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When Happens When Moral Panic Drives Nicotine Policy? | GFN Interviews #96
18 Sep 2026
When Happens When Moral Panic Drives Nicotine Policy? | GFN Interviews #96

A clear and worsening division within public health has turned the debate over nicotine into a moral panic, with potentially dire consequences. Shot on location at GFN 2026 in Warsaw, Poland, longtime nicotine researcher and former University of Geneva professor of public health Jean-François Etter examines the irrational push to prohibit safer nicotine products. He explores public health groupthink, how arbitrary nicotine limits leave people underdosed, and why innovation may ultimately render opponents of tobacco harm reduction obsolete.

Featuring:
JEAN-FRANÇOIS ETTER
Nicotine & Tobacco Harm Reduction Researcher
Former Prof. of Public Health, University of Geneva
@etterjfZ profetter.substack.com

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