New GSTHR Briefing Paper on the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control and the Conference of the Parties calls for bigger role for tobacco harm reduction
The latest GSTHR Briefing Paper provides a detailed introduction to the Conference of the Parties to the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, explaining what the FCTC is, what COP meetings are and how they operate.
Newly published GSTHR research shows significant rise in global number of vapers as UK Government cements support for vaping in smoking cessation
A new GSTHR peer-reviewed paper published in the Drugs, Habits and Social Policy journal shows a significant rise in the global number of people who vape, despite restrictive regulations or bans in many countries.
New GSTHR Briefing Paper addresses the tobacco harm reduction potential of nicotine pouches
The latest GSTHR Briefing Paper provides an overview on the scientific evidence, market data, regulatory landscape and tobacco harm reduction potential of nicotine pouches, one of the newest safer nicotine products.
New survey reveals scale of consumer advocacy for safer nicotine products - and need for recognised role in global policymaking
A new global survey from GSTHR investigating the role and activities of consumer organisations advocating for access to safer nicotine products and tobacco harm reduction has been published in the journal Public Health Challenges.
Global policymakers urged to seize potential of safer nicotine products to reduce smoking-related death and disease: failure to do so will cost many lives
The third in a landmark series of biennial reports from Knowledge•Action•Change, The Global State of Tobacco Harm Reduction 2022: The Right Side of History charts the history of tobacco harm reduction to date.
What is Tobacco Harm Reduction? – the latest GSTHR Briefing Paper explains how this public health strategy could save millions of lives
The latest GSTHR Briefing Paper explains why tobacco harm reduction using safer nicotine products is a potentially life-saving approach for the 1.1 billion people across the world who smoke combustible cigarettes.
82 million vapers worldwide in 2021: the new GSTHR estimate shows a significant global rise in vaping
New GSTHR research shows that the total number of people who vaped in 2021 was a 20% increase on the figure for 2020 (68 million), showing that the popularity of vaping is growing rapidly around the world.
WHO reports tobacco use falling - but the numbers show tobacco control failing, say experts
The latest GSTHR report, Fighting The Last War: The WHO and International Tobacco Control, shows that the WHO remaining opposed to the use of safer nicotine products, despite significant independent evidence of their efficacy for smoking cessation.
The WHO has “a moral imperative” to adopt harm reduction for tobacco, experts say ahead of FCTC COP9
The latest GSTHR report, Fighting The Last War: The WHO and International Tobacco Control, contends that the FCTC is a global public health failure as the number of smokers around the world remains 1.1billion, a figure that has not changed in 20 years.
Ahead of major global meeting on tackling smoking, experts set to challenge WHO position on safer nicotine
Today the GSTHR launches its first Briefing Papers, a series of publications set to offer analyses, commentaries or explainers on topics related to tobacco harm reduction and its role in combating the death and disease caused by smoking.