Helen Redmond

National Drug-User Union Emphasizes Tobacco Harm Reduction

Cigarette smoking among people who use illicit drugs doesn’t receive much attention, despite the fact that this population has some…

December 3, 2021

Philly’s Addiction-Treatment Smoking Ban Ends, Leaving Bitter Taste

The horribly misguided smoking and vaping ban in Philadelphia’s city-funded drug treatment programs, including outdoor spaces, has finally been lifted.…

November 19, 2021

Women’s Voices Among Those Absent at the Global Tobacco Control COP

Global tobacco control is deeply political, divisive, and reflects the prevailing gendered and other social hierarchies that influence policy and…

November 12, 2021

UK Will Send a Powerful Message by Allowing NHS to Prescribe Vapes

The UK has long been among the world’s leaders in tobacco harm reduction, and for years the country’s health authorities…

November 9, 2021

The FDA’s Vape Fiasco Will Perpetuate Smoking Deaths

What’s not to love to hate about the Food and Drug Administration’s non-decisions on nicotine vapes? We’re now almost two…

November 2, 2021

Fighting the Last War: An Excoriation of the WHO and Tobacco Control

The image on the cover of the new report, Fighting The Last War: The Who and International Tobacco Control, is…

October 28, 2021

Afghanistan’s “Forever” Drug War Has No End in Sight

“It is time to end the forever war,” declared President Joe Biden. After 20 long, bloody years came the chaotic…

October 6, 2021

New Evidence Exposes Harms of Philly’s Smoking Ban in Drug Treatment

“Huge step backwards for recovery, it sucks!” was how one participant in a new study described the smoking ban in…

September 27, 2021

Watch: Patt Denning Describes Her Switch From Cigarettes to Vapes

Dr. Patt Denning is a pioneer in developing the field of harm reduction therapy. She is the director of clinical…

September 3, 2021

As New Zealand Cigarette Taxes Climb, So Do Harms to Poor and Indigenous Smokers

When it comes to taxing cigarettes, there’s rarely any opposition from lawmakers. “Sin taxes,” as they’re sometimes called, raise significant…

August 30, 2021