Tag: THR
Punishing Progress: The EU Seems Set to Tax Away Its Best...
As smoking continues to claim over 700,000 lives each year in the European Union, public health experts and tobacco harm reduction (THR) advocates have...
Silenced by Smears: The Persecution of Tobacco Harm Reduction Experts
Tobacco harm reduction (THR) experts and advocates often face significant challenges, including exclusion from policy discussions, public criticism, and institutional resistance. Besides battling misinformation—they're...
The UN is Urged to Embrace Tobacco Harm Reduction in Public...
A group of international consumer advocacy organizations has called on the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to health, Dr. Tlaleng Mofokeng, to...
GSTHR Report Discusses The Benefits of Tobacco Harm Reduction For Homelessness
On average, homeless men die at 44 years old, compared to 76 in the general population, while women die at 42 years old, compared...
Applications for Global Tobacco Harm Reduction Scholarship Programme Closing Soon
The program's applicants must propose projects to enhance THR in their respective regions.The Tobacco Harm Reduction Scholarship Programme (THRSP), led by the UK-based public...
US Lawmakers Push Against THR Strategies Despite The Data in Their...
Adult use of all “tobacco products”, a category which inaccurately includes non-tobacco products such as vapes, has dropped from 20.8% in 2019 to 19%...
Australia’s Anti-Tobacco Harm Reduction Movement Continues
Last May Health Minister Mark Butler announced a crackdown on vaping products, including further harsh restrictions, which as countless smoking cessation experts pointed out,...
European Elections May Affect The Future of Safer Nicotine Alternatives
EU Countries tend to have more favourable attitudes towards THR strategies however opinions in the region tend to change rapidly, either due to government...
