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Diane Caruana

Diane Caruana
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In-house journalist covering international vaping news.

Harm Reduction in a Tin: A Regulatory Crossroads for Nicotine Pouches

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Nicotine pouches are emerging as another tool in the tobacco harm reduction kit. Yet, while they do not involve combustion, their rising popularity, especially...

Unmasking The WHO’s War on Vaping: Why Reform Must Include Adult...

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On World No Tobacco Day, the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) Secretariat called for a sweeping prohibition of flavours, sweeteners, and other...

Switching From Smoking to Vaping Improves Sperm Quality and Reduces the...

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Switching from combustible cigarettes to vaping continues to look like a net win for adult smokers, even when the focus narrows to the sensitive...

CASAA’s Fall: A Stark Reminder of What Happens When Harm Reduction...

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Consumer‑facing advocacy has always been the engine driving tobacco harm‑reduction (THR) forward. Now that engine is losing one of its most influential components, the...

Banned But Booming: Brazil’s Vape Surge Demands a Smarter Policy Response

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Despite its longstanding prohibition on e-cigarettes, Brazil is seeing a dramatic rise in vaping—evidence that demand for safer alternatives to smoking persists regardless of...

Recent Vape Studies and the Claims of Alarming Metal Levels in...

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As the global conversation around tobacco harm reduction continues to intensify, recent data and emerging research highlight a growing divide: the urgent need to...

Banning What Works: Smokers Across Europe Are Being Left Behind

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The debate over how to regulate nicotine is reaching a fever pitch across Europe, with a growing disconnect between public health intentions and the...

Tax, Ban, or Reform? Australia’s Tobacco Policy at a Tipping Point

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Australia’s tobacco control policies have long been hailed as among the world’s hashest. Through plain packaging, high excise taxes, public education campaigns, and strict...