#Tobacco

Often viewed as safer than smoking, the products are a major cause of stroke, as well as head and neck cancer

Many governments are making progress in the fight against tobacco, with 5 billion people today living in countries that have introduced smoking bans, graphic warnings on packaging and other effective tobacco control measures - four times more people than…

Tobacco kills more than 8 million people globally every year. More than 7 million of these deaths are from direct tobacco use and around 1.2 million are due to non-smokers being exposed to second-hand smoke.…

The World Health Organization is today launching a new kit for school students aged 13-17 to alert them to the tobacco industry tactics used to hook them to addictive products.…

WHO takes this opportunity to remind Member States that are Parties to the WHO Framework Convention of Tobacco Control (FCTC) of their obligations under the Convention.…

Worldwide, at least 40 million children aged 13–15 use tobacco products, and young people’s use of e-cigarettes and nicotine pouches continues to rise.…

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Philip Morris claimed it wanted to end cigarette sales, but experts and campaigners say new promotions seem designed to attract younger consumers

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From Slate Magazine: In Britain, a New Law Targeting a Beloved Vice Would Shock Americans. I Surprised Myself With My Reaction.

Though illicit e-cigarettes have flooded in from China, the new policy could allow major tobacco companies to sell from prime shelf space at thousands of stores.

Customs, police and the health sector are combining forces to crack down on illicit tobacco, with a new "action group" the government announced...

The Health Foundation, an independent charity, recently published its report into healthy life expectancy (HLE). HLE is the average number of years a UK citizen can expect to spend in good health. Ove

Company pushes for lower excise and claims threats warrant secrecy, while critics say it has ‘no interest in public health or safety’

Exclusive: A Senate committee considering the illegal tobacco trade in Australia hears closed-session evidence from cigarette manufacturers

Three months after the launch of Victoria’s tobacco licensing scheme less than half a shipping container’s worth of illegal cigarettes have been seized and no one has been criminally charged.

A new law in the United Kingdom banning the sale of tobacco products to future generations has been hailed as a landmark moment in the fight against nicotine addiction.…

From Reddit - r/australianpolitics: We can’t win tobacco war without the budget cutting tax on smokers

The successful passage of the 2026 Tobacco and Vapes Act into law is a major milestone on the journey towards achieving...

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