Sep 25, 2025 7:02 AM Eastern Daylight Time Survey Reveals Robust Public Support for Better Alternatives to Help Reduce Smoking Share Today, more than 190 million smokers in more than 20 countries—nearly one in five globally—have no legal access to a range of smoke-free products, even though cigarettes—the most harmful way to consume nicotine—remain widely available. In many of these countries declines in smoking rates have stagnated despite advertising bans, high excise taxes, plain packaging, and a complet ...