Articles tagged with Sweden
Alex Wodak: ‘The safer nicotine option should be the easier option’
Alex Wodak: ‘The safer nicotine option should be the easier option’
In this instalment of our Harm Reduction Heroes series, Snusforumet talks to Dr. Alex Wodak, the Australian physician who helped pioneer needle and syringe programmes during the HIV crisis and has spent decades arguing for a pragmatic approach to drugs, tobac...
Australia grapples with tobacco tax hike fallout
Australia grapples with tobacco tax hike fallout
A New South Wales parliamentary inquiry has concluded that hiking Australia's tobacco excise tax hasn't deterred smoking – only the purchase of legal tobacco. As illicit trade, crime, and revenue losses mount,...
‘Severe flaws’ plague study on fathers’ snus use and children’s asthma: expert
‘Severe flaws’ plague study on fathers’ snus use and children’s asthma: expert
A new study claims that men who used snus during puberty may pass on a higher risk of asthma and allergies to their children. But a prominent researcher says the study suffers from serious methodological flaws...
Can Ireland be trusted to get EU’s new nicotine rules right?
Can Ireland be trusted to get EU’s new nicotine rules right?
As Ireland takes over the rotating EU presidency, negotiators in Brussels continue wrangling over proposed revisions to the Tobacco Products Directive. What can Ireland’s own experience with tobacco control te...
GFN26 preview: Europe’s nicotine crossroads, Sweden’s smoke-free success
GFN26 preview: Europe’s nicotine crossroads, Sweden’s smoke-free success
As delegates prepare to head to Warsaw for the 13th Global Forum on Nicotine (GFN26), Snusforumet catches up with Patrik Strömer to discuss Sweden’s smoke-free success, the ongoing debate about nicotine pouche...
New data confirms Sweden’s smoke-free status
New data confirms Sweden’s smoke-free status
Fewer than five percent of Swedes smoke daily, according to a new report, effectively cementing Sweden’s status as a smoke-free country. The report, Self-reported Smoking and Snus Habits 2003–2025 from the ...
WHO chooses ideology over Sweden’s evidence on nicotine
WHO chooses ideology over Sweden’s evidence on nicotine
The WHO continues to treat all nicotine products as a threat, despite growing evidence that smoke-free alternatives can dramatically reduce smoking-related harm, argues Martin Cullip of the Taxpayers Protectio...
Sweden crosses smoke-free milestone as daily smoking hits 3.7 percent
Sweden crosses smoke-free milestone as daily smoking hits 3.7 percent
Sweden can now lay claim to being a smoke-free country, with new statistics showing that daily smoking dropped to 3.7 percent last year. Since 2013, smoking rates in Sweden have been cut roughly in half, wi...
Mirita Saxberg: A smoke-free Finland needs a viable legal market
Mirita Saxberg: A smoke-free Finland needs a viable legal market
Finland and Sweden are moving in different directions in nicotine policy. While Sweden is approaching a smoke-free society, Finland embraces tighter restrictions on smoke-free alternatives....