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November 30, 2023 by health.com

ZYN Pouches Are Gaining Popularity—How Do They Compare to Smoking and Vaping?
ZYN pouches are growing in popularity. There are multiple brands of nicotine pouches, but ZYN has recently exploded on platforms like TikTok, with videos on the topic garnering 292.6 million views. The intent of these products is to provide a nicotine source aside from a traditional cigarette, Irfan Rahman, Ph.D, who runs a lab that conducts research on toxicants at the University of Rochester Medicine, told Health. That said, the products have not been sufficiently studied. “There’s no data available,” Rahman said. “If somebody’s saying that, they’re making up data.”
November 30, 2023 by businessgreen.com

UK watchdog bans Elfbar single-use vape adverts over 'misleading' recycling claims
Digital billboard and bus adverts for e-cigarette brand Elf Bar 'must not appear again in forms complained of' after Advertising Standards Authority rules environmental claims 'misleading'. Elfbar has been rapped by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) for making misleading environmental claims in a series of adverts for the e-cigarette brand this summer, after an investigation by watchdog...
12.90% of the adult population are current smokers. There are approximately 7.2 million current smokers in United Kingdom 14.60% of men are current smokers but only 11.20% of women.
SOURCE: GSTHR
November 30, 2023 by euronews.com

France unveils cigarette price hike and public spaces ban under new restrictions to tackle smoking
France's health ministry unveiled a new plan on Tuesday to tackle cigarette smoking in the country, including bans on smoking in parks and on beaches. From hiking the price of a pack of cigarettes to banning smoking in parks, France has announced a raft of new measures to reduce the number of smokers. As part of a new plan, the government will increase prices to €13 a pack in 2027, ban disposable e-cigarettes, and ban smoking in public spaces such as parks, beaches, forests and other public areas. Their aim is to create a generation "free of tobacco" by 2032.
28.70% of the adult population are current smokers. There are approximately 15.2 million current smokers in France.
SOURCE: GSTHR
November 29, 2023 by nst.com.my
Smoking control bill proposes ban on advertising, promotion of vape products
E-cigarettes or vape products can no longer be advertised, promoted or involved in sponsorship once the Control of Smoking Products For Public Health Bill 2023 comes into force. Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa said the provisions banning the advertising, promotion and sponsorship of tobacco products, which were already in force under existing laws, are now expanded to all products including e-cigarettes, tobacco products, smoking substances and substitute tobacco products. She said that Articles 3, 4, 5 and 6 of the bill also require all importers and manufacturers of tobacco products to register each product produced for the Malaysian market.
21.90% of the adult population are current smokers. There are approximately 5.3 million current smokers in Malaysia 42.10% of men are current smokers but only 0.50% of women.
SOURCE: GSTHR
November 29, 2023 by oyston.com
Teen vaping
Is it possible to create a regulatory environment and a culture that encourages adults who smoke to switch to vape without non-smoking teens taking up vaping as a hobby? The United Kingdom was a world leader in using vaping as a safer alternative for adults who smoke and had low teen vaping rates until 2022 and 2023 when teen vaping rates doubled. One reason may be the widespread availability of attractive-looking disposable vapes at “pocket-money” prices. Does youth vaping matter matter? If so, what can be done about it?
November 29, 2023 by vietnamplus.vn
Laos to list electronic cigarettes among addictive substances
Laos plans to amend and supplement certain provisions of the law on drug prevention and control, with electronic cigarettes to be included in the list of substances and precursors classified as addictive. Speaking at the 9th Lao National Assembly’s 6th session, General Vilay Lakhamphong, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Security, stressed that electronic cigarettes, one of the emerging issues of social concerns, are yet to be listed as prohibited substances. Therefore, in the near future, they will be added to the list of products containing banned addictive substances and precursors.
23.80% of the adult population are current smokers. There are approximately 17.5 million current smokers in Vietnam 47.30% of men are current smokers but only 1.20% of women.
SOURCE: GSTHR
November 29, 2023 by theguardian.com
France to ban smoking on all beaches in effort to create ‘tobacco-free generation’
France is to ban smoking on all beaches, as well as in public parks, forests and near schools, after Emmanuel Macron promised to create “the first tobacco-free generation” by 2032. “From now on, no-smoking areas will be the norm,” said the health minister, Aurélien Rousseau. There are already 7,200 tobacco-free areas in France – including in Nice, on the French Riviera, which was the first to establish a cigarette-free beach in 2012 with the approval of France’s League Against Cancer.
28.70% of the adult population are current smokers. There are approximately 15.2 million current smokers in France.
SOURCE: GSTHR
November 29, 2023 by tobaccoreporter.com
Herbal Heated Sticks Market ‘On Fire’
Herbal heated sticks are rapidly spreading worldwide not only as a replacement for conventional smoking, but also as an alternative to heated tobacco products, according to new research from TobaccoIntelligence. These products provide an experience similar to using heated tobacco, but unlike heated tobacco products they do not contain any tobacco. Instead, they use a different substance—often tea—to hold flavorings and, sometimes, nicotine. Now, the new TobaccoIntelligence Herbal Heated Sticks Tracker casts light on this fast-growing but poorly understood market.
November 29, 2023 by filtermag.org
A Valuable Vaping Guide for Health and Social Service Providers
On November 16, the United Kingdom’s National Centre for Smoking Cessation and Training (NCSCT), released: “Vaping: a guide for health and social care professionals.” It combines a summary of best available evidence with recommendations for how practitioners should act on this knowledge. The term “e-cigarettes” has now been abandoned in favor of “vapes,” as the new guide explains. And its substantial evolution includes updated science, the deliberate involvement of people with lived experience in its creation, and responses to increasingly topical vape-related issues and misconceptions.
12.90% of the adult population are current smokers. There are approximately 7.2 million current smokers in United Kingdom 14.60% of men are current smokers but only 11.20% of women.
SOURCE: GSTHR
November 28, 2023 by thelocal.fr
France to ban smoking on beaches as part of 'anti-tobacco' plan
The French government has unveiled its new anti-smoking plan, which includes banning smoking on beaches and outside schools and hiking the price of cigarettes. France's public image is that of a smoky country and some of its biggest icons - from Serge Gainsbourg to Brigitte Bardot - are hard to picture without a cigarette in hand. In fact, smoking rates have been steadily declining in France for decades, but the government wants to help more people to quit and has launched a four-year 'plan anti-tabac'.
28.70% of the adult population are current smokers. There are approximately 15.2 million current smokers in France.
SOURCE: GSTHR
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