Background and aims Tobacco smoking substantially contributes to poverty. Smoking-induced deprivation (SID) occurs when people continue smoking despite financial stress. This study examined (i) tren...

Australia’s tobacco tax policy is built around a simple idea: make cigarettes expensive enough and more people will stop smoking.

What are the arguments for prohibition and what is wrong with them. An interview with a Brazilian activist.

The most legitimate stakeholders are those directly and personally affected by policy, practice and communications - smokers and vapers. Activists should show some humility.

Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death globally, claiming more than 7 million lives each year. The burden of disease is highest in low- and middle-income countries, where more than 8...

Australia embraces harm reduction for people who inject drugs. Why does that principle disappear when the drug is nicotine?

When authorities seize cigarettes or vapes, what happens to the people who were going to buy them?

The Coalition has reignited the debate about punitive smoker's taxes, their consequences, and how to stop the tobacco wars.

A quick apology for the length of this piece, but there is simply a great deal of information to work through if we are going to understand properly what Australia’s 5.8% smoking figure does, and does...

Meet Australian physician Dr. Alex Wodak, Snusforumet's latest Harm Reduction Hero, and why he preaches a pragmatic approach to nicotine.

Meet Australian physician Dr. Alex Wodak, Snusforumet's latest Harm Reduction Hero, and why he preaches a pragmatic approach to nicotine.

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Meet Australian physician Dr. Alex Wodak, Snusforumet's latest Harm Reduction Hero, and why he preaches a pragmatic approach to nicotine.

A quick apology for the length of this piece, but there is simply a great deal of information to work through if we are going to understand properly what Australia’s 5.8% smoking figure does, and does...

Arson attacks related to illegal tobacco trade are also causing revenue and reputation problems for neighbouring businesses

A resource guide for evidence, advocacy, and connection in tobacco, nicotine, and harm reduction

APTHR Media || for immediate release || word count 350 approximately [starts]CAPHRA announces the Asia-Pacific Declaration call for safer nicotine access The Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Ha...

APTHR Media || for immediate release || word count 440 approximately [starts]CAPHRA: election-season tobacco push ignores New Zealand's world-leading smoking decline The Coalition of Asia Pacific...

The European activist coalition, Smoke Free Partnership, wants nicotine pouches banned in Germany. It’s hard to think anything more reckless or negligent.

A safer alternative exists - but why is it so often treated differently? When harm reduction depends on meeting people where they are, where do smokers fit i...

“When Best Practice Falls Short.” Australia has long been praised as a world leader in tobacco regulation, shaping global standards via plain packaging and strong public‑health initiatives. Yet this i...

Sweden has blocked the legislation over opposition to taxing nicotine pouches.

Over 25 years anti-opium laws were enacted by three Asian governments in countries where opium use was traditional. Within months, heroin use suddenly appeared; and within a decade, heroin addiction surpassed opium addiction. The laws led to (1) increased price of narcotic drugs, (2) a heroin "indus …

Senior Labor sources fear escalating gangland violence in Sydney will fuel One Nation’s rise and cost the government key suburban seats.

The legislation, which aims to make it easier to prosecute those involved in the illicit tobacco trade, is more of the same: punitive, but still not effective.

Suspiciously cheap cigarettes and non-compliant packaging could help prosecutors establish whether tobacco was illicit under a crackdown targeting organised crime and retailers.

Suspiciously cheap cigarettes and non-compliant packaging could help prosecutors establish whether tobacco was illicit under a crackdown targeting organised crime and retailers.

Nearly half of vapers surveyed would consider buying cheaper black-market products, as the UK prepares to introduce a tax on vaping liquids next month. The OnePoll survey, commissioned by vape…

No crime boss would run a territory the way the government has run tobacco. Each crew needs to get a cut of its own turf.

Follow for live updates as the ICAC investigates links between Liberal Party operatives, fugitive property developer Jean Nassif and Catholic Schools NSW.

The Australian Border Force has seized more than 1.7 million illegal cigarettes and thousands of vapes with a street value of more than $800,000 in a joint operation across Western Australian and the ...