On the way to a tobacco and nicotine-free Switzerland
The Swiss Tobacco Prevention Association is the competence center for tobacco prevention in Switzerland. As an umbrella organization for the promotion of non-smoking, it currently has over 50 collective members. AT Switzerland offers its members a broad network of experts and provides specialist knowledge on tobacco control and prevention.
It is committed to a sustainably healthy and smoke-free Switzerland with evidence-based services and the networking of key players, while at the same time offering the population a helping hand in quitting smoking and nicotine withdrawal.
News and blog posts
Switzerland: Tobacco Companies Circumvent the Ban on Tobacco Promotional Offers
With the imminent arrival of the new Swiss law banning certain tobacco promotions, cigarette manufacturers, such as Philip Morris, are preparing measures to prevent the law’s intended effects. By introducing packs of 25 cigarettes sold at an advantageous price, they aim to retain smokers while maintaining the affordability of their products for younger people.
New Brief Highlights Environmental Devastation Caused by Tobacco Industry
Today, in conjunction with World Environment Day, we are proud to publish our latest brief, "Tobacco and the Environment". It sheds light on the often-overlooked environmental consequences of the tobacco industry.
AT Blog - Nepal's Struggle Against Tobacco's Stranglehold on Health and Economy
The escalating impact of tobacco on the lives and health of the Nepalese is alarming.
from Anjana Lamichhane
The 17 Sustainable Development Goals and tobacco
Protection from second-hand smoke from your fellow human beings
Die Forderung nach rauchfreien Innenräumen stützt sich ab auf eindeutige Fakten von Gesundheitsschäden, verursacht durch Passivrauchen. Auch in der Schweiz haben wissenschaftliche Forschungen die positiven Folgen eines gesetzlichen Schutzes vor Passivrauchen für die Gesundheit nachgewiesen.
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Current issues
Info sheet nicotine
Nicotine is a highly addictive psychoactive substance. It is traditionally contained in finely ground tobacco leaves (cigarettes, cigars and snus) and more recently also in liquid form in e-cigarettes.
Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS)
Electronic cigarettes (also known as ‘e-cigarettes’ or vapes) are handheld electronic devices that mimic the effects of a tobacco cigarette but contain no tobacco and create inhalable aerosols by electronically heating an e-liquid.
Volkswirtschaftliche Kosten des Rauchens
Durch den Konsum von Tabak entstehen hierzulande jährlich volkswirtschaftliche Kosten in Milliardenhöhe. Neben direkten tabakbedingten Kosten im Gesundheitswesen, die sich auf rund 3 Milliarden Franken belaufen, entstehen indirekte Kosten für die Wirtschaft aufgrund von Produktivitätsverlusten von zusätzlichen 3,1 Milliarden Schweizer Franken.
