Pratik Gupta

    Pratik is co-director of Association of Vapers India (AVI), a consumer-led nonprofit with no industry funding that defends the right of people who use tobacco to access harm reduction products. AVI aims to educate people about lower-risk options to give them the chance to lead healthier lives. Pratik himself gave up smoking with the help of vapes. He lives in Mumbai.

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