Tobacco harm reduction and the right to health
Key messages
The global public health crisis caused by smoking tobacco
Death and disease Economic impact Who smokes? “People smoke for nicotine but they die from the tar.” Tobacco control The war on tobacco becomes a war on nicotine
Harm reduction, health and human rights
The everyday world of harm reduction Harm reduction as social justice The intersection of harm reduction and human rights
Tobacco harm reduction: the potential
No longer just ‘quit or die’, but ‘quit and try’ Safer nicotine products Nicotine vaping products (also known as e-cigarettes) Heated tobacco products Snus
One billion lives at stake
The WHO’s resistance to tobacco harm reduction Harm reduction and the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control When ‘better safe than sorry’ isn’t better A rational approach to ‘Big Tobacco’ A rational approach to nicotine Medical myth, misinformation and media muddle
Tobacco harm reduction: protecting health and upholding human rights