Articles tagged with Nicotine

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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 Sachs. “Expanding beyond combustible products to s...

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 ...

Regulations
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Austria seeks tighter nicotine pouch regulations 

Austria seeks tighter nicotine pouch regulations 

A new law proposed by Austrian Health Minister Johannes Rauch would ban the sale of nicotine pouches to anyone under the age of 18 and place limits on maximum nicotine levels. The proposed amendments to Aus...

Regulations

Denmark proposes ‘misguided’ nicotine cap

Denmark proposes ‘misguided’ nicotine cap

Denmark has proposed capping the nicotine levels of nicotine pouches at nine milligrams per pouch in what critics have called a “misguided” attempt to curb nicotine consumption by young people. “It’s simply...

Health

COP10 delayed: opportunity for snus advocacy

COP10 delayed: opportunity for snus advocacy

COP10, the key tobacco control meeting, is postponed to 2024 due to security issues in Panama. This gives snus and nicotine alternative advocates a chance to influence global tobacco policies. The biennial ...

Opinions
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The year in snus 2022: ‘The best one in a long time’

The year in snus 2022: ‘The best one in a long time’

From updated legislation on nicotine products to the emergence of two smoke-free generations in Sweden, the year in snus 2022 has been an eventful one, says Patrik Strömer, Secretary General of the Association...

Regulations
Danish nicotine ban Danmark kan förbjuda alla nikotinprodukter för unga personer

Danish nicotine ban under fire: ‘discrimination and desperate symbolism’

Danish nicotine ban under fire: ‘discrimination and desperate symbolism’

A proposed Danish nicotine ban that would prevent anyone born 2010 or later from ever buying nicotine products has been slammed by critics for being discriminatory and ineffective Currently, Denmark has an ...

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Study: Snus use has no impact on cardiovascular disease risk

Study: Snus use has no impact on cardiovascular disease risk

A new study from the United States reveals that the risk of cardiovascular disease among snus users is no higher compared to people who have never used tobacco. Habitual smokers run an increased risk of dev...

Opinions
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‘Anti-smoking McCarthyism’ behind Sweden’s lack of tobacco harm reduction leadership

‘Anti-smoking McCarthyism’ behind Sweden’s lack of tobacco harm reduction leadership

Fears of being vilified via anti-smoking McCarthyism from “abstinence-only ideologues” have kept Sweden and other governments from fully supporting tobacco harm reduction policies and products like snus and ni...