"If you limit availability, consumption also decreases" "At the Nicotine Institute, we deal with everything that is brought to us on the subject of nicotine: addiction, but also alternative products and medication against addiction. And we are also often asked about the topic of non-smoker protection," says Ernest Groman, outlining his field of work. The proportion of smokers in the Austrian population is around 20 percent. Groman sees the numerous attempts by politicians to curb the number of smokers quite pragmatically: "We are not only concerned with the ban on smoking in pubs, that has been the predominant topic in recent years. What is clear, however, is that if you restrict the availab... [Read more]