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GFN Voices with David Burns & Karen Potter #GFN23 by GFN.TV

There is a particular piece of information you are not supposed to talk about. You certainly can't promote it. And never depend on public health to acknowledge it. What is it? Nicotine is not carcinogenic; when consumed outside of a cigarette, it is benign. Likely no more harmful than caffeine. According to harm reduction consultant and developmental neurobiologist Charles Gardner, nicotine could...

In this episode Chimwemwe Ngoma, a leading tobacco harm reduction advocate from Malawi, discusses a recent study examining attitudes to THR in African online news media, and how a lack of consensus amongst global public health authorities stokes confusion amongst smokers and users of safer products. Click here to read the study discussed in today's episode:

GFN Voices with Eleni Diamantopoulou #GFN23 by GFN.TV

In this episode of GFN News, Pritika Kumar discusses a recent study looking at how THR and safer products are viewed by frontline health and social care workers, and how a revolution in THR training amongst frontline professionals could be a crucial step in reducing smoking rates in at-risk groups.

There is too much emotion driving public policy on e-cigarettes, says leading tobacco control researcher Dr. Jasjit Ahluwalia. A physician, public health scientist, and professor at Brown University’s Schools of Public Health and Medicine, Dr. Ahluwalia has deep experience researching health disparities and smoking cessation and nicotine addiction in African-American smokers. He has been continuou...

GFN News #69 | FRENCH DISPOSABLE VAPE BAN ON HORIZON | Will Godfrey reacts to the latest THR news by GFN.TV

GFN Voices with William Yu & Cherry Pan #GFN23 by GFN.TV

Join us for the seventeenth episode of GFN Voices 2023!

Tobacco control has no sympathy for the smoker, says Samrat Chowdhery tobacco harm reduction expert and consumer activist. He says there has to be a more humane way to tackle the tobacco problem and tobacco control needs to start thinking more like drugs control. Featuring: SAMRAT CHOWDHERY Journalist, THR Consumer Activist @SamratTHR

Kickstarting a brand-new season of GFN News on GFN•TV, Martin Cullip and Joanna Junak review the latest vaping prevalence data from the UK and the "patronising" responses to these figures from the UK media.

Join us for the sixteenth episode of GFN Voices 2023! Today, we interviewed Tomas O'Gorman on the importance of consumers in Tobacco Harm Reduction and Norbert Zillatron Schmidt, who spoke on the current perception of nicotine.

Join us for the fifteenth episode of GFN Voices 2023! Today, we meet up with Bengt Wiberg and Judy Gibson, who share their thoughts on the event and how GFN influences the Tobacco Harm Reduction space.

Tobacco harm reduction activist and award-winning African filmmaker discusses unheard narratives around safer nicotine products, smoking cessation, and tobacco control. Featuring: Emmanuel Mwape Award Winning Filmmaker, THR Activist K•A•C Global THR Scholar, Zambia @mwape_emmanuel

Join us for the fourteenth episode of GFN Voices 2023! In this episode, Claude Bamberger recaps his favourite scientific takeaways from #GFN23 including opportunities to further educate healthcare professionals about the science of nicotine.

Join us for the thirteenth episode of GFN Voices 2023! Brian Erkkila & Urs Bringold reflect on this year's developments at ISoNTech #GFN23.

Join us for the twelfth episode of GFN Voices 2023! In this episode of GFN Voices, Kgosi Letlape discusses the existential threat felt by industry, government and tobacco control from disruptive safer nicotine products - have tobacco control created the perfect storm?

Editor and co-founder of Drink and Drugs News discusses the difficulties of tackling smoking and how many people working in the drug harm reduction field don’t see it as a problem. Featuring: Claire Brown Editor & Co-founder, Drink and Drugs News Magazine drinkanddrugsnews.com @DDNMagazine

Join us for the eleventh episode of GFN Voices 2023! In this episode Atakan Befrits and Stefan Mathisson decry the exclusionary practices of global tobacco control, and look ahead to the next 10 years of THR.

Join us for the tenth episode of GFN Voices 2023! Riccardo Polosa and Carolyn Beaumont reflect on their standout moments of #GFN23, and their ongoing #tobaccoharmreduction projects.

Join us for the ninth episode of GFN Voices 2023! In this episode, Jeffrey Zamora and Francisco Ordoñez reflect on the Latin American focus of #GFN23. You can rewatch both Spanish language sessions from #GFN23 at GFN Youtube Channel!

There’s no debate allowed on vaping in Australia, says Dr. Colin Mendelsohn, founding chairman of the Australian Tobacco Harm Reduction Association and practicing tobacco treatment specialist. Tobacco control is “impervious to evidence” and quick to cancel anyone who speaks to the positives of vaping. Featuring: DR. COLIN MENDELSOHN Founding Chairman Australian Tobacco Harm Reduction Association P...

Join us for the eighth episode of GFN Voices 2023! In this episode, KAC THRSP scholar Aishat Alaran reflects on the #GFN23 conference, her ongoing #tobaccoharmreduction research endeavours, and the difficultes in navigating academic politics outlined in Sarah Cooney's #GFN23 keynote on nicotine research.

Join us for the seventh episode of GFN Voices 2023!

Join us for the sixth episode of GFN Voices 2023 where Clive Bates joins GFN.TV host - Joanna Junak - for a brief interviewing during #GFN23 in Warsaw.