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Number of smokers in UK hits lowest level on record, ONS says

New figures show 13.3 per cent of people aged 18 and over in UK smoked cigarettes in 2021

The Independent UK

Conor McGregor smokes weed while teasing trilogy fight with UFC rival Nate Diaz

McGregor is currently holidaying in Amsterdam as he continues to take time away from the UFC ahead of a potential comeback, but has threatened to "bury" rival Diaz while smoking weed in the Dutch capital

Daily Mirror

ONS records lowest proportion of smokers in UK on record

New figures from the Office for National Statistics show that 13.3% of people aged 18 and over in the UK smoked cigarettes in 2021.

The Independent UK

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Heart attacks among young people on the rise; lifestyle changes that can help prevent it

Shocking videos of young people collapsing due to heart attacks have surfaced on twitter, spreading concern among netizens. In one such video, the bride suffered from a cardiac arrest minutes after exchanging garlands on stage at her wedding. In another video, a 25-year-old man who is said to have gone…

The Times of India

Young People Are Using Cigarettes To Quit Vapes, Threatening Decades Of Anti-Tobacco Progress

Vape addiction rates among young people have risen so much that cigarette smoking rates are starting to lift too, after decades of declines.

Pedestrian.tv

More South Africans are smoking - higher taxes and stronger law enforcement are needed

Tobacco use imposes a significant health and economic burden on countries. Research estimates that the cost of smoking in South Africa amounted to 0.97% of the country’s GDP in 2016. These costs are likely to have increased as a result of the observed rise in smoking prevalence over the past…

The Conversation

Throat cancer symptoms you should have checked by a GP

Experts run down the common misconceptions about ditching cigarettes

The Independent UK

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Anutin addresses beach photo involving minors

A photo depicting two minors smoking pot along Pattaya Beach that went viral has prompted Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul to call on the police to enforce the law.

Bangkok Post

Amsterdam bids to ban pub crawls and limit cannabis as good tourists 'do not pee through the mailbox'

The tourist destination is seeking to clean up its image with a ban on smoking cannabis in public in the Red Light District and limiting sale of alcohol

Wales Online

MSP wants answers on Forth Valley Royal Hospital smoking breaches

Mid Scotland and Fife Conservative MSP has written to health board chief on the matter.

Daily Record

‘Lives are at stake’: Australia returns to the nicotine frontline with vaping reform

A decade since world-first plain packaging reforms, there is a new threat: the alarming rate of children using e-cigarettes

The Guardian - AU

Homeless boy sent to juvenile centre after found smoking ganja

PATTAYA: A 10-year-old runaway has been sent to a detention centre in Rayong province after he and another boy were photographed smoking marijuana from a hookah at a pier in south Pattaya last week.

Bangkok Post

Throat cancer symptoms you should have checked by a GP

Experts run down the common misconceptions about ditching cigarettes

The Independent UK

Throat cancer symptoms you should have checked by a GP

Experts run down the common misconceptions about ditching cigarettes

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

Mouth cancer causes grow as cases skyrocket in UK

HPV now a major concern alongside smoking, say doctors

The Independent UK

5 myths about lung cancer everyone needs to stop believing

Experts debunk common misconceptions around lung cancer

The Conversation

Banning menthol cigarettes and more health warnings are only the start. Australia could look to NZ for how to do tobacco control

This week’s announcement of a raft of new tobacco control measures – including banning menthol products and proposing health warnings on individual cigarettes – are important and welcome.

The Independent UK

Throat cancer symptoms you should have checked by a GP

Experts run down the common misconceptions about ditching cigarettes

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The Independent UK

5 myths about lung cancer everyone needs to stop believing

Experts debunk common misconceptions around lung cancer

Los Angeles Times

16 gorgeous gifts for cannabis fans who appreciate high design

As the 2022 holiday season rolls around, cannabis — and the ever-expanding world of tools and accoutrement that key into it — is firmly out of the closet. Well-heeled weed heads are no longer willing to make an either-or choice between things that make them feel good and things that…

ABC News

Government considering range of options to achieve goal of halving smoking rates within 10 years

"Smoking kills" labels on cigarettes, unattractive colours and a ban on menthols and other flavour additives will all be imposed in renewed efforts to reduce smoking rates.

The Guardian - AU

Australian government to crack down on nicotine e-cigarettes as rates of teen vaping skyrocket

Exclusive: Guardian investigation finds many children do not know they are consuming highly addictive nicotine in vapes until it is too late

Reason

Drug Dealers Are Now Being Charged With Human Trafficking

Plus: Chinese authorities contact protesters, smoking rates fall dramatically, and more…

Bangkok Post

Ganja-smoking shops are illegal, ministry warns

Pot-smoking shops are illegal now that the Ministry of Public Health's announcement declaring the flowers of marijuana plants to be a herb requiring strict control has taken effect, the ministry warned on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Throat cancer symptoms you should have checked by a GP

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