Harm Reduction

According to a leaked European Commission report obtained by Euractiv, Brussels has come up with yet another plan to slug the poorest in society with even more taxes. Faced with chronic mismanagement of its own finances and a widening budget shortfall, the Commission’s solution is not to cut wasteful spending but to expand highly regressive […]

Madrid, España – Una nueva encuesta de la consultora internacional Dynata revela una abrumadora oposición entre los consumidores españoles a la prohibición de facto de las bolsas de nicotina propuesta por el gobierno. Las propuestas del gobierno español incluyen limitar la nicotina de las bolsas a 0,99 mg y prohibir todos los sabores excepto el […]

The Spanish government has proposed regulation to nicotine pouches that effectively amounts to a de facto ban and negatively impacts their acceptability among smokers, as a realistic alternative to cigarettes. The proposals include limiting nicotine to 0.99 mg per pouch and banning all flavors except tobacco. A new poll commissioned by the Tholos Foundation and […]

Warsaw, Poland – A newly released survey conducted by the international polling firm  Dynata reveals overwhelming opposition among Polish consumers to the government’s proposed ban on flavored nicotine pouches. The findings highlight the essential role of flavors in helping individuals quit smoking and avoid relapse. The full results from the research may be downloaded here. According […]

A new survey commissioned by the Tholos Foundation and conducted by the renowned international polling firm Dynata reveals strong opposition among Polish consumers to the recently announced nicotine pouch flavor ban, and highlights its potentially devastating consequences for public health. If implemented, the ban would amount to a de facto prohibition of lifesaving nicotine pouches—products […]

Earlier today, the Tholos Foundation wrote to the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh regarding reports on a proposal to ban reduced risk cigarette alternatives such as e-cigarettes, heat-not-burn products, and oral nicotine pouches. The submission aimed at educating Bangladeshi officials about the health benefits that current cigarette smokers can achieve by switching to […]

The Tholos Foundation, in collaboration with IPSOS & HBS Economics, in a new research analyzed the risks of the proposed Danish regulations limiting nicotine content in nicotine pouches to 9 mg per pouch. Key findings highlight significant public health and economic concerns:Consumer behavior shifts: • Half (50%) of current nicotine pouch users would seek alternative […]

Copenhagen, Denmark – The Tholos Foundation, in collaboration with IPSOS & HBS Economics, today released groundbreaking research exposing the risks of the proposed Danish regulations limiting nicotine content in nicotine pouches to 9 mg per pouch. Key findings highlight significant public health and economic concerns The comprehensive study reveals alarming potential outcomes if the proposed […]

The Tholos Foundation is proud to have commissioned a poll by internationally renown polling firm IPSOS showing the potential consequences of a low nicotine limit for pouches proposed by the Danish Government. This research clearly shows that the proposed nicotine limit in Denmark can cause an explosion of the black market as the vast majority […]

19 November, Copenhagen, Denmark – The Tholos Foundation today released exclusive new research from international polling firm IPSOS on how Danish consumers would react if proposals to limit nicotine in nicotine poches were implemented. In September 2024 the Danish Government published a ‘Draft Order on nicotine content limits in tobacco substitutes’ which proposed to introduce […]