HARM REDUCTION & SMOKELESS TOBACCO

International Harm Reduction Association "50 Best" Tobacco Harm Reduction Papers
New resource for tobacco harm reduction, and recommended reading for
those interested in risk reduction and/or regulatory policies for tobacco/nicotine
products.

New Zealand Health Technology Assessment (NZHTA) Report on Smokeless Tobacco (Feb 2007)
Systematic review of the health effects of modified smokeless tobacco products by Marita Broadstock (NZHTA Report Volume 10, Number 1). Research on harm reduction. The research objective was to "systematically identify and appraise international epidemiological evidence for reduced harm relating to the major health effects of using modified smokeless tobacco products compared with conventional combustible tobacco products."

Should the Health Community Promote Smokeless Tobacco (Snus) as a Harm Reduction Measure? (July 2007)
Coral E. Gartner, Wayne D. Hall, Simon Chapman, Becky Freeman.
In the interests of promoting debate, the authors (who are collaborators on a research project on the future of tobacco control) have outlined the strongest arguments for and against promoting Swedish snus as a form of harm reduction.