For the second time in as many days, we’d like to give a tip of the hat to ACSH advisor and Boston University School of Public Health Professor Dr. Michael Siegel for his essays on two different smoking-related policies.
Harm Reduction
The science and policy of minimising risks associated with substance use, high-risk behaviours, and public health challenges — grounded in evidence rather than stigma.
Two perspective pieces addressing the menthol cigarette problem appear in today’s New England Journal of Medicine.
The results of a small study on Pfizer’s smoking cessation drug Chantix (varenicline) underscore the difficulties smokers face when attempting to ki
The Linn County, Iowa Board of Supervisors will vote next month on whether to ban the sale of dissolvable tobacco products.
Give it another nine years or so and every state will have implemented an indoor smoking ban.
Two new studies should give you two more reasons to quit smoking or even better, never to start in the first place.
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.
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