The World Vapers’ Alliance (WVA) have come forward to warn smokers about the rampant “misperception epidemic” around tobacco harm reduction. Recently, research revealed by Ipsos for the think tank ‘We Are Innovation’, that an astonishing 74% of smokers worldwide wrongly believe that vaping is as harmful or more harmful than smoking. The World Vaping Alliance […]
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Ireland to Become the First Country in the EU to Raise the Minimum Smoking Age to 21.
The Cabinet approved the legislation for increasing the minimum age for sale of tobacco from 18 to 21, after Ireland’s Government first announced the plan in March 2024. The new proposal is designed to reduce Ireland’s adult smoking rate to be less than 5%. Currently, 18% of the population over the age of 15 are […]