Here, we publish important new scientific research and materials, discuss significant NGP category developments in the media, report on scientific conferences we’ve attended, and more. Please note not all of this content is available in certain territories.
From tobacco-free oral pouches to the emerging world of heated tobacco, technological advances are providing adult consumers myriad choices to to facilitate tobacco harm reduction. Christopher Wood takes a tour of noteworthy Next Generation Product innovations. Nicotine use independent of combustible tobacco has existed in certain forms, like chewing tobacco and tobacco snus, for centuries. […]
24 Nov 2020
BEHIND THE HEADLINES IS A REGULAR FEATURE TAKING A SLIGHTLY DEEPER DIVE INTO A PIECE OF RECENT MEDIA COVERAGE OF NGP RESEARCH. Responding to a recent scientific review on vapes conducted by the UK Committee on Toxicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment (COT) in mid-September 2020, some media reports warned […]
16 Nov 2020
DR GRANT O’CONNELL, STRATEGIC SCIENCE & POLICY ENGAGEMENT DIRECTOR AT IMPERIAL BRANDS, TALKS TOBACCO HARM REDUCTION (THR), NICOTINE AND NGP RESEARCH. Earlier this month Dr O’Connell sat down with Italian health and lifestyle magazine, Starbene, to explain the current state of THR and why new independent research affirms Next Generation Products (NGPs) like vapes […]
9 Nov 2020
The European Commission’s Scientific Committee on Health, Environmental and Emerging Risks (SCHEER) recently published its Preliminary Opinion on Electronic Cigarettes. The conclusions reached by the report – and, crucially, the evidence selected to arrive at these conclusions – are extremely disappointing. Rather than endorse vaping as a key component of the public health concept of tobacco harm reduction […]
4 Nov 2020
Are tobacco-free oral nicotine pouches the Next Big Thing in tobacco harm reduction? Thomas Nahde, Scientific and Regulatory Affairs (DACH and Nordics), examines the facts. Tobacco harm reduction (THR) represents one of the most promising global public health policies: to encourage adult smokers who would otherwise continue to smoke to transition to less harmful […]
12 Oct 2020
Sarah Weaver, Science Academy Senior Manager, delves into the world of nicotine – arguably among the most controversial chemicals on the planet. But is this reputation entirely justified? Nicotine is arguably one of the most stigmatised and misunderstood chemicals in public debate. If misperceptions around the harm potential of nicotine – and its intricate […]
6 Oct 2020
