From clinic to Commission: Patients need effective ways to quit smoking
March 25, 2026 by euperspectives.eu
From clinic to Commission: Patients need effective ways to quit smoking
Growing attention is being paid to how effectively smokers can be supported in quitting, particularly within the evolving landscape of EU health policy. Experts in addiction medicine emphasize that many patients struggle to quit using traditional methods alone, highlighting the need for more practical and accessible solutions. Increasingly, harm reduction approaches - such as the use of safer nicotine alternatives - are presented as a viable pathway away from combustible tobacco. Evidence suggests that these alternatives are significantly less harmful than smoking, which remains responsible for millions of deaths globally each year. The debate now centers on whether policymakers should actively support these tools as part of a broader strategy to reduce smoking-related disease across Europe.
