▲ 482 ▼ 'Incredible' milestone reached as Sweden becomes a smoke-free country (www.thelocal.com) submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by NightOwl@lemmy.ca to c/upliftingnews@lemmy.world 120 comments fedilink hide all child comments Archive: [ https://archive.is/OTfZe ]
[–] bss03@infosec.pub 3 points 2 months ago (1 child) If True permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bss03@infosec.pub 1 point 2 months ago Smokers who have taken up snus use have quit smoking to a significantly greater extent than smokers without snus use, and a substantial proportion has eventually quit snus use as well and become tobacco-free. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5129320/#sec6-ijerph-13-01110 Registrations dated from 1994 to 2023. All participating regions provided data from at least 2015 and forward. Overall prevalence for smoking was 12%, and 13% for snus. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/14034948251350193 Doesn't really seem to be true exactly. But, snus use is mildly more popular than smoking in Sweden. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bss03@infosec.pub 1 point 2 months ago Smokers who have taken up snus use have quit smoking to a significantly greater extent than smokers without snus use, and a substantial proportion has eventually quit snus use as well and become tobacco-free. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5129320/#sec6-ijerph-13-01110 Registrations dated from 1994 to 2023. All participating regions provided data from at least 2015 and forward. Overall prevalence for smoking was 12%, and 13% for snus. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/14034948251350193 Doesn't really seem to be true exactly. But, snus use is mildly more popular than smoking in Sweden. permalink fedilink source parent