Smoking in Lebanon
In Lebanon, the prevalence of tobacco smoking among adults aged 15 years and older is notably high, as indicated by the latest available data from 2022. The overall adult smoking prevalence was 34%, highlighting a significant public health concern. Gender-specific data reveals a disparity in smoking rates, with 43.1% of males and 25.7% of females reported as smokers in 2022. The number of smokers in the country was estimated to be 1,692,101 individuals. Comparatively, data from previous years indicate a slight decline in female smoking prevalence from 25.9% in 2020 to 25.7% in 2022, while male prevalence saw a minor increase from 42.8% to 43.1% over the same period. For reference, the adult daily tobacco smoking prevalence in 2017 was 23.3%, with a prevalence of 29.5% among males and 18.6% among females. Tobacco smoking was responsible for 11.45% of all deaths in 2021. This rate was 13.91% among males and 8.04% among females, with an annual total of 5,689 smoking-attributable deaths, including 4,019 male and 1,671 female deaths. These statistics underscore the ongoing challenges faced by Lebanon in addressing tobacco smoking and its associated health impacts.
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January 21, 2020 by vnews.com
Lebanon City Council to discuss proposal to increase legal tobacco age to 21
Lebanon soon could raise its minimum age to purchase tobacco to 21 under a new ordinance proposed by Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital and public safety officials.
The proposal comes even as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration last month increased the age to purchase tobacco products from 18 to 21 nationally. The change took effect when President Donald Trump signed a budget deal Dec. 20. The proposal for Lebanon also would require those purchasing tobacco — including cigarettes, e-cigarettes and chewing tobacco — to be at least 21 years old.
July 19, 2018 by sciencedaily.com
Use of nicotine during pregnancy may increase risk of sudden infant death syndrome
Nicotine exposure during pregnancy, whether from smoking cigarettes, or nicotine patches and e-cigarettes, increases risk of sudden infant death syndrome -- sometimes known as "cot death" -- according to new research published in the Journal of Physiology. [...] Over recent years nicotine replacement therapies, such as nicotine patches or e-cigarettes, have been prescribed to women who wish to quit smoking during their pregnancy. However these nicotine replacement therapies may not protect infants from SIDS.