The research, published in scientific journal The Lancet, shows that reducing smoking levels to under five per cent (when a country can officially be declared ‘smoke free’) would increase global life expectancy by one year for men and by 0.2 years for women.
Ireland’s new tax on vapes puts smokers’ lives at risk and is a “setback in the fight against tobacco”, according to international health experts.
Currently there is no upper limit on the amount of nicotine allowed in pouches, a tobacco-free product that is placed between the lip and the gum.
A survey of over 1000 vapers shows that a massive 85 per cent are former cigarette smokers. Due to the proposed vaping ban, 52 per cent fear they may revert back to the deadly habit.
Smoking rates in New Zealand are set to dip below five per cent, putting it on the brink of being declared officially ‘smoke free.’
The European Network on Smoking Prevention declared that its staff members “have not…had any professional involvement in any project related to tobacco in the last four years”.
Canada’s new ban on nicotine pouches is a “deadly error” and “backward step” in the global fight against the toll of tobacco, health experts have warned.
The Canadian government has banned the sale of nicotine pouches outside of pharmacies.
Contrary to global trends, smoking rates in the two countries - where lawmakers have heavily regulated vapes alongside far more dangerous cigarettes - are set to rise over the next few years.
Smoking rates in Sweden have plummeted from 16.5 per cent to under six per cent in less than a decade, a new report reveals.
Smoking rates have stagnated in European Union countries where less harmful nicotine alternatives are not readily available, new data reveals.
Celebrities like Lily Allen, Slash, Nick Clegg, and Cheryl Cole have all navigated the challenges of quitting smoking, with many turning to alternatives like vaping and snus to successfully kick the habit.
