USA. New York City Program Takes Controversial Approach to Opioid Crisis (Audio) There's no single solution to the opioid crisis, but a New York City program is taking a controversial approach to fighting the epidemic. It's called "harm…

Potential deaths averted in USA by replacing cigarettes with e-cigarettes Levy DT, Borland R, Lindblom EN, et al Tobacco Control 2018;27:18-25. http://tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/27/1/18

Comparing the cancer potencies of emissions from vapourised nicotine products including e-cigarettes with those of tobacco smoke William E Stephens Tobacco Control, Volume 27, Issue 1 http://tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/27/1/10

Housing and overdose: an opportunity for the scale-up of overdose prevention interventions? Geoff Bardwell, Alexandra B. Collins, Ryan McNeil and Jade Boyd Harm Reduction Journal 2017, 14:77, doi.org/10.1186/s12954-017-020…

Kanada/British Columbia. Drug-vending machine pitched to cut overdose deaths A vending machine that distributes hydromorphone pills to people with opioid addictions — who will likely crush and inject them — is one idea being explored in…

UK. 'We're trying to give up cigarettes', says Philip Morris ad Global tobacco giant Philip Morris International (PMI) has run a print ad claiming that it wishes "to stop selling cigarettes" in the UK. (...) The ad is careful to stress that the be…