Topic: tobacco

The legislation makes it illegal for retailers to sell tobacco to anyone born after 1 January 2009, effectively creating what policymakers describe as a 'smoke-free generation.'

Interest in GLP-1s for addiction has grown in the past decade, as some people prescribed them for diabetes or weight loss noticed they were drinking less alcohol or smoking less.

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EAC-PM paper finds sharp rise in rural and urban tobacco consumption between 2011-12 and 2023-24, with poorer households hit hardest even as public healthcare spending expands.

The Bill, to be introduced during the Winter Session of Parliament, proposes a levy on the machines installed for production of pan masala.

Experts say even manufacturers don’t claim e-cigarettes are cessation devices, and no amount of ‘harm reduction’ rhetoric can obscure evidence that these devices inflict serious damage.

Comprehensive interventions to help over 750 million quit.

Doctors & experts are divided on the move's efficacy. Some believe this could help ensure responsible use, while others feel it could reduce access for those benefiting from it.

By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand will repeal on Tuesday a world-first law banning tobacco sales for future generations, the government said, even while researchers and campaigners

According to the WHO South-East Asia Region, the use of tobacco has decreased slightly from 68.9 per cent in 2000 to around 43.7 per cent in 2022. However, the region still accounts for the highest number of people using tobacco worldwide.