The three-dimensional framework for harm minimisation
(2025)
Dependence on nicotine - a compulsion to continue using it - is certainly a reality. But when isolated from smoking, nicotine has relatively low health risks. David Abrams and colleagues developed what they called “a three-dimensional framework for harm minimisation”. This proposes a ‘sweet spot’ for safer nicotine products, an optimal point where the risks to health are low, but the appeal to the user is high, due to the product’s ability to deliver nicotine in a way that is on a par with smoking.