Articles tagged with Covid-19

Science
nicotine-covid snus

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 infection. It remains unclear why. The study, carried o...

Regulations

Political support grows for lifting snus ban in Finland

Political support grows for lifting snus ban in Finland

The snus ban in Finland has led to a growing black market for snus, costing the state coffers important revenues without reducing demand for snus, warns the Swedish Peoples’ Party of Finland's youth wing as it...

Science

Snus and Covid-19: Sweden launches new research project

Snus and Covid-19: Sweden launches new research project

Following pleas from a prominent tobacco harm reduction advocate, researchers in Sweden are now examining the relationship between nicotine in snus and Covid-19 using a unique Swedish data set. “Sweden has ...

Health

Nicotine and Covid-19: the world needs Sweden’s help

Nicotine and Covid-19: the world needs Sweden’s help

Widespread use of snus puts Sweden in a unique position to help the world better understand the relationship between nicotine and Covid-19 argues Mark Oates of the New Nicotine Alliance (NNA) in a Snusforu...

Health
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Coronavirus pandemic helps US see benefits of snus

Coronavirus pandemic helps US see benefits of snus

Can the coronavirus pandemic convince smokers to switch to snus? The question is currently discussion in the United States, the country hardest hit by Covid-19. Researchers and doctors around the world are ...