San Francisco’s ban on flavored nicotine products may have had the reverse effect of what they expected. The use of cigarettes among the cities youth has increased in the past three years.
More than £6billion was wiped off the value of London’s two tobacco giants as investors panicked that the US could cap the amount of nicotine in cigarettes. British American Tobacco (BAT) and Imperial Brands dropped after media reports said the Biden administration was mulling rules that remove so much nicotine that smoking is no longer … Read more
The Biden administration will consider forcing cigarette makers to reduce the nicotine in their cigarettes to levels that aren’t addicting – at the same time more than half of U.S. states have legalized marijuana in some form. The administration already was considering banning menthol flavoring in cigarettes, but while they’ve been chewing over that rule, … Read more
Quarantine hotel ‘inmates’ are told to stop smoking and buy nicotine patches – to keep guests in their rooms after party in the car park Up to 15 guests gathered in a smoking area outside hotel last Wednesday night Guests spotted drinking and sharing cigarettes, with several not wearing masks Said to be members of a … Read more
Quarantine hotel ‘inmates’ are told to stop smoking and buy nicotine patches – to keep guests in their rooms Up to 15 guests gathered in a smoking area outside hotel last Wednesday night Guests spotted drinking and sharing cigarettes, with several not wearing masks Said to be members of a WhatsApp group for ‘rebel guests’ … Read more
Light smokers who have just ONE cigarette a day can be ‘addicted to nicotine’, study claims US experts studied data on 6,700 smokers assessed for tobacco use disorder Two-thirds of those who only smoked 1–4 times a day were addicted, they found However, severer addictions were more common among more regular smokers The findings stress the … Read more
Even people who only light up as little as once a day — and think of themselves as casual smokers — can be addicted to nicotine and in need of treatment, a study said. US experts studied more than 6,700 smokers who had been assessed for addiction — finding that two-thirds of those who smoked … Read more
Matt Eagles smoked his first cigarettes — which he bought quite easily from the local newsagent — aged 12. ‘I was the sort of kid who just liked being naughty, but it soon became a regular habit,’ says the 51-year-old from Cuddington, Cheshire. It’s a story familiar to millions, but while smoking is universally regarded … Read more
Nicotine from cigarettes, vapes or patches can cause lung cancer to spread to the BRAIN, scientists warn Smokers are far more likely to develop lung cancer than non-smokers Smokers who develop lung cancer are more likely to develop brain metastasis Life expectancy among these patients is reduced to less than six months It is thought nicotine — … Read more
Nicotine from cigarettes, vapes or patches can cause lung cancer to spread to the BRAIN, scientists warn Smokers are far more likely to develop lung cancer than non-smokers Smokers who develop lung cancer are more likely to develop brain metastasis Life expectancy among these patients is reduced to less than six months It is thought nicotine — … Read more