Smoking
New Zealand Will Ban Cigarettes for All Future Generations
Anyone born after 2008 will be prohibited from buying cigarettes in their lifetime.
Kids Are Making Hundreds of Pounds Selling Shisha Vape Pens at School
"If I don’t sell them, another student will."
Australia's Vape Laws Just Got Even Tighter. The Black Market Isn’t Worried.
Drug dealers are already making serious money selling e-cigarettes. A crackdown on imports could bolster their bottom line.
This Is What England's Nightclub Smoking Areas Looked Like Last Night
The arguments. The deep meaningful chats. The “have you got a light?” segue into flirtation. The smoking area is still the best part of a night out.
Canada’s Proposed Vaping Rules Could Turn Young People Into Smokers, Users Say
Ex-smokers worry the proposed regulations to cut down on nicotine in vapes might bring them back to cigarettes.
English County Could Ban Smoking Outside Restaurants and Offices
Oxfordshire council says it plans to be smoke-free by 2025.
Study That Said Smokers Get COVID Less Often Retracted for Big Tobacco Ties
The attention-grabbing study found smokers were 23% less likely to catch COVID-19, and now it's been retracted by the journal that published it.
TikTokers Are Smoking Flowers As Weed Alternatives
Rose petals, raspberry leaves, and other things people are blazing up instead of cannabis.
Why Young Indians Are Drawing Colourful Circles Around Discarded Cigarette Butts
The most abundant form of plastic waste is now getting a ‘Chalk of Shame’.
Some Indian States With Prohibition Have Higher Alcohol Consumption, Study Finds
Despite a ban on sale and consumption of alcohol, more men in Bihar, Mizoram, and Nagaland consume alcohol than in some states without restrictions.
Cannabis Resin Today Is Much More Potent Than 50 Years Ago, Says Study
Data from 80,000 street samples over 50 years were examined.
Vapes Are Set to Become Prescription-Only in Australia
Cigarettes will still be totally legal, though.