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Thailand’s Strict Vaping Ban: Understanding the Policy and Its Consequences
Thailand’s Strict Vaping Ban
Thailand’s Strict Vaping Ban: Understanding the Policy and Its ConsequencesVaping

Thailand’s Strict Vaping Ban: Understanding the Policy and Its Consequences

21 January 2025
The Philippines: An Emerging Regional Leader in Tobacco Harm Reduction
Philippines tobacco harm reduction
The Philippines: An Emerging Regional Leader in Tobacco Harm ReductionTobacco Harm Reduction

The Philippines: An Emerging Regional Leader in Tobacco Harm Reduction

10 January 2025
Tobacco Harm Reduction in Bangladesh: How You Can Advocate for Change
THR in Bangladesh
Tobacco Harm Reduction in Bangladesh: How You Can Advocate for ChangeBangladeshTobacco Harm Reduction

Tobacco Harm Reduction in Bangladesh: How You Can Advocate for Change

17 December 2024
Safer alternatives to smoking can save nearly 700,000 lives in Chile, Ireland and Taiwan
Safer alternatives to smoking can save nearly 700,000 lives in Chile, Ireland and TaiwanRecent Updates

Safer alternatives to smoking can save nearly 700,000 lives in Chile, Ireland and Taiwan

10 December 2024
Smoke-free alternatives could save 4.6m lives in Indonesia
Smoke-free alternatives could save 4.6m lives in IndonesiaRecent Updates

Smoke-free alternatives could save 4.6m lives in Indonesia

9 December 2024
4.6 Million Lives at Stake: The Case for Tobacco Harm Reduction in Indonesia
tobacco in Indonesia
4.6 Million Lives at Stake: The Case for Tobacco Harm Reduction in IndonesiaE-cigarettesNicotine Pouches

4.6 Million Lives at Stake: The Case for Tobacco Harm Reduction in Indonesia

9 December 2024
Global health experts unveil four-point plan to combat oral diseases through tobacco harm reduction
Global health experts unveil four-point plan to combat oral diseases through tobacco harm reductionDrug Harm ReductionRecent UpdatesTobacco Harm Reduction

Global health experts unveil four-point plan to combat oral diseases through tobacco harm reduction

4 December 2024
Oral Health for All: The Safer Alternative to Smoking You Need Now
oral health
Oral Health for All: The Safer Alternative to Smoking You Need NowRecent UpdatesTobacco Harm Reduction

Oral Health for All: The Safer Alternative to Smoking You Need Now

4 December 2024
What the World Can Learn from Japan’s Decline in Smoking
What the World Can Learn from Japan’s Decline in SmokingRecent UpdatesTobacco Harm Reduction

What the World Can Learn from Japan’s Decline in Smoking

21 November 2024
Nicotine Pouches in Hong Kong: A Harm Reduction Tool
Nicotine Pouches in Hong Kong: A Harm Reduction ToolNicotine Pouches

Nicotine Pouches in Hong Kong: A Harm Reduction Tool

8 November 2024
Sweden’s Snus Strategy: A Harm Reduction Success Story
Sweden’s Snus Strategy: A Harm Reduction Success StoryE-cigarettesTobacco Harm ReductionVaping

Sweden’s Snus Strategy: A Harm Reduction Success Story

24 October 2024
Harm Reduction, the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, and the Changes Nations Need: A Speech by Dr. Denzil L. Douglas
Harm Reduction, the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, and the Changes Nations Need: A Speech by Dr. Denzil L. DouglasE-cigarettesRecent UpdatesTobacco Harm Reduction

Harm Reduction, the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, and the Changes Nations Need: A Speech by Dr. Denzil L. Douglas

16 October 2024
SWEDEN ‘WAY AHEAD’ AS EC SETS SMOKE-FREE 2040 GOAL
SWEDEN ‘WAY AHEAD’ AS EC SETS SMOKE-FREE 2040 GOALRecent UpdatesTobacco Harm ReductionVaping

SWEDEN ‘WAY AHEAD’ AS EC SETS SMOKE-FREE 2040 GOAL

20 September 2024
Canada’s Nicotine Pouch Ban Is ‘Deadly Error Defying Science’, Say Health Experts
Canada’s Nicotine Pouch Ban Is ‘Deadly Error Defying Science’, Say Health ExpertsNicotine PouchesTobacco Harm Reduction

