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Denying Access to Safer Nicotine Products in Low- and Middle-Income Countries Will Endanger the Lives of 800 Million People
GENEVE, CH, Mar 17, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - via NewMediaWire - The International Network of Nicotine Consumer Organisations (INNCO), a global association advocating for sensible tobacco harm reduction policies, today introduced a new position paper, 10 Reasons Why Blanket Bans of E-Cigarettes and HTPs in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) Are Not Fit for Purpose.
Available for download on the organisation s website (https://innco.org/why-bans-in-low-middle-income-countries-dont-work/), the policy report rebukes the overly simplistic and impractical bans on electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) and other tobacco harm reduction (THR) products in LMICs, warning organizations and governments that limiting options to reduce harm will only increase the number of people smoking tobacco, inevitably leading to illicit markets and increases in crime
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New INNCO Position Paper Outlines Why Bans on Popular Alternatives to Smoking Will Do More Harm .
The International Network of Nicotine Consumer OrganisationsMarch 16, 2021 GMT
Denying Access to Safer Nicotine Products in Low- and Middle-Income Countries Will Endanger the Lives of 800 Million People
Geneva, Switzerland, March 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) via NewMediaWire The International Network of Nicotine Consumer Organisations (INNCO), a global association advocating for sensible tobacco harm reduction policies, today introduced a new position paper, “10 Reasons Why Blanket Bans of E-Cigarettes and HTPs in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) Are Not Fit for Purpose.”