Tobacco, Nicotine and Health

Dear Colleagues,

After defeating SARS-CoV-2, medicine will have to return to fighting long-term risks, including tobacco and new nicotine products. WHO started this fight, with FCTC going into force in 2005 and most WHO members ratifying the treaty and the relevant protocols; however, tobacco still kills 8 million humans per year, 1 million estimated from second hand smoke, and lung cancer is still on the increase, especially in women. Please supplement my suggestion for chapters of a Special Issue on Tobacco, Nicotine and Health:

Physical and environmental health effects of smoking and “vaping”;

Interactions of cigarette exposure with other environmental and occupational hazards;

Prevention and cessation of smoking, “vaping”, and nicotine use;

Tackling interference by the tobacco industry and its allies;

Harm reduction for populations and end-game strategies. 

Prof. Dr. Manfred Neuberger
Guest Editor

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