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Slash quit smoking snus

Guitar hero Slash: Snus ‘the best discovery in the world’

Guitar hero Slash: Snus ‘the best discovery in the world’

Rock star Slash, lead guitarist of the iconic 90s rock band Guns N’ Roses, has re-affirmed his love for Swedish snus.  “When I first quit smoking, which was in 2009, pretty soon after that I discovered snus and it was like the best discovery in the wo...

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snusforumet readership

Snusforumet readership reaches new heights

Snusforumet readership reaches new heights

Snusforumet readership jumped 44 percent during 2021 amid rising interest in tobacco and public health policy both in Sweden and internationally. “It’s extremely gratifying to know that so many people are i...

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Snusforumets mest lästa artiklar

Snusforumet’s most-read articles of 2021

Snusforumet’s most-read articles of 2021

Which stories were the most popular with Snusforumet readers during the last year? We've compiled a list of Snusforumet's most-read articles to make it easier for readers to find, read, and share the "greatest...

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5 things we’d like to see happen at WHO COP9 – but probably won’t

5 things we’d like to see happen at WHO COP9 – but probably won’t

Ahead of the WHO COP9 meetings, check out the Snusforumet wish list of possible events, developments, and decisions that we’d like to see happen when it comes to the FCTC and tobacco harm reduction. But we won...

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anti-smoking McCarthyism

‘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...

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martin cullip.non-combustible

Is the vision of a non-combustible tobacco industry within reach?

Is the vision of a non-combustible tobacco industry within reach?

Leading tobacco companies are moving away from cigarettes toward safer, non-combustible products. But ironically, anti-smoking crusaders continue to block efforts to provide consumers with safer alternatives, ...

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David Sweanor

David Sweanor: Swedish Match deserves as much credit as Volvo for saving lives

David Sweanor: Swedish Match deserves as much credit as Volvo for saving lives

Swedish Match has never gotten the credit it deserves for offering products that help save lives, says tobacco control pioneer David Sweanor. And he’s not sure the company’s complete exit from combustible toba...

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Smokers in Africa

Smokers in Africa: Nicotine pouches offer an alternative to ‘quit or die’

Smokers in Africa: Nicotine pouches offer an alternative to ‘quit or die’

Helping smokers in Africa quit is an uphill battle and smokers on the continent have said nicotine pouches can help. But knee-jerk reactions by policymakers have removed this important lifeline, hurting people...

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Christopher Snowdon

Christopher Snowdon: snus ban a ‘shameful episode’ in EU history

Christopher Snowdon: snus ban a ‘shameful episode’ in EU history

In an exclusive interview with Snusforumet, author and commentator Christopher Snowdon reflects on the legacy of the EU snus ban ten years after he published an exhaustive account of the “shameful episode” in ...