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E-cigarettes and Rock&Roll
A man, vaping, standing by a "no vaping" sign at the New York’s City Hall, last winter. Cathal McNaughton, an Irish photographer who depicted...
E-cigarette use by students: not only for risk reduction
Based on a recent survey conducted on undergraduate students (ages 18–23) at four universities in New York State, affective reasons likely play a...
Will Scotland ban vaping in cars?
The Law Society of Scotland considers that the cigarette ban enforced by the Smoking Prohibition (Children in Motor Vehicles) Bill accepted by the Parliament on December...
Italy: The Administrative Court of Lazio adjourned the tax on e- liquids without nicotine
The tax would be far from bringing as much income as expected by the government
A 22% tax on 10 ml e-liquid bottles (3.73 euros) had...
“Paris Sans Tabac”: A recent publication of old results
Smoking and vaping patterns monitoring was conducted on about 3,500 French student between 12 and 19 years old in Paris. "Paris Sans Tabac" (ie Paris without...
Diacetyl war: Exagerated risk and skewed conclusions?
"Organizations and institutions live and die by the research grants and the more fear they incite the more funding comes their way." It is...
Canada: Ontario delays ban on vaping in public spaces
A respite for specialty shops
The Canadian province of Ontario confirmed,under the Smoke-Free Ontario Act, a ban on selling electronic cigarettes to the under-19s on January 1,...
Monitoring the Future: US survey of the Youth
An increase of the e-cigarette harmfulness perception among graders
Monitoring the Future (MTF) survey of drug use and attitudes among American 8th, 10th, and 12th graders continues...
