The Global State of Tobacco Harm Reduction
@gsthr.org
Maps #tobaccoharmreduction and its #publichealth potential. A Knowledge Action Change project, with the Tobacco Harm Reduction Scholarship Programme. https://gsthr.org/
Our Briefing Paper "#Safernicotine product taxation & optimal strategies for #publichealth" is now available in #Arabic, #Chinese (#Mandarin), #English, #French, #German, #Hindi, #Indonesian, #Japanese, #Polish, #Portuguese, #Russian, #Spanish & #Swahili
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August 26, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Our Briefing Paper "#Safernicotine product taxation & optimal strategies for #publichealth" is now available in #Arabic, #Chinese (#Mandarin), #English, #French, #German, #Hindi, #Indonesian, #Japanese, #Polish, #Portuguese, #Russian, #Spanish & #Swahili
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New paper in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine finds that individuals who have ceased #smoking for longer periods tend to report more favourable self-rated health.
Its authors include THRSP Scholars Yusuff Adebisi, Isaac Ogunkola & Nasifat Jimoh.
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Its authors include THRSP Scholars Yusuff Adebisi, Isaac Ogunkola & Nasifat Jimoh.
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August 12, 2025 at 11:01 AM
New paper in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine finds that individuals who have ceased #smoking for longer periods tend to report more favourable self-rated health.
Its authors include THRSP Scholars Yusuff Adebisi, Isaac Ogunkola & Nasifat Jimoh.
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sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Its authors include THRSP Scholars Yusuff Adebisi, Isaac Ogunkola & Nasifat Jimoh.
👏👏👏
sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Our Briefing Paper "#Safernicotine product taxation & optimal strategies for #publichealth" is now available in Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), English, French, German, Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish and Swahili.
Translations here: gsthr.org/resources/br...
Translations here: gsthr.org/resources/br...
August 11, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Our Briefing Paper "#Safernicotine product taxation & optimal strategies for #publichealth" is now available in Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), English, French, German, Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish and Swahili.
Translations here: gsthr.org/resources/br...
Translations here: gsthr.org/resources/br...
🚨There are now just two more days left to apply for the #Tobacco #HarmReduction Scholarship Programme!!! 🚨
What project will you do to play your part in our mission to reduce #smoking-related deaths and disease?
Apply here: thrsp.net
What project will you do to play your part in our mission to reduce #smoking-related deaths and disease?
Apply here: thrsp.net
July 29, 2025 at 8:18 AM
🚨There are now just two more days left to apply for the #Tobacco #HarmReduction Scholarship Programme!!! 🚨
What project will you do to play your part in our mission to reduce #smoking-related deaths and disease?
Apply here: thrsp.net
What project will you do to play your part in our mission to reduce #smoking-related deaths and disease?
Apply here: thrsp.net
🚨There are 3 days left to apply for the THRSP🚨
It's a world-leading 12-month programme with 25 places available for 2025/2026.
Scholars have access to a stipend of up to $12,000 to help them complete their project.
Find out more about the THRSP here: thrsp.net
It's a world-leading 12-month programme with 25 places available for 2025/2026.
Scholars have access to a stipend of up to $12,000 to help them complete their project.
Find out more about the THRSP here: thrsp.net
July 28, 2025 at 3:17 PM
🚨There are 3 days left to apply for the THRSP🚨
It's a world-leading 12-month programme with 25 places available for 2025/2026.
Scholars have access to a stipend of up to $12,000 to help them complete their project.
Find out more about the THRSP here: thrsp.net
It's a world-leading 12-month programme with 25 places available for 2025/2026.
Scholars have access to a stipend of up to $12,000 to help them complete their project.
Find out more about the THRSP here: thrsp.net
If you have an idea for a project exploring an aspect of #tobacco #harmreduction, the Tobacco Harm Reduction Scholarship Programme invites you to apply for your place before the deadline for applications on 31/07/25.
Full press release here: gsthr.org/media-centre...
Full press release here: gsthr.org/media-centre...
July 23, 2025 at 1:10 PM
If you have an idea for a project exploring an aspect of #tobacco #harmreduction, the Tobacco Harm Reduction Scholarship Programme invites you to apply for your place before the deadline for applications on 31/07/25.
Full press release here: gsthr.org/media-centre...
Full press release here: gsthr.org/media-centre...
