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𝗦𝗖𝗢𝗛𝗥𝗘 (𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗺𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹 & 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻) is an independent, international network of scientists, healthcare professionals, behavioral experts, and policy advisors working to improve global public health through evidence-based approaches to smoking control. We believe that smoking cessation is ideal, but not always achievable, and that Tobacco Harm Reduction (THR) must be part of public health strategies. SCOHRE brings together 𝟴𝟰 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 from 𝟯𝟭 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 across 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀, united in their commitment to advancing scientific dialogue, sharing knowledge, and shaping effective health policies. Our joint mission is to:
• Promote open, science-driven dialogue on nicotine use and harm reduction
• Support the development of inclusive, realistic policies
• Share and generate independent scientific research
• Engage with policymakers, researchers, clinicians, and the public

𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗺𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘂𝗲? Join our growing international network of experts and advocates!

30/10/2025

𝗧𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝘀𝗶𝗮: 𝗕𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆

Moderated by Sharifa Ezat Wan Puteh, this session brought together experts from Hong Kong, the Philippines, and Malaysia to explore Asia’s complex to***co landscape. With smoking rates among the world’s highest, speakers highlighted how pragmatic harm reduction policies (like the Philippines’ V**e Law) can save lives, while total bans risk fueling illicit markets and relapse. As Vicknasingam B Kasinather noted, “When you regulate something, you have control over it — regulation, not prohibition, is the way forward.”

🔗 Read the full article here: www.nosmokesummit.org/2025/10/07/thr-in-asia-a-diverse-region-in-novel-to***co-product-control-session/

29/10/2025

𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗧𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

In a session led by Lina Nikolopoulou, experts from Italy, Greece, and the Czech Republic showcased global progress toward integrating harm reduction into to***co control. From Italy’s first national consensus paper to the Czech Republic’s cancer prevention memorandum, panelists emphasized that science - not ideology - must guide policy.

Ignatios Ikonomidis reaffirmed SCOHRE’s call for harm reduction to stand as a third pillar of public health policy, alongside prevention and cessation. “Switching from ci******es to less harmful ni****ne products can save lives,” he stated, “and people have the right to be informed.”

🔗 Read the full article here: www.nosmokesummit.org/2025/10/03/uniting-perspectives-for-to***co-harm-reduction-session/

29/10/2025

𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀: 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗡𝗶𝗰𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲

In a compelling panel moderated by David Sweanor, experts Martin Cullip, Filip Tokic, and Mary Stamp explored how misinformation and coercive policies on ni****ne are eroding public trust in health institutions. From distorted messaging and political bias to the rise of populism, the discussion highlighted that trust must be earned through honesty, transparency, and evidence-based communication. As Prof. Sweanor concluded, “true public health wins when people are informed, not coerced.”

🔗 Read the full article here: www.nosmokesummit.org/2025/10/02/public-trust-in-health-authorities-and-how-actions-on-ni****ne-erode-that-trust-panel-discussion/

27/10/2025

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹: 𝗔 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗜𝗱𝗲𝗮 𝗚𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗪𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴

In a thought-provoking keynote at the 𝟴𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, Clive Bates, former director of Action on Smoking and Health (UK), argued that global to***co control has lost sight of its original goal, which is to reduce smoking-related harm. He criticized the FCTC’s growing fixation on ni****ne and youth at the expense of adult harm reduction, urging policymakers to “return to the objective: transforming ni****ne use from high-risk to low-risk behavior.”

🔗 Read the full article here: www.nosmokesummit.org/2025/10/01/the-framework-convention-on-to***co-control-a-good-idea-gone-wrong-keynote/

27/10/2025

𝗡𝗶𝗰𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗲 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

At the 𝟴𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, Konstantinos Farsalinos chaired a powerful discussion with Giovanni Li Volti, Rohan Savio Sequeira, and Damian Sweeney, exposing deep misconceptions about ni****ne among healthcare professionals, regulators, and the media. Panelists emphasized that ni****ne itself is not the cause of smoking-related disease and that misinformation prevents smokers from switching to safer alternatives.

As Damian Sweeney concluded, “Misinformation about ni****ne and low-risk alternatives is as deadly as smoking itself.”

