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
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
Philip Morris manipulates science and plans advertising campaigns to influence politics
In a recent investigation by The Bureau of Investigative Journalism, a Philip Morris International (PMI) whistleblower, Shiro Konuma, revealed that science is for sale.
Switzerland: Tobacco Companies Circumvent the Ban on Tobacco Promotional Offers
With the imminent arrival of the new Swiss law banning certain tobacco promotions, cigarette manufacturers, such as Philip Morris, are preparing measures to prevent the law’s intended effects. By introducing packs of 25 cigarettes sold at an advantageous price, they aim to retain smokers while maintaining the affordability of their products for younger people.