The purpose of the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World is to improve global health by ending smoking in this generation. Establishing a complete data set on the companies that produce nicotine-based products is a necessary precursor to developing policies that promote smoking cessation and harm reduction worldwide. The Global Trends in Nicotine reports help lay the groundwork for the Foundation’s efforts in the area of industry transformation and represent an important component of the Foundation’s research program. Specifically, the reports identify the major players in nicotine delivery, outline their product organization and geographic focus, and quantify their relative output. Building on this work, the Tobacco Transformation Index ™ will over time evaluate the largest nicotine delivery companies in the world.
Highlights of the 2019 Global Trends in Nicotine update include:
Key highlights published in the initial 2018 Global Trends in Nicotine report:
Please download the reports to access supporting details, including identification of the major nicotine delivery producers by product category and by WHO region, along with selected analyses of specific product dynamics and country trends through mid-2019.
The Biden-Harris Administration reaffirms their commitment to “follow the science” by releasing their statement on drug policy. It’s encouraging that “enhancing evidence-based #harmreduction efforts” is a priority.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/BidenHarris-Statement-of-Drug-Policy-Priorities-April-1.pdf
.@SteveForbesCEO discusses #ecigarettes versus combustible cigarettes, where the facts lineup and what anti-vapers are getting wrong. “The facts are on the side of e-cigarettes. For unfathomable reasons, vaping has been equated with regular tobacco smoking-the opposite is true.”
This Friday episode of What's Ahead looks at the various pressure groups and public health officials who are battling against e-cigarettes https://www.forbes.com/sites/steveforbes/2021/03/19/e-cigarettes-vs-tobacco-and-what-anti-vapers-are-getting-wrong/?utm_source=twitter_video&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=forbes
17 countries are signatories to the @FCTCofficial and have governments that own 10% or more of at least one #tobacco company. Daniel Malan examines the conflicts of interest and offers potential solutions in the Contradictions and Conflicts report: https://www.smokefreeworld.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Contradictions-and-Conflicts-FINAL-V2.pdf
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