In a blog titled "An idea can be the beginning of change. This scholarship gives it shape", Vaping Today editor, Claudio Teixeira, a former THRSP Scholar describes the Programme as "A scholarship for those who refuse to accept the inevitable".
Read here: claudioteixeira.substack.com/p/an-idea-ca...
Read here: claudioteixeira.substack.com/p/an-idea-ca...
June 16, 2025 at 10:24 AM
In a blog titled "An idea can be the beginning of change. This scholarship gives it shape", Vaping Today editor, Claudio Teixeira, a former THRSP Scholar describes the Programme as "A scholarship for those who refuse to accept the inevitable".
Read here: claudioteixeira.substack.com/p/an-idea-ca...
Read here: claudioteixeira.substack.com/p/an-idea-ca...
In #Belgium, some #safernicotine products, such as #vapes & #HTPs, are permitted, while others, like #snus & #nicotinepouches, are not.
It's worth noting the annual number of deaths from #smoking is declining in the country.
Read more here: gsthr.org/countries/pr...
It's worth noting the annual number of deaths from #smoking is declining in the country.
Read more here: gsthr.org/countries/pr...
June 12, 2025 at 9:33 AM
In #Belgium, some #safernicotine products, such as #vapes & #HTPs, are permitted, while others, like #snus & #nicotinepouches, are not.
It's worth noting the annual number of deaths from #smoking is declining in the country.
Read more here: gsthr.org/countries/pr...
It's worth noting the annual number of deaths from #smoking is declining in the country.
Read more here: gsthr.org/countries/pr...
New paper from THRSP Scholar, Moses Nyirongo, THRSP Manager Chim Ngoma, et al highlights the potential of #snus as a feasible #harmreduction tool for #smokers seeking to quit #smoking in Malawi👏👏.
Published in the #SouthAfrican Journal of #PublicHealth.
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Published in the #SouthAfrican Journal of #PublicHealth.
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June 6, 2025 at 9:41 AM
New paper from THRSP Scholar, Moses Nyirongo, THRSP Manager Chim Ngoma, et al highlights the potential of #snus as a feasible #harmreduction tool for #smokers seeking to quit #smoking in Malawi👏👏.
Published in the #SouthAfrican Journal of #PublicHealth.
samajournals.co.za/index.php/sa...
Published in the #SouthAfrican Journal of #PublicHealth.
samajournals.co.za/index.php/sa...
Rapid improvements in aerobic capacity can happen when healthy #smokers switch to exclusive use of #vapes or #HTPs, reinforcing the potential benefits of #smoking cessation & #harmreduction strategies, says new paper from
Riccardo Polosa, Yusuff Adebisi et al.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40447739/
Riccardo Polosa, Yusuff Adebisi et al.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40447739/
June 5, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Rapid improvements in aerobic capacity can happen when healthy #smokers switch to exclusive use of #vapes or #HTPs, reinforcing the potential benefits of #smoking cessation & #harmreduction strategies, says new paper from
Riccardo Polosa, Yusuff Adebisi et al.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40447739/
Riccardo Polosa, Yusuff Adebisi et al.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40447739/
In #Morocco, the annual percentage of deaths due to #smoking has been decreasing, while the annual number of people #smoking has been increasing.
The country does not have specific laws regulating #safernicotine products (#SNPs).
Read more at: gsthr.org/countries/pr...
The country does not have specific laws regulating #safernicotine products (#SNPs).
Read more at: gsthr.org/countries/pr...
June 4, 2025 at 10:15 AM
In #Morocco, the annual percentage of deaths due to #smoking has been decreasing, while the annual number of people #smoking has been increasing.
The country does not have specific laws regulating #safernicotine products (#SNPs).
Read more at: gsthr.org/countries/pr...
The country does not have specific laws regulating #safernicotine products (#SNPs).
Read more at: gsthr.org/countries/pr...
Our Briefing Paper "Dead ends - the #tobacco industry's quest for a ‘safe’ combustible #cigarette" is now available in:
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May 30, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Our Briefing Paper "Dead ends - the #tobacco industry's quest for a ‘safe’ combustible #cigarette" is now available in:
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While the prevalence of #smoking in #Rwanda has been decreasing in recent years, smoking-related deaths have been increasing.
But the country does not currently have specific laws for #SaferNicotine products.
Read more about Rwanda here: gsthr.org/countries/pr...
But the country does not currently have specific laws for #SaferNicotine products.
Read more about Rwanda here: gsthr.org/countries/pr...
