international

World Health Organization Misses the Whole Point About Nicotine Pouches

The World Health Organization has released its first-ever report on nicotine pouches, portraying the safer nicotine products as a health…

June 1, 2026

Advocates Fear EU “Domino Effect,” as Belgium Bans Vape Flavors

Belgium has confirmed a ban on vape flavors, leaving consumers with only two legal options: tobacco-flavored or unflavored. The move,…

May 22, 2026

Argentina Repeals Vape Prohibition After 15 Years

Argentina has ended its prohibition of vapes and other safer nicotine products. Tobacco harm reduction advocates welcome the repeal as…

May 19, 2026

Three Former WHO Directors Urge It to Back Tobacco Harm Reduction

Three former World Health Organization directors say the goal of reaching a global smoking rate below 5 percent by 2040…

May 14, 2026

Trump Admin Plans More Drug War, AI Surveillance, Wastewater Testing

On May 8, the United States “Department of War” struck another boat in the Caribbean, the third in five days.…

May 11, 2026

Tobacco Harm Reduction Should Be Part of HIV Care

Globally, around 41 million people are living with HIV. And just about everywhere, smoking rates for this population are far…

May 8, 2026

Banning Cigarettes, Threatening Vapes: A New UK Landscape

The United Kingdom's government aims to create a “first smoke-free generation,” after its long-running Tobacco and Vapes Bill finally became…

May 4, 2026

“Embarrassing”—Experts Slam EU’s Self-Congratulatory Smoking Report

A European Commission report on smoking and nicotine use is being condemned for unjustified self-contragulation, anti-scientific opposition to tobacco harm…

April 20, 2026

Sweden Is Now the World’s First “Smoke-Free” Country

Sweden has become the world's first “smoke-free” country, with an astonishingly low daily smoking rate of just 3.7 percent—well below…

April 14, 2026

Canadian Drug Policy Must Actively Uphold the Right to Life: UN Report

Canada has obligations to implement measures that actively protect the right to life, regardless of what the government thinks, asserts…

April 2, 2026