{"id":61922,"date":"2025-09-25T13:05:04","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T11:05:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pharma-trend.com\/en\/survey-reveals-robust-public-support-for-better-alternatives-to-help-reduce-smoking\/"},"modified":"2025-09-25T13:05:04","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T11:05:04","slug":"survey-reveals-robust-public-support-for-better-alternatives-to-help-reduce-smoking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pharma-trend.com\/en\/survey-reveals-robust-public-support-for-better-alternatives-to-help-reduce-smoking\/","title":{"rendered":"Survey Reveals Robust Public Support for Better Alternatives to Help Reduce Smoking"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nEight in 10 adults agree that adult smokers should have access to smoke-free options, while 76% worry that decisions are based on ideology rather than science and facts<\/i><\/p>\n

STAMFORD, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–A new international survey conducted by Povaddo and commissioned by Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE: PM) reveals strong global support for smoke-free alternatives to cigarettes and growing worries about how public health decisions are made.<\/p>\n

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\nThe survey found that 78% of respondents agree that adult smokers in all countries should have access to better alternatives to continued smoking. Approximately three-quarters (74%) believe that encouraging people who smoke to switch to these products can help improve public health.<\/p>\n

\nAlarmingly, current policies in many countries stand in the way of allowing legal-age adults to switch to scientifically substantiated better alternatives. Approximately three-quarters of respondents (76%) expressed concern that decisions are being made based on ideology rather than science and facts. Almost 8 in 10 (78%) would like their governments to first consider the science behind smoke-free alternatives\u2014and how these products have reduced smoking rates in other countries\u2014before imposing restrictions. This sentiment is particularly strong in countries where all or some of these products are banned, including Argentina (83%), Brazil (82%) and India (94%).<\/p>\n

\n\u201cProgress matters. Countries that embrace smoke-free products have seen declines in cigarette sales and smoking rates,\u201d <\/i>said Jacek Olczak, Chief Executive Officer of Philip Morris International. \u201cThere is strong demand globally for governments to adopt fact-based policies that keep pace with innovation and deliver better outcomes for society.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n

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