Report: 'Doctors do not understand smoking cessation'
Doctors lack basic knowledge about nicotine and smoking cessation, with serious consequences for smokers. This is according to a new report from the UK.
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Nicotine products attract more and more people to small shops
Nicotine products are highly valued when we shop in convenience stores and petrol stations. This is according to a new consumer survey from the industry organisation Convenience Stores Sweden.
Large study on the difference between smoking and vaping - "Convincing"?
Smokers' blood vessels improved just one month after switching from cigarettes to e-cigarettes. This is according to a long-term study from the UK.
Håkan, 48, ex-smoker: "It is very important that e-cigs are available everywhere cigarettes are"
Snuff and cigarettes have long been a natural part of Håkan Friedrich's life. Almost 40 years after his first puff, the cigarettes have been replaced by e-cigs and the snus by citrus-flavoured nicotine pouches.
Reduced tax on snus attracts a lot of attention
"A disaster". "A proposal influenced by the tobacco industry". "A model for other EU countries to follow" The government's plans to reduce the tax on snus and to finance the measure with increased taxes...
Kent, 51, snus user: "I can do without cigarettes - but not snus"
"I can have a puff now and then if I want, but I can go without cigarettes for months. But the snus - I never want to be without it" Kent Andreasson is one of...
Study: "E-cigarettes more effective than drugs in helping pregnant women quit smoking"
In cases where expectant mothers are unable to quit nicotine during pregnancy, taping may be a better option than nicotine patches, according to new research from the UK.
Snus tax and nicotine ban at SSU congress
Abolished contributions to the Non Smoking Generation, higher taxes on snus and a generational ban on the purchase of nicotine. These are some of the proposals that the Social Democratic Youth Union (SSU) will consider at its congress in the autumn...
Study: E-cigarettes helped COPD patients improve health
Smokers with COPD can improve their health by replacing cigarettes with e-cigarettes. This is according to a new long-term study.
Warns of tax shock and flavour ban on white snus
"We risk a tax shock and a flavour ban on white snus. One million Swedish users should speak out immediately." So says Snusbolaget's Head of Communications Markus Lindblad, as the EU moves closer to minimising taxes on nicotine products.
Study on the risks of nicotine use is criticised - "It bit off more than it could chew"
"The report does not provide users with clear information on relative risks, but only assumptions that are more opinion than science-based claims" say Karl-Åke Johansson and Samuel Lundell, active in the consumer-driven NNA Sweden and...
PMI: 'We need to be careful when launching smoke-free products'
Opposition to new nicotine products, such as e-cigarettes, heated tobacco and nicotine pouches, could lead to increased cigarette sales. This is the view of Philip Morris International's European Director, Massimo Andolina.
