Hacker News with Generative AI: Vaping

In the moral panic over vaping, we risk forgetting that cigarettes kill (theguardian.com)
Bans and taxes on the most popular and effective aid for giving up smoking could lead to a major health crisis

Public Health, Smoking, Vaping, Policy

4 points by throwaway55479 23 days ago | 0 comments

Disposable vapes to be banned in England and Wales (bbc.com)
The sale of single-use disposable vapes will be banned in England and Wales from June next year, the government has confirmed.

England, Wales, Vaping, Public Health, Legislation

149 points by nithinj 39 days ago | 156 comments

(UK) Government crackdown on single-use vapes (gov.uk)
New legislation to ban the sale of single-use vapes from 1 June 2025 has been laid in Parliament, Circular Economy Minister Mary Creagh confirmed today.

Government, Vaping, Legislation, UK, Environment

10 points by chris-orgmenta 40 days ago | 3 comments

Pac-Man on a vape: electronic cigarettes target youth as gaming devices (tobaccocontrol.bmj.com)

Smoking, Vaping, Youth, Marketing, Gaming

9 points by geox 137 days ago | 5 comments

Vaping: A harm reduction tool or a public health concern? Experts weigh in (healthydebate.ca)

Public Health, Vaping, Harm Reduction

7 points by jyunwai 145 days ago | 19 comments

NYU professors who defended vaping didn't disclose ties to Juul (statnews.com)

Health, Universities, Disclosure, Vaping

315 points by gulced 211 days ago | 246 comments

Vaping linked with higher risk of exposure to toxic metals, study finds (cnn.com)

Vaping, Health, Science, Toxicology

20 points by priyankanath 218 days ago | 0 comments