Disposable guns have become a fad, especially among young people. At the same time, smoking is falling sharply among the same group, says sustainability expert Clive Bates.
User-friendly disposable vapes increase the potential for harm reduction for smokers. But environmental and sustainability issues need to be addressed, says John Dunne, Director General of UKVIA.
Coffee and nicotine go hand in hand. New research shows how our two most common drugs interact in the body, and why morning coffee matters more to nicotine users than others.
COLUMN. "A thought strikes me, why is there space in the media for only one side? Why is the NSG allowed to sit and talk completely unchallenged on national TV?"
The Ministry of Health and Social Affairs' decision to change the mission of FHM and the National Board of Health and Welfare to have a clear focus on harm reduction for smokers was welcomed.
The Government clarifies the importance of highlighting relative risks between different nicotine products in the study that precedes the next ANDTS strategy.
COLUMN. Our authorities claim that harm reduction for smokers doesn't work, and that the decline in the Swedish smoking rate is due to our generous paternity leave. Yes, that is indeed what they have said.
Sweden and a unique harm reduction model are the focus of a seminar where researchers and doctors discuss the reasons behind Sweden's low smoking rates.
After SVT's report on young people and vejpning, reactions from vejpers and business owners have been thick in the comment fields on Facebook. "It is better that young people vejpar instead of smoking tobacco" writes one...
Young people like vejpar were in the spotlight when SVT Västerbotten highlighted the recent increase in disposable weapons among young people in Umeå. "We see a black market emerging very quickly" warned vejpar entrepreneur Niklas Linder