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France loses more money from tobacco and alcohol than it gains

A new report has found that the cost to public finances related to alcohol and tobacco use exceeds any money the state gains from taxes on those products.

Romania

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.

Healthcare

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.

United Kingdom

UK launches scheme to get smokers to switch to e-cigarettes

The government says it's focusing on "helping people to quit" rather than imposing bans. The aim is to make the country smoke-free by 2030.

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Health news

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.

Health news

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.

Europe News

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".

Climate

How the tobacco industry is sending Zimbabwe’s forests up in smoke

Around 60,000 hectares of forests are burnt every year to cure tobacco, as farmers lack the space to grow their own trees.

Europe News

EU proposes ban on sale of flavoured heated tobacco products

According to EU figures, cancer is the second cause of death in the bloc, with 40% of its citizens predicted to face the illness at some point in life.

Earth News

Big tobacco is one of the world’s ‘biggest polluters’, says WHO

The tobacco industry has a devastating impact on the environment and some experts say it’s time to start treating it like the oil companies.

Denmark

Denmark proposes ban on selling cigarettes to people born after 2010

The move aims to prevent the next generation of Danes from touching any form of tobacco.

Switzerland

Four referendums, one day: Which issues will Swiss settle this Sunday?

It's the first round of referendums in Switzerland this year.

Health news

Number of tobacco smokers worldwide in decline, says WHO

Tobacco kills more than 8 million users every year, according to the World Health Organization.

World News

Euroviews. Stemming the flow of illegal tobacco from Ukraine and Belarus should be a priority for the EU ǀ View

The inflow of illicit tobacco from the EU’s eastern border continues to flourish. The EU should make the most of the current situation and encourage both Ukraine and Belarus to further commit to tackling a problem.

USA

San Francisco moves closer to ban on e-cigarettes

San Francisco has outlawed the sale of e-cigarettes until the United States Food and Drug Administration completes a review of the health effects.

USA

Sen. McConnell to introduce bill to raise national smoking age to 21

Nearly 9 out of 10 cigarette smokers first try smoking cigarettes by age 18, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

China

Watch: Kim Jong-un pauses for cigarette break on marathon train trip

A cigarette break in style means having a crystal ashtray on hand at all times.

Germany

This is what a snuff competition looks like

How much tobacco could you stuff up your nose in 1 minute?

Netherlands

EU cigarette tests hide true harm of smoking, research shows

EU system "influenced by tobacco companies" underplays damage of smoking, Dutch study claims.

World News

Euroviews. Can e-cigarettes help save lives? It’s complicated | View

It's not as simple as replacing a very harmful product with a less harmful one, writes the head of the European Respiratory Society's Tobacco Control Committee.