Harm reduction strategies: Public health vs the tobacco industry

Harm reduction – the principal of providing evidence-based lower harm alternatives for those who do not quit harmful substances – is a proven public health strategy, yet the tobacco industry has been trying to co-opt the term as part of its a business strategy. Learn how harm reduction as a public health strategy compares to harm reduction as a tobacco industry strategy.

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Discipline is not the answer: Better Approaches to On-campus Student Tobacco Use

As schools develop or revamp and modernize their smoke- or tobacco-free policies, Truth Initiative receives many questions about what schools should do when students violate these policies and use tobacco products on campus. We provide some suggestions below for how best to address student tobacco use in school.

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This week in tobacco policy news

Pasadena, California – The City Council unanimously voted in favor of prohibiting the sale and distribution of mentholated cigarettes and other flavored tobacco products. The ban is slated to go into effect in 30 days.
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Walnut Creek, California – The Walnut Creek City Council unanimously passed a ban on the sale of flavored tobacco products, including menthol cigarettes and flavored tobacco alternatives such as e-cigarettes and vaping pens.
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St. Paul, Minnesota – The City Council unanimously approved an ordinance that sets new restrictions on tobacco sales in the city. The new ordinance, which is expected to take effect on December 3rd, is one of the strictest tobacco ordinances in the country and includes a $10 minimum price for cigarette packs and standard cans of smokeless tobacco.
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Washington County, Oregon – The Washington County Board of Commissioners voted 3-2 to ban the sale of flavored tobacco and synthetic nicotine products, becoming the first county in Oregon to enact such a ban. Ordinance 878 includes menthol in the definition of flavored product.
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