Tag: smoking
Ukraine Poised to Pass an Anti-Vaping Law That Will Increase Harms
Although Ukraine is often perceived as one of the least free countries in the ...
“Alarmingly High” Number of US Doctors Think Nicotine Causes Cancer
More than 75 percent of US physicians wrongly believe that nicotine directly contributes to ...
How Can a Syringe Program Reject Harm Reduction for Smoking?
One day last year, when I was working as a medical case manager at ...
Mexico Supreme Court Nixes Import Ban on “Heat-Not-Burn” Harm Reduction Products
On July 16, Mexico’s Supreme Court ruled that heated tobacco products (HTP), sometimes known ...
Brookline, Mass. Bans Tobacco, Vape Sales to Anyone Born in 21st Century
On July 19, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey approved a law in the town ...
“I Rarely Vape Until Cocktail Hour”—Patt Denning’s THR Journey
Dr. Patt Denning has been a leading harm reduction advocate for over 30 years. ...
Washington, DC Council Votes to Ban Flavored Vaping Products
On June 29, the Washington, DC Council voted to ban the sale of flavored ...
UK Health Agency Reaffirms the Power of Vaping to Help Smokers Quit
On June 25, the United Kingdom’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) ...
Health Canada Keeps Admitting That Its Vape Policies Could Increase Smoking
On June 19, Health Canada, the agency responsible for the country’s health policy, released ...
Global Forum on Nicotine Conveys Cautious Optimism for Tobacco Harm Reduction
At the Global Forum on Nicotine (GFN), hosted in Liverpool, England, and broadcast online ...
