Our friends at the Consumer Choice Center (CCC) just released the 2020 US Vaping Index. The index categorizes and ranks each state based on its consumer-friendly regulatory approach to vaping products. The CCC team behind the index — David Clement and Yaël Ossowski — assigned grades of A, C, or F to states depending on each […]
Another Day, Another Embarrassment: WHO Cites Retracted Anti-Vaping Study
In its quest to mislead health practitioners and policymakers on the relative risk of vaping compared to smoking, the World Health Organization (WHO) is citing a discredited paper that was retracted by its publishing journal. Earlier this year, a controversial study co-authored by now-retired UCSF Professor Stanton Glantz linking vaping to heart attacks was retracted […]
Rutgers-Led National Survey Uncovers Doctors’ Misconceptions About Nicotine Risks
Researchers say physicians need to understand accurate nicotine risks better to assist patients addicted to the most harmful tobacco products NEW BRUNSWICK, NEW JERSEY — Most physicians mistakenly believe that nicotine leads to cancer, and heart and respiratory diseases, according to a Rutgers-led national survey, even though it is the toxic substances in cigarette smoke and not […]
AVA Releases COVID-19 Best Practices Guide for Vape Shops
In collaboration with our friends at the Vaping Industry Trade Association of Canada (VITA), the American Vaping Association is proud to release a guide for U.S. vape shops on safely opening stores to the general public during COVID-19. The best practices guide and summary sheets for staff and consumers were created by VITA in collaboration […]
Register now for the Global Forum on Nicotine 2020 (FREE!)
The countdown to the Global Forum on Nicotine 2020 has begun! Every year since 2014, the Global Forum on Nicotine (GFN) has taken place in Warsaw, Poland, with the event bringing together hundreds of academics, consumer advocates, public health professionals, and industry stakeholders to meet and discuss the past, present, and future of nicotine and […]
