Westin: This is a story about the many faces of a single vice. For more than a century, tobacco has been one of the most regulated industries in the global economy. And with every new regulation, it's come back in a different form.Now, tobacco firms are adapting again sidelining cigarettes in favor of smoke-free products. They call it "harm reduction." And are finding some business success. But critics say the long-term health effects are still unknown.Our colleague, Michael McKee, takes us to Switzerland. ...

Advocates for harm reduction argue that clean-needle sites give users a point of contact to eventually find treatment for addiction. Yet the effectiveness of these programmes can vary https://t.co/IkSO8f55kh ...

In recent years, as the opioid epidemic raged and overdose deaths and addiction affected more communities, more areas have embraced harm reduction. But now politicians are changing tack https://t.co/MUi04yCb2M ...

Across America a backlash against “harm reduction”, the idea that some people will always use drugs and that public policy should focus on minimising the damage, is taking place https://t.co/7r3YgtNuVUIllustration: The Economist/Getty Images https://t.co/GcfOtrQPjV ...