GTNF/Polosa: “A rigorous scientific approach to Harm Reduction is a resource”
A group of Harm Reduction experts and scientists discussed the latest news on THR during the virtual meeting GTNF In Focus: THR 2021
Replica Project: a new study sets quality standards for the storage conditions of nicotine samples
The new study by CoEHAR, "Nicotine dosimetry and stability in cambridge filter PADs (CFPs) following different smoking regime protocols and storage conditions", provided new guidelines for future multicentric studies in the low-risk products
Latest study by CoEHAR aims to systematically review all the studies on health effects of e-cigarette substitution
The main goal of the protocol, the research project plan, is to examine the scientific evidence on the effects of e-cigarettes on smokers from the available studies. The project includes writing a paper for doctors and health care providers, a fact sheet for people who use e-cigarettes, and a policy brief for legislators on health committees
Fourth leading cause of death globally (COPD): smoking cessation new research
A significant new three-year independent study on COPD and smoking has been released by the CoEHAR of the University of Catania (Italy), led by Professor Riccardo Polosa
Electronic cigarettes help smokers with schizophrenia quit
A new study in Nicotine & Tobacco Research, published by Oxford University Press, finds that the use of high-strength nicotine e-cigarettes can help adults with schizophrenia spectrum disorders quit smoking
Gtfn 2020: Sustainability and Innovation are crucially for the future of Tobacco Harm Reduction
What are the best practises the tobacco industry should follow to achieve a sustainable change through the innovation and regulation? This was the question that this year’s Global Tobacco and Nicotine Forum, GTFN 2020, focused on
Tobacco Transformation Index finds most of the 15 Largest Tobacco Companies are failing to advance Harm Reduction
The first Tobacco Transformation Index, released today and made possible with funding from the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World, finds that most of the 15 largest tobacco companies are not making substantive progress in phasing out cigarettes and other high-risk tobacco products and transitioning smokers to reduced-risk alternatives
Italy: Annual Report of Italian Customs and Monopoly reveals a drastic drop in cigarette sales
Presented in Italy the “Blue Book”, the document containing the results achieved last year by the Italian Customs and Monopoly Agency. The most impressive result was the contraction of 6.80% in…
Quit Strong: New Zealand bets on vaping to quit smoking
QUIT STRONG is one of the first public health initiatives in the World that embrace THR (Tobacco Harm Reduction), showing openness to strategies that can support smokers during smoking cessation programmes. Low risk products allow to provide the necessary amount of nicotine while maintaining the behavioral and psychological rituals associated to smoking
Do You really know what Tobacco Harm Reduction is?
Talking about tobacco harm reduction means embracing a plurality of behaviors, choices and products that can be confusing. We have deepened the subject with Dr. Renée O’Leary, author of the paper and COEHAR researcher