Tobacco harm reduction
Explore the evidence and arguments around reducing harm from smoking through changes in products and behaviour. Coverage focuses on comparative risks and the harm-reduction approach, rather than every story about nicotine.
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UK nicotine pouch sales set to surge 51 per cent to £579m
UK nicotine pouch sales are forecast to climb by almost 51 per cent this year.
Youth vaping ‘highly unlikely’ to be major source of premature death, new study finds
New modelling of more than four million young Americans suggests adolescent vaping is highly unlikely to become a major cause of premature death. Even under the study’s most pessimistic main scenario, the average projected impact was equivalent to around 31 days of life lost, while smoking carried a far greater lifetime risk.
Daily smoking falls by a third as six in 10 UK vapers are former smokers
Daily smoking in the UK has fallen by almost a third since 2020, while six in 10 people who currently vape are former smokers, new figures from Action on Smoking and Health suggest.
