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Raising tobacco tax effective for curbing smoking numbers, says health chief

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3 September 2023 The Standard Health Secretary Lo Chung-mau said during an anti-smoking campaign Sunday that increasing the tobacco tax is critical to help citizens quit smoking. In his opening speech, Lo stated that smoking affects not only the smoker but also the health of others exposed to secondhand smoke. He said as 9.5 percent …

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Definition of ‘smoking’ amended by TH City Council

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8 September 2023 By Jen Thompson, WTWO ERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — In a unanimous vote Thursday night, the Terre Haute City Council approved an ordinance related to Terre Haute’s city code. Specifically, to Chapter 6 Article 5, Division III. The ordinance amends the definition related to smoking in public places. “In the previous ordinance …

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Vaping e-cigarettes can be as harmful to gum and oral health as smoking traditional cigarettes

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7 September 2023 Reviewed by Lily Ramsey, LLM, News Medical Life Science For years, it has been known that smoking can contribute to serious damage on gum and oral health, with smokers having more gum diseases, more tooth loss, and increased levels of oral cancer. It has also been known that gum disease can play …

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Inhale, exhale, and pay up: NY raises cigarette taxes, will it put out smoking?

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27 August 2023 By Prapti Upadhayay, Hindustan Times New York is set to raise cigarette taxes by $1 per pack in an effort to curb smoking rates and promote lung health. Cigarette taxes are about to burn a bigger hole in your pocket. The Empire State, known for its towering skyline and high living costs, is …

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Cheap cigarettes, misleading marketing and interference by a tobacco monopoly

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13 September 2023 By Jason McLure and Manyun Zou, The Examination Six ways China has side-stepped the global anti-tobacco treaty Two decades after the Chinese public health community celebrated the adoption of a landmark anti-smoking treaty, smoking rates have barely budged, even as they have dropped significantly in some of the other countries that signed onto the …

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Ineffective for cessation

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What we know so far 2023: E-cigarette use among early adolescent tobacco cigarette smokers: testing the disruption and entrenchment hypotheses in two longitudinal cohorts 2022: Effectiveness of e-cigarettes as aids for smoking cessation: evidence from the PATH Study cohort, 2017–2019 2022: Heated tobacco products do not help smokers quit or prevent relapse: a longitudinal study …

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Nicotine: Addiction, and gateway drug

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What we know so far 2022: Electronic cigarettes use and ‘dual use’ among the youth in 75 countries: estimates from Global Youth Tobacco Surveys (2014-2019) 2021: Association between electronic cigarette use and tobacco cigarette smoking initiation in adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis 2021: E-cigarette use and combustible tobacco cigarette smoking uptake among non-smokers, including …

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Case reports of ESD harms

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What we know so far 2021: Electronic Cigarettes as a Cause of Stuttering Priapism: A Case Report 2021: E‐cigarette or vaping product use‐associated lung injury in an adolescent 2020: Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia Induced by Switching from Conventional Cigarette Smoking to Heated Tobacco Product Smoking 2020: An imported case of e-cigarette or vaping associated lung injury …

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