GFN•TV will bring the conference's platform for rational and inclusive debate on the future role of safer nicotine products and tobacco harm reduction to an audience all year round. GFN•TV will also be broadcasting live from Warsaw in June. Tune in to hear world-leading experts, tobacco harm reduction advocates and nicotine consumers discuss the latest scientific, regulatory and policy developments. From our unique annual event, to year-round reporting of the issues that matter in tobacco harm reduction, GFN has got it covered.
GFN News #134 | FDA's RISKY LOW-NICOTINE PLAN | Featuring Will Godfrey of Filter
Low nicotine cigarettes form the basis of the FDA's latest plan to reduce tobacco consumption, but will it actually work? Will Godfrey of Filter Magazine joins us to discuss the details of this proposal, and why this not-so-new idea may cause a significant headache for US smoking cessation efforts.
GFN News #133 | CAN CONSUMERS HELP SOLVE GERMANY'S FLAVOUR DILEMMA? | Featuring Michael Landl
Germany's lawmakers have recently proposed a new ban on menthol flavours in safer nicotine products, but given that menthol is a key ingredient in over 80% of the flavours currently available on the market, could this proposed ban negatively impact the availability of safer nicotine products for people looking to quit smoking? Joining us today is Michael Landl, Director of the World Vapers' Alliance, to unpack Germany's proposals and the actions consumers are taking to make their voices heard in this debate.
GFN News #132 | CLINICAL APPLICATIONS OF NICOTINE Pt.2 | Featuring Michael Kariuki
Despite governments around the world endorsing safer nicotine in the form of nicotine replacement therapy, there remain widespread misconceptions about the safety of nicotine compared to harmful combustible tobacco. In the second part of our series exploring the therapeutic uses of nicotine, Michael Kariuki walks us through the current clinical uses of nicotine and the opportunity posed by safer nicotine products to greatly reduce smoking related mortality.
GFN.TV Interviews #56 | LOST TRUST | PART 1: Origin of Public Health’s ‘Campaign of Deception’ on Vaping
Public health’s war on vaping didn’t start with vaping—it began decades ago with secondhand smoke. The same deceptive tactics now target tobacco harm reduction. How did it begin, and where does it lead? Don’t miss this special two-part episode featuring renowned tobacco control expert Dr. Michael Siegel.
GFN News #131 | TOBACCO HARM REDUCTION IN MALAWI Pt.2 | Featuring Sahan Lungu
In the second part of our series looking at Malawi's complicated relationship with tobacco production and smoking, Sahan Lungu joins us to explore whether a holistic approach to tobacco production and smoking could help Malawi minimise the harms related to combustible tobacco use.
Public perceptions of nicotine have long been marred by its association with harmful constituents of tobacco smoke, despite the substantial evidence showing that nicotine is not responsible for the many non-communicable diseases caused by tobacco smoking. Nicotine, safely administered, has long been accepted by governments and health authorities, including the WHO, as a valuable tool to aid smoking cessation in the form of nicotine replacement therapy. Joining us today is Michael Kariuki, a consultant pediatrician and epidemiologist from Kenya, to discuss the therapeutic applications of nicotine and the vital role of safer nicotine products in aiding smoking cessation.
GFN News #129 | MALAWI'S TOBACCO CONTROL DILEMMA Pt.1 | Featuring Sahan Lungu
Despite tobacco control efforts to phase out tobacco consumption around the world, a thorny issue remains - that there are many countries whose economy is fundamentally dependent on tobacco production. Amongst one of the largest producers of tobacco globally is Malawi, where tobacco makes up 60% of its exports. Sahan Lungu joins us to explore Malawi's complex relationship with tobacco in the first episode of our two part Malawi Special.
GFN.TV Interviews #55 | QUIET TRIUMPH | Collapse in Youth Smoking Ignored by Public Health
Youth smoking rates in the United States have plummeted to historic lows—an unprecedented victory in tobacco control. Yet, public health seems oddly silent. Why is this monumental achievement not being celebrated?
Featuring:
DR. KENNETH WARNER Dean Emeritus, Prof. Emeritus School of Public Health, University of Michigan sph.umich.edu
📅 7 Jan 2025
GFN News #128 | IS THE UK'S THR CREDIBILITY AT STAKE? | Part Two of our UK special with Martin Cullip!
In the second episode of our UK Tobacco and Vape Bill special, Martin Cullip highlights the potential consequences of this latest legislation, and asks, is the UK at risk of damaging its world-leading tobacco harm reduction record?
GFN News #127 | UK TOBACCO AND VAPES BILL EXPLAINED | Martin Cullip joins for part 1 of our UK special
The UK has announced a mammoth effort to combat tobacco use with its The Tobacco and Vape Bill including the eye-catching generational tobacco ban, which will prevent anyone born after 2009 from ever being able to purchase harmful combustible tobacco products. But with safer nicotine products such as heated tobacco products and snus included in this ban, will tobacco harm reduction efforts be caught in the crossfire? And can this ban even be realistically enforced? Martin Cullip joins us to discuss the generational ban on tobacco products in the UK and many more proposed regulations announced in Part One of our UK special on GFN TV!
