Smoking rates and smoke-free policies
Follow population smoking trends, smoke-free targets, generational sales bans and restrictions on smoking in places. Compare the data behind claims of progress and distinguish targets from achieved outcomes.
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Flavoured vape bans lead to RISE in smoking rates, new study finds
Flavoured vape bans in the U.S have led to an increase in smoking rates among young adults, a new study has found.
Biden Administration moves to limit nicotine in cigarettes to “non-addictive” levels.
The Food and Drug Administration has proposed a rule to limit nicotine in cigarettes to non-addictive levels six years after it first said it intended to do so and five days before President Biden leaves office.
New Zealand rushes vape restrictions through parliament
The new legislation, announced by the Ministry of Health, means the “manufacture, sale, supply, and distribution of disposable vapes” will be banned from June 2025.
Mexico on verge of becoming first country to add vape ban to constitution
The Senate in Mexico yesterday voted unanimously to pass the reform, which will ban the production, distribution and sale of all types of vapes.