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
Italy opens investigation into Philip Morris “smoke-free” marketing claims
The Italian Competition Authority (AGCM) announced on 15 October that it has opened an official investigation into Philip Morris Italia, the Italian subsidiary of the tobacco giant headquartered in Lausanne. The company is suspected of misleading commercial practices related to the promotion of its heated tobacco and e-cigarette products, using expressions such as “smoke-free” or “a smoke-free future.”
The Federal Law on Tobacco Products one year later: a predictable failure!
On October 1, 2024, the new Federal Law on Tobacco Products (LPTab) came into force. This marked the partial conclusion of a long and painful parliamentary process, lasting more than ten years and seeing an initial draft sent back to the Federal Council. The final text, however, remains deeply disappointing, as it offers little real progress compared to provisions already often regulated by the cantons
Synthetic cannabinoids: a hidden threat in vapes in Switzerland
The nicotine and cannabis market is evolving rapidly, driven by opaque and aggressive industrial strategies. Following the rise of e-cigarettes and nicotine pouches containing nicotine salts, and the appearance of nicotine analogues in these same products, a new threat is emerging: the presence of synthetic cannabinoids (Synthetic Cannabinoid Receptor Agonists — SCRA) in vapes sold in Europe.
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.
