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June 23, 2026 by clearingtheair.eu
The Swedish Snus Fight
Sweden’s fight over snus is really a fight over whether Europe will recognise harm reduction. Snus has helped Sweden reach some of the lowest smoking rates in the EU, yet Brussels continues to treat smoke-free nicotine products with deep suspicion. Restricting or taxing lower-risk alternatives like cigarettes risks weakening the very model that has reduced smoking-related harm. Europe should learn from Sweden’s results, not punish them.
June 23, 2026 by togethermag.eu
Innovation the “key” to helping Europe go “smoke free”
Tobacco policy too often speaks about smokers without listening to them. Adults who smoke understand the barriers to quitting, the limits of conventional support and the appeal of lower-risk alternatives better than any committee room. If regulation is meant to reduce harm, consumer experience should be treated as evidence, not an inconvenience. Ask the smoker — not only the room.
June 23, 2026 by togethermag.eu
Innovation the “key” to helping Europe go “smoke free”
Tobacco policy too often speaks about smokers without listening to them. Adults who smoke understand the barriers to quitting, the limits of conventional support and the appeal of lower-risk alternatives better than any committee room. If regulation is meant to reduce harm, consumer experience should be treated as evidence, not an inconvenience. Ask the smoker — not only the room.
June 23, 2026 by togethermag.eu
Innovation the “key” to helping Europe go “smoke free”
Tobacco policy too often speaks about smokers without listening to them. Adults who smoke understand the barriers to quitting, the limits of conventional support and the appeal of lower-risk alternatives better than any committee room. If regulation is meant to reduce harm, consumer experience should be treated as evidence, not an inconvenience. Ask the smoker — not only the room.
June 23, 2026 by gfn.tv
The impact of prohibition on health and ethics | #GFN26 Keynote
Prohibition raises serious questions for both health and ethics. When safer nicotine products are banned or restricted, people who use nicotine may be pushed towards cigarettes, illicit markets or unsafe supply chains. Harm reduction offers a more ethical approach by recognising real-world behaviour and reducing avoidable risk. Public health policy should protect people from harm, not punish them for failing to meet abstinence-only ideals.
June 19, 2026 by substack.com
Tobacco Harm Reduction IS Harm Reduction Part One
Tobacco harm reduction belongs within the wider harm reduction movement. The goal is not to celebrate nicotine use, but to reduce the disease and death caused by combustible cigarettes. When adult smokers switch to lower-risk alternatives, public health gains are possible even without complete nicotine abstinence. A consistent harm reduction approach should prioritise safer choices, accurate information and respect for real-world behaviour.
June 19, 2026 by filtermag.org
Growing Calls to Integrate Tobacco Harm Reduction Into Drug Services
Tobacco harm reduction should be integrated into drug and alcohol services, where smoking rates often remain high and quitting support is limited. People who use drugs are frequently left behind by mainstream tobacco control, despite facing some of the greatest smoking-related health burdens. Offering accurate information and access to lower-risk nicotine alternatives could create more realistic pathways away from cigarettes. Harm reduction should apply to smoking too.
June 19, 2026 by filtermag.org
Growing Calls to Integrate Tobacco Harm Reduction Into Drug Services
Tobacco harm reduction should be integrated into drug and alcohol services, where smoking rates often remain high and quitting support is limited. People who use drugs are frequently left behind by mainstream tobacco control, despite facing some of the greatest smoking-related health burdens. Offering accurate information and access to lower-risk nicotine alternatives could create more realistic pathways away from cigarettes. Harm reduction should apply to smoking too.
June 18, 2026 by substack.com
An interview with Derek Yach about his recent report: "Nicotine 2030"
Global tobacco policy is still struggling to separate nicotine use from the harms of smoking. A harm reduction approach recognises that adults who cannot or do not want to quit nicotine should still have access to safer alternatives than combustible cigarettes. The challenge is not only scientific, but institutional: evidence on relative risk often clashes with entrenched ideology. Public health should focus on reducing disease and death, not defending outdated assumptions about nicotine.
June 18, 2026 by brusselsmorning.com
Can Innovative Nicotine Products Improve Family Life?
Innovative nicotine products can affect more than individual smokers — they can also benefit families and households. When adults switch away from combustible cigarettes, exposure to smoke, odour and smoking-related harm may be reduced for those around them. Harm reduction is not about ignoring risk, but about choosing safer pathways where nicotine use already exists. Public health policy should recognise the wider benefits of smoke-free alternatives for consumers, families and communities.