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