May 9, 2025 at 11:38 AM
While the prevalence of #smoking in #Rwanda has been decreasing in recent years, smoking-related deaths have been increasing.
But the country does not currently have specific laws for #SaferNicotine products.
Read more about Rwanda here: gsthr.org/countries/pr...
But the country does not currently have specific laws for #SaferNicotine products.
Read more about Rwanda here: gsthr.org/countries/pr...
#Egypt has seen an increasing trend in the prevalence of #smoking.
And yet, interestingly, the annual percentage of all deaths due to smoking has been estimated to be decreasing.
Read more about Egypt's #tobacco landscape here: gsthr.org/countries/pr...
And yet, interestingly, the annual percentage of all deaths due to smoking has been estimated to be decreasing.
Read more about Egypt's #tobacco landscape here: gsthr.org/countries/pr...
May 1, 2025 at 11:04 AM
#Egypt has seen an increasing trend in the prevalence of #smoking.
And yet, interestingly, the annual percentage of all deaths due to smoking has been estimated to be decreasing.
Read more about Egypt's #tobacco landscape here: gsthr.org/countries/pr...
And yet, interestingly, the annual percentage of all deaths due to smoking has been estimated to be decreasing.
Read more about Egypt's #tobacco landscape here: gsthr.org/countries/pr...
More country profiles from "The Global State of #Tobacco #HarmReduction 2024: A Situation Report" are now available to read in #French:
Section 5 - #Aotearoa #NewZealand: gsthr.org/resources/th...
Section 6 - #Norway: gsthr.org/resources/th...
Section 5 - #Aotearoa #NewZealand: gsthr.org/resources/th...
Section 6 - #Norway: gsthr.org/resources/th...
April 30, 2025 at 9:49 AM
More country profiles from "The Global State of #Tobacco #HarmReduction 2024: A Situation Report" are now available to read in #French:
Section 5 - #Aotearoa #NewZealand: gsthr.org/resources/th...
Section 6 - #Norway: gsthr.org/resources/th...
Section 5 - #Aotearoa #NewZealand: gsthr.org/resources/th...
Section 6 - #Norway: gsthr.org/resources/th...
#Lebanon has a favourable regulatory stance regarding safer nicotine products (SNP), with #ecigarettes / #vaping products, #snus, #heatedtobacco products and #nicotine pouches all being legally available.
You can read more about Lebanon here: gsthr.org/countries/pr...
You can read more about Lebanon here: gsthr.org/countries/pr...
April 29, 2025 at 12:28 PM
#Lebanon has a favourable regulatory stance regarding safer nicotine products (SNP), with #ecigarettes / #vaping products, #snus, #heatedtobacco products and #nicotine pouches all being legally available.
You can read more about Lebanon here: gsthr.org/countries/pr...
You can read more about Lebanon here: gsthr.org/countries/pr...
Our latest Briefing Paper "Safer nicotine product #taxation and optimal strategies for #publichealth" is now available in three additional languages:
#Portuguese: gsthr.org/resources/br...
#Swahili: gsthr.org/resources/br...
#Indonesian: gsthr.org/resources/br...
#Portuguese: gsthr.org/resources/br...
#Swahili: gsthr.org/resources/br...
#Indonesian: gsthr.org/resources/br...
April 28, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Our latest Briefing Paper "Safer nicotine product #taxation and optimal strategies for #publichealth" is now available in three additional languages:
#Portuguese: gsthr.org/resources/br...
#Swahili: gsthr.org/resources/br...
#Indonesian: gsthr.org/resources/br...
#Portuguese: gsthr.org/resources/br...
#Swahili: gsthr.org/resources/br...
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#Malawi, one of the most economically #tobacco -dependent countries in the world, has seen a decreasing trend in #smoking prevalence and related deaths.
Read more about Malawi here: gsthr.org/countries/pr...
Read more about Malawi here: gsthr.org/countries/pr...
April 25, 2025 at 10:32 AM
#Malawi, one of the most economically #tobacco -dependent countries in the world, has seen a decreasing trend in #smoking prevalence and related deaths.
Read more about Malawi here: gsthr.org/countries/pr...
Read more about Malawi here: gsthr.org/countries/pr...
Our Briefing Paper titled: "Pro-consumer laws and an endorsement for #vaping: why #smoking is disappearing in #Aotearoa #NewZealand is now available in #Indonesian.
Read in full here: gsthr.org/resources/br...
