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Nicotine less harmful to the brain than previously thought: study
Nicotine less harmful to the brain than previously thought: study
A comprehensive new study contradicts claims about nicotine’s supposed harmful effects on the brain, revealing that nicotine use is an effect – rather than the cause – of variations in brain structure. The study, published in the Journal of the American Me...
Snus saves thousands of lives in Sweden each year: study
Snus saves thousands of lives in Sweden each year: study
A new study on the effects of snus on smoking habits and mortality reveals that snus helps save thousands of lives in Sweden each year. The use of snus has not only reduced the number of people who start smoki...
New Report: Stop Vilifying Nicotine
New Report: Stop Vilifying Nicotine
In a recent report, the global network Smoke Free Sweden urges the public and policymakers to stop associating nicotine with the same diseases caused by smoking. Sweden is once again highlighted as a leadin...
Three myths about nicotine pouches: what science says
Three myths about nicotine pouches: what science says
The debate around nicotine pouches is heating up in both in the US and the EU, making it difficult to discern fact from fiction. Here are three common myths about snus and nicotine pouches along with details ...
Study linking snus to cancer questioned: bias and flaws exposed
Study linking snus to cancer questioned: bias and flaws exposed
Knut Peder Heen, a researcher at Molde University College, critiques a Norwegian study in a Romsdals Budstikke op-ed, disputing its claim of a strong link between snus (smokeless tobacco) use and cancer. He la...
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 ...
Snus ‘most effective’ aid to help quit smoking: study
Snus ‘most effective’ aid to help quit smoking: study
New research from Norway shows that smokers who switch to snus have an increased likelihood of success when trying to quit smoking. Researchers Ingeborg & Marianne Lund analyzed data from a nation...
Swedish study sheds new light on nicotine-Covid links
Swedish study sheds new light on nicotine-Covid links
Nicotine from tobacco does not protect against Covid-19, a new Swedish study has found. However, the study also adds to the body of evidence suggesting that smokers are somehow protected from Covid-19 infectio...
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...