Articles tagged with Sweden

Science
nicotine pouches nikotinportioner

German agency: ‘nicotine pouch risks are low’

German agency: ‘nicotine pouch risks are low’

The German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) has published a new report on the health risks associated with tobacco-free nicotine pouches. The report finds that nicotine pouch risks are lower than other tobacco products. The agency states that sw...

Regulations
tobacco tax sweden nordic cigarette prices

Sweden tobacco tax travesty: punish snus users and keep cigarettes cheap

Sweden tobacco tax travesty: punish snus users and keep cigarettes cheap

Sweden’s controversial new tobacco tax proposal would further punish already over-taxed snus users while failing to address the fact that Sweden has the Nordics' cheapest cigarettes. The Swedish government ...

Opinions
Snusforumets mest lästa artiklar

Snusforumet’s most-read articles of 2021

Snusforumet’s most-read articles of 2021

Which stories were the most popular with Snusforumet readers during the last year? We've compiled a list of Snusforumet's most-read articles to make it easier for readers to find, read, and share the "greatest...

Health
tobacco endgame, non-smoking; non-combustible

Snus brings Sweden even closer to ‘tobacco endgame’ goal

Snus brings Sweden even closer to ‘tobacco endgame’ goal

Smoking rates in Sweden continue to fall, with levels now below the internationally recognised "tobacco endgame" goal of five percent for an increasing share of the population. The new figures also suggest snu...

Opinions

5 things we’d like to see happen at WHO COP9 – but probably won’t

5 things we’d like to see happen at WHO COP9 – but probably won’t

Ahead of the WHO COP9 meetings, check out the Snusforumet wish list of possible events, developments, and decisions that we’d like to see happen when it comes to the FCTC and tobacco harm reduction. But we won...

Opinions
anti-smoking McCarthyism

‘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...

Regulations
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Swedish government rebuked for failing to include tobacco harm reduction in public health bill

Swedish government rebuked for failing to include tobacco harm reduction in public health bill

Sweden’s parliament has voted down a controversial government public health proposal criticised by lawmakers for failing to include tobacco harm reduction. The vote in the full chamber of the Riksdag follow...

Health

Fewer smokers in Sweden

Fewer smokers in Sweden

The international science magazine New Scientist has highlighted Sweden's path towards becoming a smoke-free nation.  In 2016, only 5 percent of men aged 30 to 44 smoked, and in total, only 8 percent of Swe...