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Young people using unregulated nicotine pouches despite health risks

Written by | 22 Nov 2025

Young people in Scotland are experimenting with nicotine pouches and reporting adverse effects such as sickness and fainting, according to new research from the Scottish Centre for Social… read more.

Automated smoking interventions offered to parents through pediatric primary care may curb their tobacco habits

Written by | 16 Sep 2025

Researchers from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and Mass General Brigham found that integrating an automated smoking cessation intervention for parents into pediatric primary care demonstrated increased treatment… read more.

Menthol cigarette smoking has higher risk of death

Written by | 18 Feb 2025

Researchers report that the risk of death risk from smoking menthol cigarettes is higher than from smoking non-menthol cigarettes, for death from any cause and for death from… read more.

Older Australians turning to cannabis as cigarette prices rise

Written by | 29 Dec 2024

Increasing cigarette prices over the past several years have seen more older Australians turn to cannabis use as an alternative, according to new research from Curtin University in… read more.

Two million ex-smokers currently vape in England

Written by | 29 Nov 2024

About one in five people who have stopped smoking for more than a year in England currently vape, equivalent to 2.2 million people, according to a new study… read more.

Smokers who switch to vaping see improved respiratory health

Written by | 16 Nov 2024

A new paper in Nicotine and Tobacco Research, published by Oxford University Press, finds that people who switch from smoking cigarettes to vaping see improved respiratory health, but people… read more.

Virginia Tech researchers find menthol restrictions may drive smokers to healthier alternatives

Written by | 11 Nov 2024

Nationwide, fewer people smoke than did a decade ago, but the proportion who smoke menthol-flavored cigarettes is on the rise. More than 9 million adults, or about 32… read more.

Researchers quantify the benefit of quitting smoking soon after cancer diagnosis

Written by | 7 Nov 2024

Quitting smoking within six months after a cancer diagnosis adds an average of two years to a patient’s life. With this information in hand, all cancer centers have… read more.

UK health leaders urge chancellor to invest in a smoke-free UK

Written by | 20 Oct 2024

Over 200 leading doctors, professional bodies and charities are urging the chancellor to use the budget on 30 October to invest in creating a smoke free UK as… read more.

Tax, smoke-free legislation, and anti-smoking campaigns linked to smoking reduction

Written by | 9 Oct 2024

Tobacco use remains a significant global health challenge, despite extensive control measures at both national and international levels. Smoking continues to be a leading cause of premature death,… read more.

Quitting smoking nearly halves heart attack risk, cutting down does little

Written by | 3 Sep 2024

According to research presented today at ESC Congress 2024, 1 patients with stable coronary artery disease who quit smoking at any timepoint after their diagnosis reduced their risk… read more.

Few U.S. adults use nicotine pouches, study finds

Written by | 13 Jul 2024

A new study found that the prevalence of nicotine pouch use was low in U.S. adults despite a 641% increase in sales of the products between 2019 and… read more.

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