Richard Crosby

Oct 30, 2024 | daily-pouch.com | Richard Crosby

The land of “Liberté, égalité, fraternité” might need to change its famous motto. Unfounded fears over youth nicotine pouch use mean that France will ban the harm-reduction product in a few weeks, forcing many consumers back toward lethal cigarettes. Let’s take a look at what’s happening. In an exclusive interview with Le Parisien on October 29th, French Health Minister Geneviève Darrieussecq announced the government will ban nicotine pouches.

Oct 18, 2024 | daily-pouch.com | Richard Crosby |Joseph Hart

October is ADHD Awareness Month. While the neurodevelopmental disorder has made its way into the public consciousness more than ever, it’s still frequently misunderstood. Being diagnosed and getting treatment for ADHD can change people’s lives by improving their focus, organisation, and self-control. However, much of the medication used to treat the disorder can be quite harsh, leading to unwanted side effects for some, such as insomnia, loss of appetite, increased anxiety, and mood swings.

Sep 11, 2024 | daily-pouch.com | Richard Crosby |Joseph Hart

Share Stanton Glant’s reputation as both a researcher and a human being has taken a beating in recent years. These days, he’s the embodiment of St. George in Retirement Syndrome, incapable of telling the difference between smoking harm-reduction products that cause insignificant harm and his mortal enemy, the combustible cigarette. The 2024 National Youth Tobacco Survey (NYTS) figures were released last week.

Jun 9, 2024 | daily-pouch.com | Richard Crosby

Share After interviews with harm reduction legends Karl Fagerstrom and Clive Bates, this all-killer, no-filler series continues with the inimitable Martin Cullip. Martin is a lot of things. A successful businessman, a writer, a free market champion, an International Fellow at The Taxpayers Protection Alliance’s Consumer Center, and a consistent thorn in the side of tobacco control lunatics. He’s also a much-loved and genial figure in the harm-reduction advocacy space.

Jun 2, 2024 | daily-pouch.com | Richard Crosby |Joseph Hart

Tir Dhondy follows up the very watchable Hunting the Rolex Rippers by exploring the “epidemic” of people using a reduced-risk, legally available smoking alternative product. But if you think this show is a much-overdue celebration of the UK’s declining smoking rates, you might be disappointed. Ostensibly, Snus: Hooked on Nicotine is a documentary. However, I always feel a little uncomfortable calling TV programs like this by that name.