“The current tobacco control policies are not enough. The prevalence of smoking around the world remains too high. A change of gear must be adopted in line with the new challenges of the 21st century. There harm reduction is a principle recognized by the most important international health authorities“. Thus Riccardo Polosa, founder of Coehar – Center of Excellence for the acceleration of Harm Reduction, speaking at the “Coehar National Conference on the reduction of harm from smoking: risks and benefits of products without combustion”, underway in Catania on the occasion of the “World no tobacco day 2022 “.
“It is time to also adopt it for smoking – continues Polosa – integrating it into care and assistance programs for all those smokers who are unable to quit with traditional methods. The role of smoking harm reduction is the main theme of the first national Coehar conference which is taking place in Catania. From here will start the most important initiatives to promote prevention and risk reduction ”, he concludes.
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