Country profile
Data sourced:
2022.
Page updated:
2024-12-23
Smoking in Antigua and Barbuda
31
Deaths
31 people in Antigua and Barbuda die from tobacco smoking-related diseases each year.
Nicotine Vaping Devices
in Antigua and Barbuda
In Antigua and Barbuda, e-cigarettes are classified as Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS), and it is prohibited to manufacture, import, distribute at wholesale, sell or display for sale ENDS or ENDS components, or bring them into the country. It is also prohibited to advertise and promote ENDS, or engage in sponsorship from ENDS companies. While there is no specific restriction on the use and possession of e-cigarette products, this is a moot point as they cannot be purchased inside the country or brought into the country in personal luggage or on the person, or via online purchase, as all these routes are classified as importation. In Antigua and Barbuda you need a prescription to purchase E-cigarettes.
Heated Tobacco Products
in Antigua and Barbuda
You can't advertise HTP in Antigua and Barbuda.
Nicotine Replacement Therapy
in Antigua and Barbuda
You can buy NRT in Pharmacy.
Snus
in Antigua and Barbuda
Used in Scandinavia for more than 200 years, snus is providing smokers in Sweden and Norway with an alternative to combustible cigarettes. Find out what it is, and why it is considered a safer nicotine product in our briefing paper.
Pouches
in Antigua and Barbuda
Nicotine pouches are a relatively new product which can provide users of high-risk tobacco with an alternative that poses fewer risks to their health. Read more about nicotine pouches in our briefing paper
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