In response to concerns related to stalled quit smoking rates, the HSE has launched its quit-smoking campaign for 2023. Data recently released by Ireland’s Department of Health from the Healthy Ireland Survey 2021 has indicated that smoking rates have risen from 17% to 18% over the last two years. Commenting on the...
Why is my disposable vape pen blinking?If your disposable vape pen blinks, there’s an electronic issue that prevents it from functioning. The only electronic function it will perform is the blinking light. Luckily, it’s most often just a battery that needs recharging. Although disposable vape pens are consumable products, they’re also electronic...
Whether you're new to vaping or a seasoned pro, you'll know that it offers many benefits. Vaping has been found to be 95% safer than smoking and e-cigarette’s contains no carbon monoxide, tar and fewer chemicals than cigarettes. However, vaping differs from smoking because you can choose from various e-liquids featuring multiple...
A new study published in Molecular Psychiatry, has reported that parental nicotine exposure can lead to addiction behaviour and nicotine dependence in offspring. The study titled, “Paternal nicotine taking elicits heritable sex-specific phenotypes that are mediated by hippocampal Satb2,” concluded that parental nicotine exposure may promote addiction-like behaviors in subsequent...
After four cities in Maine approved such bans, State Sen. Jill Duson, D-Portland, is expected to submit a bill proposing a tobacco flavour ban statewide. If the ban goes through, Maine would join a group of US states including Massachusetts, New Jersey and New York, with such a restriction in...
