In a not too unsurprising move, the MHRA has recently updated its E-Cigarettes: regulations for consumer products guidance. This latest update has provoked a fair amount of discussion along with theories as to who (or whom) have been badgering either the Commission or the MHRA for “clarification”. Let’s just say Continue Reading
The Smoking Ban, 10 Years On
As with any tobacco control milestone, you’ll hear all kinds of shenanigans bullshit from the usual suspects. But before we get into that, let’s rewind a bit. 10 years in fact. At the tender and innocent age of 27 (snark), at (oddly enough) this exact time of year I was Continue Reading
Do As You Are Told!
Unsurprisingly, there’s another ‘campaign’ about second hand smoking. Campaign launched about dangers of children’s exposure to second-hand smoke I thought that this particular part of the anti-smoker arsenal had long since been over utilised, it turns out I was mistaken.
The Gateway “Myth”, Again
Here we go again. Yet another “study” that “suggests that among non-daily smokers, young adults who use e-cigarettes tend to smoke more cigarettes and to do so more frequently. Such individuals may be at greater risk for chronic tobacco use and dependence.” Amusingly, this study was ‘accepted’ by the journal Preventative Medicine Continue Reading
Smoking Rates Decline, Again
Today saw the release of the latest set of data for smoking prevalence within the UK from the Office of National Statistics Annual Population Survey and the Opinions and Lifestyle Survey. As you would expect from the UK, with its generally liberal stance on e-cigarettes, and despite the shitstorm of piss poor Continue Reading
3D Printing Proves Scientists Really Have No Clue
Once again researchers are scraping the bottom of the barrel in an effort to “prove” that vaping is bad for you. Most readers will remember the worst vaping article of 2016 in The Sun – though there was an altogether bizarre story drawn from an anecdotal story on Reddit which may Continue Reading
The Numbers are in, Plain Packaging STILL Doesn’t Work
As with most debates from tobacco control, regarding plain packaging there remained one, quite crucial, point that was conspicuous by its absence. No one could categorically say that plain packaging would work. Not one person could stand up and claim that drab, olive-green packs with larger warnings would amount to Continue Reading