'Safer nicotine products will replace combustible cigarettes’ - Michael Russell Oration 2026 #GFN26
June 15, 2026 by gfn.tv
'Safer nicotine products will replace combustible cigarettes’ - Michael Russell Oration 2026 #GFN26
The future of tobacco control depends on whether public health accepts the shift from smoking to safer nicotine products. Combustible cigarettes cause the greatest harm, while non-combustible alternatives can reduce exposure and offer more realistic routes away from smoking. The Michael Russell Oration at GFN26 reinforces a central harm reduction principle: people do not need to stop using nicotine to dramatically reduce risk. Regulation should accelerate the end of smoking, not protect the cigarette market from disruption.
