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      EHYT works closely with educational institutions, parents and school staff to support the school-based preventive work. Our interactive training engages all counterparts to discuss intoxicants and gaming, and offers practical advice to support students' safe and healthy development.

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      • Substance prevention education for primary schools
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      What do we mean when we talk about substances and gambling? When are substance use, gambling or gaming not problems? How do you know that they have become an addiction? What are the consequences of addiction and what can we do about them?

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    • About EHYT

      EHYT Finnish Association for Substance Abuse Prevention works throughout Finland to promote healthy lifestyles. We work with people of all ages from children and young people to working age people and the elderly. In addition to alcohol, tobacco and drug abuse prevention, our remit also encompasses gaming and gambling. Our aim is to improve well-being across Finnish society.

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  • Substances, gaming and gambling
    • What is substance abuse prevention?
    • Alcohol
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      • Tobacco
      • Snus
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      • Prevention and cessation of cigarette, snus and e-cigarette use
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      • Cannabis
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    • Gambling
    • Digital gaming
    • Spotlight
      • Government alcohol monopolies as instruments for public health and welfare
      • Tackling Alcohol as Obstacle to Development: Alcohol Policy as Catalyst for Progress Towards the SDGs
      • Alcohol-related cancers: preventable, unknown, unacceptable
      • Building back better on alcohol policies: personally hopeful and never complacent
      • The never-ending story of alcohol control policy

Nicotine products

A tobacco product refers to a product that fully or partially consists of tobacco (Nicotiana). E-cigarettes do not contain tobacco but they are regulated by the Tobacco Act.

Drawing of nicotine products.
Kaisa Pasanen / EHYT ry

On these pages, you can find information about tobacco and nicotine products: cigarettes, snus and e-cigarettes, their harmful effects and rate of usage.

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