Clearing the Air
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Clearing the air provides multi-language news and analysis on tobacco and nicotine policy, with a European focus.
It has been 11 years since scientists confirmed vaping is far safer than smoking and the evidence keeps growing stronger. #20YearsofFacts #worldvapeday worldvapeday.eu/get-involved/
May 30, 2025 at 2:05 PM
It has been 11 years since scientists confirmed vaping is far safer than smoking and the evidence keeps growing stronger. #20YearsofFacts #worldvapeday worldvapeday.eu/get-involved/
Action on Smoking & Health: millions have switched to vaping with no serious harms, proving e-cigs are a gateway OUT of smoking, not into it. Freedom feels good! #20YearsofFacts #worldvapeday worldvapeday.eu/get-involved/
May 30, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Action on Smoking & Health: millions have switched to vaping with no serious harms, proving e-cigs are a gateway OUT of smoking, not into it. Freedom feels good! #20YearsofFacts #worldvapeday worldvapeday.eu/get-involved/
It's smoke, not nicotine, that causes cancer. Moving smokers to cleaner nicotine is a life-saving strategy backed by WHO. #20YearsofFacts #worldvapeday worldvapeday.eu/get-involved/
May 30, 2025 at 6:01 AM
It's smoke, not nicotine, that causes cancer. Moving smokers to cleaner nicotine is a life-saving strategy backed by WHO. #20YearsofFacts #worldvapeday worldvapeday.eu/get-involved/
Only 12% of adult vapers stick with tobacco-flavoured e-liquid. Most quitters move away from the taste of smoke-another sign vaping breaks the old habit. #20YearsofFacts #worldvapeday worldvapeday.eu/get-involved/
May 29, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Only 12% of adult vapers stick with tobacco-flavoured e-liquid. Most quitters move away from the taste of smoke-another sign vaping breaks the old habit. #20YearsofFacts #worldvapeday worldvapeday.eu/get-involved/
Nearly half of adult vapers (47%) choose fruit flavours-because quitting doesn't have to taste like tobacco. Variety keeps ex-smokers smoke-free! #20YearsofFacts #worldvapeday worldvapeday.eu/get-involved/
May 29, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Nearly half of adult vapers (47%) choose fruit flavours-because quitting doesn't have to taste like tobacco. Variety keeps ex-smokers smoke-free! #20YearsofFacts #worldvapeday worldvapeday.eu/get-involved/
Flavours matter! NIH data show adults using flavoured vapes are more than twice as likely to quit cigarettes than those on unflavoured devices. Taste the progress. #20YearsofFacts #worldvapeday worldvapeday.eu/get-involved/
May 28, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Flavours matter! NIH data show adults using flavoured vapes are more than twice as likely to quit cigarettes than those on unflavoured devices. Taste the progress. #20YearsofFacts #worldvapeday worldvapeday.eu/get-involved/
Oxford research warns: ban flavours and 5 in 10 vapers could return to smoking or unsafe black-market products. Let's keep proven quit aids legal & regulated. #20YearsofFacts #worldvapeday worldvapeday.eu/get-involved/
May 28, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Oxford research warns: ban flavours and 5 in 10 vapers could return to smoking or unsafe black-market products. Let's keep proven quit aids legal & regulated. #20YearsofFacts #worldvapeday worldvapeday.eu/get-involved/
When flavour choices disappear, smokers reappear. Research shows flavour bans create 3-4 extra daily smokers for every 5 fewer vapers. Choice saves lives. #20YearsofFacts #worldvapeday worldvapeday.eu/get-involved/
May 28, 2025 at 6:02 AM
When flavour choices disappear, smokers reappear. Research shows flavour bans create 3-4 extra daily smokers for every 5 fewer vapers. Choice saves lives. #20YearsofFacts #worldvapeday worldvapeday.eu/get-involved/
🚨 ALERT 15 EU countries demand fast-tracked nicotine tax hikes. Target: vapes & pouches. No new rules on cigarettes, just higher costs for safer options. #TaxOnQuitting #VapeTax clearingtheair.eu/en/post/new-...
May 28, 2025 at 5:00 AM
🚨 ALERT 15 EU countries demand fast-tracked nicotine tax hikes. Target: vapes & pouches. No new rules on cigarettes, just higher costs for safer options. #TaxOnQuitting #VapeTax clearingtheair.eu/en/post/new-...
