Nicotine / THR - Statements from Organizations

THR statements

Thank-you Charles A. Gardner, PhD for the original compilation of this list. Thank-you to the volunteers from around the world who provide statements for us to add to this collection! Many of the items sited below are also list on this google doc. Note: some items may not be on both resources.

"Tobacco Harm Reduction = SAFER than smoking"

Cochrane Systematic Review

World Health Organization EURO Office

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Health Information and Quality Authority (Ireland)

Health Navigator NZ

National Health Service Scotland

Health Service Executive Ireland - #1 and #2

New Zealand Ministry of Health

Public Health England

Royal Society for Public Health

French High Council for Public Health

Center for Critical Public Health

Faculty of Public Health (UK)

American Association of Public Health Physicians

Royal College of Physicians

Royal Australasian College of Physicians

Royal College of General Practitioners (UK)

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners

Royal College of Psychiatrists

Royal College of Midwives

Royal Australian & New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP)

French National Academy of Medicine

American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

French National Academy of Pharmacy

New Zealand Pharmacy Council

Royal Pharmaceutical Society

British Medical Association

The British Psychological Society #1 #2

Action on Smoking and Health UK

National Centre for Smoking Cessation and Training

Quitline NZ

UK Centre for Tobacco and Alcohol Studies

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment

Drug and Alcohol Nurses of Australasia

US National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine

SCENIHR - European Commission Directorate-General, Health & Consumer Protection

US Food & Drug Administration #1 #2 #3

US Centers for Disease Control

Truth Initiative

Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (CTFK)

International Agency for Research on Cancer

Cancer Research UK

French National Cancer Institute

Cancer Society of New Zealand

American Cancer Society

Canadian Cancer Society

Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation

Canadian Lung Health Foundation

British Lung Foundation

Asthma & Respiratory Foundation NZ

British Thoracic Society

American Heart Association

New Zealand Heart Foundation

British Heart Foundation

Heart UK

Canadian Heart & Stroke Foundation

Stroke Association UK

Government of Canada

Uruguayan Council of Ministries

2021

House of Representatives Philippines

2018

National Fire Chiefs Council

London Fire Brigade

Suggestions to add to this page

American College of Preventive Medicine

• "The American College of Preventive Medicine developed practice recommendations that include...adoption of a harm reduction model for smokers intending to quit in those who refuse or fail to quit with evidence-based smoking-cessation methods...

E-cigarettes, smoking and health. A literature review update. CSIRO, Australia

• Observational studies indicate that e-cigarettes are preferred as a smoking cessation method in some, but not all, populations.
• There is good evidence from clinical trials that e-cigarettes may reduce withdrawal symptoms in smokers after a short period of cigarette abstinence.
• Results from randomised controlled trials indicate that nicotine-containing e-cigarettes are

more effective at reducing the amount of conventional smoking than nicotine-free e-cigarettes or no e-cigarettes.

E-cigarettes and Heated Tobacco Products: An evidence review by the Irish Heart Foundation and Irish Cancer Society

• -While short term evidence has found that e-cigarettes are less harmful than combustible cigarettes, e-cigarettes are not harm free, and more longitudinal evidence is required to assess long-term risk.
• -While e-cigarettes cause less harm to the cardiovascular system than smoking, research suggests that these products can alter vital signs such as heart rate and blood pressure.
• The Irish Heart Foundation and Irish Cancer Society reiterate their position that quitting smoking using evidence-based methods of quitting remains the safest and most reliable way of giving up smoking.
• Irish Cancer Society, Irish Heart Foundation, ASH Ireland, Men's Development Network, Dental Health Foundation, Mental Health Ireland, Irish Pharmacy Union, Men's Health Forum in Ireland, Irish Medical Organisation

American Society of Addiction Medicine

That research be expanded and accelerated on the potential for e-cigarettes, in particular for those who have not been able to quit or not interested in quitting, to be used as a potential tool in the treatment for nicotine/tobacco use and especially addiction involving nicotine, or as a component of a comprehensive harm reduction strategy