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Youth Vaping Drops 74 Percent, Undercutting the “Epidemic” Narrative

Youth Vaping Drops 74 Percent, Undercutting the “Epidemic” Narrative

Current vaping among U.S. middle and high school students fell from 20 percent in 2019 to 5.2 percent in 2025, a 74 percent drop that makes the “youth vaping epidemic” label look increasingly frozen in time. The FDA’s 2025 National Youth Tobacco Survey results estimate that 1.44 million students used...

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VAPE TAX UK 2026: Everything You Need to Know About the New Vaping Products Duty

VAPE TAX UK 2026: Everything You Need to Know About the New Vaping Products Duty

Key TakeawaysThe UK Vaping Products Duty comes into effect on 1 October 2026 and will apply to qualifying vaping liquids sold in the UK.The new duty is charged at £2.20 per 10ml of vaping liquid, regardless of whether it contains nicotine.Although vaping products are expected to become more expensive, they...

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The Harm Perception Crisis: Why Most Smokers Now Think Vaping Is As Dangerous As Cigarettes

The Harm Perception Crisis: Why Most Smokers Now Think Vaping Is As Dangerous As Cigarettes

More than half of Britain’s smokers now believe vaping is as harmful as smoking — or even more harmful. Read that again. Fresh figures from Action on Smoking and Health show that 52% of current smokers now have the relative risk completely wrong. Among smokers who have never tried vaping,...

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