Harm reduction

Nicotine is known to increase metabolism, which enables the body to burn food more quickly.  A new study seems to confirm this by showing that taking nicotine every day can help reduce weight. Weight gain can be a worry for smokers especially when they are trying to quit. Many of them report gaining weight when […]

The Irish government is set to bring in prohibitive vape laws, despite obvious failures in other countries with similarly restrictive approaches to e-cigarettes. Irish Health Minister, Stephen Donnelly, has received approval from the Cabinet to draft laws that include bans on flavours, point-of-sale display and advertising in shops and the use of vending machines, as […]

The vape flavour ban in the Netherlands seems to have spectacularly backfired, with 10% of vapers having returned to smoking and the rest finding ways around the ban. How the Netherlands’ flavour ban pushed vapers back to smoking In 2023, the Dutch government introduced a ban on vape flavours and then introduced further restrictions – […]

During Thursday’s meeting, the Swedish government decided to give new tasks to the National Board of Health and Welfare and to the Public Health Agency to develop a new public health strategy. A mission that highlights the government’s continued focus on tobacco and nicotine harm reduction.   Why Sweden’s updated mission on harm reduction matters […]

The most recent data from the EU tobacco use survey has been released, generating significant interest, especially with upcoming updates expected for the EU’s Tobacco Taxation Directive (TTD) and Tobacco Products Directive (TPD). There is much interest on whether these updates will embrace harm reduction and risk-reduced products (RRP’s). As the EU prepares to update […]

The bill to ban smoking in the UK could be scrapped. This is the outcome after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called a general election for 4 July and dissolved the UK Parliament. “The Tobacco and Vapes Bill will most certainly be binned if Labour wins the election. They will want to go forward with their […]

Canada is currently discussing a possible ban on flavours in vapes and nicotine pouches, a proposal that has been heavily criticised. One of those at the forefront of the criticism is Toronto-based physician Dr John Oyston, who writes for Filter Mag about the country’s failure to reduce the harmful effects of smoking. Dr Oyston: flavour […]

Nicotine pouches and other alternative products should be given more prominence when the WHO discusses tobacco harm reduction. That is what Derek Yach – the former director of the WHO’s Tobacco Free Initiative – writes in the British scientific journal The Lancet. Harm reduction is a natural part of the WHO’s definition of tobacco control, […]

Many people already know that nicotine pouches play an important role in getting smokers to quit – something that the World Health Organisation (WHO) is finally acknowledging. Sweden’s smoke-free success earns WHO recognition The fact that Sweden will soon be the world’s first smoke-free country is no news, but few have talked openly about how […]

Once again, a new report states that the European Commission’s focus must shift from nicotine consumption to harm reduction if lives are to be saved in the future. This is surely a wake-up call for top officials in Brussels as the Tobacco Directive is being revised in the Commission. Harm reduction must lead the new […]