🔗 Read the full article here: www.nosmokesummit.org/2025/10/03/consumer-and-healthcare-professionals-misconceptions-on-the-harms-of-ni****ne-panel-discussion/

25/10/2025

𝗧𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮: 𝗔 𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀

Chaired by Solomon T. Rataemane, this session explored the realities of to***co harm reduction across Africa, a region where smoking rates continue to rise despite global declines.

Speakers Imane Kendili and Fares Mili highlighted the urgent need for locally grounded, evidence-based policies that reflect Africa’s cultural and economic diversity. As Dr. Mili stressed, “Adopting and integrating to***co harm reduction is not just an option; it’s a public health requirement for a healthier Africa.”

🔗Read the full article here: www.nosmokesummit.org/2025/10/07/thr-in-africa-a-diverse-region-in-novel-to***co-product-control/

24/10/2025

𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗧𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗵𝗼𝗹: 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗰𝗲’𝘀 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲

At the 𝟴𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, Christina-Maria Kravvari, Secretary General of Public Health at the Greek Ministry of Health, presented Greece’s new Law 5216/2025 — a landmark framework to protect minors from to***co, ni****ne, and alcohol. The law enforces strict sales bans and mandatory ID checks, promotes prevention through education and cessation programs, and reflects a broader vision of “freedom with awareness.”

Panelists emphasized that effective prevention requires enforcement, education, and cultural change to truly protect youth and support adults who want to quit.

🔗 Read the full article here: www.nosmokesummit.org/2025/10/01/greek-new-legislation-minors-protection-from-to***co-and-alcohol-products-keynote-dicussion/

23/10/2025

𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵: 𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘀?

At the first panel of the 𝟴𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, experts from Slovakia, Croatia, and the Czech Republic discussed Europe’s growing healthcare burden and limited budgets. Despite rising costs, few governments are adopting harm reduction strategies, often due to misconceptions about ni****ne. Andrzej Fal emphasized that harm reduction is prevention, highlighting Sweden’s success in cutting smoking rates and to***co-related diseases through pragmatic, evidence-based policies.

🔗 Read the full article here: www.nosmokesummit.org/2025/10/01/european-policy-and-public-health-panel-discussion/

22/10/2025

𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗡𝗶𝗰𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗲: 𝗟𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗦𝘄𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗻’𝘀 𝗦𝗺𝗼𝗸𝗲-𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆

Following the Opening Remarks of the SCOHRE Board Members at the 𝟴𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, Karl Fagerstrom presented the evolution of ni****ne replacement therapy, from the first gum in 1967 to today’s ni****ne pouches, and highlighted Sweden’s remarkable success in cutting smoking rates to just 5%.

His message was clear: "Harm reduction works when innovation meets sensible policy!"

🔗 Read the full article here: www.nosmokesummit.org/2025/09/30/history-and-future-of-ni****ne-plus-some-learnings-from-the-swedish-end-game-keynote/

22/10/2025

𝗧𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝘁𝗼 𝗛𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗲

In his keynote at the 𝟴𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, Stelios Kympouropoulos, psychiatrist and former Member of the European Parliament, urged policymakers to base to***co control on science and compassion. He also outlined a five-step EU roadmap for risk-proportionate regulation, taxation, monitoring, and clinical integration, emphasizing that harm reduction is a duty when safer, regulated alternatives exist.

🔗 Read the full article here: https://www.nosmokesummit.org/2025/09/30/to***co-harm-reduction-from-clinic-to-hemicycle-keynote/

20/10/2025

📢 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲
SCOHRE calls on European policymakers and WHO FCTC Parties to prioritize science over ideology ahead of the 𝟭𝟭𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 ( ), taking place in Geneva next month.

The current EU draft position risks undermining public health by ignoring evidence on to***co harm reduction and limiting access to lower-risk alternatives.

📰 Read the full press release here: www.scohre.org/news/press-release-scohre-calls-for-science-based-to***co-policy/

08/10/2025

🌍 𝟮𝟬𝟬 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘀 | 𝟱𝟬 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 | 𝟭 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲

"Harm Reduction must become a pillar of public health."
This was the shared conclusion of participants at the 𝟴𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, which took place last week, in Athens and online.

From e-ci******es to heated to***co and oral ni****ne products, the Summit reaffirmed that while cessation is ideal, 𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲-𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀.

📰 Explore press releases, speaker summaries, and event highlights: www.nosmokesummit.org/news

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