Articles tagged with Nicotine
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 study, published in the Journal of the American Me...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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 ...
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...
‘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...
Global Forum on Nicotine 2021 preview: Patrik Strömer on snus and the future of nicotine
Global Forum on Nicotine 2021 preview: Patrik Strömer on snus and the future of nicotine
Patrik Strömer, Secretary General of the Association of Swedish Snus Manufacturers, offers his recommendations and expectations about what to watch ahead of the Global Forum on Nicotine 2021. Themed ‘the Fu...