Australia targets Big Tobacco in crackdown on vaping
Australia announced a sweeping crackdown on vaping Tuesday, accusing tobacco companies of hooking the next "generation of nicotine addicts" by deliberately targeting teenagers.
May 2, 2023
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Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms: News and Research on Cigarette Smoking
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No, vapes aren't 95% less harmful than cigarettes. Here's how this decade-old myth took off
It's 2013. The Harlem Shake is on the radio and e-cigarettes are becoming a thing. A group of researchers convene to discuss these and other products containing nicotine.
Apr 28, 2023
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Using heated tobacco products makes SARS‑CoV‑2 infection and severe COVID‑19 more likely, reports study
Heated tobacco products—an alternative to traditional cigarettes, similar to e-cigarettes or vapes—do not burn tobacco leaves, but rather allow users to inhale the vapor produced by heating the tobacco leaves. Users choose ...
Mar 24, 2023
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Smokeless tobacco and cigarettes confer similar adverse vascular health risks, shows study
A new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine investigated the incidence of peripheral artery disease (PAD) among users of smokeless tobacco products. The findings show that the use of chewing tobacco and snuff ...
Mar 22, 2023
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Study finds COVID-19 pandemic has long-lasting effects on adolescent mental health and substance use
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a long-lasting impact on adolescent mental health and substance use, according to a new population-based study based on survey responses from a nationwide sample of over 64,000 13–18-year-old ...
Mar 14, 2023
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Smoking rates surged during COVID-19 in Australia, find researchers
University of Queensland researchers have found nicotine consumption in Australia increased by 30% during the early stages of COVID-19.
Mar 10, 2023
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NZ's smokefree law will reduce the number of tobacco retailers—here's what people who smoke think of that
New Zealand's smokefree law, which came into effect in January, introduces several world-first endgame measures, including removing most nicotine from smoked products, disallowing product sales to anyone born on or after ...
Mar 9, 2023
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Commentary: Passive vaping—it's time we see it like secondhand smoke and stand up for the right to clean air
A medical student of mine recently said he loved the smell of vanilla in the house he shared with friends who vaped. "That's OK, right?" he asked. "Well no," I said, "If you can smell the vanilla you are probably getting ...
Feb 24, 2023
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Is vaping any healthier than smoking?
There's been plenty of scientific debate about whether vaping is safer than tobacco, and whether it may help some people stop smoking.
Feb 8, 2023
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Majority of Americans support blocking sales of all tobacco products, CDC study says
A majority of adults in the United States support policies that prohibit the sale of menthol cigarettes and all tobacco products according to a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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