Harm Reduction

The results of two recent surveys conclude the same thing: people have many misconceptions about the risks associated with smoking.

Don’t let the Lexington-Herald Leader headline, “Madison County health board bans electronic cigarettes,” fool you.

While U.S. tobacco regulations prevent marketers from truthfully informing smokers about lower-risk products, the U.K. appears to be fostering more harm reduction-oriented tobacco laws.

Unemployed and looking for a lucrative job in New York City? Don’t mind long walks and occasional arrests?

The 22nd International Harm Reduction Conference is underway this week in Beirut, Lebanon, and an article published yesterday in The Lancet

In a survey asking approximately 250,000 people about their current and past smoking habits, researchers learned that smoking causes half a million dea

In a surprise ruling, the FDA determined last week that tobacco product maker Star Scientific Inc.

Following a report issued by the Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee (TPSAC) last week claiming that a menthol cigarette ban would be beneficial to public health, journalist Denise Mann revisits the issue in her

In March 23 article for WebMD, Denise Mann quotes ACSH's Dr. Gilbert Ross in his response to the proposed ban on menthol cigarettes:

In Friday’s Dispatch, we reported that the Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee (TPSAC) called for a ban on menthol cigarettes, but the committee didn’