The genius of Michael Russell – more right than ever
Professor Michael Russell died 15 years ago. His insights into tobacco and nicotine from the 1970s onwards are highly relevant today.
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A powerful declaration makes a compelling case for tobacco harm reduction
Spain has a vocal and well-funded tobacco control establishment. But the data suggest its traditional approach is failing. 170 national and international experts call for a rethink and make the case that Spain embraces tobacco harm reduction as a real-world public health strategy.
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From FDA to PMI – a sell-out or a bold move for public health?
Matt Holman resigns as Director of the Office of Science at the Center for Tobacco Products at the FDA. He is moving to the tobacco company Philip Morris International to be Vice President of US Scientific Engagement & Regulatory Strategy. What to make of this? I write him an open letter.
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The WHO tobacco control treaty meetings are closed bubbles of cultivated groupthink – a comparison with the UN climate change treaty
At the start of COP-9, the head of the FCTC convention secretariat proudly drew a comparison with the other COP,
One hundred specialists call for WHO to change its hostile stance on tobacco harm reduction – new letter to FCTC delegates published
Just want the letter? PDF version: English, Français, Español, Deutsch (new) – and text below.
Expert statements on WHO and tobacco harm reduction
100 experts signed a public letter on the failure of the WHO approach to tobacco smoking and public health. In
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Louise Ross: Pragmatism versus dogma: freeing the inner vaper in smokers – Michael Russell Oration 2020
The highlight of this year’s Global Forum on Nicotine will be the Michael Russell Oration given by the superb Louise
International experts in tobacco policy say WHO is blocking innovation and wasting opportunities to save millions of lives
As the World Health Organisation’s World No Tobacco Day takes aim at low-risk alternatives to smoking, several international experts have
Lancet commentary – Nicotine without smoke: fighting the tobacco epidemic with harm reduction
I am proud to be a co-author of a commentary published today in The Lancet: Nicotine without smoke: fighting the
Vaping research priorities – my top ten
What are the priorities for vaping and related research? Here are my top ten.
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