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What’s With All The Smoking is Cool Again Headlines?
Is smoking really becoming cool again? A data-led breakdown of Gen Z trends, media hype, and why the narrative doesn’t match reality.
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vaping
Are Age-Gated Devices Really the Solution to the Youth Vaping “Epidemic”?
Age-gated vape devices are being promoted as a solution to youth vaping, but they may inconvenience adults and create more problems than they solve.
science
Does Nicotine Raise Your IQ by 10 Points?
Does nicotine really boost IQ by 10 points? A breakdown of the evidence behind bold claims, cognitive effects, and what the research actually shows.
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Media Watch: Parenting Patch Finessed By Mice Nicotine Study
Media Watch unpacks a mouse nicotine study misreported as human risk, exposing how headlines exaggerate findings and distort scientific nuance.
politics
Is Common Sense Coming to the Canadian Nicotine Pouch Market?
Alberta pushes Ottawa to loosen nicotine pouch rules. Premier Smith argues for wider access to harm reduction products and regulatory consistency with cigarettes.
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Media Watch: More Propaganda Language Games About Nicotine Pouches
A closer look at how misleading headlines and weak claims shape public perception of nicotine pouches, and why language games matter in harm reduction debates.
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Media Watch: Kenyan Tobacco Control Has a Communication Problem
Kenya's tobacco control debate reveals a communication crisis. Sensible regulation gets lost in WHO-aligned prohibitionist rhetoric and conspiracy thinking.
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Media Watch: Pouches Catch Strays in Strange US Talking Heads Battle
Nicotine pouches caught in a political crossfire as Laura Loomer and Tucker Carlson battle over ALP, FDA violations, and excessive dosing claims.
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Media Watch: Biz Times in Pakistan Sounds a Misleading Alarm on Pouches
Pakistan’s Biz Times claims VELO nicotine pouches pose a chemical risk. A closer look shows alarmism, weak evidence, and familiar WHO talking points.
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Media Watch: WSJ on Pouces as Tech Perks
Wall Street Journal reports nicotine pouches as a Silicon Valley tech perk. Is this harm reduction, biohacking culture, or pressure to work longer hours?
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Opinion
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The Sloppy Rhetoric Infecting Discussions Around Heated Tobacco Products
Is heated tobacco advertising actually illegal in the UK? Analysis reveals legal ambiguity and challenges misleading public health claims in regulatory debate.
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The WHO Is Attempting to Sabotage Life-Saving Products
The WHO is urging governments to tax safer nicotine products like cigarettes, discouraging switching and risking higher smoking rates, disease, and death.
opinion
Clearing the Air Shines a Light on NGO Impact Unfiltered
An investigation exposes how a Brussels NGO exaggerated claims of bot interference to dismiss public opposition to EU tobacco and vaping tax proposals.
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Information
information
20 is plenty - strength limits and market regulation
Why a 20mg nicotine pouch cap makes sense. Strength arms races, retailer responsibility, and why “20 is plenty” protects consumers and harm reduction.
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Ferrari’s F1 Race Suits Features ZYN
Ferrari’s 2026 F1 race suits will feature ZYN branding. Is this a tobacco throwback or a sign that smoke-free nicotine is entering the mainstream?
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Pouch Patrons #2: Slash from Guns N’ Roses
Slash’s journey from cigarettes to snus shows how reduced-risk nicotine can help people quit smoking and why adult access to alternatives matters.