Sweden's Success with Anti-Smoking Strategies

Dec.07.2022
Sweden's Success with Anti-Smoking Strategies
Sweden praised for achieving smoke-free status and rejecting spice ban, with smoking rate as low as 5%.

Currently, Sweden is not only praised for reaching a smoke-free status but also for recently refusing to ban spices.


Sweden, as a city investigated by the EU for smoking habits, was included in a chart released by the EU in May 2017 which listed Bulgaria, Greece, and France as the countries with the highest smoking rates, at 36%, 35%, and 33% respectively. At the bottom of the list were the Netherlands, Denmark, and the UK at 16%, followed by Sweden with only 5%, a notable difference.


Sweden has credited the success of its "harm reduction" strategy to supporting the use of nasal snuff to quit smoking.


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