A recent Lancet Editorialabout the slow pace of tobacco control around the world singled out the UK as a leader in reducing the number of smokers. 4 Action on Smoking and HealthMHRA enhanced guidance on medical licensing for e-cigs welcomed by health leaders, clinicians and tobacco experts. 5 Royal College of PhysiciansSmoking and health 2021: a coming of age for tobacco control?. The Lancet should praise the UK for showing how smoking can become obsolete through approaches that include tobacco harm reduction. I am a former executive director in the World Health Organization's department of non-communicable diseases, and I had a major role in the development of its international Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.

Source: The Guardian May 12, 2022 22:56 UTC