https://farsalinos.github.io/en/tags/ctp/Recent content in CTP on FarsalinosHugo -- gohugo.ioen© 2026 K. Farsalinos, MD, MPH, PhD | Science & Public HealthThu, 24 Sep 2026 14:51:38 +0300https://farsalinos.github.io/en/news/news_20260920-en/Sun, 20 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://farsalinos.github.io/en/news/news_20260920-en/<p><em>A weekly look at smoking and tobacco harm reduction news — vaping, nicotine pouches, heated tobacco, snus, regulation and science — covering September 14 through September 20, 2026.</em></p> <hr> <h2 class="relative group">The big picture <div id="the-big-picture" class="anchor"></div> <span class="absolute top-0 w-6 transition-opacity opacity-0 -start-6 not-prose group-hover:opacity-100 select-none"> <a class="text-primary-300 dark:text-neutral-700 !no-underline" href="#the-big-picture" aria-label="Anchor">#</a> </span> </h2> <p>This was a week defined by a widening split between <em>science</em> and <em>regulation</em>. New evidence kept reinforcing the case that non-combustible nicotine products help smokers quit, while governments across Asia, Europe and the US moved in different — sometimes opposite — directions on how (or whether) to give adults access to those products.</p>