PRICE: More Education, Less Misinformation on Smoke-Free Products

Smoke-Free Over 50: An Aging Challenge - R Street Institute

Author Table of Contents Media Contact For general and media inquiries and to book our experts, please contact: pr@rstreet.org Better communication about the relative risk of different nicotine products, easier- to-use noncombustible products, and age-specific educational campaigns must be combined to make noncombustible alternatives more appealing and to help free older smokers from cycles of...

PRICE: More Education, Less Misinformation on Smoke-Free Products

Significant steps have been taken to embrace smoke-free alternatives to cigarettes. Milestone moments, such as the Food and Drug Administration’s marketing authorization of nicotine pouch products, have been celebrated as public health achievements that will help legal-age adult nicotine consumers make the switch from cigarettes.  Unfortunately, there has been much misinformation about nicotine pouches and heated tobacco products that, although …

A global analysis with more than 29,000 adult smokers indicates that between 8 and 10 people out of 100 manage to quit smoking by using nicotine e-cigarettes. This drop-out rate ‘extends traditional methods such as nicotine replacement therapy. According to the review of more than 90 patients with nicotine. ...

E-cigarettes: an evidence update

An expert review of the latest evidence concludes that e-cigarettes are around 95% safer than smoked tobacco and they can help smokers to quit.

ASA upholds rulings against vape firms - Marketing Beat

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned ads from two electronic cigarette companies. The rulings are part of a wider investigation into the promotion of nicotine e-cigarettes and their components in online ads. The first ruling was for a paid-for Google ad for e-cigarette firm Golden Vape provided by Shoparade.uk. Seen in November 2024, the campaign featured an image of a vape product with the text “POD X2 … LEMON LIME” written on t…

Honouring Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocacy in Australia: Why This Matters More Than Ever

Australia has become renowned for failing to adopt evidence-based tobacco harm reduction (THR) strategies. While countries like the UK and Sweden embrace vaping as a safer alternative to smoking, Australia continues to enforce some of the harshest restrictions on nicotine vaping products globally. In this difficult landscape, advocacy isn’t just important—it’s essential. And now, thanks […]