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Jörgen Warborn och Jessica Polfjärd

Swedish MEPs slam ‘misleading’ questions as TPD call for evidence ends

Swedish MEPs slam ‘misleading’ questions as TPD call for evidence ends

Two Swedish MEPs have written a sharply worded letter criticizing the European Commission’s recently closed public consultation to revise the Tobacco Products Directive (TPD). They want to see a more objective approach to tobacco control and harm reduction po...

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Curt Enzell portion snus

Curt Enzell: The tea-loving scientist who spawned a snus revolution

Curt Enzell: The tea-loving scientist who spawned a snus revolution

For the latest in our Harm Reduction Heroes series, we tell the story of Curt Enzell, the little-known Swedish scientist who had an outsize impact on snus and modern oral nicotine products. And it all started ...

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Sweden nears smoke-free status: a ‘public health miracle’

Sweden nears smoke-free status: a ‘public health miracle’

Sweden will soon be the first country in the world to reach smoke-free status. And lessons from Sweden's "public health miracle" can help inspire other countries, according to a new report on the “Swedish Exp...

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johan nissinen

Swedish MEP Johan Nissinen: Sweden should do more for snus in the EU

Swedish MEP Johan Nissinen: Sweden should do more for snus in the EU

Swedish MEP Johan Nissinen talks to Snusforumet about his commitment to fighting for Swedish snus in Brussels and Strasbourg and the need for the government to do more to promote Sweden as a public health role...

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Snusforumet’s most-read articles of 2022

Snusforumet’s most-read articles of 2022

What were the most popular stories from 2022 among Snusforumet readers during the last year? We've compiled a list of Snusforumet's most-read articles of 2022 to make it easier for readers to find, read, and s...

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charles a gardner

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...

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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...

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‘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...

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Marewa Glover

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...