2026-09-02
Report warns of “The Swedish experience”
Sweden is in focus in an international report on white snus. It is written that "The Swedish experience" as an argument ...
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Tobacco industry practices
The tobacco industry works to maintain a high level of nicotine addiction in the population, worldwide. They reuse and develop methods that have worked for over a hundred years. They design their marketing to attract young people, disseminate research that benefits their interests, change their products to circumvent legislation, and more.
Theme: The seductive methods of the tobacco industry
The tobacco industry has many methods to attract new consumers and maintain its profits. The methods are not new – they have been used before to increase cigarette use. In this thematic series you can read about how the methods are used today, to increase the use of snus and e-cigarettes.
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Theme: The tobacco industry behind the mask
For more than 100 years, the tobacco industry has lured young people into becoming addicted to nicotine. There is now a tug-of-war between public health and the tobacco industry's profit interests. With this series, we want to help show who the tobacco industry is behind the mask, how they infiltrate society and what the consequences are.
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Summary of tobacco industry practices during the pandemic
STOP has regularly produced “STOP COVID-19 Monitoring Brief: The tobacco industry, its interests and allies” since April 2020. You can find all summaries here.
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Articles
2026-08-10
EU tobacco legislation: 80,000 opinions received
The European Commission has received an enormous amount of feedback on the review of tobacco legislation. 80,000 responses have been received, reports EU-news.
Read more2026-05-07
Review podcast: The Nicotine War
The Nicotine War is an investigative podcast series in six parts from Swedish Radio about lies, lobbying and world politics where the white snus...
Read more2026-02-24
Sweden and snus are not a role model – quite the opposite
Sweden doesn't have few smokers because of snus, but thanks to strict smoking regulations and support for them...
Read more2026-02-17
Professor Glantz: “Vape advocates sound like climate deniers”
"Some vaping advocates sound like climate deniers in the way they argue." This is what the renowned tobacco researcher, Professor Stanton Glantz, writes on his...
Read more2026-02-02
USA: Fight over marketing of ZYN
“If you use ZYN instead of cigarettes, your risk of oral cancer, heart disease, stroke, emphysema and chronic bronchitis is lower.” That claim...
Read more2026-01-29
Tobacco Bullshit – exposing tobacco industry myths
A new international website, Tobacco Bullshit, highlights and addresses the tobacco industry's recurring lies and claims.
Read more2026-01-12
Misleader of the Year – the Snus Commission
The Snus Commission has been named the Misleading Person of the Year. The reason for this negative designation is that it spreads misleading claims about nicotine.
Read more2025-12-03
USA: Tobacco companies' influence at record high
The tobacco industry's influence in the United States has increased significantly. This is shown by a new American report. The report places the United States in 98th place...
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