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Charting the History and Future of Tobacco Harm Reduction

On November 15, Knowledge-Action-Change (KAC), a public health group in the United Kingdom, published its latest Global State of Tobacco…

November 15, 2022

Philippines Vaping Policy Could Be a Model for the Rest of Asia

Amid intensifying debate over the regulation of novel nicotine products, the Philippines—despite being known for the murderous drug war waged…

November 8, 2022

The Stigmatization of Smoking Is Not Harm Reduction

Smoking has been stigmatized for some time. Once it was normal for idolized film actors, philosophers and writers to be…

November 1, 2022

Why People Are Still Shooting Drugs They’d Rather Smoke

In 2012, Anna* was trying to smoke crack for the first time. Corner stores in South Carolina sold glass pipes,…

October 31, 2022

How to Respond Sensibly to an Increase in Youth Vaping

For the past few years, the United States public health community has been amplifying irrational fears among certain sections of…

September 15, 2022

Why Aren’t We Celebrating the End of Teenage Smoking?

When I was a teen in a small Midwestern town in the 1970s, the US high school smoking rate was…

September 12, 2022

New Paper Calls for “Middle-Ground” Approach to Vaping Regulation

Four highly regarded tobacco control scholars are calling for a policy agenda on e-cigarettes that balances curbing youth use with…

September 7, 2022

UK Program Will Pay People to Quit Smoking During Pregnancy

Pregnant people will be offered vouchers worth up to ÂŁ400 (almost $500) to quit smoking in a pilot scheme in…

August 29, 2022

High-Nicotine Vapes Don’t Increase Nicotine Use Compared With Smoking, Study Finds

A new study published in Nicotine and Tobacco Research suggests that vaping products with higher nicotine levels are more effective…

August 17, 2022

I’m 79 and in Prison. Cigarettes Have Shaped My Life.

Tobacco settles the nerves, relaxes the body, quiets the mind. A mild, pleasant high. I'm not making any scientific or…

August 16, 2022