National and regional policies

National and regional policies

National and regional policies

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Learn some helpful tips on how to stop smoking, and overcome those tobacco cravings and urges.

Learn some helpful tips on how to stop smoking, and overcome those tobacco cravings and urges.

Weighing tips to kick the habit in Anti-Tobacco Month For most tobacco users, trying to beat cravings or urges to smoke can be difficult....
The demand for tobacco products causes widespread environmental degradation because tobacco farming

The demand for tobacco products causes widespread environmental degradation because tobacco farming

Tobacco growing, production, marketing and consumption are devastating our environment. Tobacco cultivation causes deforestation and over...
Research shows that 86% of lung cancer is caused by smoking tobacco with 6,000 non-smokers caused by

Research shows that 86% of lung cancer is caused by smoking tobacco with 6,000 non-smokers caused by

One in six people dying of lung cancer in UK are non-smokers, experts say Scientists blame rise on car fumes, secondhand smoke and soot f...
Q&A: Everything you need to know about the plain packaging of cigarettes

Q&A: Everything you need to know about the plain packaging of cigarettes

What is plain packaging? When cigarettes boxes have plain packaging, it means that they do not have promotional, marketing and advertisin...
Nigeria isn’t doing enough to reduce tobacco use. Here’s why

Nigeria isn’t doing enough to reduce tobacco use. Here’s why

Tobacco remains the biggest public health threat, killing more than seven million people globally every year. The World Health Organisati...
Smoking more risky for TB, HIV patients

Smoking more risky for TB, HIV patients

With more than 7 million people living with HIV, South Africa is home to the world’s largest HIV epidemic. About 3.4 million people are o...

Just a little cigarette butt? Think again. Six ways smoking is killing our ecosystem

Around six trillion cigarettes were manufactured across the world in 2014. Of this, it is estimated that more than 60% of the cigarette b...
Five facts to show you how tobacco wipes the smile off your dial

Five facts to show you how tobacco wipes the smile off your dial

Most people know that smoking leads to lung cancer. But many are not aware that smoking also affects other parts of your body – and parti...
Snuff is more addictive, harmful and harder to give up

Snuff is more addictive, harmful and harder to give up

There’s a common myth that the use of snuff is a harmless pastime – and that it’s almost a right of passage for older women in many commu...
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