Anyone try this to stop smoking ?
But consider this: snus on the other hand does deliver an adequate amount of nicotine but in some cases is less than half as dangerous than smoking, that’s according to the presentation by Dr. Lois Biener. Here’s the danger, as she presented: tobacco companies are not marketing snus as a harm reduction approach, rather as an addition to smoking. A Marlboro snus add Dr. Biener showed us clearly showed Marlboro trying to brand snus as another way smokers can get a nicotine fix, perhaps in the face of new bans around the country? Can’t smoke in the job? Just pick up a pack of snus and feel good until the next time you smoke. It could also be a way to undermine a smoker’s quit attempt. Most smokers WILL quit cold turkey, even though it may not be the least painful way. Is this a way for Marlboro to get in the middle of someone who wants to quit smoking by creating a middle step between an ex-smoker and a current one? With Marlboro deciding your quit plan I would venture to say you’re probably not going to quit for good.
But seriously, what if snus was remarketed and was aimed a people who wanted to quit smoking as a nicotine delivery aid? While snus is definitely NOT safe, the difference in deadly risks between smoking and snus is large. Will the tobacco field ever go into the realm of other public health disciplines that utilize harm reduction techniques? What do you think?
But consider this: snus on the other hand does deliver an adequate amount of nicotine but in some cases is less than half as dangerous than smoking, that’s according to the presentation by Dr. Lois Biener. Here’s the danger, as she presented: tobacco companies are not marketing snus as a harm reduction approach, rather as an addition to smoking. A Marlboro snus add Dr. Biener showed us clearly showed Marlboro trying to brand snus as another way smokers can get a nicotine fix, perhaps in the face of new bans around the country? Can’t smoke in the job? Just pick up a pack of snus and feel good until the next time you smoke. It could also be a way to undermine a smoker’s quit attempt. Most smokers WILL quit cold turkey, even though it may not be the least painful way. Is this a way for Marlboro to get in the middle of someone who wants to quit smoking by creating a middle step between an ex-smoker and a current one? With Marlboro deciding your quit plan I would venture to say you’re probably not going to quit for good.
But seriously, what if snus was remarketed and was aimed a people who wanted to quit smoking as a nicotine delivery aid? While snus is definitely NOT safe, the difference in deadly risks between smoking and snus is large. Will the tobacco field ever go into the realm of other public health disciplines that utilize harm reduction techniques? What do you think?
