Around a dozen or more years ago at a conference in South Korea a security expert outlined the existential threats involved with the illicit tobacco trade. Criminal and terrorist syndicates have long been engaged in low risk, highly profitable cigarette smuggling with little fear of serious consequences as […]
Read more“Nothing about us without us” refers to a philosophy whereby policymakers and governments should listen to the ideas and opinions of the people who would be affected by any policy. Harm reduction advocates face constant pressure and constant backlash from the government. In much of the world, the […]
Read moreWe have all heard, since we were young, about the dangers of smoking cigarettes – the damage to our lungs, how it ages our skin and is a cause of heart attacks, how we should stop smoking. For many people, these messages were enough to convince them to […]
Read moreTobacco harm reduction consumer groups have accused the World Health Organization of being used by big pharmaceutical companies, charity foundations funded by billionaires and state-controlled tobacco companies to perpetuate cigarette trade by driving less harmful alternatives to the black market, leaving more than a billion smokers exposed to […]
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