A new smartwatch app which intervenes when typical hand movements of smoking are detected could help people quit, researchers say. Technology developed at the University of Bristol uses motion sensors to pick up on cigarette use and delivers a vibration alert with a text message offering support.
Dublin's streets are shrouded in fruit-scented fog, but it's not dry ice-it's vapes. From schoolyards to smoking areas, flavoured air is the new must-have
Bollywood actor Aamir Khan reveals that he has stopped smoking, after years of addiction. He made the announcement at the trailer launch of his son Junaid Khan's film 'Loveyapa' in Mumbai on Friday.
Peshawar has been declared a smoke-free district, banning tobacco use in all public places without designated smoking areas. While this move aims to curb smoking, it raises critical questions about its effectiveness in Pakistan’s socio-economic context. With millions of smokers in the country, prohibition is not the solution, as it risks pushing smokers into unregulated spaces without addressing the root problem. A vast majority of smokers remain unaware of the transition methods offered by Tobacco Harm Reduction (THR) strategies, and the government has yet to play an active role in supporting this shift.
Muhammad Amin, Chairman of Fair Trade in Tobacco, has lauded the Ministry of Interior for its decisive action in halting the operations of two international non-governmental organizations (INGOs), Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (CTFK) and Vital Strategies, which the Bloomberg Foundation was funding. The Ministry’s intervention has exposed the so-called public health organizations that were operating in violation of Pakistani laws, engaging in financial misconduct, and undermining the nation’s economic sovereignty
The Food and Drug Administration has been particularly resistant to approving the sale of vaping products that are not flavored like cigarettes. The vast majority of the vaping products approved to date have been tobacco flavored. A small handful, approved more recently, have been menthol flavored. The thousands of marketing applications for products with other flavors have been denied. Thus, there are no FDA-permitted vaping products on the market that provide consumers with a flavor different from that provided by cigarettes.
Gov. Janet Mills' $11.6 billion two-year spending plan includes a proposed tax increase on cigarettes and other tobacco products. The state tax would rise from $2 to $3 a pack, the first increase in 20 years. Maine currently has one of the lowest cigarette taxes in New England and is only a few cents above the national average of $1.93 per pack, according to the American Lung Association.
Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan announced he has quit smoking after years of heavy consumption. At the trailer launch of his son Junaid Khan's film Loveyapa in Mumbai on Friday, Aamir opened up about getting rid of his smoking addiction.
© 2022 Smoking Free Pakistan. All Rights Reserved.