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E-cigarettes in everyday life focus of major US study

Giving smokers free access to e-cigarettes significantly increases their chances of quitting or at least significantly reducing smoking. This is according to a randomised control trial on real-life e-cigarette use.

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...

Canada: Fewer young people are taking up smoking - "Clear link to weaning"

Smoking rates have decreased faster since e-cigarettes were introduced to the market. And this is especially true among young people. This is according to a statistical study published in the Canadian Journal of Public Health.

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...

Shopkeepers: "Raise the age limit for buying vapes"

"Raise the age limit and make sure that products can only be sent to the address of record for online purchases." Says David Vilja, owner of Vejpshop.

Study: Snus helps most people quit smoking in Norway

Snus is the aid that helps most people to quit smoking in Norway. This is according to a study recently published by researchers at the Norwegian Public Health Agency.

Study: Vaping among young people does not lead to more smokers

While the use of e-cigarettes among young people may be linked to smoking later in life, it does not mean that smoking is increasing in the general population. This is according to a new study from the US.

England: Government distributes e-cigarettes to 1 million smokers

The UK government is launching a major programme to reduce smoking in the country. As part of the programme, one million smokers will receive free e-cigarettes. First up are pregnant smokers and smokers...

"Difficult for the anti-nicotine lobby to wriggle out of this"

The Ministry of Social Affairs' decision to change the mandate of the FHM and the National Board of Health and Welfare to have a clear focus on harm minimisation for smokers was welcomed.

Government clarifies guidelines for harm minimisation

The government clarifies the importance of emphasising the relative risks between different nicotine products in the study preceding the next ANDTS strategy.

Chronicle: "Tobacco and harm minimisation, an illogical impossibility?"

OPINION. Our authorities claim that harm minimisation for smokers does not work, and that the decline in the Swedish smoking rate is due to our generous paternity leave. Yes, that is actually what they have said.

700 people listened as doctors and scientists talked about weaning

THR SUMMIT SPAIN. Nearly 700 people participated online as doctors met researchers, activists and health scientists in a discussion on e-cigarettes and the role of technology in smoking cessation and harm reduction.