5 Point Plan Proposal
July 09, 2026 by planetofthevapes.co.uk
5 Point Plan Proposal
International health experts presented a five-point plan for a smoke-free Europe amid concerns about policy reversals on tobacco control. They advocate for prioritizing reducing cigarette smoking, learning from Sweden's harm reduction success, regulating products based on relative risks, enhancing youth protections, and harmonizing a framework supporting harm reduction. The plan aims to prevent setbacks in achieving a tobacco-free generation by focusing on the dangers of combustible cigarettes. Dr. Delon Human emphasizes the need to differentiate nicotine products' risks and highlights the potential harm of ineffective policies. The submission by Smoke Free Sweden urges the European Commission to consider harm reduction in tobacco regulation.
9.90% of the adult population are current smokers. There are approximately 867,000 current smokers in Sweden 11.70% of men are current smokers but only 8.10% of women.
SOURCE: GSTHR
