Current tobacco laws fall short in protecting children
Current tobacco laws fall short in protecting children: Gaps in Australian tobacco laws are allowing children to be targeted by retailers, with some using window...
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Older people exchange Cannabis for Tabaco
Older people exchange Cannabis for Tabaco - New research from Curtin University has revealed increasing cigarette prices over the past several years have seen more...
Research finds concerning trends in adolescent substance use in the UK
Alcohol is the most commonly used substance, while vaping is now more common than cigarette smoking among young people, according to a new WHO/Europe report...
Global cancer burden growing, amidst mounting need for services
Global cancer burden growing, amidst mounting need for services: Ahead of World Cancer Day, the World Health Organization (WHO)’s cancer agency, the International Agency for...
Tobacco Industry failing to halt tobacco use
Tobacco Industry failing to halt tobacco use: Tobacco use declines despite tobacco industry efforts to jeopardize progress. Globally there are 1.25 billion adult tobacco users,...
WHO urged to reevaluate anti-smoking strategies
The Institute for Tobacco Studies (ITS) in Täby, Sweden, has raised a critical question about the World Health Organization's (WHO) strategies in combating smoking and...
WHO strategies against smoking currently insufficient
The Institute for Tobacco Studies (ITS) in Täby, Sweden released a topical paper urging the World Health Organization (WHO) to look at the successful Swedish...
Tobacco policy should be health driven and science backed
The European Respiratory Society (ERS) is urging global policymakers to support and adopt tobacco policies that are health driven and science backed. The statement comes...
Kids strapped in for second hand smoke
Kids still strapped in for second hand smoke as Direct Line Motor Insurance releases findings that eight in ten (83 per cent) drivers who smoke,...
Centre for excellence hub to help world’s most tobacco dependent farmers
Ahead of World No Tobacco Day (WNTD), the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World (FSFW) reinforced its commitment to help farmers in the world’s most tobacco...
