What are nicotine pouches? What are nicotine pouches? 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. Here we provide an introduction to the tobacco harm reduction potential of this category. English 6446 English 3836 English 768 Arabic 3168 Chinese (Mandarin) 3937 French 3602 German 5759 Hindi 3127 Indonesian 7504 Japanese 10481 Polish 8516 Portuguese 4950 Russian 7002 Spanish 4783 Swahili 3505
The Global State of Tobacco Harm Reduction 2022: The Right Side of History The Global State of Tobacco Harm Reduction 2022: The Right Side of History This Briefing Paper summarises The Global State of Tobacco Harm Reduction 2022: The Right Side of History, which charts the history of tobacco harm reduction to date, and considers the future for a strategy that could end smoking. English 2368 English 3221 Arabic 3363 Chinese (Mandarin) 4715 French 3021 German 3131 Hindi 3077 Indonesian 3132 Japanese 3809 Polish 3258 Portuguese 3204 Russian 3409 Spanish 3421 Swahili 3123
Tobacco harm reduction in Sub-Saharan Africa Tobacco harm reduction in Sub-Saharan Africa With the number of tobacco users across the continent set to rise by 2025, we look at the current state of tobacco harm reduction in the region, assessing the progress made so far and the obstacles preventing greater adoption of safer nicotine products. English 2674 English 3980 Arabic 3650 French 4941 Swahili 3164
The right to health and the right to tobacco harm reduction The right to health and the right to tobacco harm reduction 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. English 3218 English 2648 Arabic 2970 Chinese (Mandarin) 3495 French 2991 German 3039 Indonesian 3160 Japanese 2868 Polish 3046 Portuguese 3104 Russian 3183 Spanish 3379 Swahili 2953
What is Tobacco Harm Reduction? What is Tobacco Harm Reduction? Tobacco harm reduction is a potentially life-saving intervention for millions of people across the world who use high-risk tobacco products, offering them the chance to switch to a range of safer nicotine products. Here, we provide a detailed introduction to the principles, history and evidence for this vital public health strategy. English 6454 English 4310 Arabic 4547 Chinese (Mandarin) 7505 French 4159 German 4495 Hindi 4007 Indonesian 4652 Japanese 4497 Polish 4417 Portuguese 4654 Russian 4556 Spanish 4691 Swahili 4788
82 million vapers worldwide in 2021: the GSTHR estimate 82 million vapers worldwide in 2021: the GSTHR estimate The popularity of nicotine vaping products continues to grow around the world as smokers choose to make the switch to safer alternatives and our latest research estimates the global number of vapers increased by 20% between 2020 and 2021. English 2523 English 4307
The Right Side of History: The Global State of Tobacco Harm Reduction 2022 The Right Side of History: The Global State of Tobacco Harm Reduction 2022 does not seek to replicate or revisit the previous GSTHR reports in detail. Instead, it steps back and casts an eye over the history of THR. … English 16696 Chinese (Mandarin) 2808 French 2746 Russian 2307 Spanish 1271
Fighting the Last War: the WHO and International Tobacco Control Fighting the Last War: the WHO and International Tobacco Control The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control isn't working. Here we use the key messages from the latest Global State of Tobacco Harm Reduction report, Fighting the Last War, to argue why tobacco harm reduction must be adopted urgently by the WHO. English 1442 English 2244
The Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) Conference of the Parties (COP): an explainer (2021) The Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) Conference of the Parties (COP): an explainer (2021) With the Ninth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) taking place from 8 - 13 November 2021, here's our guide to explain how the meeting works. English 1976
The UK and tobacco: successful elements of a harm reduction strategy and the chance to influence the international response to smoking The UK and tobacco: successful elements of a harm reduction strategy and the chance to influence the international response to smoking The UK is a world leader in tobacco harm reduction (THR), but it can still do more. Here, we argue COP9 presents the UK with the perfect opportunity to both display its THR credentials on the global stage and to champion the benefits of safer nicotine products. English 830 English 2513
Fighting the Last War: the WHO and International Tobacco Control Harry Shapiro (UK) - K•A•C The latest report from K∙A∙C’s Global State of Tobacco Harm Reduction (GSTHR) argues that “tobacco control policy is frozen in time” while “innovative non-combustible nicotine technology and supporting evidence have moved forwards”. The status quo keeps adult smokers smoking rather than switching to safer nicotine, favouring the tobacco industry. … English 5146 French 3000 Portuguese 1244 Russian 2361 Spanish 1369
Tobacco Harm Reduction: A Burning Issue for Asia Harry Shapiro The focus of this GSTHR briefing is Asia. Sixty per cent of the world’s smokers live in this region and almost half the global deaths from smoking occur here. … English 2847 English 3289
Philanthrocapitalism: Direction of the Global Funding Streams - Burning Issues: The Global State of Tobacco Harm Reduction 2020 The second and more significant financial input into both US and global campaigning against THR has come from Bloomberg Philanthropies (BP), with some assistance from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF). This is a ‘simplified’ picture of the direction of the global funding streams, much of which appears devoted to action against tobacco harm … English 2231
Countries Where Heated Tobacco Products Are Marketed - Burning Issues: The Global State of Tobacco Harm Reduction 2020 In line with many high-income countries, Japan has seen significant declines in daily adult smoking rates, although it is behind in public smoking bans, preferring instead to have designated smoking areas. Japan toughened up laws in major cities like Tokyo ahead of the 2020 Olympic Games (now postponed until 2021), although protecting bystanders from second-hand … English 2257
Information Growth at Subsequent Levels of the Estimation Process - Burning Issues: The Global State of Tobacco Harm Reduction 2020 This infographic represents the statistical methods we used to estimate the global number of vapers in 2020 (see p.156 of the GSTHR report Burning Issues: The Global State of Tobacco Harm Reduction 2020). Based on the available information, we calculated the average prevalence of vaping for the WHO region, World Bank income classifications and legal … English 1851
Individual Health to Public Health - Burning Issues: The Global State of Tobacco Harm Reduction 2020 Much attention is given to ‘expert’ views on the use of safer nicotine products (SNP). Little attention is paid to the millions of ex-smokers who benefit from SNP and who will suffer should legislation grow increasingly prohibitionist. … English 1733
Tobacco Harm Reduction - Origins - Burning Issues: The Global State of Tobacco Harm Reduction 2020 “The case is advanced for selected nicotine replacement products to be made as palatable and acceptable as possible and actively promoted on the open market to enable them to compete with tobacco products. There will also need to be health authority endorsement, tax advantages and support from the anti-smoking movement if tobacco use is to … English 1901
Legal Status of Nicotine Vaping Products - Burning Issues: The Global State of Tobacco Harm Reduction 2020 Beyond the big picture there is a whole panoply of regulatory options covering product registration, safety and limitations (such as nicotine content, and flavour bans), taxation levels, online sales, age-purchase limitations and public space vaping. For country specific detail, see the GSTHR website. … English 2173
Estimated Trends in the Worldwide Number of Vapers - Burning Issues: The Global State of Tobacco Harm Reduction 2020 We estimate that in 2020 there were approximately 68 million nicotine vaping product users worldwide. However, this estimate should be treated with caution, as there is great uncertainty about some of the individual country estimates, and for 152 countries and territories data were missing. … English 2507
Surveys on Vaping - Burning Issues: The Global State of Tobacco Harm Reduction 2020 Estimates of the prevalence of vaping are critical to measuring the uptake and coverage of THR. However, information on the prevalence of vaping is still scarce in many countries. … English 2498