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…
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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…
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…
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)…
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…
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…
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…
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…
WHO urges Governments to stop subsidising tobacco farming
On World No Tobacco Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) urges governments to stop subsidizing tobacco farming and support more…
Solving the problem of youth vaping
Solving the problem of youth vaping: A University of Queensland researcher said current Australian laws were failing to prevent young…
Commonly asked questions about lung cancer
Commonly asked questions about lung cancer: Lung cancer is one of the most common types of cancer in the UK,…
Smoking rates surge during COVID-19
Smoking rates surge during COVID-19: University of Queensland researchers have found nicotine consumption in Australia increased by 30 per cent…