AT Blog
Alarm over the marketing of 6-methyl nicotine in disposable e-cigarettes
We are alarmed by the appearance of 6-methyl nicotine (6-MN), a new synthetic nicotine now available in Europe, notably in Aroma King products. Will authorities again wait years before taking action while it spreads among young people?
from Luciano Ruggia
Nicotine in IQOS: what Philip Morris does not say
We are the factory of doubt. This was stated in a document labelled as “confidential” and found in the archives of a tobacco company which were made public by order of a US court. And, as we know, doubt is always preparatory to generating deception.
from Vincenzo Zagà, Maria Sofia Cattaruzza, Silvano Gallus
Burning Issues: 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
EHL is committed to smoke-free spaces
EHL Hospitality Business School, founded in 1893, has set itself the goal of transforming its campus into a smoke-free zone.
from Mélanie Chibani
Belgium is adopting 10 bold tobacco control measures
Presented by the Belgian Minister of Social Affairs and Public Health on Tuesday, 24 October 2023, after having been approved by the Council of Ministers, this set of new regulations marks an important step in putting an end to tobacco. The Belgian Alliance for a Tobacco-Free Society traces the process that led to these important decisions and details their content.
from Pierre Bizel & Danielle van Kalmthout
E-cigarettes 95% less dangerous? Myth, scientific lies, and manipulations
A tenacious myth maintains that electronic cigarettes (ENDS) are 95% less dangerous than traditional cigarettes.
from Luciano Ruggia
Is PMI Really Creating a ‘Smoke-Free Future’?
In April 2019, Philip Morris International (PMI)—the world’s largest transnational cigarette company—launched a seemingly ironic initiative: “Unsmoke Your World.” The campaign, still quietly running today, is one strand of a global public relations campaign in which PMI claims to want a “smoke-free future.”
from STOP
Don’t trust the ELF!
In Norse mythology, an Elf is a rather friendly supernatural creature, also present in Tolkien's Lord of the Rings series. But a much more real and dangerous ELF is circulating among us!
from Luciano Ruggia
Preventing tobacco use in children and adolescents
The primary prevention of tobacco use among children and adolescents is both the cornerstone and the “Achilles heel” of tobacco control policy.
from Vincenzo Zagà
Electronic Cigarettes and Cardiovascular Risk
Electronic cigarettes or e-cigarettes have become popular because they are promoted as a "healthier alternative" to smoking. This hypothesis was recently refuted by the FDA.
from Isabella Sudano
“Nicotine pouches save lives”: Just more data manipulation from the nicotine industry
The nicotine and tobacco industries are adapting manipulative tactics that they used for cigarettes to market their nicotine pouch products.
from Luciano Ruggia
Tobacco Industry Attempts at Interference and Marketing Tricks in Bosnia & Herzegovina
The tobacco industry doesn't typically come to mind as an environmental steward, but the tobacco industry has historically greenwashed its reputation and products through programs on the global level.
from Uliana Bakh und Jasmina Cekric (PROI)