Tags : Vaping

Miscellaneous

French Minister AGNÈS BUZYN does not believe vaping is a legitimate tobacco substitute

During an interview on RTL, the French health minister said that smokers should look towards nicotine substitutes and not vaping if they want to quit smoking. According to her, prescriptions for nicotine substitutes have the advantage of being reimbursed through France’s social security since 2018. Furthermore, the long-term health effects of vaping remain unknown. Agnès […]En savoir plus

Tobacco

1,6 million French citizens have quit smoking for good

On March 25, the French prime minister made a striking statement: 1.6 million French people quit smoking in 2017, according to a study carried out by « Baromètre Santé ». The government is celebrating this news and is highlighting the positive impacts of various measures implemented to fight tobacco addiction. But what is really behind the numbers? […]En savoir plus

Laws & Regulations

Is the FDA in big tobacco’s pocket?

For the past few years, a battle has been raging between the FDA and American e-cigarette companies. As an association that is meant to protect consumers, the FDA should be celebrating a device proven to be much less harmful than traditional cigarettes … so why is the Food and Drug Administration so violently opposed to […]En savoir plus

Trends

Has vaping become an integral part of the maker movement?

When it comes to e-cigarettes, there’s vaping, and then there’s vaping. For some people, vaping is nothing more than an alternative to smoking cigarettes, and that’s fine (this is the primary goal of vaping, after all). But for others, vaping isn’t just a nicotine substitute, but a full-time hobby. With the rise of social networks, […]En savoir plus

Business - Market Tobacco

A tobacco giant calls for the government to promote vaping instead of neutral cigarette packaging

The French government thought that January 1, 2017 would be a watershed moment in the fight against tobacco addiction. Since this day, tobacconists have been obligated to sell neutral cigarette packets, a requirement that at the time was quite controversial. Tobacco store managers were understandably afraid of a drop in profits, and tobacco manufacturers complained […]En savoir plus