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Cigarette draw backs for smoker's kids, grandchildren

Harm from cigarettes could be handed down to a smoker's children and even grandchildren, sparking a fresh health warning for families.

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One of the most harmful single-use plastics serves no essential purpose

Cigarette butts are the single most littered item on the planet, with an estimated 4.5 trillion discarded each year

The Independent UK

‘Hash court’ and high drama: how weed became the US Open’s new distraction

Subway rumble, rowdy crowds, celebrity cameos – and now pot smoke. Tennis’s loudest major is rubbing up against New York’s shifting culture around marijuana

The Guardian - US

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Cigarette filters do nothing for smokers’ health and just create plastic pollution – they should be banned

Cigarette filters were widely introduced in the 1950s, ostensibly to make smoking less harmful. With growing public concern about lung cancer and other smoking-related diseases, the tobacco industry responded not by making cigarettes safer, but by making them seem safer. Filters were the perfect innovation – not for health, but…

The Conversation

7 Things From the 1950s That Are Now Illegal

The 1950s felt like a simpler, more carefree era, but some items from that decade would land you in serious hot water today. From deadly home materials to dangerous gadgets, many objects once commonplace are now banned or heavily restricted. Knowing what’s illegal, or wisely phased out, can protect your…

Clever Dude

‘It’s been a tough journey’: Freddy Brazier reveals he was sectioned amid addiction battle

The 20-year-old son of presenter Jeff Brazier and the late Jade Goody previously shared in June that he planned to attend rehab in Spain

Evening Standard

Achieve Life Sciences Inches Closer To FDA Nod For First New Quit-Smoking Drug In 20 Years

Achieve Life Sciences Inc. (NASDAQ:ACHV) is moving closer to a pivotal moment as it seeks FDA approval for cytisinicline, a potential first new smoking cessation therapy in nearly two decades, positioning the company for a high-stakes commercial launch in 2026.

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One Unexpected Royal Had Guests "Starting to Panic" Amid Her Continued "Smoking and Drinking"—and Proclaimed "You've Wounded Me" Before the Night Was Over

Guests felt like "survivors of a difficult airplane landing" when the royal eventually left.

Marie Claire

Bloodlines fans rage as Paradox locks 2 playable clans behind $30 DLC: 'Is Paradox smoking crack?'

The finish line is finally in sight, yet Bloodlines 2 is somehow still tripping over its own feet.

PC Gamer

Teen vaping linked to higher risk of smoking, marijuana, and alcohol use, study finds

The researchers called for stronger action to prevent teenagers and young adults from getting hooked on e-cigarettes.

Euronews

Major study uncovers health risks of vaping for young people

The study found that children who vape are three times more likely to go on to become smokers

The Independent UK

Young vape users three times as likely to start smoking, study finds

Review warns e-cigarettes could act as gateway to smoking and are also linked to higher asthma and other health risks

The Guardian - UK

Largest study on youth vaping suggests it is a gateway to smoking

Experts also found a link to certain breathing problems.

The Independent UK

New study challenges what we know about ultra-processed foods

While some ultra-processed foods (UPFs) do deserve concern, experts say they’re not a smoking gun

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Pete Davidson claims smoking weed sent him into a psychosis

Pete Davidson has revealed he once smoked so much weed he started losing touch with reality.

The Guardian - UK

‘Social apnoea’: sleep disorder could worsen at weekends, research suggests

Lifestyle factors such as drinking and smoking could contribute to increased severity of obstructive sleep apnoea

The Independent UK

The near-death experience that made Jason Momoa give up smoking

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The Independent UK

This is why we’ve stopped living longer

LET’S UNPACK THAT: Life expectancy is stalling – and the UK is officially the sick man of Europe. At a time when longevity medicine is gaining steam, Helen Coffey investigates why our mortality seems to be catching up with us, and whether we’ve finally hit our age ceiling when it…

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Man Sparks In-Flight Showdown After Attendant Caught Him Breaking The Law In Bathroom

"Put him on a no-fly list."

Roll Call

Sweden’s push for smokeless products leads some to wonder about risks - Roll Call

Gaps in data and long-term research about the safety of smokeless products raise questions about whether the means will truly lead to the end.

The Guardian - UK

I found it agonising to quit smoking. So why are people ignoring the new treatments on offer?

Patches, gum, lozenges and hypnotism ... none of it worked for me in the long term. If an effective remedy had existed back then, I would have jumped at it

The Independent UK

Cancer, Alzheimer’s and infertility ‘strongly’ linked to toxic chemicals in food and water by major report

Describing toxicity as ‘most underrated threat facing humanity’, new report warns risks to health are ‘widely underestimated’ with impact of pesticide use on cancer rates potentially rivalling that of smoking

Radio France Internationale

France bans smoking on beaches

This week on The Sound Kitchen, you’ll hear the answer to the question about cigarette butts and microplastics. There’s The Sound Kitchen mailbag, “The Listener’s Corner” with Paul Myers, Ollia Horton’s “Happy Moment”, and a tribute to Ozzy Osbourne created by Vincent Pora Dallongeville. All that and the new quiz…

The Independent UK

These medications could save thousands of lives – but doctors aren’t prescribing them

While it was once hoped that cytisine would become the ‘aspirin of smoking cessation drugs’, it is shockingly underused

Total Film

If you're tired of romance anime about school kids afraid to hold hands, I've got good news: one of my favorite manga is getting an anime, and the main characters are exhausted adults

Smoking Behind the Supermarket With You gets the adaptation it deserves

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