GFN.TV Interviews #92 | OVERLOOKED RISK | Smoking’s Toll Among People Who Use Drugs

Among more than 100,000 people who used heroin in England, smoking accounted for 24% of premature deaths, nearly matching illegal drugs at 28%. Yet smoking remains routinely overlooked within drug treatment and harm reduction services. Shot on location at GFN 2026 in Warsaw, Poland, David MacKintosh of the Global State of Tobacco Harm Reduction explains how integrating safer nicotine could deliver a low-cost, high-impact intervention that helps people live longer and healthier lives. Featuring: DAVID MACKINTOSH Director, Knowledge Action Change Fmr. Chair of Trustees, Drug and Alcohol Services London kachange.eu