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“The Forgotten Substance”—Harm Reduction Vaping Groups in Portugal

When more people in harm reduction are considering how to integrate tobacco harm reduction into their work with people who…

September 6, 2024

Brazil Scraps Flight Ban on Vapes, in Win for Consumer Advocacy

In late July, a speech therapist and public university professor in Campina Grande, Brazil, was about to catch a domestic…

August 29, 2024

Spanish Advocates Fear Worsening Outlook for Tobacco Harm Reduction

“It is difficult to imagine what the real intentions of the government will be," Carmen Escrig told Filter. She was…

August 28, 2024

The Majority of Brits Who Quit Smoking Now Do So With Vapes

Just over half of British adults who quit smoking in the last five years used vapes to help them do…

August 23, 2024

New Zealand Boosts Heated Tobacco Products for Harm Reduction

New Zealand has halved its excise tax on heated tobacco products—a move which many experts say boosts the country’s emergence…

August 2, 2024

Mental Health Hospitalization in Italy Was an Improvement on the States

In-patient mental health care is regrettably often carceral to some degree. Any system built on forcing care upon a person…

July 30, 2024

Could International Human Rights Mechanisms Take Down Vape Bans?

Could international human rights mechanisms be successfully used to contest government-imposed bans and restrictions on nicotine vapes and other safer…

July 29, 2024

Advocates Urge Rethink as UK Tobacco and Vapes Bill Returns

The United Kingdom's new Labour government has reintroduced the Tobacco and Vapes Bill, the King's Speech announced on July 17.…

July 19, 2024

EU Ministers, Failing on Smoking Cessation, Weigh Vape Flavor Ban

Health ministers from all 27 countries of the European Union met on June 21 to discuss a potential bloc-wide ban…

June 26, 2024

Support, Don’t Punish—But Why Do People Who Use Drugs Need Support?

June 26 is the annual “Support. Don’t Punish.” day—an impressive global initiative to promote harm reduction and drug policies that…

June 25, 2024