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
United States: FDA Strengthens Oversight of Chemicals Found in E-Cigarettes
The U.S. FDA has added 18 new potentially harmful substances to its official list. Several are found in e-cigarettes and other nicotine products, highlighting that these products are not without health risks.
Europe warns of new pathways to nicotine
Nicotine is reinventing itself. New products, new promotional channels and new influence strategies are reshaping the landscape of addiction. Experts gathered at ECToH 2026 warned of the rapid evolution of nicotine use and dependence across Europe.
Ticino: Stronger Controls and Enhanced Enforcement to Protect Young People from Tobacco and Nicotine
On the occasion of World No Tobacco Day on 31 May, the Government of the Canton of Ticino adopted a new Regulation on Protection Against Smoking, which will enter into force on 1 July 2026. The revision aligns cantonal legislation with the Federal Act on Tobacco Products and Electronic Cigarettes (TobPA) and strengthens monitoring and enforcement mechanisms designed to protect public health.
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.
