{"id":6066,"date":"2025-03-03T04:05:34","date_gmt":"2025-03-03T09:05:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldvapersalliance.com\/?page_id=6066"},"modified":"2025-03-04T04:04:29","modified_gmt":"2025-03-04T09:04:29","slug":"20-harm-reduction-lessons-the-fctc-should-take-note-of","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/worldvapersalliance.com\/en_gb\/20-harm-reduction-lessons-the-fctc-should-take-note-of\/","title":{"rendered":"20 Harm-Reduction Lessons  the FCTC  should take note of"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"6066\" class=\"elementor elementor-6066\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4d30119 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"4d30119\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-579f010a\" data-id=\"579f010a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9b509b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d9b509b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">20 Harm-Reduction Lessons \nthe FCTC  should take note of<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section 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class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-69bfabce\" data-id=\"69bfabce\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d28e07c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d28e07c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Executive Summary<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3f37e24d elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3f37e24d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-66346313\" data-id=\"66346313\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-437aac76 purple-bullets elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"437aac76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">As the Framework Convention on Tobacco <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Control (FCTC) celebrates its 20th anniversary, <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">it\u2019s crucial to reflect on the evolving landscape <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">of tobacco control. <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">While the aim to reduce <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">and eventually eradicate smoking is laudable, <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">the FCTC\u2019s outdated and dogmatic approach <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">to tobacco control has become a significant <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">obstacle to public health progress. Its stubborn <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">refusal to acknowledge the potential of harm-<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">reduction strategies, particularly <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">vaping, nicotine <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">pouches, and heat-not burn products, has not <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">only hindered smoking cessation efforts but has <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">likely cost millions of lives.<\/span><\/p><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">As we look towards the next decade of tobacco <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">control,<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"> it\u2019s time for the FCTC to learn from these <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">experiences and incorporate harm-reduction <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">more fully into its framework<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">. By doing so, we <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">can accelerate progress towards a smoke-free <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">future and save millions of lives.<\/span><\/p><p>Our new report \u201cRethinking Tobacco Control: 20 Harm-Reduction Lessions The FCTC Should Take Note Of\u201d examines the missed opportunities and highlights 20 crucial lessons that could accelerate progress towards a smoke-free world.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1c8dfb2 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"1c8dfb2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12c37e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"12c37e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Key Takeaways<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3a2b101 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3a2b101\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c73b13d\" data-id=\"c73b13d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f892d4 purple-bullets elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f892d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Countries adopting harm reduction see faster declines in smoking rates<\/p><ul><li>Vaping and nicotine pouches are proving highly effective for smoking cessation<\/li><li>The FCTC\u2019s stance on harm reduction is costing lives<\/li><li>Civil society and consumers must be included in tobacco control policy 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