Canada’s Nicotine Pouch Ban Is ‘Deadly Error Defying Science’, Say Health Experts

30 August 2024
A Roadmap to Saving 880,000 Lives: The Case for Tobacco Harm Reduction in Malaysia and Uzbekistan
Smoking in Malaysia
A Roadmap to Saving 880,000 Lives: The Case for Tobacco Harm Reduction in Malaysia and UzbekistanE-cigarettesTobacco Harm ReductionVaping

A Roadmap to Saving 880,000 Lives: The Case for Tobacco Harm Reduction in Malaysia and Uzbekistan

26 August 2024
The ABCs of Vaping: Your Answers to the Most Common Questions Surrounding E-Cigarettes
benefits and risks of vapes
The ABCs of Vaping: Your Answers to the Most Common Questions Surrounding E-CigarettesE-cigarettesNicotine PouchesTobacco Harm ReductionVaping

The ABCs of Vaping: Your Answers to the Most Common Questions Surrounding E-Cigarettes

16 August 2024
What is the Role of Flavours in Vaping, and Why is it Important for Harm Reduction?
What is the Role of Flavours in Vaping, and Why is it Important for Harm Reduction?E-cigarettesTobacco Harm ReductionVaping

What is the Role of Flavours in Vaping, and Why is it Important for Harm Reduction?

2 August 2024
New Zealand Halves Excise Tax on Heated Tobacco Products: An Important Step Towards Harm Reduction
New Zealand halves excise tax
New Zealand Halves Excise Tax on Heated Tobacco Products: An Important Step Towards Harm ReductionE-cigarettesRecent UpdatesTobacco Harm ReductionVaping

New Zealand Halves Excise Tax on Heated Tobacco Products: An Important Step Towards Harm Reduction

19 July 2024
A Conversation with Dr. Mendelsohn: What are the Unintended Consequences of Australia’s Vaping Regulations?
australia vaping regulations
A Conversation with Dr. Mendelsohn: What are the Unintended Consequences of Australia’s Vaping Regulations?E-cigarettesRecent UpdatesTobacco Harm ReductionVaping

A Conversation with Dr. Mendelsohn: What are the Unintended Consequences of Australia’s Vaping Regulations?

16 July 2024
The Critical Gap: Why is there a Lack of Reliable Data on Global Tobacco Smoking Rates?
lack of data on tobacco
The Critical Gap: Why is there a Lack of Reliable Data on Global Tobacco Smoking Rates?E-cigarettesTobacco Harm ReductionVaping

The Critical Gap: Why is there a Lack of Reliable Data on Global Tobacco Smoking Rates?

11 July 2024
CAPHRA Urges New Zealand Govt to Legalise Safer Nicotine Alternatives
Legalise Safer Nicotine Alternatives
CAPHRA Urges New Zealand Govt to Legalise Safer Nicotine AlternativesE-cigarettesNew ZealandNicotine PouchesTobacco Harm Reduction

CAPHRA Urges New Zealand Govt to Legalise Safer Nicotine Alternatives

28 June 2024
Vibrant, Healthy, and Tobacco-Free? Evaluating Hong Kong’s New Policies
Hong Kong Tobacco
Vibrant, Healthy, and Tobacco-Free? Evaluating Hong Kong’s New PoliciesDrug Harm ReductionHong KongTobacco Harm ReductionVaping

Vibrant, Healthy, and Tobacco-Free? Evaluating Hong Kong’s New Policies

25 June 2024
CAPHRA to Showcase Global Lessons from New Zealand and Sweden at GFN 2024
disinformation about tobacco harm reduction
CAPHRA to Showcase Global Lessons from New Zealand and Sweden at GFN 2024Drug Harm ReductionNew ZealandRecent UpdatesTobacco Harm Reduction

CAPHRA to Showcase Global Lessons from New Zealand and Sweden at GFN 2024

20 June 2024
From Sweden to New Zealand: A Blueprint for Reducing Smoking Rates
Reducing Smoking Rates
From Sweden to New Zealand: A Blueprint for Reducing Smoking RatesNew ZealandNicotine PouchesTobacco Harm ReductionVaping

