In Sweden, a focus on smokeless tobacco

In Sweden, a focus on smokeless tobacco

STOCKHOLM —  Last year, only 11 percent of U.S. adults reported smoking cigarettes in the past week, half the number of a decade prior. But in Sweden, the shift away from smoking — albeit to use other tobacco products —  is nearly complete. In 2015, the Swedish government set a goal of becoming “smoke-free” by 2025.  The U.S. followed suit, setting a similar 10-year smoking-cessation goal in 2020, and has regulated some smokeless tobacco alterna…