April 28th, 2021There are mixed messages when it comes to e-cigarettes, with many headlines proclaiming that vaping is just as bad or worse than smoking, reports Cancer Research UK. In...
The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) will soon implement the Global Adult Tobacco Survey – a first for South Africa.
The Global Adult Tobacco Survey...
February 24th, 2021Recreational drinking, smoking and drug use is linked to premature heart disease in young people, particularly younger women, according to research published online by...
February 10th, 2021With more than one billion smokers in the world and 11 million in South Africa, smoking-related diseases are a pressing problem. Scientifically substantiated smoke-free...
A leaked European Commission plan to combat cancer envisages a tobacco free generation by 2040 with stricter regulation of e-cigarettes, heated tobacco products, as well...
January 20th, 2021Remember, before COVID-19 took all the oxygen out of the room, when vaping was a big fear. A new study shows what we have claimed all along – vaping reduces...
January 13th, 2021The government and the tobacco lobby are squaring up for another round of appeals and counter-appeals in the South African courts, over the state’s right to ban...
Adults and kids who vape were more likely to report difficulty concentrating, remembering or making decisions than their non-vaping, non-smoking peers, in two annual...Harm Reduction
The incidence and associated mortality rates of bladder cancer worldwide appear to be correlated with the rates of tobacco use, a recent international study has found,...Harm Reduction
Young people who prefer to stay up late are more impulsive than their peers who go to bed earlier, which makes them more likely to drink alcohol and smoke, according to...
