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One more day added to the 9th Summit: The virtual 9th Summit on Tobacco Harm Reduction will unfold over three days, from September 28 to

You are invited to submit your Abstracts to the 9th Summit online, by August 25th, 2026. This year approved abstracts will be presented only as

The Summit on Tobacco Harm Reduction is entering its 9th consecutive year bringing together researchers, policymakers, and advocates. We are delighted to announce that SCOHRE’s

The Summit on Tobacco Harm Reduction is entering its 9th consecutive year bringing together researchers, policymakers, and advocates. We are delighted to announce that SCOHRE’s

The 8th Summit on Tobacco Harm Reduction successfully concluded on October 1st. We are happy to share a highlights video from the Athens Summit, as

Professor Sharifa Ezat Wan Puteh moderated a highly interesting discussion between prominent speakers from Hong Kong, Philippines, and Malaysia, which focused on the complex landscape of

Despite the number of smokers in the world declining slightly over the last twenty years, Africa is one of the two regions to show increase

Despite increasing scientific evidence that alternative nicotine products can benefit smokers who switch from traditional cigarettes, acceptance remains limited. Only a few countries, such as

The panel discussion, chaired by Professor Konstantinos Farsalinos, focused on perceptions of nicotine and harm reduction, highlighting significant misconceptions among healthcare professionals, regulators and public

Two hundred experts from 51 countries convened in Athens and online to discuss evidence-based strategies, stressing that science —not ideology— must guide global tobacco control.

David T. Sweanor, J.D. moderated a very interesting panel discussion focused on the decline of public trust in health authorities, with an emphasis on nicotine

Clive Bates, a prominent policy expert with strong views in the field of tobacco control and former director of the Action on Smoking and Health

In her speech on the sensitive topic of “Minors’ protection from tobacco and alcohol products”, Ms. Christina-Maria Kravvari, Secretary General of Public Health, presented the

The first panel discussion of the 8th Summit was chaired by Professor Andrzej Fal and held with the participation of three distinguished experts, Mr. Martin

Delivering a highly interesting keynote speech, moderated by SCOHRE’s President of the Board, Professor Ignatios Ikonomidis, Dr. Stelios Kympouropoulos, Psychiatrist and Former Member of the

Following the opening remarks from the SCOHRE Board Members, Prof. Ikonomidis, D. Sweanor, Prof. Fal, Prof. Farsalinos, and F. Mili, in his keynote speech on

We are delighted to announce the brief preliminary programme for the 8th Summit on Tobacco Harm Reduction that will be held from Tuesday, September 30th

One-week extension has been granted for abstract submission to the 8th Summit. The deadline expires on Monday, July 28th. Authors must be aware that abstracts

You are invited to submit your Abstracts to the 8th Summit online by July 21st, 2025. This year approved abstracts will be presented only on-site

We are delighted to announce that the platform for registration and abstract submission to the 8th Summit on Tobacco Harm Reduction is live! Find out

We are delighted to announce that the international 8th Summit on Tobacco Harm Reduction by SCOHRE will be held in Athens from September 30th to October 1st, 2025. You are