E-cigarettes with heating elements can cause 'significant' lung damage, study warns

Researchers from the University of California, Irvine, have warned that e-cigarettes with heating elements can cause ‘significant’ damage to the lungs. [...] While conducting experiments, the researchers found that people who used e-cigarettes with nickel-chromium alloy heating elements experienced lung injury. Dr Robert Kloner, senior author of the study, said: “The results were so impactful, we felt it imperative to release the initial findings early so that electronic cigarette users could be cautioned sooner, especially considering E-cigarette users are at increased risk of COVID-19.”

2020-09-30
mirror.co.uk

Research overturns conventional wisdom on e-cigarettes

E-cigarettes have been touted as a safer alternative to regular cigarettes... But research out today suggests rather than being a deterrent, they actually triple the chance of a non-smoker taking up conventional cigarettes. The study, a partnership between the Australian National University and the University of Melbourne also found there is "insufficient" evidence that they can help existing smokers quit. The findings follow a recommendation this week by the Therapeutic Goods Administration to reclassify nicotine as a prescription-only drug.

2020-09-30
abc.net.au

Rada adopts at first reading bill banning sale of e-cigarettes to minors

The Verkhovna Rada adopted at first reading a government bill banning the sale of electronic cigarettes to persons under the age of 18, at the same level as traditional tobacco products. Relevant bill No.3628 on amendments to certain legislative acts of Ukraine concerning strengthening the liability for offenses in selling electronic cigarettes and liquids used in electronic cigarettes to minor children was supported by 272 MPs at a meeting on Tuesday.

2020-09-30
en.interfax.com.ua

Tobacco Harm Reduction Experts Root For Oral Nicotine Products

In a webinar co-hosted by the Campaign for Safer Alternatives (CASA) and the Africa Tobacco Harm Reduction Forum (ATHRF), tobacco harm reduction experts urged Uganda to endorse the use of oral nicotine products in the fight against smoking. During a webinar shown on August 4th, economists and leading international Tobacco Harm Reduction experts, referred to the success achieved by Sweden by endorsing the use of snus for smoking cessation. The Scandinavian country is boasting some of the lowest lung cancer rates in Europe, and a smoke-free status since 2017.

2020-09-30
vapingpost.com

Explained: Why Maharashtra is the latest state to ban sale of loose cigarettes, beedis

The Maharashtra government has banned the sale of loose cigarettes and beedis, in a bid to reduce the consumption of tobacco and to comply with the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA) 2003. Before this, Chhattisgarh had banned the sale of loose cigarettes earlier this year, while Karnataka banned the sale of loose cigarettes, beedis and chewing tobacco in 2017. As per the Tobacco Free Union, over 1 million people die from tobacco-related diseases in India every year.

2020-09-30
indianexpress.com

PPS latest district to file federal lawsuit against vape products manufacturer

The Pittsburgh Public Schools will join dozens of school districts across the country in filing a federal lawsuit against the manufacturer and marketers of Juul vaping products. The school board gave approval last week for the district to enter into a contract with the Frantz Law Group of San Diego, which is filing the lawsuits in U.S. District Court in the Northern District of California, where Juul Inc. is located. “It’s very similar in concept to the tobacco litigation of some 20 years ago except this is not a class action,” district solicitor Ira Weiss said during a school board meeting Wednesday.

2020-09-30
post-gazette.com