Articles tagged with Harm reduction

Harm Reduction

COP10 Delayed: Opportunity for Snus Advocacy

COP10 Delayed: Opportunity for Snus Advocacy

COP10, the key tobacco control meeting, is postponed to 2024 due to security issues in Panama. This gives snus and nicotine alternative advocates a chance to influence global tobacco policies. The biennial gathering of the Framework Convention for Tobacco ...

Harm Reduction
The re-opening of historic tobacco factory Strengbergs in Jakobstad, Finland marks a progressive move for safer nicotine alternatives

Nicotine Pouch Factory in Finland: Historic Revival

Nicotine Pouch Factory in Finland: Historic Revival

The Finnish town of Jakobstad is at the forefront of a historic shift in the tobacco industry with Habit Factory's new nicotine pouch factory. This venture, blending tradition with innovation, promises economi...

Internationellt

Patrik Strömer Discusses COP10 and Global Tobacco Policy

Patrik Strömer Discusses COP10 and Global Tobacco Policy

Global Tobacco Policy takes center stage this November at COP10 in Panama, where 180 countries will meet behind closed doors. Patrik Strömer, leader of the Swedish Snus Manufacturers' Association, asks: is the...

Harm Reduction
Sweden tax cut shifting Nordic harm reduction strategy

Nordic Harm Reduction Shifts: Sweden’s Snus Tax Cut

Nordic Harm Reduction Shifts: Sweden’s Snus Tax Cut

Nordic harm reduction takes a new turn with as Sweden decides to cut taxes on its favored snus, a smokeless tobacco, and raising them on cigarettes. Is this a new regional trend to reduce tobacco harm? Swed...

Health
Expert comments on nicotine pouches policy change in Finland

Finland’s Proposal on Nicotine Pouches: ‘A Step Forward’

Finland’s Proposal on Nicotine Pouches: ‘A Step Forward’

From the vision of a 'smoke-free Finland' to a more progressive attitude towards alternative nicotine products. What does Finland's nicotine pouches policy shift mean for the country's future? Snusforumet had ...

Health

NRT Study Published: Sparks Hope for More Research

NRT Study Published: Sparks Hope for More Research

A new US study shows that Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) doesn't change important health biomarkers. This gives hope to people trying to quit smoking and suggests other nicotine products might help too. ...

Regulations

Finland – Bold New Direction on Nicotine Pouches

Finland – Bold New Direction on Nicotine Pouches

With Finland's new coalition government taking the reins, a key decision on the table is regulation of nicotine pouches, marking a shift from previous policies. Does this mark a move from ban to regulation? ...

Regulations

Finland stoops to regulatory ‘nonsense’ in bid to ban nicotine pouches

Finland stoops to regulatory ‘nonsense’ in bid to ban nicotine pouches

Finland’s pharmaceutical regulator recently declared it would cease regulating nicotine pouches, spurring a contentious, possibly legally questionable scramble to reassert the nation’s tacit ban on the product...

Health
USA smoking cigarette

US joins global shift from cigarettes to safer alternatives as smoking rate hits new low

US joins global shift from cigarettes to safer alternatives as smoking rate hits new low

The US daily smoking rate recently hit a new historic low, echoing similar patterns in Japan, Norway, and Sweden, where the increased availability of lower-risk nicotine alternatives has coincided with a drop ...