Harm reduction pushed in anti-smoking policy shift


A person vapes inside the precincts of London’s High Court in London, Britain, October 1, 2025. REUTERS/Toby Melville

Athens: At the recently held 8th Summit on Tobacco Harm Reduction, experts discussed strategies to implement harm reduction as a public health strategy for smokers who cannot or will not quit.

A key message from the sessions was that while cessation of smoking remains the gold standard, alternatives such as e-cigarettes, heated tobacco, and oral nicotine products “represent a pragmatic and science-based option”, the official press release from the event stated.

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