Bangladesh has introduced sweeping new restrictions on nicotine products, including vapes and pouches - extending penalties even to personal use. Today Will Godfrey breaks down what the law means. youtu.be/0OKFyEOmkGw

Who is using heated tobacco products and what are the implications for public health? Find out in today's featured Science Lab session from Dr Konstantinos Farsalinos. www.youtube.com/watch?v=djFO...

Why does bringing science to everyone matter?

Vaping myths. Misread studies. Real science. Arielle Selya explains tobacco harm reduction - beyond the headlines. Watch today's GFN News episode, available now on GFNTV! www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifNC...

What's The Truth Behind Nicotine Myths? Watch today's interview with Dr Rohan Sequeira, who examines how public health distorts the public’s understanding of nicotine and how misinformation continues to block harm reduction. 📺 youtu.be/JsibyYN6feM

In our next Science Lab session Dr Marewa Glover presents the key findings of the Voices of the 5% Study, a 4-year longitudinal qualitative study of New Zealand adults who used vapes but had no intention of quitting smoking. #GFN25ScienceLab

In Part 2 of our interview with Bengt Wiberg, he explains why EU nicotine policy should be science-based, not political. Drawing on Sweden’s success, he challenges cancer myths, youth claims, and makes the case for smart regulation to reduce smoking and save lives. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ulD...

EU nicotine policy faces criticism over claims that smoke-free nicotine products are as harmful as cigarettes. Today Bengt Wiberg on what science says about pouches, snus, and vaping—and what this debate means for harm reduction. www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZTn...

2026 could be a turning point for nicotine policy in Africa. Today we meet with with @josephmagero.bsky.social, Chairman of Campaign for Safer Alternatives, about the challenges and opportunities for THR in Africa and how African countries are shaping the future of safer nicotine products.

Today’s Science Lab features presentations by Yusuff Adebayo Adebisi and Gabriel Oke, highlighting the need for innovative approaches to tobacco use in LMICs and gaps in global and LMIC THR research. Oke also shares data on tobacco use, health impacts, and SNPs in Africa. youtu.be/tP-Gpg4kfY0

In some policy areas, large donors shape outcomes indirectly by influencing research funding, which organizations and experts are seen as credible, and which questions are considered settled. Over time, this can lead to a narrow range of perspectives driven by how funding and access are structured.

Public health warns about tobacco industry interference but what if tobacco control itself is captured? Economist Roger Bate explains why the WHO FCTC is vulnerable to donor influence, how Bloomberg-funded NGOs shape policy upstream, and why harm reduction is excluded despite strong evidence.

Giusy Rita Maria La Rosa's systematic review and network meta-analysis of 36 randomised contol trials examines the oral health effects of non-combustible nicotine products. Dr Riccardo Polosa takes questions from #GFN25 attendee's.

Looking forward to speaking at 2026 Global Forum on Nicotine, Warsaw, 3-5 June on failure & futility of opposition to tobacco harm reduction. Whatever your views, be there for free flowing debate & discussion! @chancethegardener.bsky.social @jgitchell.bsky.social @gfn.events gfn.events

Experts are challenging a recent nicotine report, saying it is not a scientific study and ignores key evidence. Large-scale data show that switching from smoking to safer nicotine products can significantly reduce heart risk. A “one message, one risk” narrative may deter life-saving changes.

A new European Heart Journal report claims all forms of nicotine pose serious heart risks, but many experts are pushing back. Will Godfrey breaks down why critics say the science is flawed, the harm reduction evidence is being ignored, and why the timing matters.

The Global Forum on Nicotine 2026 (#GFN26) team is delighted to announce our first speaker - and the person who will be delivering this year’s Michael Russell Oration – is Dr @alexwodak.bsky.social AM. He will be promising victory and how this relates to Darwin’s Origin of Species.

Today in #GFN25ScienceLab discussion, Roberto Sussman provides a critiques of e-cigarette aerosol studies and discusses the methodological problems that persist with emission studies, such as overheating coils to produce aldehydes and manufacturing harms.

Six months after the UK’s disposable vape ban, questions remain over its real-world impact. Martin Cullip discusses weak enforcement funding, the rise of illegal sales, growing environmental awareness and concerns that the ban could undermine smoking cessation and push some users back to cigarettes.

UK Smokefree 2030 Goal: Will New Bans Derail It? What do the latest proposals really mean for smokers and vapers? Watch the full interview with Martin Cullip as he breaks down the recent updates to the UK Tobacco & Vapes Bill and their potential impact.

The UK Tobacco and Vapes Bill is moving closer to becoming law in 2026. Martin Cullip examines the proposed generational smoking ban, tighter vape and nicotine pouch regulations and the potential impact on adult consumers.

America’s tobacco policy has turned self-destructive. Safer nicotine products are demonized and restricted while combustible cigarettes remain widely available. Today Michelle Minton of the Reason Foundation explains, how fear and ideology replaced evidence in U.S. tobacco control.

Looking ahead to 2026, @grimmgreen.bsky.social and Professor Tikki Pang share their hopes and predictions for tobacco harm reduction worldwide.

