Tag: Norway
Why Norway is More Successful Than Australia in Decreasing Smoking Rates
The drop in Norway's teen smoking rates coincides with a steady increase in snus use.The two countries have both banned smoking in public places,...
Norwegian Study: The Negative Impact of Flavoured Snus’ Bans
The study titled, “The greater use of flavoured snus among ever-smokers versus never-smokers in Norway,” compared the use of flavoured snus amongst adolescent users...
Norwegian Researchers Inaccurately Compare Smoking to Snus Use
Snus has not only led to Sweden boasting the lowest smoking rates in Europe, but more importantly, also to reporting the lowest rates of...
Risk Perceptions of Snus and Cigarettes in a Snus-Prevalent Society
The vast majority of studies conducted in the U.S. conclude that perceptions of the relative harmfulness of SLT versus cigarettes amongst the public, are...
Recent Study Analyzes Risk Perceptions of Snus in Norway
The study titled, “Relative Risk Perceptions between Snus and Cigarettes in a Snus-Prevalent Society—An Observational Study over a 16 Year Period”, was conducted over...
Ecigs win in Norway but at what price?
Green light: Plain packaging for cigarettes and snus
On December 9, 2016 Norwegian Parliament received the final version of the new Tobacco Act that comprises most of the...
E-Cig vapour cleared of DNA damage, and US teen smoking continues...
New study shows vaping “doesn’t damage DNA”
A new study appears to have demolished claims that vaping can cause DNA damage to lung cells. Scientists...
Norway: A proposal of the Tobacco Act that comprises vaping products
Minister of Health, Bent Høie, published its proposal of the Norwegian Tobacco Act on June 10, as he announced during a press conference on May 31. He hopes...
