Smoking News
NHS reintroduces varenicline to help thousands quit smoking
BBC - 12-Nov-2024
E-cigarettes will also be offered in certain areas as a secondary option
Read more...UK plans 2025 ban on disposable vapes to reduce youth vaping
BBC - 25-Oct-2024
Leaders caution the ban may fuel a black market, demanding regulated sales
Read more...Childhood tobacco exposure increases the likelihood of adult stroke
Live Forever Club - 24-May-2024
Study highlights the urgent need for preventative measures
Read more...UCL study reveals cancer risk associated with vaping-induced DNA damage
Sky News - 20-Mar-2024
Study finds concerning similarities in DNA damage between vapers and smokers
Read more...Good news for smokers: Stopping, no matter your age, cuts your risk of cancer
The Guardian - 07-Feb-2024
Research shows 57% reduction in lung cancer risk for those who quit before 50
Read more...High-income countries like the UK projected to see 50% increase in cancer cases
Independent - 16-Nov-2023
Smoking tobacco alone results in a loss of at least 20.8 million years of life
Read more...Smoking increases the risk of 22 causes of death and 56 diseases in Chinese adults
Oxford Population Health - 22-Jul-2023
Immediate action needed to avoid health and economic burden of premature deaths and disease morbidity
Read more...Secondhand cannabis smoke is four times more harmful than cigarette
Independent - 02-Apr-2022
Bong smoking at home exposes family members to higher concentrations of toxic particles
Read more...New Zealand plans to ban cigarettes and become smoke-free by 2025
BBC - 09-Dec-2021
Reducing nicotine addiction in youth by restricting access to tobacco products
Read more...First study to take a deep look at nicotine patches and e-cigarette users
Independent - 19-Oct-2021
E-cigarettes users suffer from lung inflammation and irregular heart beat
Read more...People who smoke cannabis are at equal risk as tobacco users
Guardian - 19-Dec-2020
Cannabis users are unaware of its negative health effects and lifetime addiction
Read more...E-cigarettes don't help people give up smoking
New Scientist - 02-Sep-2020
Vaping, patches, sprays - or nothing at all - all pretty much the same with a 10% success rate
Read more...Coronavirus gives extra incentive for smokers to kick the habit
BBC - 15-Jul-2020
1.5 times as many smokers quit in the last year than usual - a rare long-term benefit of the pandemic
Read more...More than 300,000 UK smokers quit in fear of coronavirus
World Economic Forum - 27-May-2020
The pandemic has caused a lot of people to rethink of their daily habits
Read more...Vaping is better than smoking, but quitting smoking is the best
BBC - 16-Nov-2019
No vaping is even better for your heart
Read more...Smoking 5 cigarettes a day or 30 have the same impact on lungs
NHS - 10-Oct-2019
There can't be a safe level of smoking cigarettes, even e-cigarettes are harmful to the health
Read more...Secondhand e-cigarette vapour has health risks in vulnerable populations
Medscape - 30-Aug-2019
Try not to breath in second-hand vape smoke
Read more...The effects of public health campaigns
BBC - 20-Aug-2019
Number of smokers among secondary-school pupils in England decreased relevantly
Read more...England will prohibit smoking by 2030
BBC - 23-Jul-2019
Healthy eating and sleep, physical activity, not smoking are defined priorities by the green paper
Read more...E-cigarettes contaminated with bacterial and fungal toxins
Harvard Gazette - 25-Apr-2019
Raw materials used in the production of flavors might be a source of microbial contamination
Read more...35 reported cases of seizures following e-cigarette use
Independent - 03-Apr-2019
FDA stresses it is not clear whether e-cigarettes have triggered seizures in dozens of users
Read more...E-cigarettes association with cardiovascular diseases
WebMD - 30-Jan-2019
Nearly all regular adult users of vaping products are current smokers or ex-smokers
Read more...E-cigarettes double a person's risk of heart attacks
Harvard Health Publishing - 01-Jan-2019
The club’s recent blog post details the physiological effects of vaping
Read more...Daily e-cigarette use may nearly double a person's risk of a heart attack
Harvard Health Publishing - 01-Jan-2019
There is no safe level of smoking
Read more...Vaping as a possible cause of mouth cancer
Independent - 20-Aug-2018
Flavoured, nicotine-infused vaping fluids can convert to harmful carcinogens after heating
Read more...E-cigarettes are more harmful than first feared
NHS - 14-Aug-2018
E-cigarettes are marketed as an alternative to smoking tobacco, not as a way to quit using nicotine
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