OP-ED: Big Tobacco calls it harm reduction, Caribbean youth calls it profiting from addiction
October 06, 2025 by dominicanewsonline.com
OP-ED: Big Tobacco calls it harm reduction, Caribbean youth calls it profiting from addiction
The Caribbean is being targeted by groups like the World Vapers’ Alliance and Smoke Free Sweden as part of an industry push to weaken tobacco control ahead of the WHO FCTC COP11 meeting. Recent articles and campaigns in Barbados and Trinidad promote industry narratives disguised as “harm reduction,” claiming e-cigarettes and similar products are safer alternatives. In reality, these products are addictive, heavily marketed to youth, and linked to higher risks of cigarette smoking, with unclear long-term health effects.
September 30, 2025 by guardian.co.tt
Harm Reduction: The Next Step for Trinidad and Tobago’s Tobacco Fight
Trinidad and Tobago is shifting towards a progressive tobacco policy, exploring regulation of reduc…
18.00% of the adult population are daily smokers. There are approximately 191,880 daily smokers in Trinidad and Tobago 29.10% of men are daily smokers but only 7.70% of women.
SOURCE: GSTHR
