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Tobacco use declining globally, despite industry efforts, WHO says

While global consumption of tobacco is declining, trends indicate that the goal of a 30 per cent reduction will not be met by 2025 as initially planned.

17/01/2024

People put out cigarettes by a MeGo ashtray in Plougonvelin, western France.

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France unveils price hike and new restrictions to reduce smoking

France's health ministry unveiled a new plan on Tuesday to tackle cigarette smoking in the country, including bans on smoking in parks and on beaches.

29/11/2023

Cigarette butts sit in an ashtray on March 28, 2019, in New York

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New Zealand's new government plans to ditch radical smoking ban law

New Zealand's incoming government plans to repeal restrictions approved last year, an initiative that sought to stop the next generation smoking.

27/11/2023

Germany plans to enforce a partial ban on smoking in cars to protect children and pregnant women from exposure.

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Smoking in cars: What are the rules across Europe?

Smoking in cars is completely banned in only three EU countries whereas there is no ban in 13 EU countries.

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Where in Europe do people smoke the most and the least?

The UK has announced further plans to deter smokers with new packaging. But how do European countries compare in terms of smoking and vaping rates?

14/08/2023

Disposable electronic cigarettes for sale in a shop. There is a lot of confusion over how to dispose of the devices in the UK.

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Vaping waste is a ‘huge’ problem in the UK. What is the solution?

Three-quarters of people in the UK say they don’t recycle their vapes, which contain a cocktail of precious and hazardous materials.

01/08/2023

Cigarette butts sit in an ashtray.

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Only one EU country doing enough to help people stop smoking, WHO says

“Tobacco use continues to be one of the biggest public health threats,” said a World Health Organization official.

31/07/2023

Discarded cigarette cartons lie on the floor in a bar in central London, January 2007

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Euroviews. Europe has a tobacco smuggling problem it needs to curb

Putting an end to tobacco smuggling would mean extra money in the budget to help those who need it the most — an ideal the European Union leaders vowed to uphold, Cristian Gherasim writes.

27/06/2023

Artificial intelligence is disrupting how we produce content. Could it also help move us to a tobacco-free future?

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Could disruptive tech like AI lead to a 'smoke-free' future?

ChatGPT is making generative AI a household name. Beyond all the debate about content creation, it’s also disrupting health and science, but for the better?

21/06/2023

Firefighters battle a large fire at Chiberta forest in Anglet, southwestern France, Thursday, July 30, 2020.

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France to ban smoking in all forests and woods during wildfire season

Lawmakers have voted on measures to tackle growing destruction from climate change-related wildfires.

19/05/2023

Vaping has been linked to cannabis use in a US study

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Teenage vaping linked to binge drinking and cannabis use

A new survey has heightened concerns vaping might be a “gateway” to other harmful behaviours in teenagers.

18/05/2023

There are growing calls across Europe for a ban on cigarette filters, which are accused of polluting the environment and giving smokers a false sense of security.

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No ifs, no butts: The EU countries weighing a ban on cigarette filters

Health and environmental campaigners are calling for a European ban on cigarette filters, saying it would fight pollution and discourage people from smoking.

14/05/2023

The restrictions address vaping as well as traditional tobacco products

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Portugal declares war on tobacco products including vaping

Portugal is bringing in new legislation to restrict the use and sale of tobacco products including vaping.

12/05/2023

Australia says vapes will only be sold in pharmacies and require "pharmaceutical-type" packaging.

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Australia to ban recreational vaping in e-cigarette crackdown

Australia plans to ban non-prescription vaping and wants e-cigarette sales to be confined to helping tobacco smokers quit.

02/05/2023

The law states that tobacco can't ever be sold to anybody born on or after January 1, 2009 - and from now on, the minimum age for buying cigarettes will keep going up and up.

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New Zealand imposes lifetime ban on young people buying cigarettes

An annually rising legal smoking age aims to prevent the next generation from ever being able to buy cigarettes.

13/12/2022

The study found higher rates of some lung conditions in smokers of marijuana

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Smoking weed may be worse for your lungs than tobacco, study finds

A small study found marijuana smokers had a higher rate of emphysema and other airway diseases than people only smoking tobacco.

16/11/2022

The study looked at the effect of aerosols from vapes on mice

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Vaping can disrupt heart rhythms, research on mice shows

The study conducted on mice found vapour from e-cigarettes could cause heart arrhythmias and increase the risk of sudden cardiac arrest.

26/10/2022

A study has found loneliness and other psychological issues could cause people to age quicker than a smoking habit.

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Loneliness could be ageing you faster than smoking, new study finds

Researchers created a deep-learning "ageing clock" to find out what was causing an acceleration in ageing.

27/09/2022

A cigarette burns in an ashtray.

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Spanish NGO pushes for Europe's first tobacco-free generation

Spanish public health NGO NoFumadores wants the European Commission to legislate to "save new generations from falling into tobacco addiction".

24/08/2022

New research suggests quitting smoking could give people with heart disease five more years of healthy life.

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Quitting smoking could give you five more years of healthy life

People with heart disease who quit smoking could gain the same benefit as those taking multiple medications, new research finds.

08/04/2022