Articles tagged with Nicotine

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EU Nicotine Users Survey: 3 of 10 EU smokers would switch to snus if it were legal

EU Nicotine Users Survey: 3 of 10 EU smokers would switch to snus if it were legal

Nearly a third of EU smokers would consider switching to snus if it were legal, the results of the EU Nicotine Users Survey reveal.  The survey found that 31 percent of smokers who want to quit indicated they would be willing to try snus were the curr...

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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...

Science

US study: Most doctors falsely believe nicotine causes cancer

US study: Most doctors falsely believe nicotine causes cancer

According to a new study from the USA, eight out of ten doctors incorrectly believe nicotine leads to cancer, heart, and respiratory diseases, when in reality these diseases are caused by the toxic substances ...

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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 ...

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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...