The global effort to reduce non-communicable diseases by one-third by 2030 has been hijacked by tobacco control ideologues. It will not end well.
The war on nicotine will fail but could kill millions Read More
Professor Michael Russell died 15 years ago. His insights into tobacco and nicotine from the 1970s onwards are highly relevant today.
The genius of Michael Russell – more right than ever Read More
The government is squandering a public health leadership position with populist but counterproductive measures to address smoking and vaping. Its flagship measure on smoking misses the point. Its measures on vaping will slow down progress on smoking. It has not taken the measures that would make a difference.
UK policy on tobacco and vaping – a muddle and a mess Read More
The 2022 Reagan Udall Foundation evaluation of FDAs approach to tobacco highlighted a lack of coherent strategy. An expert group writes to FDA Commissioner Robert Califf with a proposed strategic framework for federal tobacco and nicotine regulation.
Rethinking U.S. tobacco and nicotine regulation (part 2) Read More
New Zealand is planning to introduce so-called ‘endgame’ measures, including the removal of nicotine from legally available tobacco. We examine and review the modelling used to justify the measure and find multiple fatal flaws.
Using models disconnected from reality to justify huge ‘endgame’ interventions Read More
The World Health Organisation continues to present misleading information about e-cigarettes that spreads doubt and confusion among the public, media and policymakers. This post reviews its latest Q&A and finds multiple analytical errors, misleading statements, and obvious biases.
Fake news alert: WHO updates its post-truth fact sheet on e-cigarettes Read More
FDA has authorised 22nd Century to claim a reduced nicotine cigarette is a reduced risk product. This will spread confusion and divert smokers from better choices.
FDA spreads confusion about nicotine and smoking Read More
Using regulation to remove nearly all the nicotine from cigarettes is similar in effect to a prohibition – with all that entails. That will trigger a wide range of responses by consumers and suppliers. These have barely been studied or understood.
I had an excellent conversation with Ethan Nadelmann, the founder of the New York-based Drug Policy Alliance for his outstanding
Psychoactive Podcast: The E-cigarette revolution – vaping, nicotine and harm reduction Read More
Let’s have some debate on the future of tobacco, nicotine, tobacco control and the tobacco and vaping industry. Here are
The past is not the future – what lies ahead for tobacco and nicotine? Read More