
Not content with merely educating people as to the health risks associated with tobacco, anti-smoking campaigners and politicians in Australia are considering a ban on under-25s being able to smoke, and even a rolling blanket ban. The latest front in the
by Sarkis Zeronian22 Dec 2015, 6:37 AM PST0

The All Party Parliamentary Group on Smoking and Health (APPG), chaired by Bob Blackman MP has called for yet another increase in tobacco taxes. The Conservative MP for Harrow East is recommending to Parliament, “that the tobacco tax escalator be increased
by David Atherton12 Oct 2015, 6:34 AM PST0

A new study finds that more college-age kids are now smoking pot than they are tobacco.
by Warner Todd Huston1 Sep 2015, 6:56 PM PST0

A ban on smoking outside may soon become a reality if the Royal Society for Public Health’s (RSPH) proposals are adopted. The areas specifically affected are outside restaurants, school gates, in parks and even in pub gardens. The RSPH cites the smoking ban
by David Atherton13 Aug 2015, 3:30 AM PST0

Children in their early teens are less likely to have smoked, consumed alcohol or taken drugs than ever before, new figures reveal. The annual Health and Social Care Information Centre survey of 6,000 pupils aged 11 to 15 found that record
by Nick Hallett24 Jul 2015, 1:02 AM PST0

Action on Smoking and Health (ASH), one of Britain’s most influential lobby groups, has released a new report today demanding that the tobacco industry is “forced” to pay to stop people smoking – in a ‘get turkeys to vote for
by Oliver Lane10 Jun 2015, 1:04 AM PST0

Is President Obama smoking again?
by Charlie Spiering9 Jun 2015, 9:35 AM PST0

British government officials are urging all low and medium security mental health units to go ‘smoke free’, effectively forcing patients off cigarettes. Clinical experts warn that making patients quit against their will is illegal, contravening the Mental Health Act and setting
by Donna Rachel Edmunds6 Jun 2015, 6:06 AM PST0

California State Senators voted Tuesday to raise the legal smoking age from 18 to 21, by a vote of 26-8.
by Michelle Moons2 Jun 2015, 4:23 PM PST0

The Department of Defense (DoD) is making a concerted effort to reduce smoking among its members, and the Defense Advisory Committee will propose two options to Defense Secretary Ashton Carter: raise the price of tobacco on military bases and create more tobacco-free zones on the bases.
by William Bigelow3 Apr 2015, 8:34 AM PST0

California lawmakers and health organizations are pushing legislation that would increase the state tax on cigarettes by $2 per pack.
by Daniel Nussbaum4 Mar 2015, 4:47 PM PST0

Pregnant smokers in Ohio who quit smoking will be rewarded with free diapers, courtesy of a state grant from the health department’s Child and Family Health Services.
by Wynton Hall1 Feb 2015, 5:31 PM PST0

Italian Minister of Health, Beatrice Lorenzin, is offering new legislation to ban cigarettes in national TV and film productions, leading 20 of country’s top film virtuosos to express outrage at the proposal.
by Kipp Jones23 Jan 2015, 8:57 AM PST0

Yesterday’s announcement by the government that they will bring a vote on legislation to introduce plain packaging of cigarettes before the next general election in May has already caused splits in Prime Minister David Cameron’s government. Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond
by Donna Rachel Edmunds23 Jan 2015, 7:33 AM PST0

Spanish police have arrested two former members of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) as part of an investigation into money laundering and tobacco smuggling, as the crack down on tobacco products makes the crime more lucrative. Donna Maguire and Leonard
by A.B. Sanderson7 Jan 2015, 1:17 AM PST0

Drivers who smoke with children in the car would be fined £50, under plans being prepared by ministers. The plan aims to protect kids from second hand smoke by creating a new criminal offence – with police empowered to issue
by Andre Walker18 Dec 2014, 7:11 AM PST0