What is Harm Reduction
Harm reduction is a set of practical strategies and ideas aimed at reducing negative consequences associated with drug use. Harm Reduction is also a movement for social justice built on a belief in, and respect for, the rights of people who use drugs.

The world’s most harmful method of obtaining nicotine is still ”smoking tobacco”

Consumers who want to continue to enjoy nicotine without the hazards associated with cigarettes or who want a more socially acceptable way to quit smoking now have a far wider range of options which is due to the innovation of harm reduction products.

The simple tobacco harm reduction argument states that smoking increases the risk of disease and early death, that most smokers wish to stop, that many have attempted to stop, that many find it difficult to stop, and that many are unable or unwilling to give up nicotine. Because of the availability of less harmful nicotine delivery methods, people can continue to use nicotine while avoiding the negative health effects of smoking.

People smoke for the NICOTINE but die from the TAR and other combustible products.

The idea of tobacco harm reduction can be traced from Professor Micheal Russell, a UK psychiatrist. He noticed that people smoke because of the NICOTINE, but that illness and premature deaths results from the TAR the smokers inhale.

PRIMARY HEALTH EFFECTS OF SMOKING TOBACCO

Smoking can cause cancer almost anywhere in your body:

Bladder,Blood (acute myeloid leukemia),Cervix,Colon and rectum (colorectal),Esophagus, Kidney and ureter, Larynx, Liver ,Oropharynx (includes parts of the throat, tongue, soft palate, and tonsils), Pancreas, Stomach, Trachea, bronchus, and lung

Complicated Effect of Tobacco

Smoking can make it harder for a woman to become pregnant. 

  •  Low birth weight
  • Sudden infant death syndrome (known as SIDS or crib death)
  •  Ectopic pregnancy
  • Orofacial clefts in infants
  • Smoking can also affect men’s sperm, which can reduce fertility and also increase the risks for birth defects and miscarriage.
  • Smoking can affect bone health.
  • Women past childbearing years who smoke have weaker bones than women who never smoked. They are also at greater risk for broken bones.
  • Smoking affects the health of your teeth and gums and can cause tooth loss.
  • Smoking can increase your risk for cataracts (clouding of the eye’s lens that makes it hard for you to see).
  • Smoking is a cause of type 2 diabetes mellitus and can make it harder to control. The risk of developing diabetes is 30–40% higher for active smokers than nonsmokers.
  •  Smoking causes general adverse effects on the body, including inflammation and decreased immune function.
  • Smoking is a cause of rheumatoid arthritis.

Health Benefits Of Quitting Tobacco Smoking

  • One of the most significant steps a person can take to enhance their health is to stop smoking. Regardless of their age or length of smoking, this is accurate.
  • Giving up smoking
  • Enhances the quality of life and the state of one’s health.
  • Can increase life expectancy by as much as 10 years while lowering the risk of premature death.
  • Lowers the risk of a variety of harmful health outcomes, such as cancer, poor reproductive results, cardiovascular conditions, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
  • Helps those who have already been given a COPD or coronary heart disease diagnosis.
  • Improves the health of expectant mothers, their fetuses, and their newborns Lessens the cost impact smoking has on smokers, healthcare systems, and society as a whole