From Sweden to New Zealand: A Blueprint for Reducing Smoking Rates

14 June 2024
World No Tobacco Day: Promote Change and Innovation To Reduce Smoking
Innovation To Reduce Smoking
World No Tobacco Day: Promote Change and Innovation To Reduce SmokingDrug Harm ReductionTobacco Harm Reduction

World No Tobacco Day: Promote Change and Innovation To Reduce Smoking

31 May 2024
Navigating Indonesia’s Smoking Epidemic: The Potential of Harm Reduction Strategies
Indonesia's Smoking Epidemic
Navigating Indonesia’s Smoking Epidemic: The Potential of Harm Reduction StrategiesDrug Harm ReductionE-cigarettesTobacco Harm Reduction

Navigating Indonesia’s Smoking Epidemic: The Potential of Harm Reduction Strategies

17 May 2024
Introduction to the Report: No Smoke, Less Harm
negative impacts of tobacco use
Introduction to the Report: No Smoke, Less HarmE-cigarettesNicotine PouchesTobacco Harm Reduction

Introduction to the Report: No Smoke, Less Harm

15 May 2024
Sweden Builds on an Already Successful Approach to Tobacco Control
sweden tobacco control
Sweden Builds on an Already Successful Approach to Tobacco ControlNicotine PouchesRecent UpdatesTobacco Harm Reduction

Sweden Builds on an Already Successful Approach to Tobacco Control

26 April 2024
The Glamourisation of Tobacco: India’s Film Industry, Smoking and Innovative Policies
India film glamourising tobacco
The Glamourisation of Tobacco: India’s Film Industry, Smoking and Innovative PoliciesE-cigarettesIndiaRecent UpdatesTobacco Harm Reduction

The Glamourisation of Tobacco: India’s Film Industry, Smoking and Innovative Policies

24 April 2024
The WHO Can Save 100 Million Lives Through Balanced Regulation
The WHO Can Save 100 Million Lives Through Balanced RegulationE-cigarettesNicotine PouchesTobacco Harm Reduction

The WHO Can Save 100 Million Lives Through Balanced Regulation

23 April 2024
Smokeless Tobacco and Women in Bangladesh
smokeless tobacco poses lower risks
Smokeless Tobacco and Women in BangladeshBangladeshDrug Harm ReductionNicotine PouchesRecent UpdatesTobacco Harm Reduction

Smokeless Tobacco and Women in Bangladesh

5 April 2024
World TB Day: Scale Up Harm Reduction Initiatives to Reach Smokers in Asia
World TB Day: Scale Up Harm Reduction Initiatives to Reach Smokers in AsiaDrug Harm ReductionE-cigarettesTobacco Harm Reduction

World TB Day: Scale Up Harm Reduction Initiatives to Reach Smokers in Asia

22 March 2024
One Step Forward, Two Steps Back: Tobacco Harm Reduction and The COP10 Summit
Reducing Smoking Harms: THR and The COP10 Summit
One Step Forward, Two Steps Back: Tobacco Harm Reduction and The COP10 SummitCOPRecent UpdatesTobacco Harm Reduction

One Step Forward, Two Steps Back: Tobacco Harm Reduction and The COP10 Summit

12 March 2024
Healthcare advocates encourage governments and policymakers to emulate Smoke-free Sweden
Smoking Rates in Sweden Show Policymakers the Sucess of THR
Healthcare advocates encourage governments and policymakers to emulate Smoke-free SwedenNicotine PouchesRecent UpdatesTobacco Harm Reduction

Healthcare advocates encourage governments and policymakers to emulate Smoke-free Sweden

29 February 2024
How South Africa can save lives by implementing Tobacco Harm Reduction Policies
Preventing Tobacco Deaths
How South Africa can save lives by implementing Tobacco Harm Reduction PoliciesRecent UpdatesTobacco Harm ReductionVaping

How South Africa can save lives by implementing Tobacco Harm Reduction Policies

22 February 2024
The relation between Life Expectancy, Causes of Death, and Tobacco Consumption in Kazakhstan
The relation between Life Expectancy, Causes of Death, and Tobacco Consumption in KazakhstanDrug Harm ReductionRecent UpdatesTobacco Harm Reduction

The relation between Life Expectancy, Causes of Death, and Tobacco Consumption in Kazakhstan

