2023-06-03 17:08:00
Tobacco smoke in Italy still represents the main preventable cause of the development of oncological pathologies. The Italian plan to combat smoking is mainly based on the lines of action proposed by the Sirchia law and its subsequent amendments. But much still needs to be done. For many smokers, quitting is really difficult and in recent years the transition to the use of combustion-free and reduced-risk systems has triggered a scientific debate involving the academic community from all over the world, but the issue also concerns public policies and the responses that come from science.
This was discussed by the top harm reduction experts who met in Catania for the national conference promoted by Coehar, the Research Center for the Reduction of Harm from Smoking of the University of Catania, which boasts more than 130 publications signed by more than 100 researchers engaged in 15 different countries around the world. 30 studies were presented by the speakers in front of an audience of 200 people including doctors, students and public health experts.
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