Nicotine consumers who have made life-changing switches to safer products, and their organizations, form the heart of the tobacco harm…
Advocates work with the government while activists fight with the government," Maria Papaionnoy-Duic, the founder of Canadian consumer group Rights…
Around the world, politicians love to stand behind a podium, look solemnly into a camera and declare their unyielding hatred…
With the rise of tobacco harm reduction (THR) products—including vapes, heated tobacco and pouches—nicotine has increasingly come under attack. Nicotine…
Harm reduction efforts outside prison often involve lawyers and other experts identifying policy that is weak from more than one…
The continual battles over research relating to tobacco harm reduction intensified in May. Two papers, published on consecutive days, attacked…
The urgency of raising awareness on World Vape Day—May 30—has increased since I wrote about it in 2024. The time…
Misinformation about tobacco harm reduction, though sadly rife, is especially damaging when it comes from the most senior health officials.…
The tobacco harm reduction (THR) debate encompasses many challenging ethical questions—from the respective roles of misinformation, public health nonprofits and…
A recent press release from the New York City Health Department, calling on New Yorkers to “imagine a city free…