1st October, 2024 - Respect Vapers, which represents 320,000 people who vape to quit smoking, says the Government’s decision to increase taxes on vapes is a tax on those trying to quit smoking.   It is totally unacceptable to increase the tax by 50 cent....

12 member states push for EU to rush a ban on flavoured vapes. Respect Vapers believes this is an unforgivable error.   A big thank you to Respect Vapers supporters for contacting your local election candidates and MEP candidates in your area to make sure the...

A new report from international health experts, “No Smoke, Less Harm” in Stockholm presents compelling evidence that despite similar levels of nicotine consumption, Sweden boasts significantly lower rates of tobacco-related diseases, compared with other European...

New Government survey show less children smoking. Respect Vapers welcomes the publication of the Irish Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) Study 2022 report, which shows that fewer children are smoking. We believe that the implementation of the legislation...

Respect Vapers welcomes the publication of the Irish Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) Study 2022 report, which shows that fewer children are smoking. We believe that the implementation of the legislation banning the sale of vapes to under 18s will...

• 71% say smokers would not take up vaping to quit if flavours were banned. • Banning vapes to under 18s is better than a ban on flavoured vapes, says vaper. One in five ex-smokers said they will go back to smoking if flavoured vapes were banned and almost two thirds...

Embracing flavoured vapes will contribute to a phasing out of tobacco sales.   Vapers welcome the passing of the Bill to prohibit the sale of vapes to under 18s. They believe it will go a long way to prevent teens having access to vapes.   Respect Vapers,...

Are the European governments, including the Irish, happy to deny smokers access to flavoured vapes - the one tool that works in their efforts to quit tobacco?   Its success has been confirmed in a recent analysis putting vaping as the most effective tool to help...

Thank you and all the Respect Vapers supporters for making sure our politicians and civil servants understood the important role flavoured vapes play in helping smokers quit. Three years ago, there was a misunderstanding about vapes and our politicians and civil...

Smokers who are trying to quit are twice as likely to be successful using vapes rather than using patches, gums and sprays (up to 19 in 100 compared to 9 in 100).   According to a comprehensive new Cochrane* analysis, vaping is one of the most effective options...

The revised ‘Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products Bill 2019) was approved by Government in November. Thankfully, it opted not to ban vaping flavours. In doing so, the Government recognised that flavoured vaping has a role to play in helping...

Respect Vapers welcomes the Government’s approval for the introduction of additional restrictions on the sale and advertising of vapes to under 18s. The proposals will be incorporated into the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill. It will also...

Tell your local paper and TD of  the importance of flavoured vapes to stop smoking   Why are commentators failing to focus on the need for a ban and strong enforcement on the sale of vaping products to underage teens? To stop teens from vaping, the Government...

Ireland’s approach to tobacco control is broken. While other nations witness tangible decreases in their smoking rate (see examples below), the number of Irish people who smoke has started to increase again. There is no question that the ‘Tobacco Free Ireland’ goal...

Dr. Garrett McGovern, Medical Director and Founder of the Priority Medical Clinic is not surprised with the RedC findings, which reveal that 96% of vapers would go back smoking or buy flavours abroad if a ban on flavoured vapes was introduced. The leading expert in...

Survey shows a flavoured vapes ban will push vapers back to smoking Majority of vapers against an outright ban on flavoured vapes Ban will create black market for unregulated products A new survey reveals that 96% of vapers in Ireland would not favour an outright ban...

The report concluded that changes in prevalence of e-cigarette use in England have been positively associated with the overall quit rates and quit success rates but not clearly associated with the prevalence of quit attempts and mean cigarette consumption.

Red C conducted an on-street survey of vapers in Ireland to understand how vapers would react to a ban on flavoured vapes. Read on for the full survey.

University College London study of 37,000 young people finds no increase in smoking as vape use grows Irish experts must include vaping as an effective way to quit tobacco. Respect Vapers welcomes the new study published in the UK which reports that vaping is not a...

People who vape to quit smoking support the call for Government to review its Tobacco Free Ireland policy. Last week, Dr Paul Kavanagh, Specialist in Public Health Medicine and Chair of the new ‘stop smoking’ clinical guidance development group, said there should be...

TO THE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Respect Vapers, which represents over 200,000 people who use vaping to quit smoking, is deeply concerned that the members of the Health Committee has, yet again, opted to exclude people who vape from the Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the Public...

Briefing from Clive Bates, Director of Counterfactual: Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill Dear Health Committee members, I write as former Director of Action on Smoking and Health in the UK and currently as an advocate for harm reduction as a...

TDs & Senators failed to listen to 200,000 vapers while scrutinising Health Bill. Misrepresentation of vaping accepted by Committee without question. Vapers believe Committee members have lost a connection with the people Many vapers throughout the country...