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Reynolds targets smokers trying to quit with new snus campaign

Thursday, December 30, 2010

Source: www.csnews.com Author: staff R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. wants cigarette smokers to consider Snus if they are trying to quit. According to the Winston-Salem Journal, the giant tobacco company has launched a national campaign marketing Camel Snus as a potential New Year’s Resolution solution for smokers. It’s the company’s first campaign aimed specifically at encouraging [...]

Burgeoning market for smokeless tobacco products

Sunday, December 12, 2010

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Source: www.acsh.org Author: staff Now for some more good news on the harm reduction front: While cigarette sales have fallen by 17 percent since 2005 due to robust health campaigns and steeper taxes, smokeless tobacco products sales have grown by an annual rate of approximately 7 percent, reports The Chicago Tribune. The increase in sales [...]

Snus smokeless tobacco: Less harmful than cigarettes, but not safe.

Monday, November 22, 2010

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Source: WebMD By: Daniel J. DeNoon If you use snus, do you win or lose? Snus — alternately pronounced snoose or snooze — is a smokeless, flavored tobacco product very different from snuff. When placed between cheek and gum, it doesn’t make you spit. Even its critics admit that snus is less harmful than other [...]

Refurbished York plant churning out Marlboro Snus, a new smokeless tobacco product

Saturday, October 2, 2010

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Source: www.dailypress.com Author: Jon Cawley From outside the non-descript facility on Merrimac Trail nothing indicates it’s home to Marlboro Snus, a spit-less, smokeless tobacco product that company officials say is gaining significant market traction. Inside, processed tobacco is finely ground, cooked, flavored, pouched and packaged by automated machinery in sanitary “clean rooms.” High-speed robots can [...]

Snus increases miscarriage risk drastically

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

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Source: The Swedish Wire Author: Johan Nylander Women who use snuff tobacco face 60% higher miscarriage risk. A Swedish study by the Karolinska Institute and Uppsala University warned that women who uses snus are 60 percent more likely to misscarry than average. “Stillbirth is probably one of the worst things that can happen to parents [...]

A tough one to chew on: smokeless tobacco and teens

Thursday, July 8, 2010

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Source: Medscape Today Author: Mary E. Muscari, PhD, CPNP, APRN-BC, CFNS Introduction One would think that the mere image of a bulgy cheek spewing brown, foul-smelling goo would be more than enough to turn anyone, especially appearance-conscious teens, off of using smokeless tobacco (ST). But then, these media-savvy adolescents probably have discovered snus, a smoke- and [...]

The global market for snus and snuff is estimated to be in excess of 1.4 billion cans, and growing. Scandinavia and the US are by far the world’s largest markets for snus and snuff. Scandinavia is a pasteurized snus market, while the US market is dominated by the fermented moist snuff.

Thursday, July 1, 2010

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Source: The Swedish Match Author: Staff The Scandinavian snus market is comprised of a broad range of brands and product varieties, with pouch products being the most popular and continuing to grow in importance. The largest market in Scandinavia is Sweden, the largest snus market in the world measured in per capita consumption. Norway was [...]

Quantifying the effects of promoting smokeless tobacco as a harm reduction strategy in the USA

Monday, June 28, 2010

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Source: http://tobaccocontrol.bmj.com Authors: Adrienne B Mejia et al. Background: Snus (a form of smokeless tobacco) is less dangerous than cigarettes. Some health professionals argue that snus should be promoted as a component of a harm reduction strategy, while others oppose this approach. Major US tobacco companies (RJ Reynolds and Philip Morris) are marketing snus products [...]

Smokeless tobacco risks ‘overblown’?

Monday, April 26, 2010

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Source: www.tobacco-news.net Author: staff The Wall Street Journal “Numbers Guy” blog said that while smokeless tobacco products remain far less popular than cigarettes in the United States, a collection of products that deliver nicotine without smoke—including dip, chew, snuff and newer items that look more like chewing gum—have sparked a heated debate about health risks. [...]

Is a tobacco company using packaging to target children?

Monday, April 26, 2010

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Source: www.packworld.com Author: Sterling Anthony Allegations are that recent product launches by R.J. Reynolds encourage nicotine consumption by children and that that’s the company’s strategy. In particular, it’s alleged that packaging is a core component of that strategy. It’s not the first time that R.J. Reynolds has been accused of child exploitation. Remember Joe Camel? [...]

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