Harm Reduction

Tomorrow is World No Tobacco Day, a day to bring attention to the toll of tobacco use on the world s population.

ACSH has today submitted a letter to the FDA s Center for Tobacco Products, urging the agency to reconsider its opposition to tobacco harm reduction, an approach that uses modified risk tobacco products, including electronic cigarettes (e-cigaret

As if the health hazards of smoking weren t reason enough to avoid the habit, extensive exposure to second-hand smoke has also been known to have adverse health effects, particularly for children who live with a smoking parent.

On his blog, TobaccoAnalysis, ACSH advisor Dr.

In a blog post that would be funny if the topic weren t so distressing, ACSH advisor Dr.

From the UK: Clive Bates, Director General of Sustainable Futures in the Welsh Government, makes some observations on the European Union's ban on snus (low-risk oral tobacco) that we wish someone at the European Commission would listen to. Why?

The latest study by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) reports on the prevalence of tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drug use among pregnant w

A November 21, 2006 entry on the Nictotine News blog mentions an observation from ACSH's Dr. Gilbert Ross:

Want to know if your kids have been exposed to cigarette smoke? Well, there s a test for that.

ACSH would like to applaud Dr.