September 16th, 2020According to a Rutgers University-led national survey in the United States, most doctors misperceive the risks of nicotine, the addictive chemical in tobacco products....
Despite smoking being a monumental public health problem worldwide, the concept of tobacco harm reduction is controversial and divisive in the tobacco control landscape,...Harm Reduction
About 3.6 million youth in the United States reported current e-cigarette use in 2020, reflecting a decline from 5.4 million in 2019, according to the National Youth...Harm Reduction
Tobacco harms young and old, men and women, in South Africa and around the world. Women and children, however, face unique challenges and may be more vulnerable to the...
September 9th, 2020The biggest obstacle in America to the creative destruction of the cigarette is, ironically, the proscriptive culture of mainstream tobacco control whose researchers,...
Children in the United States who are exposed to tobacco have much higher rates of hospital admissions after visiting emergency departments or urgent care facilities,...Harm Reduction
Public buildings in Cape Town could soon become smoke-free as part of the City of Cape Town health department’s Bloomberg Partnership for Healthy Cities tobacco...Harm Reduction
Each cigarette smoked a day by heavier smokers increases the risk of contracting some diseases by more than 30%, according to an international study led by the...Harm Reduction
In adolescents the use of e-cigarettes doubles the risk of starting to smoke traditional cigarettes, states a position paper from the European Society of Cardiology,...
July 22nd, 2020According to a University of Cape Town research report, 93% of South Africa's smokers are buying illegal cigarettes, up from 91% in May, writes MedicalBrief. The...
