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How much are tobacco companies really doing to support harm reduction?
31st May 2022 - Blog |
Most tobacco companies are keen to be seen supporting the concept of harm reduction, especially through reduced-risk products like e-cigarettes, heat-not-burn and pouches. But how far is their support for the idea actually having an effect on their activities right now, as well as their future direction?
WHO’s antagonism to tobacco-based vaccine could hinder anti-Covid efforts
25th May 2022 - Blog |
The World Health Organization (WHO)’s rejection of a new Covid-19 vaccine on anti-tobacco grounds will almost certainly end up having a negative impact on public health – particularly in the developing world
Are novel nicotine products a ‘huge distraction’ from the real problem?
19th May 2022 - Blog |
Speaking at the launch of the seventh edition of the Atlas, US public health scholar Jeffrey Drope suggested that new nicotine technologies are “a huge distraction” which have “confused governments, the public health community and the public”
