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Join us for the first episode of GFN Voices 2023! #GFN23 brought together some of the best researchers, organisers and activists in the tobacco harm reduction world, and over the next few weeks we will be sharing their insights about the last 10 years of GFN, and what they think next decade of THR may look like. To start off, Alex Wodak gives us his thoughts and favourite highlights from the GFN23...

Professor Gerry Stimson, public health social scientist and co-founder of the Global Forum on Nicotine receives the 2023 Michael Russell Award in recognition of a lifetime’s commitment to evidence-based public health interventions. Hear his reaction to the award and thoughts about what’s coming next for GFN and tobacco harm reduction. Featuring: Gerry Stimson Co-founder, Global Forum on Nicotine D...

The FDA has proposed a cap on cigarette nicotine content - will this drive smokers to safer products, or towards unregulated alternatives? Will Godfrey discusses the uncertain future that lies in the hands of the FDA.

John Oyston brings us tan update on Canada's latest youth vaping statistics, and the impact flavour bans could have on smoking rates.

With Sweden close to becoming smoke-free, Federico Fernández discusses a recent survey of ex-smokers conducted by We Are Innovation.

Although vital to shaping appropriate public health responses, the current data describing trends in the use of nicotine products are not ideal, and may provide an incomplete picture of nicotine habits. In today's episode, Tomasz Jerzyński talks nicotine-use data: how do we collect it, how do we analyse it, and how do we use it?

The Australian government say that a prescription-only nicotine model is the only way to allow safe access to vapes in the country. In this episode, Will Godfrey breaks down the reactions of leading THR professionals to the latest crackdown on vaping in Australia.

Quebec Canada has recently announced a ban on flavourings in nicotine products, citing the risk of youth vaping uptake. Is there a chance for vapers to oppose this ban? David Levesque brings us the latest info about the ban, and what alternatives are available for vapers and smokers in Quebec.

Tobacco use in U.S. prisons is akin to air, it’s ubiquitous. And like air, for the vast majority of the incarcerated the need to inhale tobacco smoke approaches desperation. Would providing access to nicotine vaping products fix the craving and maybe save lives? Find out in this interview with health and behaviour researcher Dr. Cheryl K. Olson. Featuring: Cheryl K. Olson, MPH, ScD Health and Beha...

Will France seal the fate of the disposable vape? With the government weighing up a ban, and controversial vaping claims made by the Health Minister, Claude Bamberger brings us the latest info on France's battle with vaping.

Australia's vaping laws are amongst the strictest in the world, and they may just be about to get stricter. Colin Mendelsohn discusses new regulations that will restrict flavours, disposables and nicotine liquid concentrations.

Since the introduction of a severe vaping ban in 2014, Thailand's vaping activists have been calling for a rethink to the country's antivaping stance. Is legalisation on the horizon for Thailand's vapers?

Get the inside scoop on the speakers and presentations at GFN23 with Jessica Harding, program director of the Global Forum on Nicotine 2023. Featuring: JESSICA HARDING Program Director, Global Forum on Nicotine gfn.events @GFNicotine

How popular are black market nicotine products in Scandinavian countries? In Part 2 of our series on Nordic nicotine use, Stefan Mathisson unpicks the complications that can arise when the booming popularity of novel nicotine products is confronted with a limited variety of available legal products.

Sweden has the lowest rate of smoking-related mortality in the European Union, and Norway is considering a lifetime tobacco ban. In this episode we ask Stefan Mathisson, how do nicotine product regulations vary around Scandinavia?

0:00 - Intro with Joanna Junak 0:45 - Martin Cullip discusses the UK's "swap to stop" campaign 1:59 - Smoke-free UK by 2030? 2:42 - Free vapes under UK government scheme 4:03 - 1 million vapes to be distributed 4:51 - £400 incentives to quit smoking 5:39 - Will free vapes help reduce smoking rates? 6:27 - Anti-vaping pushback against scheme 8:03 - GFN23: What does Martin want to explore? 9:12 - Cl...

When scientists study the chemistry of smoke versus vapor, they find a massive difference in complexity and measurable effect on the human body. Learn what those differences are in this fascinating interview with a top tobacco scientist. Featuring: Dr Marina Murphy Director of Scientific and Medical Affairs, ANDS Former Head of Scientific Media Relations, British American Tobacco @ands_corp

0:00 - Intro with Joanna Junak 0.23 - Will Godfrey on UK government plans to achieve 'smoke free' status by 2030 1:47 - Flavour bans off the table 2:49 - UK policy faces criticism 3:46 - Closing remarks

GFN News #54 | BEHIND THE SCIENCE: SNUS AND NICOTINE | Featuring Fredrik Nyström by GFN.TV

0:00 - Intro with Joanna Junak 0:55 - Barnaby Page discusses a recent survey assessing THR knowledge amongst Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) 2:31 - MEPs signal shift in vaping views 6:38 - MEPs shy away from heavy regulation 9:28 - How do we communicate the science to MEPs? 14:43 - Closing remarks

The tobacco industry is beginning to take decisive steps toward reducing the harms associated with combustible tobacco use, not by engineering a "safer cigarette" but by transforming their businesses to reduced-risk products such as vaping, oral tobacco, and heat-not-burn. In today's interview, we discuss the Tobacco Transformation Index, a tool that measures tobacco companies' progress toward a s...

0:00 - Intro with Joanna Junak 1:19 - Joel Sawa on Uganda's blanket vape ban 2:40- Shifting away from smoking 3:53- THR Uganda's mission for vaping education 5:54- Over 10k smoking deaths annually in Uganda 7:49- Uganda opposes THR reform 9:31- Kenya leading THR fight in Africa 13:05- Closing remarks

CHAPTERS: 0:00 - Intro with Joanna Junak 0:26 - Finland's struggles to catch up with Sweden 1:40 - Finland inherits EU snus ban 2:31 - Snus popular despite Finnish ban 3:16 - Political motivation for THR in FInland 3:45 - Closing remarks

CHAPTERS: 0:00 - Intro with Joanna Junak 0:43 - Alex Wodak discusses the latest antivaping statement by the Australian NHMRC 4:02 - Calls for independent review 4:58 - Systemic misuse of scientific principles 6:53 - Parallels with drug harm reduction debate 10:04 - Mixing ideology and science 11:30 - Closing remarks

Is the science publishing industry broken? Sarah Cooney doesn't think so. Learn more in advance of her keynote at GFN23. Featuring: Sarah Cooney Scientist & Science Communicator Former Head of Scientific Collaboration & Communication British American Tobacco, BAT Director, Cooney Scientific Limited @SarahCooneyMcQ