Articles tagged with Harm reduction
Flavour ban ‘uncertainty’ clouds BECA tobacco harm reduction win
Flavour ban ‘uncertainty’ clouds BECA tobacco harm reduction win
A special committee of MEPs has adopted language acknowledging tobacco harm reduction as part of a sweeping set of recommendations to guide the EU’s fight against cancer. But concerns about a widened flavour ban remain. “It’s great that MEPs have started t...
FCTC COP9: All eyes on UK as pressure mounts over WHO harm reduction stance
FCTC COP9: All eyes on UK as pressure mounts over WHO harm reduction stance
Amid a growing chorus calling for the WHO to drop its opposition to tobacco harm reduction, many are pinning their hopes on a post-Brexit UK to challenge the status quo at the upcoming FCTC COP9 meetings. F...
‘Anti-smoking McCarthyism’ behind Sweden’s lack of tobacco harm reduction leadership
‘Anti-smoking McCarthyism’ behind Sweden’s lack of tobacco harm reduction leadership
Fears of being vilified via anti-smoking McCarthyism from “abstinence-only ideologues” have kept Sweden and other governments from fully supporting tobacco harm reduction policies and products like snus and ni...
Is the vision of a non-combustible tobacco industry within reach?
Is the vision of a non-combustible tobacco industry within reach?
Leading tobacco companies are moving away from cigarettes toward safer, non-combustible products. But ironically, anti-smoking crusaders continue to block efforts to provide consumers with safer alternatives, ...
David Sweanor: Swedish Match deserves as much credit as Volvo for saving lives
David Sweanor: Swedish Match deserves as much credit as Volvo for saving lives
Swedish Match has never gotten the credit it deserves for offering products that help save lives, says tobacco control pioneer David Sweanor. And he’s not sure the company’s complete exit from combustible toba...
Tobacco control experts lament ‘unbalanced’ debate on harm reduction
Tobacco control experts lament ‘unbalanced’ debate on harm reduction
Kenneth E. Warner is among a group of prominent tobacco control experts who warn that focusing too much on nicotine’s potential risks for youth has resulted in an “unbalanced” debate that overlooks the potent...
WHO deferral on tobacco harm reduction ‘tragic’ for smokers
WHO deferral on tobacco harm reduction ‘tragic’ for smokers
The World Health Organization, WHO, has indicated it won’t include harm reduction in its tobacco strategy until at least 2023, a move that will likely have dire consequences for millions of smokers. “How ma...
Smokers in Africa: Nicotine pouches offer an alternative to ‘quit or die’
Smokers in Africa: Nicotine pouches offer an alternative to ‘quit or die’
Helping smokers in Africa quit is an uphill battle and smokers on the continent have said nicotine pouches can help. But knee-jerk reactions by policymakers have removed this important lifeline, hurting people...
Christopher Snowdon: snus ban a ‘shameful episode’ in EU history
Christopher Snowdon: snus ban a ‘shameful episode’ in EU history
In an exclusive interview with Snusforumet, author and commentator Christopher Snowdon reflects on the legacy of the EU snus ban ten years after he published an exhaustive account of the “shameful episode” in ...