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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 of Swedish Snus Manufacturers. How would you s...
‘Nicotine alternatives help smokers quit cigarettes’
‘Nicotine alternatives help smokers quit cigarettes’
The world’s one billion smokers need options to help them quit smoking, says oncologist and researcher Lars Rutqvist, who explains why nicotine pouches can be a safer choice for those looking to quit cigarette...
Marewa Glover: Anti-tobacco zealot turned harm reduction advocate
Marewa Glover: Anti-tobacco zealot turned harm reduction advocate
In this instalment of our Harm Reduction Heroes series, Snusforumet talks to Dr. Marewa Glover, director of the independent Auckland-based Centre of Research Excellence: Indigenous Sovereignty & Smoking, w...
Martin Cullip: Defending nicotine against the ‘nanny state’
Martin Cullip: Defending nicotine against the ‘nanny state’
In this instalment of our Harm Reduction Heroes series, Snusforumet talks to consumer advocate and former New Nicotine Alliance chair Martin Cullip about his participation in the grassroots movement that force...
‘Finland and Sweden should join forces to liberalise EU snus legislation’
‘Finland and Sweden should join forces to liberalise EU snus legislation’
Support for more liberal snus legislation is growing in Finland - but it’s at the EU level that change must take place. Sweden's next government should join forces with Finland to help rally public opinion and...
Helen Redmond: Toward a US harm reduction strategy, one story at a time
Helen Redmond: Toward a US harm reduction strategy, one story at a time
In this instalment of our Harm Reduction Heroes series, Snusforumet talks to Helen Redmond, a social worker, journalist, and passionate champion of safer nicotine products, especially for the most vulnerable i...
Lars Rutqvist: the oncologist who wants smokers to switch to Swedish snus
Lars Rutqvist: the oncologist who wants smokers to switch to Swedish snus
In the 1980s, it was controversial to claim that snus is less harmful than smoking cigarettes, especially if you were an oncologist. But Lars Rutqvist simply wanted to let the research speak for itself. And it...
WHO tobacco control ‘failing’ European smokers: study
WHO tobacco control ‘failing’ European smokers: study
A new, independent study shows that World Health Organisation (WHO) tobacco control measures are failing European smokers trying to quit. The study also calls for an end to the EU ban on snus, stressing tha...
Experts mull impact of PMI’s acquisition of Swedish Match on harm reduction
Experts mull impact of PMI’s acquisition of Swedish Match on harm reduction
Snusforumet speaks with several tobacco harm reduction experts and advocates to get their take on the potential impact of PMI's acquisition of Swedish Match. On May 11, Philip Morris International (PMI) ann...