Alternative nicotine products lead to reduction in smoking rates: report
Alternative nicotine products can have a "significant" impact on reducing smoking rates as demonstrated by case studies in Japan and Sweden, a report showed Friday.
In a policy paper dubbed “Safer Nicotine Works,” Tholos Foundation said it has found that alternative nicotine products, ranging from snus, nicotine pouches and gum to vapes and tobacco heating products, help people quit smoking cigarettes.
Japan saw smoking rates, those that smoked cigarettes daily, decline from 19.8 percent to 17.8 percent in just two years between 2017 and 2019 after tobacco heating products were introduced to the market in 2016, the report said. The rate had dropped less than 2 percent over a 14-year period from 2003.
In 2020, the number of male smokers plummeted to below 30 percent for the first time in history. THPs’ launch there also led to a 32 percent drop in cigarette sales in the five years to 2021.
Sweden attributed its decline in smoking rates to snus -- small pouches like tea bags that stick between the upper lip and gum -- and nicotine pouches, as well as taxation on tobacco products. Sweden is the only member state of the European Union that permits the sales of snus.
Close to winning the title of the world’s first “smoke-free” country, Sweden recorded a smoking rate of 5.6 percent in 2022, the lowest in Europe. The rate of those that smoked daily halved from 11.4 percent in a decade.
The research concludes that the alternative nicotine products can be a realistic, less harmful solution to reducing smoking rates.
The foundation issued the paper jointly with Japan-based Pacific Alliance Institute and Sweden’s Scantech Strategy Advisors.
Separately, South Korea’s smoking rate is steadily declining alongside a growing THP market.
THPs, which first entered the Korean market in 2017, took up about 27.8 percent of the nation’s tobacco market this year, according to the Korea Health Promotion Institute’s National Tobacco Control Center.
KT&G’s lil, Philip Morris’ Iqos and BAT Rothmans’ Glo are some of the THPs sold in Korea.
(责任编辑:여행)
Seoul shares open lower on US tech slide
46 countries, including S. Korea, US, join declaration on 'responsible' AI use
Multicultural educator Min Byoung
British interdisciplinary artist Jane Benson turns literary texts into art
LG H&H sales up 294% in half year on Japan's Qoo10
- LG H&H sales up 294% in half year on Japan's Qoo10
- Business groups condemn labor union immunity bill
- Ruling party reform committee under pressure to disband
- [Community Discovery] Blending old and new for sustainable Seongdong
- S. Korea asks UAE to correct nat'l flag image mix
- After robot conductor, National Orchestra of Korea explores virtual reality
- Facing bedbug crisis, Koreans create online dashboards to track them
- JYP to 'take K
-
[KH Explains] Banks, regulators trade blame for snowballing ELS losses
Korea is in the middle of blame-shifting, as banks face more than 3 trillion won ($2.28 billion) in ...[详细]
-
[Community Discovery] Blending old and new for sustainable Seongdong
The urban regeneration project for Seongdong-gu in eastern Seoul fosters ways both to attract new vi ...[详细]
-
서울 종로구 감사원의 모습. 뉴스1감사원이 문재인 정부 당시 소상공인 지원 실태에 대한 감사에 착수했다.13일 감사원 관계자는 최근 중소벤처기업부 등을 대상으로 소상공인 지원 사업 ...[详细]
-
Korea, Japan airport operators hold first post
Korea Airports Corp. said Tuesday the head of the state-run airport operator met with the head of Ja ...[详细]
-
Hero soldier may get honorary degree from university
Chosun University said Thursday it was seeking to present an honorary bachelor's degree to Jeon ...[详细]
-
British interdisciplinary artist Jane Benson turns literary texts into art
British interdisciplinary artist Jane Benson applies her systematic interventions into existing work ...[详细]
-
S. Korea, US defense chiefs discuss 'tailored deterrence strategy' on N. Korea
The defense chiefs of South Korea and the United States held annual security talks Monday as the two ...[详细]
-
Business groups condemn labor union immunity bill
South Korea's major business lobby groups on Monday requested that President Yoon Suk Yeol exer ...[详细]
-
부산 깡통시장 간 윤 대통령과 기업 총수들윤석열 대통령이 6일 부산 부평깡통시장을 찾아 주요 그룹 총수들과 떡볶이·튀김 등을 시식하고 있다. 지난달 29일 2030 세계박람회(엑스 ...[详细]
-
한·미 국방장관이 13일 북한의 핵과 대량살상무기(WMD) 위협에 대응해 10년 만에 확장억제 실행력을 담은 전략문서를 개정했다. 또 대북 확장억제 노력 향상과 제3국 견제가 담긴 ...[详细]
- [Hello Hangeul] Korean language instructors' working conditions remain subpar
- 120,000 more public homes to be supplied by this year
- 보란듯 제재 무시하며 국제법 준수?…김정은 활용하는 푸틴의 속내는
- Subway fare in greater Seoul rises to 1,400 won
- [Herald Interview] Forever is not impossible: Oneus aspires to global reach with 'La Dolce Vita'
- [Herald Review] ‘Carmen’ redefines iconic femme fatale as stalking victim
- S. Korean ambassador says stronger Russia
- Orchestra composed of players with visual impairment to perform Oct. 4
- Israeli forces clash with Hamas gunmen after hundreds killed
- NK sports broadcast labels S. Korea ‘puppets'
- Moon officials tried to cover up North Korea’s murder of South Korean: state inspectors
- Dunamu hosts forum on blockchain's potential
- JYP to 'take K
- 한·미 북핵 대응 전략 10년 만에 다시 쓴다
- Yoon nominates former boss to head broadcasting watchdog
- [Community Discovery] Blending old and new for sustainable Seongdong
- [Today’s K