Articles tagged with Harm reduction
Strömer on moralising, the EU, and Swedish opportunities in 2026
Strömer on moralising, the EU, and Swedish opportunities in 2026
Heading into 2026, the Secretary General of the Swedish Snus Manufacturers’ Association, Patrik Strömer, warns of the denial of facts and political deadlock. At the same time, he sees major opportunities for Sweden to take the lead in harm reduction. Which...
2025 in review: Sweden’s policy works, now the EU must listen
2025 in review: Sweden’s policy works, now the EU must listen
Looking back, Patrik Strömer sees 2025 as one of the most confusing years in recent memory. But the Secretary General of the Association of Swedish Snus Manufacturers believes it’s clearer than ever that Swede...
New Nordic data blows up nicotine ‘gateway myth’
New Nordic data blows up nicotine ‘gateway myth’
A fresh Nordic Council report has delivered compelling new population-level evidence showing that snus and nicotine pouches are not a gateway into smoking – they are a gateway out. The data comes from the r...
COP11: Dysfunction over harm reduction reveals WHO ‘in crisis’
COP11: Dysfunction over harm reduction reveals WHO ‘in crisis’
With the WHO COP11 meetings in Geneva now over, Snusforumet catches up with Patrik Strömer of the Association of Swedish Snus Manufacturers for an analysis of what happened, why, and what it means for tobacco ...
Outrage over Sweden’s COP11 cop-out on harm reduction to ‘health fascists’
Outrage over Sweden’s COP11 cop-out on harm reduction to ‘health fascists’
Just days after Snusforumet reported on growing concerns that Sweden might weaken its long-standing harm-reduction stance at WHO COP11, a Swedish MEP has slammed the government’s actions in Geneva as bowing to...
Will Sweden break its harm reduction promise at COP11?
Will Sweden break its harm reduction promise at COP11?
Sweden’s healthcare minister has publicly vowed that Sweden will defend tobacco harm reduction at COP11 amid tense and ongoing negotiations in Geneva. But the actions - or inactions - of the Swedish delegation...
COP11 slams, rather than celebrates, Sweden’s smoke-free success
COP11 slams, rather than celebrates, Sweden’s smoke-free success
Anti-tobacco and nicotine advocacy groups devoted an entire COP11 side event in Geneva on Tuesday to questioning the role of snus and nicotine pouches in Sweden’s historic collapse in smoking rates. The 75-...
COP11: Why harm reduction science is a battlefield
COP11: Why harm reduction science is a battlefield
As COP11 delegates huddled behind closed doors in Geneva, a panel of researchers gathered nearby to examine the politicization of tobacco harm reduction science and its consequences for public health. Title...
EU working against Sweden in secret as COP11 kicks off
EU working against Sweden in secret as COP11 kicks off
Draft COP11 documents indicate that the European Commission is still open to supporting a ban on safer nicotine products, directly contradicting last week’s agreement among EU Member States that such bans were...