Research and Reports

PMI event sponsorship "tantamount to tobacco advertising" - civil society

An Update on Civil society actions on PMI Sponsorship of Africa Trade & Customs summit (7-9 November 2022) ——————————————————————————————...

PMI Promotion of IQOS Using FDA MRTP Order

In December 2016, Philip Morris International (PMI) applied to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to have IQOS, its heated...

A silent killer during pregnancy

When you go for your antenatal check-up, they will monitor your high blood pressure on every visit. You may have existing high blood...

Retailers ready as Durban customers flood in for cigarettes and alcohol

Umlazi resident Portia Mvuyana drove more than 20km to a large liquor outlet in Durban so she could stockpile alcohol “in peace”. Mvuyana...

Dlamini-Zuma defends five month ban on sale of cigarettes

Under the new lockdown regulations that Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma announced on Monday, the sale of alcohol and cigarettes are allowed as...

CALLS FOR STRICTER CONTROLS AFTER BOOZE AND TOBACCO SALE BANS LIFTED

The bans were lifted after lockdown regulations were amended to reopen the economy as the COVID-19 infection rate dropped. Distributors...

Coronavirus: Spanish regions ban smoking over Covid-19 risk

The Spanish region of Galicia has effectively banned smoking in public places over concerns it increases the risk of Covid-19...

Early Signs of Vaping Health Risks Were Missed or Ignored

Doctors and researchers scattered around the globe saw problems, but ‘nobody put two and two together’ Scientists, regulators and...

What are nicotine withdrawals, and how to cope?

When nicotine starts to leave the body after smoking tobacco, people experience physical and psychological withdrawal effects. Nicotine...

"Low nicotine" or menthol cigarettes are just as likely to die from lung cancer as those w

The risks of lighter cigarettes are just as high as normal ones, researchers said They are concerned people think there is a 'safer'...

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