The Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) and the Conference of the Parties (COP): an explainer. (May 14, 2023)

From 20-25 November 2023, government delegations from around the world will meet in Panama City to discuss tobacco and nicotine policy at the Tenth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC). Decisions taken at these meetings influence how international tobacco control policies are implemented at a national level.

New GSTHR Briefing Paper on the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control and the Conference of the Parties calls for bigger role for tobacco harm reduction (May 14, 2023)

The future of tobacco and smoking will be discussed in November 2023 when representatives from more than 180 countries attend the tenth Conference of the Parties (COP10) to the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) in Panama. This meeting, which is normally held every two years, will influence both the future direction of international tobacco control policies and how they are implemented at a national level.

Electronic Cigarettes for Smoking Cessation: Cochrane Living Systematic Review (April 27, 2023)

Since coming on the market over a decade ago, electronic cigarettes have caused a considerable stir in the public health community. It is of prime importance that the debate around this issue is based on high quality, relevant and up to date scientific data.

ARI Newsletter March 2023 (April 19, 2023)

BAHAWALPUR: Pakistan needs to make tobacco harm reduction (THR) part of the national tobacco control policy and enhance health practitioners' engagement in cessation efforts to reduce smoking prevalence.

ARI Newsletter February 2023 (March 16, 2023)

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan needs to embrace tobacco harm reduction as a critical pathway for reducing the prevalence of combustible smoking and embark on the journey of a smoke-free future.

Smoking cessation interventions in South Asian Region: a systematic scoping review (March 08, 2023)

Cigarette smoking is one of the most preventable causes of morbidities and mortalities. Since 2005, the World Health Organization Framework Convention for Tobacco Control (WHO-FCTC) provides an efficient strategic plan for tobacco control across the world. Many countries in the world have successfully reduced the prevalence of cigarette smoking.

ARI Newsletter January 2023 (March 06, 2023)

Alternatives not backed by tobacco,pharmaceutical companies: GSTHR. Global State of Tobacco Harm Reduction (GSTHR) has revealed that most of the consumer advocacy organizations run by volunteers who successfully quit smoking using safer nicotine products.

Saving Lives: An advocate's guide to tobacco harm reduction (March 06, 2023)

The World Health Organization (WHO) states that tobacco products have caused 100 million deaths in the 20th century alone. Every year, there are seven million tobacco-related deaths worldwide, of which 80% are tobacco users in the world's low-and middle-income countries. If current trends persist, another BILLION people are predicted to die from tobacco-related diseases during the 21st century.

Tobacco Harm Reduction Reflections, as My Years of Reporting End (February 20, 2023)

Many people who vape, or are otherwise involved in tobacco harm reduction, will remember the summer of 2019. That was when Juul faced endless criticism from Congress-by October, the company had voluntarily stopped selling most of its flavored e-cigarettes even online and the media became transfixed on a string of vaping-related illnesses throughout the United States.

"Next Time It Could Be You" - The McCarthyism in Tobacco Control (January 26, 2023)

At the end of November, an extraordinary episode caused outrage: the expulsion of Karl Erik Lund from a conference on e-cigarettes held in France. Dr. Lund is one of the world's most prominent researchers on tobacco harm reduction. Currently with the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, he has published important papers about snus and has testified on behalf of plaintiffs suing the tobacco industry. He has received a preventative medicine award from the Norwegian Medical Association, among many other roles and accolades.