tobacco harm reduction

Everyone I Know on Parole Is Vaping

Nobody ever really talked about cigarette alternatives in prison. Tobacco is abundantly available to anyone in Georgia Department of Corrections…

August 21, 2024

Joe Camel Wasn’t Why I Started Smoking. Or Even Smoking Camels.

In the late 1980s, Joe Camel was my guy. My first incentive to smoke Camels was economic. I hadn't preferred…

July 30, 2024

In Sweden, Where Tobacco Deaths Fell Dramatically, Nicotine Isn’t the Enemy

About one in four Swedes use nicotine products, which is comparable to the rest of Europe. But Sweden sees 44…

July 15, 2024

A Wealth of Tobacco in Prison, and a Dearth of Ways We Can Smoke It

Within Georgia Department of Corrections facilities, the contraband tobacco industry is robust enough to support a cottage industry for rolling papers.…

March 13, 2024

Smoking in Prisons Has Changed. Why Are We Denied Lung Cancer Screens?

A talking point often circulated in harm reduction is that the moment someone is released from incarceration, their risk of…

December 20, 2023

Venezuela Bans All Vape Products, in Latest Blow to THR in Latin America

On August 1, Venezuela banned vapes and heated tobacco products. Vape shops have been rapidly shuttering, with owners fearing penalties…

August 10, 2023

Allowing Vapes in Our Prison Would Be Violence Harm Reduction, Too

Washington state banned public smoking on December 8, 2005. The Washington State Department of Corrections (WDOC), however, had been preparing…

May 31, 2023

Georgia Poised to Criminalize Vaping in Public Spaces

The state of Georgia has long criminalized harm reduction whatever way it can, and tobacco harm reduction has not escaped…

April 3, 2023

Tobacco Harm Reduction Reflections, as My Years of Reporting End

Many people who vape, or are otherwise involved in tobacco harm reduction, will remember the summer of 2019. That was…

February 14, 2023

When Smokers With No Plans to Quit Try Vaping, They Often Quit Anyway

Smokers who did not intend to stop but nonetheless began vaping drastically increased their likelihood of quitting cigarettes, according to…

January 11, 2022