Articles tagged with Australia
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 detered smoking – only the purchase of legal tobacco. As illicit trade, crime, and revenue losses mount, ...
Snus and harm reduction: Why smoking is down more in Norway than Australia
Snus and harm reduction: Why smoking is down more in Norway than Australia
Norway and Australia boast some of the world’s toughest tobacco regulations. But only one country has succeeded in virtually eliminating smoking among young people. And evidence suggests the availability of sn...
Two countries without snus miss smoking reduction goals
Two countries without snus miss smoking reduction goals
Tougher legislation and more anti-smoking measures have not yielded the expected results in Spain or Australia, two countries where snus is banned. Spain banned smoking in the workplace in 2005 and in resta...
Measuring the outcome of five years of plain tobacco packaging in Australia
Measuring the outcome of five years of plain tobacco packaging in Australia
Australia has the world's highest tax on tobacco and the world’s strictest regulation of tobacco products, but more people smoke today than in 2013, while the black market has captured 20 percent of sales. ...