The Johor state government, with the state ruler’s backing, urges Putrajaya to drop “electronic device” and “smoking device” from the Control of Smoking Products for Public Health Bill. Ex-MB Hasni Mohammad says e-cigarette devices should be regulated by MITI.
International commerce flowing across the border between the United States and Mexico is a shared responsibility between our two nations and an important area of focus for our collective long-term prosperity. As such, news of President Joe Biden’s plans to finalize a ban on menthol cigarettes is a source of great concern.
Onn Abu Bakar (PH-Batu Pahat) asks when the Control of Smoking Products for Public Health Bill will be tabled for second reading. “The data MOH presented is shocking. We must press the emergency button and we cannot look back.”
Tobacco smoking kills more than 8 million people worldwide annually, with a disproportionately high burden of these deaths occurring in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs)
Smokeless tobacco use remains a significant public health concern, necessitating the acquisition of comprehensive and extensive data to effectively address and control its consumption. Understanding the underlying patterns of consumption is crucial for this purpose.
Aim: This study aimed to compare the elemental composition of traditional and flavored hookah tobacco, with a focus on heavy metals. Methods: We used inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) to analyze the concentrations of 29 elements in the raw tobacco, tobacco ash, hookah water after smoking, and tobacco smoke. Results: The results showed that the traditional tobacco had significantly higher metal concentrations than the flavored tobacco in all samples. Most of the toxic metals (more than 98 %) remained in the smoke of both types of tobacco.
Two decades ago, the WHO's scientific advisers recommended against the use of smokefree tobacco as a strategy to reduce harm for smokers who won’t stop. They argued that the benefits have not been demonstrated, while the potential for harm remains, stating that a “lower risk of adverse health outcomes is achieved by reducing smoking and not by substituting with an alternative.
Background: Tramadol is one of the most commonly abused substances in the Middle East. Furthermore, smoking is extremely common among the population.
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