News-n-Views 9th/15th November

We gather weekly the most important Vaping news.

INTERNATIONAL REGULATION

UK WILL SEND A POWERFUL MESSAGE BY ALLOWING NHS TO PRESCRIBE VAPES

When the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) cleared the way for licensed e-cigarette products to be prescribed to smokers by the National Health Service (NHS), it made international headlines.

UP IN SMOKE: WILL BIDEN LET A PATENT FIGHT ELIMINATE AN ALTERNATIVE TO CIGARETTES?

As part of the package of funding measures, the administration had sought to raise federal taxes on cigarettes by 50 percent and on other tobacco products like dipping tobacco by 1,600 percent. 

OPINIONS

DON’T TELL ME WHY TO QUIT, TELL ME HOW

Most tobacco users know too well the benefits of quitting such as improved energy, healthier skin and most importantly preventing lung cancer, one of the most common and deadliest of cancers. However, it’s not as easy as just stopping.

STUDY CHALLENGES CONCERN OF E-CIGARETTE USE IN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

Researchers discuss theory of transition from e-cigarette to cigarette use.Researchers found that high school seniors who currently smoke e-cigarettes would likely have smoked traditional cigarettes. 

STORY OF THE WEEK

DEREK YACH LEAVES PMI-FUNDED FOUNDATION FOR A SMOKE-FREE WORLD

According to the foundation, Dr. Yach will be replaced by general counsel Heidi Goldstein and chief financial officer David Janazzo as interim co-presidents.