Consumer organizations advocating for tobacco harm reduction (THR) are often underfunded, led by volunteers, and still successful, according to a new study by the Global State of Tobacco Harm Reduction, a project of the UK-based organization Knowledge-Action-Change (KAC).
The report identifies 52 active consumer groups around the world that advocate for safer nicotine products (SNPs) like vapes, snus, oral nicotine pouches and heated tobacco products (HTPs).
It found that 31 of them had not gotten any funding support—and that the combined global funding for these organizations was around $310,000 in the last full year.
It’s a telling revelation, when such organizations are often smeared by opponents as front groups for tobacco or nicotine companies. It also represents a drastic difference from the amount of money spent by billionaire Michael Bloomberg and his funding vehicles to restrict access to THR options worldwide. In 2019, for example, Bloomberg Philanthropies announced that it would spend $160 million over three years to “fight flavored e-cigarettes” and “protect kids” in the United States alone.
Alex Norcia – Filter – 2023-02-02.
Want More Investigative Content?
