Latest THR & Nicotine Resources

Tobacco Harm Reduction 2021 is a free-content, online publication to raise awareness and support tobacco harm reduction (THR) as a means to prevent tobacco-related disease and premature death in adult smokers.
Any part of the publication may be downloaded for use, and attribution is appreciated. Our request to readers is two-fold: firstly, to challenge the scientific arguments in this book, and with us help strengthen evidence-based policy. Secondly, that this content is used to empathetically support persons who smoke, who cannot or will not quit. Encourage them to switch from the most harmful cigarettes to less harmful, non-combustible nicotine-based products. This publication is dedicated to the alliance of vapers worldwide.

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21 November 2024

Lives Saved Report: Saving 2.04 million lives in Japan

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19 November 2024

Multiple Authors

Saving 600,000 Lives in Nigeria and Kenya

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24 October 2024

Bans on Smoke-Free Tobacco Products Will Deprive Uzbekistan of the Chance to Save 464,000 Lives

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1 October 2024

Open letter to UN

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23 September 2024

Multiple Authors

Stop Smoking, Start Saving Lives: 3 Powerful Solutions to Save 280,000 People!

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27 August 2024

The Future of Smoking: Why Tobacco Harm Reduction Could Save 880,000 Lives by 2060!

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21 June 2024

1.8 Million Lives Could Be Saved! Discover the Game-Changing Tobacco Harm Reduction Strategy for the Middle East!

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21 June 2024

The Middle East Tobacco Report: Executive Summary

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6 February 2024

Robert Beaglehole and Ruth Bonita

Groundbreaking Research Sheds Light on Urgent Global Health Challenges—Find Out More

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1 February 2024

COP10 Report Card: Why Standard Tobacco Control Is Falling Short of Saving Millions!

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2 October 2023

Why Sweden’s Approach to Smoking Could Transform Global Public Health—Are We Paying Attention?

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9 August 2023

Konstantinos Farsalinos

Flavour Bans Could Backfire! Here’s Why They Might Do More Harm Than Good!

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14 July 2022

Multiple Authors

Dear Minister: Letter to Malaysian Prime Minister

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1 July 2022

Dear Minister: Letter to Bangladesh Minister of Health

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24 May 2022

Exclusive: The Unexpected Results from Taiwan’s 2022 Vaping Study You Need to See

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24 May 2022

Health Diplomats: Taiwan Report Topline

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10 May 2022

Could Vaping Save Lives? Groundbreaking Research from Malaysia Shows the Surprising Truth!

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10 May 2022

Health Diplomats: Malaysia Report Topline

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16 December 2021

Konstantinos Farsalinos

Why Banning Vaping Flavours Could Be a Deadly Mistake—New Research

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16 December 2021

Konstantinos Farsalinos

The Case For Flavours: Executive Summary

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18 October 2021

Letter to the World Health Organisation

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Nicotine – A misunderstood molecule:

The mistaken public beliefs that nicotine is the cause of disease risk and cancer, rather than the smoke from combustion, must be dispelled.

Although nicotine may cause addiction, it does not cause disease. World-renowned researcher in human nicotine pharmacology Dr Neal Benowitz states, “Nicotine plays a minor role, if any, in causing smoking-induced diseases.” Therefore, as a harm reduction tool, nicotine is an extremely useful substitute to combustible tobacco.

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Updated - The case for flavours in Tobacco Harm Reduction, to save lives

A new and updated revision of the "Case for Flavours in Tobacco Harm Reduction" by Dr. Konstantinos Farsalinos, originally published in 2022, has been newly released for 2023.

03

E-cigarettes have become the method of choice to quit smoking in the United Kingdom

Worldwide research shows that roughly 70% of tobacco users ultimately want to quit the habit. In the United Kingdom for example, around two-thirds of smokers, regardless of their social group, want to stop smoking. Here, e-cigarettes have become the method of choice to quit smoking.