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If thats enough to make even a percentage of them switch, weve made progress. The modified risk status classifies General Snus as a tobacco product that is sold or distributed for use to reduce harm or the risk of tobacco-related disease associated with commercially marketed tobacco products

With 1.3 billion tobacco users in the world, of which 8 million die annually from tobacco-related diseases, the stakes for global health are high

Formaldehyde: More Than Just Preservative Commonly used to preserve dead bodies, formaldehyde in cigarette smoke is a brutal respiratory irritant and a known cause of leukaemia and cancers in nasal and respiratory tissues

Cigars and other styles of cigarettes are also set to see similar price rises

More worryingly for MOH, more than one in five adult men still smoke daily a male smoking rate which is higher than countries such as Australia, New Zealand, Britain and the United States

Research suggests that switching to e-cigarettes might be an effective harm-reduction tactic for people who already smoke cigarettes