Request for Proposals:
We are seeking proposals to conduct research at the nexus of COVID-19, smoking, and nicotine that will require significant collaboration and research efforts with outside experts and organizations. Learn more
EU Menthol Cigarette Ban Survey:
A new survey supported by FSFW has uncovered how adult smokers have been impacted by the European Union’s ban on the manufacture and sale of menthol cigarettes. Read more here.
Special issue on the FCTC:
FSFW staff, grantees and other experts explore progress toward goals outlined in the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC). Read more here.
Complements ongoing tobacco control efforts to accelerate quitting and switching to tobacco harm reduction products while understanding the individual smoker
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Aims to diversify tobacco-dependent economies, ensuring that smallholder farmers impacted by the declining demand for tobacco are supported to find sustainable alternative livelihoods
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Focuses on delivering change across the entire global tobacco industry and nicotine ecosystem
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Smoking is the world’s leading cause of preventable death
There are 8 million smoking-related deaths annually, killing more people than hiv/aids, malaria & tuberculosis combined.2
1. World Health Organization Tobacco Fact Sheet, 2020
2. World Health Organization. WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic, 2019
3. Banks E, et al. Tobacco smoking and cause mortality in a large Australian Cohort study: findings from a mature epidemic with current low smoking prevalence. BMC MED, 2015
The Dubrovnik Consultation brought together top economists and legal experts from various geographies to identify areas for #tobaccoharmreduction #regulation. The expert contributions that support public health goals are summarized here: https://bit.ly/3i7QiZ2
#Ecigarettes? #Nicotine vaporizers? Or electronic nicotine delivery systems? When it comes to #harmreduction products, the labels we use matter. In a new blog, @ChaunceyGardner compares competing names and discusses the stakes for getting it right. https://bit.ly/39Ro3ut
In May, the EU implemented a #ban on #mentholcigarettes. A new @SmokeFreeFdn supported survey found that only 12% of European #menthol smokers intend to stop smoking as a result of this ban. FSFW’s Dave Janazzo discusses the survey results in a new blog: https://bit.ly/39F906Y
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