Watch a powerful closing keynote from public health lawyer David Sweanor at #GFN25. He reflected on the challenges facing THR, resistance to innovation and the growing global shift away from combustible cigarettes.

As policymakers look ahead to 2026, experts share one clear hope for tobacco harm reduction: protect vape flavors. In today's 2026 Wishes, Dr. Garrett McGovern and AG Tom Miller explains why flavors are critical to keeping adults away from smoking.

The countdown to the 2026 Global Forum on Nicotine has begun. Join us in Warsaw for #GFN26, taking place 3–5 June 2026, we’ll be meeting to discuss Prohibition and Public Health. Registration is now open! 👇 gfn.events/registration/

As 2026 approaches, policymakers face a critical choice: continue repeating failed tobacco strategies—or finally listen to science, consumers, and real-world evidence.

In another Science lab presentation, Dr Chris Junker (BAT) shows the latest scientific findings on oral nicotine pouches and discusses how nicotine pouches can advance tobacco harm reduction.

Real progress is happening. Sweden and New Zealand are moving toward smoke-free status. The trend is clear: fewer cigarettes, better outcomes, healthier future.

Join WIl Godfrey for a roundup of the most significant tobacco harm reduction developments of 2025. From #FCTCCOP11 controversies and global bans to new scientific insights, advocacy efforts, and major policy shifts.

Join GFNTV and Michael Landl from the World Vapers Alliance as they break down COP11’s impact on tobacco harm reduction. Discover how countries challenged WHO recommendations, delayed restrictive measures, and pushed for evidence-based policies.

Today in GFN News episode we speak with Kurt Yeo, co-founder of Vaping Saved My Life, about the key moments and conversations surrounding #FCTCCOP11.

YouTube’s new AI enforcement wave looks less like a policy update and more like the WHO’s crusade against nicotine. In this worrying interview, @grimmgreen.bsky.social shows how safer-nicotine content is now being flagged as “medical misinformation” under rules that echo the WHO’s narrative.

Next in our #ScienceLab sessions, Chloe Rose PhD presents on the importance of properly designed studies and trials to determine the safety and relative risk of nicotine products.

In today's GFN News interview, GFNTV speaks with Nancy Loucas CAPHRA Executive Coordinator, about the fallout from COP11 in Geneva and the controversial Dirty Ashtray Award given to New Zealand.

Youth Vaping FALLS 70% Since 2019 and No One's Talking About This…

Misunderstanding nicotine delivery: a discussion on nicotine pouches. PMI's Carrie Wade and Gizelle Baker discuss the problems with comparing nicotine content of pouches with combustible tobacco. #GFN25ScienceLab

From award-winning advocacy to global collaboration. This year’s GFN brought passion, science and powerful voices for THR all into one room. It’s where ideas are tested, evidence is debated, and people fighting the same uphill battle finally find community.

In today's Science Lab, we break down new clinical evidence on how Heated Tobacco Products (HTPs) compare to traditional cigarettes in terms of respiratory health.

AG Miller shifted his stance after reviewing science showing that moving smokers from combustibles to safer alternatives like e-cigs and pouches could save lives. Experts across politics saw the same evidence — harm reduction works.

Former Iowa AG Tom Miller—key architect of the Master Settlement—tells GFN.TV the U.S. is winning against smoking, but no one’s hearing it. Smoking is at historic lows, youth vaping is down 70% since 2019, and millions have switched to far safer alternatives. So why won’t tobacco control say it?

Nigeria needs harm reduction now! Yusuff Adebisi and Uche Olatunji explain how misinformation, lack of education, and limited access to safer alternatives are holding back progress and how media, universities, and community outreach can drive real change.

The media play a major role in shaping the THR conversation, so sharing accurate, science-based information is crucial. Misinformation — often spread without proper fact-checking — hurts consumers and public health.

Ireland has introduced the highest vape tax in the European Union — but experts warn it could backfire. GFNTV speaks with Will Godfrey of Filter about how the new €0.50/ml tax may reduce switching, misinform the public, and even risk increasing smoking rates.

People will continue to use nicotine — the question is how to make it safer. Focusing on harm reduction could be a practical way to improve public health and reduce the risks linked to smoking.

As the WHO #FCTCCOP11 conference approaches, GFNTV speaks with tobacco policy expert @clivebates.bsky.social about the growing divide between science and ideology in tobacco control. Bates warns that prohibitionist approaches risk fueling black markets and ignoring proven harm reduction strategies.

What's the REAL WHO’s Stance on Tobacco Harm Reduction? The WHO says it supports public health — but where does it really stand on vaping and harm reduction? 🤔They keep saying we “need more research” — but the evidence is already clear.

The World Health Organization is no longer just fighting smoking—it’s waging an ideological war against nicotine itself. In this blistering interview, former WHO official Professor Tikki Pang exposes how the global health establishment has become evidence-blind...

Discover the real science behind effective vaping. Roberto Sussman talks about how power, airflow, and resistance shape vapor production, flavor, and efficiency. Why temperature isn't the key factor, but wattage, coil resistence and airflow settings are.

Discover key insights from experts across Latin America discussing misinformation, public health, and safer alternatives for nicotine users. Learn how science, communication, and advocacy intersect to advance tobacco harm reduction and promote a smoke-free future.