Twenty-one years ago, a Chinese pharmacist named Hon Lik patented the first electronic cigarette. Lik smoked heavily, and hoped to help people quit smoking by giving them the nicotine they crave in a safer way.
DEARBORN, Mich. (FOX 2) - A Metro Detroit school district is taking measures to hopefully stop students from vaping on campus with vape detectors.
LUBBOCK, TX, UNITED STATES, January 9, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- According to Sara Tello, a nurse practitioner at Texas Tech Physicians specializing in treating tobacco dependency, a comprehensive treatment plan and a heavy dose of compassionate support can significantly improve success rates for people trying to kick their smoking, vaping or dipping addictions.
Uzbekistan's Legislative Chamber passed a draft law in its first reading to impose a complete ban on e-cigarettes (vapes), citing rising usage among youth and lack of research on health risks associated with their consumption.
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Thursday flagged the decrease in the government's tobacco excise tax collection and the increase in smoking due to the illicit tobacco trade, calling it a "lose-lose" situation for the country.
Move over vapes, Americans appear to have a new addiction: Zyn, a tobacco-free nicotine pouch product, that has exploded in sales over the past year.
In a recent article in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases, researchers used nationally representative data from the United States to assess how smoking cigarettes in childhood affects the chance of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in late adulthood.
Addiction psychologists from the Dutch Institute of Psychologists (NIP) are advocating for an increase in the minimum age for purchasing tobacco products and vapes to 21. They argue that this measure is essential as an increasing number of young people and young adults are smoking or using e-cigarettes.
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