Tobacco Harm Reduction
Publications
From Washington Times:
Opponents of the move are likely to argue adult smokers will need less harmful alternatives, such as e-cigarettes, or say the nicotine reduction is a de facto ban that will…
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
From the time they were first introduced into the market, e-cigarettes have been at the center of a public health debate about their value as smoking-cessation devices versus their…
WASHINGTON (May 23, 2022) – A new study by R Street Institute Government Affairs Manager Sarah Wall and Harm Reduction Policy Director Mazen Saleh examines the unintended negative consequences of…
With the recent release of the National Drug Control Strategy, the Biden administration has codified its support of harm reduction to reduce the number of overdose deaths attributed to substance…
I consider myself a rational person, someone who is swayed by solid data and persuasive arguments, yet every afternoon after my work is done, I jump on my three-cylinder Triumph motorcycle and take…
Everyone engages in behaviors that can harm their health, and many of us take measures to decrease those health risks—even things like wearing a seatbelt or limiting…
Dear Secretary Becerra and Commissioner Califf,
Many of the undersigned organizations submitted a letter last year on April 26, 2021 detailing our deep concerns about banning the legal sale of…
Supporters of Hawaii’s effort to ban flavored-tobacco products would have the public believe that the measure is an unobjectionable, common-sense effort to boost public health. For instance, House…
Testimony from:
Chelsea Boyd, Research Fellow, Harm Reduction, R Street Institute
Informational Comments on House Bill 7869, “An Act Relating to Health and Safety – Department of Health,”…
Testimony from:
Pritika C. Kumar, Resident Senior Fellow, Integrated Harm Reduction, R Street Institute
In OPPOSITION to
California Assembly Bill CA AB 1690
March 28, 2022
Chair and members of…