Knowledge about the harmful effects of tobacco and nicotine Products – Report on a Government assignment

This report is a compilation of existing knowledge about the harmful effects of tobacco and nicotine products in terms of the extent of their use, the health risks and the social costs. The harmful effects are described in relation to each other, based on the scientific evidence.

The compilation shows that the scientific evidence concerning the health risks of using tobacco and nicotine products varies, depending on how long a product has been on the market, the number of people using it and the amount of research available.

This is a report on the Government assignment to compile and make the knowledge on the various harmful effects of tobacco and nicotine products available. The assignment was received by the Public Health Agency of Sweden, the National Board of Health and Welfare and the Swedish Agency for Health and Technology Assessment and Assessment of Social Services (SBU) on 24 March 2022. The report may also be of interest to other actors who work with tobacco and nicotine-related questions locally, regionally and nationally.

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Tobacco and nicotine products