Around 5.3 million people aged 18 years and over (10.6%) smoked cigarettes in the UK in 2024; this is the lowest proportion of current smokers since records began in 2011. Those aged 18 to 24 years have had the largest reduction in smoking prevalence between 2011 (25.7%) and

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“Flock's ambitions go far beyond license-plate surveillance,” EFF’s Cooper Quintin told @404Mediaco. “Flock's goal isn't to catch stolen cars, their goal is to have total surveillance of everyone all the time." 404media.co/flock-exposed-…

The FDA has granted marketing authorization for six on! PLUS nicotine pouch products under a pilot program intended to speed the authorization process. ow.ly/Mz0T50XNsmY

Tobacco Reporter "Study"... Expert reactions here: sciencemediacentre.org/expert-reactio…

RETRACTED: “Effect Comparison of E-Cigarette and Traditional Smoking and Association with Stroke—A Cross-Sectional Study” #Bollo*ks #Bullsh*t and “We’ll fund your ‘scientific research’ (cough, splutter), providing the result you come up with is THIS. ⬇️ mdpi.com/2035-8377/14/2…

Well I haven’t got an official communication from YouTube yet but it appears ol GrimmGreen is back for now. I still have so many questions. But I’ll take this win for now. Thank you everyone. youtu.be/e9h26x_SAUc?si…

New COPD trial: switching from cigarettes to vaping for just 2 weeks improved blood pressure and airway resistance. No heart or lung measures got worse. clearingtheair.eu/post/switching…

🎄 Only two more days until Christmas! This year, the best present you can give yourself (and your loved ones) is quitting smoking. Science says e-cigarettes are your best chance. A landmark Cochrane review of 104 studies (30,366 smokers) found: ✅ E-cigs boost quit rates

🇯🇴 Good news from Jordan right before Christmas! Jordan implements risk-based taxation! tobaccoreporter.com/2025/12/22/jor…

HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT FROM THE FDA! February 10, 2026: "Roundtable on Premarket Tobacco Product Application (PMTA) Submissions for Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS) Products for Small ENDS Manufacturers" fda.gov/tobacco-produc… links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%… February 10, 2026

vapelawguy Gregory Conley FDA just announced a meeting with small vape companies! fda.gov/tobacco-produc…

“For many people, vaping is the only smoking cessation method that ever worked for them. Yet Minnesota’s policies have created a state where it is easier to keep smoking than to switch away from it.” Fascinating article by Skip Murray Skip Murray, DSP, TTS via Filter | harm reduction journalism.

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Scary vaping headlines are built on bad science. Studies can’t untangle decades of smoking damage, so they blame vapes instead. That’s misleading the public, not protecting it. #EvidenceMatters clearingtheair.eu/post/scary-hea…