December 5th, 2018Government’s proposed anti-tobacco bill lacks any scientific assessment as an underlying principle of legislation, argues Tim Cohen, senior editor of Business Day. In...
Germany's drug commissioner says that nicotine represents the country's biggest substance risk, reports DW. She wants to ban outdoor advertising for cigarettes and...Addiction News
Health Canada figures say Canadians over 25 years smoked more tobacco and cannabis last year than they did two years before, reports The Canadian Press.
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October 8th, 2018A Bhekisisa article claiming that the tobacco industry was buying ads and Twitter coverage to thwart tobacco control in South Africa, elicited an irritated response...
Smoking shishais very popular, particularly among young people. But despite what many people believe, it is highly addictive, writes Kamran Siddiqi, professor of...Addiction Research
A review of research has found a large gap in accounting for the heritability of key phenotypes involved in each stage of addiction to smoked tobacco, to be published in...
September 3rd, 2018Tobacco companies are thriving in Africa due to weak anti-tobacco and tax laws. A study by the University of Cape Town’s Economics of Tobacco Control Project found...
Under US law, tobacco product marketing may claim lower exposure to chemicals, or lower risk of health harms, only if these claims do not mislead the public. A study...
August 8th, 2018SA’s Tobacco Bill has met with a barrage of criticism, among other things for proposing jail for smoking in public, outlawing designated smoking areas, trampling on...
The largest health burden from substance use was attributable to tobacco smoking and the smallest was attributable to illicit drugs, according to a global review.
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