Read in full here: gsthr.org/resources/br...
April 24, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Our Briefing Paper titled: "Pro-consumer laws and an endorsement for #vaping: why #smoking is disappearing in #Aotearoa #NewZealand is now available in #Indonesian.
Read in full here: gsthr.org/resources/br...
Read in full here: gsthr.org/resources/br...
While #EastTimor has one of the world’s highest #smoking prevalence rates (30.9% in 2022), it has banned #ecigarettes by law.
For more information on smoking and #safernicotine products in East Timor, visit #GSTHR: gsthr.org/countries/pr...
For more information on smoking and #safernicotine products in East Timor, visit #GSTHR: gsthr.org/countries/pr...
April 14, 2025 at 10:27 AM
While #EastTimor has one of the world’s highest #smoking prevalence rates (30.9% in 2022), it has banned #ecigarettes by law.
For more information on smoking and #safernicotine products in East Timor, visit #GSTHR: gsthr.org/countries/pr...
For more information on smoking and #safernicotine products in East Timor, visit #GSTHR: gsthr.org/countries/pr...
The #Norway country profile from "The Global State of #Tobacco #HarmReduction 2024: A Situation Report" is now available in #Spanish.
Read in full here: gsthr.org/resources/th...
Read in full here: gsthr.org/resources/th...
April 10, 2025 at 1:26 PM
The #Norway country profile from "The Global State of #Tobacco #HarmReduction 2024: A Situation Report" is now available in #Spanish.
Read in full here: gsthr.org/resources/th...
Read in full here: gsthr.org/resources/th...
#Smoking prevalence and its related deaths are decreasing in the #UnitedArabEmirates.
The country's current positive stance on #SNPs like #vapes and #HTPs will help further reduce these rates.
Read more about the #THR landscape in the #UAE here: gsthr.org/countries/pr...
The country's current positive stance on #SNPs like #vapes and #HTPs will help further reduce these rates.
Read more about the #THR landscape in the #UAE here: gsthr.org/countries/pr...
April 9, 2025 at 9:16 AM
#Smoking prevalence and its related deaths are decreasing in the #UnitedArabEmirates.
The country's current positive stance on #SNPs like #vapes and #HTPs will help further reduce these rates.
Read more about the #THR landscape in the #UAE here: gsthr.org/countries/pr...
The country's current positive stance on #SNPs like #vapes and #HTPs will help further reduce these rates.
Read more about the #THR landscape in the #UAE here: gsthr.org/countries/pr...
The latest GSTHR Briefing Paper says governments should consider subsidising #safernicotine products as this could yield substantial #publichealth & economic benefits, particularly by encouraging their uptake among those who #smoke.
More here: gsthr.org/resources/br...
More here: gsthr.org/resources/br...
April 8, 2025 at 7:58 AM
The latest GSTHR Briefing Paper says governments should consider subsidising #safernicotine products as this could yield substantial #publichealth & economic benefits, particularly by encouraging their uptake among those who #smoke.
More here: gsthr.org/resources/br...
More here: gsthr.org/resources/br...
🚨🆕The latest GSTHR Briefing Paper, titled "Safer #nicotine product taxation and optimal strategies for #publichealth" is now available online.
It calls for a health-focused approach to #tobacco and #safernicotine product taxation.
Read in full here: gsthr.org/resources/br...
It calls for a health-focused approach to #tobacco and #safernicotine product taxation.
Read in full here: gsthr.org/resources/br...
April 4, 2025 at 9:10 AM
🚨🆕The latest GSTHR Briefing Paper, titled "Safer #nicotine product taxation and optimal strategies for #publichealth" is now available online.
It calls for a health-focused approach to #tobacco and #safernicotine product taxation.
Read in full here: gsthr.org/resources/br...
It calls for a health-focused approach to #tobacco and #safernicotine product taxation.
Read in full here: gsthr.org/resources/br...
Our Briefing Paper titled: "How #snus is replacing #smoking in #Norway: a revolution led by consumers and product innovation" is now available in #Spanish
Read the full Briefing Paper here: gsthr.org/resources/br...
Read the full Briefing Paper here: gsthr.org/resources/br...
April 3, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Our Briefing Paper titled: "How #snus is replacing #smoking in #Norway: a revolution led by consumers and product innovation" is now available in #Spanish
Read the full Briefing Paper here: gsthr.org/resources/br...
Read the full Briefing Paper here: gsthr.org/resources/br...