21 February 2024
Securing an Improved Future for Bangladesh Through Adjustments in Tobacco Control
Tobacco Control Saves Lives in Bangladesh
Securing an Improved Future for Bangladesh Through Adjustments in Tobacco ControlBangladeshNicotine PouchesRecent UpdatesTobacco Harm Reduction

Securing an Improved Future for Bangladesh Through Adjustments in Tobacco Control

19 February 2024
3 Practices to Prevent 1,200,000 Deaths in Pakistan: Insights from a Recent Report
Tobacco Control in Pakistan
3 Practices to Prevent 1,200,000 Deaths in Pakistan: Insights from a Recent ReportNicotine PouchesTobacco Harm ReductionVaping

3 Practices to Prevent 1,200,000 Deaths in Pakistan: Insights from a Recent Report

2 February 2024
New Zealand’s Smoking Ban Reversal: A Step Backward or a Necessary Pivot?
New Zealand’s Smoking Ban Reversal: A Step Backward or a Necessary Pivot?E-cigarettesNew ZealandRecent UpdatesTobacco Harm Reduction

New Zealand’s Smoking Ban Reversal: A Step Backward or a Necessary Pivot?

17 January 2024
New Year, New Habits: Three Ways Harm Reduction Can Make Your Quit Smoking Resolution a Reality
New Year, New Habits: Three Ways Harm Reduction Can Make Your Quit Smoking Resolution a RealityE-cigarettesTobacco Harm ReductionVaping

New Year, New Habits: Three Ways Harm Reduction Can Make Your Quit Smoking Resolution a Reality

12 December 2023
Tobacco Harm Reduction and COPD Awareness: Impact on Lung Health in Asia
Tobacco Harm Reduction and COPD Awareness: Impact on Lung Health in AsiaCOPDrug Harm ReductionE-cigarettesTobacco Harm Reduction

Tobacco Harm Reduction and COPD Awareness: Impact on Lung Health in Asia

1 December 2023
Insights from Sweden’s Smoke-Free Nation: An International Dialogue
Insights from Sweden’s Smoke-Free Nation: An International DialogueE-cigarettesTobacco Harm Reduction

Insights from Sweden’s Smoke-Free Nation: An International Dialogue

9 November 2023
The Dangers of Second-Hand Smoke: What Is It And Why Should I Care?
The Dangers of Second-Hand Smoke: What Is It And Why Should I Care?Drug Harm ReductionE-cigarettesNicotine PouchesTobacco Harm Reduction

The Dangers of Second-Hand Smoke: What Is It And Why Should I Care?

1 November 2023
Press Release: Adoption of Sweden’s smoke-free strategy
Sweden’s smoke-free strategy saves lives
Press Release: Adoption of Sweden’s smoke-free strategyDrug Harm ReductionE-cigarettesRecent UpdatesTobacco Harm Reduction

Press Release: Adoption of Sweden’s smoke-free strategy

25 October 2023
The Reality of Tobacco Use in Bhutan
The Reality of Tobacco Use in BhutanE-cigarettesTobacco Harm Reduction

The Reality of Tobacco Use in Bhutan

23 October 2023
4 Differences between Nicotine Pouches and Vaping
4 Differences between Nicotine Pouches and VapingNicotine PouchesTobacco Harm ReductionVaping

4 Differences between Nicotine Pouches and Vaping

23 October 2023
Is Popcorn Lung A Vaping Risk?
Is Popcorn Lung A Vaping Risk?E-cigarettesPopcorn LungTobacco Harm ReductionVaping

Is Popcorn Lung A Vaping Risk?

6 October 2023
A Glaring Absence of Tobacco Discussions in India’s G20 Meetings
A Glaring Absence of Tobacco Discussions in India’s G20 MeetingsDrug Harm ReductionIndiaRecent UpdatesTobacco Harm Reduction

A Glaring Absence of Tobacco Discussions in India’s G20 Meetings

6 October 2023
A Smoke-free Success Story: Challenging the Tobacco Epidemic
A Smoke-free Success Story: Challenging the Tobacco EpidemicDrug Harm ReductionE-cigarettesTobacco Harm Reduction

A Smoke-free Success Story: Challenging the Tobacco Epidemic

29 September 2023
The Vilification of Nicotine: Countering Misinformation Across the Healthcare Sector and Beyond
The Vilification of Nicotine: Countering Misinformation Across the Healthcare Sector and BeyondDrug Harm ReductionRecent UpdatesTobacco Harm Reduction

