Tobacco
The hidden world behind illegal vapes
More and more Dutch young people are becoming addicted to vaping. This is not surprising, as illegal vapes with sweet flavors and excessive nicotine levels ...
Tobacco
How Philip Morris creates the ‘cigarette of the future’
IQOS, the electronic device from tobacco giant Philip Morris is said to be a “more conscious alternative” to the traditional cigarette. Health scientists warn that ...
Tobacco
Big Tobacco spends billions to expand its influence on healthcare and research
Tobacco giants have invested billions of dollars into remedies for smoking-related diseases, including by funding scientific research into medicine and treatment. This spending blurs the ...
Tobacco
The tobacco industry spends billions to gain access to the medical world
The four largest tobacco companies have already invested more than $21 billion in this century altogether, in at least 33 companies making products for the ...
Tobacco
Tobacco funded research: how even journals with bans find it hard to stem the tide of publications
Tobacco companies are investing billions in pharmaceutical and medical products. These ties complicate the ongoing efforts of researchers, scientific organisations, and journals to distance themselves ...
Tobacco
Outrage over medical investments by tobacco companies
The tobacco industry is earning double from patients who have become ill from smoking through billions in medical investments. Outrage among doctors is high, but ...
Tobacco
Big Tobacco’s Beyond Nicotine Strategy
The past few years, the four biggest tobacco companies (Philip Morris International/Altria, British American Tobacco, Japan Tobacco International and Imperial Brands) have all invested in medical ...
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Minors use Snapchat and TikTok as sales channel for illegal vapes
Young Chinese vape manufacturers, TikTok influencers advertising for fifty euros and underage ‘Snapchat dealers’: the promotion and sale of e-cigarettes does not only take place in ...
