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Why I’m Still Fiercely Optimistic About Tobacco Harm ReductionWhy I’m Still Fiercely Optimistic About Tobacco Harm Reduction

Why I’m Still Fiercely Optimistic About Tobacco Harm Reduction

Harm reduction is often misconceived as policies and practices introduced by governments and delivered by experts. In fact, it is…

May 9, 2023
Will Thailand Soon Overturn One of the World’s Harshest Vape Bans?Will Thailand Soon Overturn One of the World’s Harshest Vape Bans?

Will Thailand Soon Overturn One of the World’s Harshest Vape Bans?

Thailand’s general elections on May 14 might just bring about the end of the country’s draconian vape policies. Merely possessing…

April 24, 2023
UK’s World-First Plan to Give Vape Kits to a Million People Who SmokeUK’s World-First Plan to Give Vape Kits to a Million People Who Smoke

UK’s World-First Plan to Give Vape Kits to a Million People Who Smoke

The United Kingdom will be offering free nicotine vape kits to one million people who smoke cigarettes. Nothing like this…

April 13, 2023
Is Canada Turning the Corner on Tobacco Harm Reduction?Is Canada Turning the Corner on Tobacco Harm Reduction?

Is Canada Turning the Corner on Tobacco Harm Reduction?

Whisper it quietly, but there are subtle signs that Canada may be moving away from opposition to tobacco harm reduction…

April 7, 2023
Worldwide Executions for Drugs More Than Doubled in 2022Worldwide Executions for Drugs More Than Doubled in 2022

Worldwide Executions for Drugs More Than Doubled in 2022

Worldwide executions for drug convictions have surged, more than doubling in 2022 compared with 2021. The sharp rise follows two…

April 4, 2023
Will New Bloomberg Funds Spread Vape Bans in Low-Income Countries?Will New Bloomberg Funds Spread Vape Bans in Low-Income Countries?

Will New Bloomberg Funds Spread Vape Bans in Low-Income Countries?

In February, billionaire Michael Bloomberg’s charitable organization Bloomberg Philanthropies announced an additional tobacco control commitment of $420 million. A significant…

March 30, 2023
Philippines Pres. Blocks International Probe of Duterte’s Drug War CrimesPhilippines Pres. Blocks International Probe of Duterte’s Drug War Crimes

Philippines Pres. Blocks International Probe of Duterte’s Drug War Crimes

Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has shut the International Criminal Court (ICC) out of the country as it attempts to…

March 29, 2023
“NRT or Cold Turkey”: Why Finland Won’t Back Tobacco Harm Reduction“NRT or Cold Turkey”: Why Finland Won’t Back Tobacco Harm Reduction

“NRT or Cold Turkey”: Why Finland Won’t Back Tobacco Harm Reduction

Finland has vaping laws that are about as strict as they can be, short of actually banning it. There’s a…

March 27, 2023
Environmental Ruin, Aided by Drug War: How Can Defenders Fight Back?Environmental Ruin, Aided by Drug War: How Can Defenders Fight Back?

Environmental Ruin, Aided by Drug War: How Can Defenders Fight Back?

Land use and control, combined with prohibition, is the fundamental motor driving environmental harm relating to production and sales of…

March 23, 2023
BC Indigenous Drug Users Describe Pattern of Forced Discharges From EDBC Indigenous Drug Users Describe Pattern of Forced Discharges From ED

BC Indigenous Drug Users Describe Pattern of Forced Discharges From ED

In 2011, public health researchers in Vancouver began conducting interviews with people who use drugs and had either been discharged…

March 15, 2023