The Vilification of Nicotine: Countering Misinformation Across the Healthcare Sector and Beyond

14 September 2023
Measurable Biomarkers used to evaluate Harm Reduction Potential
Measurable Biomarkers used to evaluate Harm Reduction Potential
Measurable Biomarkers used to evaluate Harm Reduction PotentialE-cigarettesRecent UpdatesTobacco Harm Reduction

Measurable Biomarkers used to evaluate Harm Reduction Potential

12 September 2023
Bans on Safer Nicotine Alternatives: Do They Work At All?
Bans on Safer Nicotine Alternatives: Do They Work At All?E-cigarettesNicotine PouchesTobacco Harm ReductionVaping

Bans on Safer Nicotine Alternatives: Do They Work At All?

1 September 2023
Call for greater consumer advocate participation in FCTC COP10 Meeting
Call for greater consumer advocate participation in FCTC COP10 MeetingCOPDrug Harm ReductionRecent UpdatesTobacco Harm Reduction

Call for greater consumer advocate participation in FCTC COP10 Meeting

24 August 2023
Leading harm reduction experts dispute claim that vaping is a gateway to smoking.
Leading harm reduction experts dispute claim that vaping is a gateway to smoking.E-cigarettesTobacco Harm ReductionVaping

Leading harm reduction experts dispute claim that vaping is a gateway to smoking.

10 July 2023
World Drug Day: Breaking Stigma in Asia
Harm reduction strategies in Asia
World Drug Day: Breaking Stigma in AsiaDrug Harm Reduction

World Drug Day: Breaking Stigma in Asia

27 June 2023
Effective Interventions for Tobacco Control in the Indigenous Asian Community Needed
Tobacco Harm Reduction for indigenous Asians
Effective Interventions for Tobacco Control in the Indigenous Asian Community NeededE-cigarettesNicotine PouchesTobacco Harm Reduction

Effective Interventions for Tobacco Control in the Indigenous Asian Community Needed

13 June 2023
International health experts: Bangladesh can be smoke-free by 2040 if it adopts the Swedish model
International health experts: Bangladesh can be smoke-free by 2040 if it adopts the Swedish modelBangladeshRecent UpdatesTobacco Harm ReductionVaping

International health experts: Bangladesh can be smoke-free by 2040 if it adopts the Swedish model

6 June 2023
World No Tobacco Day: Product Substitution Strategy to End Smoking in Asia
world no tobacco day
World No Tobacco Day: Product Substitution Strategy to End Smoking in AsiaNicotine PouchesRecent UpdatesTobacco Harm Reduction

World No Tobacco Day: Product Substitution Strategy to End Smoking in Asia

31 May 2023
Are Big Pharma payments driving anti-vape campaigns?
CAPHRA
Are Big Pharma payments driving anti-vape campaigns?Recent UpdatesTobacco Harm ReductionVaping

Are Big Pharma payments driving anti-vape campaigns?

21 April 2023
Media Need To Play Fair COP On Anti-Tobacco Work
Media Need To Play Fair COP On Anti-Tobacco WorkCOPRecent UpdatesTobacco Harm ReductionVaping

Media Need To Play Fair COP On Anti-Tobacco Work

12 April 2023
Sweden’s Gift to Global Public Health
Sweden’s Gift to Global Public HealthNicotine PouchesRecent UpdatesTobacco Harm Reduction

Sweden’s Gift to Global Public Health

22 March 2023
Taiwan Vaping Ban Disappointing For Its Many Smokers
Taiwan Vaping Ban Disappointing For Its Many SmokersE-cigarettesRecent UpdatesTobacco Harm Reduction

Taiwan Vaping Ban Disappointing For Its Many Smokers

12 March 2023
Greens’ Plan To Legalise Nicotine Vapes Lauded
legalise nicotine vapes
Greens’ Plan To Legalise Nicotine Vapes LaudedE-cigarettesTobacco Harm ReductionVaping

Greens’ Plan To Legalise Nicotine Vapes Lauded

27 February 2023
Time to support Filipino vape law, not relitigate it
Time to support Filipino vape law, not relitigate itE-cigarettesTobacco Harm ReductionVaping

Time to support Filipino vape law, not relitigate it

10 February 2023
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