Articles tagged with Public health
Drive to legalise nicotine pouches gains momentum in Norway
Drive to legalise nicotine pouches gains momentum in Norway
Several Norwegian political parties want to see the country legalise nicotine pouches, arguing they are a less harmful alternative to traditional snus and cigarettes. Nicotine pouches have been banned in Norway since 2017. However, a 2024 survey shows th...
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...
Harvard professor on advancing safer tobacco alternatives
Harvard professor on advancing safer tobacco alternatives
Dan Wikler, a distinguished professor at Harvard's T.H. Chan School of Public Health, recently delivered a powerful message in a seminar: the importance of finding safer alternatives to traditional tobacco in ...
Sweden vs. Finland: Snus, tobacco control, and public health
Sweden vs. Finland: Snus, tobacco control, and public health
Finland consistently outranks Sweden when it comes to tobacco control. But does Finland’s higher ranking translate into public health gains? Snusforumet takes a closer look. Sweden and Finland share a long ...
US joins global shift from cigarettes to safer alternatives as smoking rate hits new low
US joins global shift from cigarettes to safer alternatives as smoking rate hits new low
The US daily smoking rate recently hit a new historic low, echoing similar patterns in Japan, Norway, and Sweden, where the increased availability of lower-risk nicotine alternatives has coincided with a drop ...
Online snus sales under threat in Norway
Online snus sales under threat in Norway
The Norwegian government wants to ban online snus sales as part of a new tobacco strategy. But experts warn the measure may be counterproductive for efforts to reduce smoking rates. Norway’s new tobacco str...
Norway spared from controversial ban on flavoured snus: report
Norway spared from controversial ban on flavoured snus: report
A proposed ban on flavoured snus will not be among the measures included in the Norwegian government’s new tobacco strategy, according to media reports. Norwegian health minister Ingvild Kjerkol is set to r...
Charles A. Gardner: Prohibiting reduced-risk products ‘akin to manslaughter’
Charles A. Gardner: Prohibiting reduced-risk products ‘akin to manslaughter’
In this instalment of our Harm Reduction Heroes series, Snusforumet talks to Dr. Charles A. Gardner, executive director of INNCO, the International Network of Nicotine Consumer Organisations, about the many sh...
New research shows snus helps smokers quit
New research shows snus helps smokers quit
A recent study from Norway finds that snus is an effective smoking cessation tool. Researchers conclude that successful attempts to quit “were strongly related to the use of snus,” further evidence demonstrati...