Harm Reduction

ACSH’s Dr. Gilbert Ross is off to Vancouver, where he'll speak at a meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) on Saturday, February 18.

The American Council on Science and Health (ACSH) w

Smokers using a nicotine patch to help them quit are more likely to be successful if, after a relapse, they continue to use the patch, reports

A new report provides further evidence that even when presented with a clear and graphic illustration of the damage that smoking is doing to their health, smokers still

Unfortunately, harm reduction approaches have yet to be widely accepted for those addicted to cigarettes.

As media reports continue to promote misguided claims about the risk of smokeless tobacco products compared to cigarettes, it s clear that the word still isn t out that certain types of smokeless tobacco carry both a significantly lower risk tha

Those who support tobacco harm reduction as an effective option for reducing the terrible toll of smoking on Americans health face an uphill battle, as media coverage continues to promote misleading claims about the safety and effectiveness of h

If we frequently promote useful smoking cessation aids such as smokeless tobacco and electronic cigarettes, it s because there are promising signs that these methods deliver a much higher quit rate than the methods that are conv

Beyond being banned from smoking in public places or inside the workplace, more and more smokers are finding that their habit may bar them from being hired in the first place.