The right to health and the right to tobacco harm reduction

Spanish

The right to health and the right to tobacco harm reduction

Knowledge-Action-Change (2022)

The right to health and the right to tobacco harm reduction

Spanish

Tobacco harm reduction is not only a potentially life-saving public health intervention for the world’s 1.1 billion smokers, it's also supported by international human rights law. Here we make the case for promoting tobacco harm reduction as a health rights issue.

Safer nicotine product taxation and optimal strategies for public health

This Briefing Paper examines the current global situation regarding the taxation of safer nicotine products and how this relates to product accessibility, before offering evidence-based policy recomm...

Dead ends - the tobacco industry's quest for a ‘safe’ combustible cigarette

Tobacco companies spent decades denying any link between smoking and disease, while also trying to develop a ‘safe’ cigarette. This Briefing Paper sets out to tell the story of this quest, looking at...

How snus is replacing smoking in Norway: a revolution led by consumers and product innovation

While Sweden recently became the first smokefree country, its neighbour, Norway, is also experiencing plummeting smoking rates. This Briefing Paper explores why so many Norwegians have switched from ...

The right to health and the right to tobacco harm reduction