Thinking of banning disposables? King's College London points to quicker, adaptive solutions that protect quitters and cut relapse. Let's innovate, not eliminate! #20YearsofFacts #worldvapeday worldvapeday.eu/get-involved/
May 27, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Thinking of banning disposables? King's College London points to quicker, adaptive solutions that protect quitters and cut relapse. Let's innovate, not eliminate! #20YearsofFacts #worldvapeday worldvapeday.eu/get-involved/
Disposable vapes aren't tempting lifelong non-smokers (just 1.5%), but they ARE helping people break free: 19% of recent quitters and 16% of smokers rely on them. Smart policy keeps the quit tools that work. #20YearsofFacts #worldvapeday worldvapeday.eu/get-involved/
May 27, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Disposable vapes aren't tempting lifelong non-smokers (just 1.5%), but they ARE helping people break free: 19% of recent quitters and 16% of smokers rely on them. Smart policy keeps the quit tools that work. #20YearsofFacts #worldvapeday worldvapeday.eu/get-involved/
Eurobarometer: 92-94% of non-smokers aren't interested in vaping, heated tobacco or pouches. These tools speak to SMOKERS, not newcomers, so let's keep them available for the people who need them. #20YearsofFacts #worldvapeday worldvapeday.eu/get-involved/
May 27, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Eurobarometer: 92-94% of non-smokers aren't interested in vaping, heated tobacco or pouches. These tools speak to SMOKERS, not newcomers, so let's keep them available for the people who need them. #20YearsofFacts #worldvapeday worldvapeday.eu/get-involved/
At the current trajectory the EU won't reach its <5% smoking goal until the year 2100. Smokers can't wait 75 years - let's accelerate with honest info on safer alternatives today. #20YearsofFacts #worldvapeday worldvapeday.eu/get-involved/
May 26, 2025 at 3:03 PM
At the current trajectory the EU won't reach its <5% smoking goal until the year 2100. Smokers can't wait 75 years - let's accelerate with honest info on safer alternatives today. #20YearsofFacts #worldvapeday worldvapeday.eu/get-involved/
In only three years Czechia cut smoking 7%, seven times faster than the EU average, by embracing safer nicotine products. Imagine an EU that followed their lead! #20YearsofFacts #worldvapeday worldvapeday.eu/get-involved/
May 26, 2025 at 11:02 AM
In only three years Czechia cut smoking 7%, seven times faster than the EU average, by embracing safer nicotine products. Imagine an EU that followed their lead! #20YearsofFacts #worldvapeday worldvapeday.eu/get-involved/
Two neighbours, two approaches: New Zealand encouraged vaping, Australia restricted it. Result? NZ smoking fell twice as fast. Policy makes progress. #20YearsofFacts #worldvapeday worldvapeday.eu/get-involved/
May 26, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Two neighbours, two approaches: New Zealand encouraged vaping, Australia restricted it. Result? NZ smoking fell twice as fast. Policy makes progress. #20YearsofFacts #worldvapeday worldvapeday.eu/get-involved/
Nearly 3 million people have stubbed out cigarettes for good with the help of vaping in just five years. Imagine what the next five could bring! #20YearsofFacts #worldvapeday worldvapeday.eu/get-involved/
May 25, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Nearly 3 million people have stubbed out cigarettes for good with the help of vaping in just five years. Imagine what the next five could bring! #20YearsofFacts #worldvapeday worldvapeday.eu/get-involved/
Your wallet feels the freedom too: switching to vaping can save over £1,000 every year. Healthier lungs AND more spare cash. #20YearsofFacts #worldvapeday worldvapeday.eu/get-involved/
May 25, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Your wallet feels the freedom too: switching to vaping can save over £1,000 every year. Healthier lungs AND more spare cash. #20YearsofFacts #worldvapeday worldvapeday.eu/get-involved/
One simple idea: give smokers a free vape kit. In a UK trial it boosted quit success by 11%. Support matters. #20YearsofFacts #worldvapeday worldvapeday.eu/get-involved/
May 25, 2025 at 6:28 AM
One simple idea: give smokers a free vape kit. In a UK trial it boosted quit success by 11%. Support matters. #20YearsofFacts #worldvapeday worldvapeday.eu/get-involved/
Over half of smokers who give vaping a go quit or cut down, vs less than 10% for patches & gum. Real people, real results-proof that harm-reduction works. #20YearsofFacts #worldvapeday worldvapeday.eu/get-involved/
May 24, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Over half of smokers who give vaping a go quit or cut down, vs less than 10% for patches & gum. Real people, real results-proof that harm-reduction works. #20YearsofFacts #worldvapeday worldvapeday.eu/get-involved/
Cochrane's gold-standard review of 90 studies on 30,000 smokers: vaping outperforms nicotine patches & gum for quitting. Science backs the switch. #20YearsofFacts #worldvapeday worldvapeday.eu/get-involved/
May 24, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Cochrane's gold-standard review of 90 studies on 30,000 smokers: vaping outperforms nicotine patches & gum for quitting. Science backs the switch. #20YearsofFacts #worldvapeday worldvapeday.eu/get-involved/
NEJM study: vaping doubles quit-smoking success compared with gum or patches. More wins, fewer cravings, longer life. #20YearsofFacts #worldvapeday worldvapeday.eu/get-involved/
May 24, 2025 at 6:25 AM
NEJM study: vaping doubles quit-smoking success compared with gum or patches. More wins, fewer cravings, longer life. #20YearsofFacts #worldvapeday worldvapeday.eu/get-involved/
Government biomarker studies show vapers carry far fewer signs linked to cancer, lung & heart disease than smokers. Your body notices the difference fast! #20YearsofFacts #worldvapeday
May 23, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Government biomarker studies show vapers carry far fewer signs linked to cancer, lung & heart disease than smokers. Your body notices the difference fast! #20YearsofFacts #worldvapeday
World Health Organization confirms: switching completely from cigarettes to vape products slashes exposure to toxicants & carcinogens. The science is clear-swap, breathe easier. #20YearsofFacts #worldvapeday worldvapeday.eu/get-involved/
May 23, 2025 at 12:22 PM
World Health Organization confirms: switching completely from cigarettes to vape products slashes exposure to toxicants & carcinogens. The science is clear-swap, breathe easier. #20YearsofFacts #worldvapeday worldvapeday.eu/get-involved/
Last year smoking took 8 million lives. Vaping? Zero. Let’s keep people alive by giving them safer options. #20YearsofFacts #worldvapeday
May 23, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Last year smoking took 8 million lives. Vaping? Zero. Let’s keep people alive by giving them safer options. #20YearsofFacts #worldvapeday