World Health Organization seems increasingly to be swimming against the tide of scientific opinion in its approach to electronic cigarettes.Read More

An alliance has been formed to stand up at international level on behalf of the numerous national organizations that represent the interests of nicotine consumers.Read More