Articles tagged with Harm reduction

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Smokers in Africa

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's chances of quitting, argues Joseph Magero, Chai...

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Christopher Snowdon

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 ...

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Jörgen Warborn, EU-parlamentariker, M

Swedish MEP: Revised EU Tobacco Products Directive must allow snus

Swedish MEP: Revised EU Tobacco Products Directive must allow snus

The upcoming revision of the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) is an opportunity to finally lift the EU’s ban on snus and give smokers the chance to switch to a much less harmful product, argues Swedish MEP ...

Opinions

Snus and the Art of Suppression: Part 7 – First, tell the truth

Snus and the Art of Suppression: Part 7 – First, tell the truth

Why is snus banned in the European Union? How did it happen? Snusforumet, in partnership with author and commentator Christopher Snowdon, brings you the inside story behind one of the EU's more confounding pol...

Science

Snus and the Art of Suppression: Part 6 – Scientists for prohibition

Snus and the Art of Suppression: Part 6 – Scientists for prohibition

Why is snus banned in the European Union? How did it happen? Snusforumet, in partnership with author and commentator Christopher Snowdon, brings you the inside story behind one of the EU's more confounding pol...

Health

Snus and the Art of Suppression: Part 5 – The report that nearly was

Snus and the Art of Suppression: Part 5 – The report that nearly was

Why is snus banned in the European Union? How did it happen? Snusforumet, in partnership with author and commentator Christopher Snowdon, brings you the inside story behind one of the EU's more confounding pol...

Health
Snus and the Art of Suppression

Snus and the Art of Suppression: Part 4 – The alliance against snus

Snus and the Art of Suppression: Part 4 – The alliance against snus

Why is snus banned in the European Union? How did it happen? Snusforumet, in partnership with author and commentator Christopher Snowdon, brings you the inside story behind one of the EU's more confounding pol...

Health

Snus and the Art of Suppression: Part 3 – Harm reduction

Snus and the Art of Suppression: Part 3 – Harm reduction

Why is snus banned in the European Union? How did it happen? Snusforumet, in partnership with author and commentator Christopher Snowdon, brings you the inside story behind one of the EU's more confounding pol...

Health
Sudhanshu Patwardhan

Nicotine misconceptions: Sudhanshu Patwardhan on causes, consequences, and potential cures

Nicotine misconceptions: Sudhanshu Patwardhan on causes, consequences, and potential cures

Snusforumet catches up with Dr. Sudhanshu Patwardhan to learn more about the harm reduction expert’s recent paper on nicotine pouches and why nicotine misconceptions are so widespread. Patwardhan – also kno...