On the way to a tobacco and nicotine-free Switzerland
The Swiss Tobacco Prevention Association is the competence center for tobacco prevention in Switzerland. As an umbrella organization for the promotion of non-smoking, it currently has over 50 collective members. AT Switzerland offers its members a broad network of experts and provides specialist knowledge on tobacco control and prevention.
It is committed to a sustainably healthy and smoke-free Switzerland with evidence-based services and the networking of key players, while at the same time offering the population a helping hand in quitting smoking and nicotine withdrawal.
News and blog posts
Study: E-cigarettes increase smoking risk fivefold in adolescents
Teenagers aged 12-17 who had used e-cigarettes are five times more likely to start smoking in the future than those who had not.
Illegal Vapes: No Reaction from the Authorities for Six Months
Illegal disposable e-cigarettes are available in 108 Swiss online shops. In the spring of 2024, an AT Switzerland investigation had already reported that most e-cigarettes sold in Switzerland were illegal: The majority of disposable e-cigarettes sold in Switzerland did not comply with the law and exceeded the legally prescribed maximum amount of liquid. A follow-up inspection shows disappointing results: the vast majority of these products are still on sale today. Why are the authorities not taking action?
AT Blog - Nicotine in IQOS: what Philip Morris does not say
We are the factory of doubt. This was stated in a document labelled as “confidential” and found in the archives of a tobacco company which were made public by order of a US court. And, as we know, doubt is always preparatory to generating deception.
from Vincenzo Zagà, Maria Sofia Cattaruzza, Silvano Gallus
The 17 Sustainable Development Goals and tobacco
Protection from second-hand smoke from your fellow human beings
Die Forderung nach rauchfreien Innenräumen stützt sich ab auf eindeutige Fakten von Gesundheitsschäden, verursacht durch Passivrauchen. Auch in der Schweiz haben wissenschaftliche Forschungen die positiven Folgen eines gesetzlichen Schutzes vor Passivrauchen für die Gesundheit nachgewiesen.
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Current issues
Info sheet nicotine
Nicotine is a highly addictive psychoactive substance. It is traditionally contained in finely ground tobacco leaves (cigarettes, cigars and snus) and more recently also in liquid form in e-cigarettes.
Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS)
Electronic cigarettes (also known as ‘e-cigarettes’ or vapes) are handheld electronic devices that mimic the effects of a tobacco cigarette but contain no tobacco and create inhalable aerosols by electronically heating an e-liquid.
Volkswirtschaftliche Kosten des Rauchens
Durch den Konsum von Tabak entstehen hierzulande jährlich volkswirtschaftliche Kosten in Milliardenhöhe. Neben direkten tabakbedingten Kosten im Gesundheitswesen, die sich auf rund 3 Milliarden Franken belaufen, entstehen indirekte Kosten für die Wirtschaft aufgrund von Produktivitätsverlusten von zusätzlichen 3,1 Milliarden Schweizer Franken.
