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Some in the vaping community, (certainly if online comments are anything to go by), were alarmed by press attention to an elaborate thesis recently published that suggested nicotine was a ‘gateway drug’, that could cause people to go on to become

With news that ecigarette users tend to prefer the non tobacco flavours, there seems to be an unexpected consequence. When attempting to give up smoking myself and first contemplated using ecigarettes, I worried initially that by vaping tobacco flavoured e-cigarettes I

Claims are being made by American researchers, which are strongly rebutted by British researchers, that e-cigarettes may cause people to take up smoking, acting as a so-called gateway drug. These claims are iffy at best. But it is theoretically possible that

Reading through the literature on how normal cigarettes cause addiction, I came across something of potentially great importance to researchers on the addictive potential of e-cigs. This is the evidence available that strongly suggests that normal cigarettes are not only addictive

Back in April there was a surge in anti-vaping articles and opinions, and many of these said the same things, such as there is no evidence they help people quit, and some have taken on a near hysterical tone such as

Research has come very close to proving what many vapers have long been saying is true – use of vaping devices does help smokers quit. But, you might have been convinced already by the knee-jerk reactions in mass media professing that

You may have noticed that Propylene Glycol is an ingredient in eliquids. Naturally, when giving up one thing because it is toxic (cigarettes) few amongst us would want to replace that with something that was just as bad. Propylene Glycol is

It’s wise when travelling abroad to be aware of the customs and laws of the countries you intend visiting. A study by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) shows that few holidaymakers research local laws when travelling abroad. One such law

A scientific review carried out by researchers at Queen Mary University of London has found that ecigarettes cause less harm than tobacco smoking to users and bystanders. Professor Peter Hajek, of the UK Centre for Tobacco and Alcohol Studies at QMUL,

Fathers who continue smoking should be aware of the health risks that they are exposing their families to. This is because tobacco cigarette smoke has more than 4000 harmful ingredients. Inhaling these 4000 dangerous chemicals and more than three dozen carcinogens