Articles tagged with Harm reduction

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Why have smoking rates fallen so far in the Nordics?

Why have smoking rates fallen so far in the Nordics?

Smoking has dropped dramatically in the Nordic countries, especially compared to many other countries in the EU. But even in the Nordics, there is wide variation in how things look from country to country. Why? What factors have contributed to the differen...

Science

Most pouch consumers are former smokers, US study shows

Most pouch consumers are former smokers, US study shows

Nicotine pouches are more likely to serve as a tool for tobacco harm reduction and don’t appear to be the gateway into nicotine use that many fear, new research on pouch consumers from the United States shows....

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Swedish politicians resist anti-nicotine dogma, embrace pragmatic progress

Swedish politicians resist anti-nicotine dogma, embrace pragmatic progress

As the EU wrestles with another round of tobacco policy reform amid a flurry of anti-nicotine propaganda, the debate about nicotine regulation shows no signs of letting up. In Sweden, however, where smoking ra...

Regulations

Danish flavour ban fail: nicotine restrictions backfire

Danish flavour ban fail: nicotine restrictions backfire

A Danish flavour ban and other restrictions haven't prevented the share of young Danes who vape from almost doubling over the past two years. A new report reveals that banned vaping flavours remain the most po...

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EU tobacco tax reform risks undermining harm reduction: report

EU tobacco tax reform risks undermining harm reduction: report

A fresh analysis of the European Commission’s tobacco tax reform plans raises concerns that the revised directive could punish safer nicotine alternatives like snus and nicotine pouches. The European Commis...

Health

Smoke-free nicotine products to surpass cigarettes in the US in 2025: report

Smoke-free nicotine products to surpass cigarettes in the US in 2025: report

Consumption of smoke-free nicotine products—such as nicotine pouches, snus, and vapes—will surpass that of combustible cigarettes in volume in 2025, according to a new analysis from investment bank Goldman Sac...

Regulations

Sweden’s success in nicotine pouch regulations: lessons for the EU 

Sweden’s success in nicotine pouch regulations: lessons for the EU 

The EU’s inner market for nicotine pouches has become a hodgepodge of inconsistent, ad hoc rules often lacking scientific basis. How did we get here, and what could policymakers across the EU learn about nicot...

Science

Nicotine less harmful to the brain than previously thought: study

Nicotine less harmful to the brain than previously thought: study

A comprehensive new study contradicts claims about nicotine’s supposed harmful effects on the brain, revealing that nicotine use is an effect – rather than the cause – of variations in brain structure. The ...

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US FDA finds nicotine pouches are ‘lower risk’, help smokers quit

US FDA finds nicotine pouches are ‘lower risk’, help smokers quit

Following an extensive scientific review, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has concluded that 20 varieties of nicotine pouches are less harmful than cigarettes and an effective alternative for adult s...