Is WADA about to ban nicotine?
The World Anti-Doping Agency has added nicotine to its monitoring list, paving the way for a possible ban at some point in the future.
View ArticleOne third of smokers sabotage friends who want to quit
Jealousy, guilt about their own smoking and wanting a smoking “buddy” among the main reasons.
View Article‘Alarming’ results show women starting to smoke younger – research
New research describes the global use of tobacco an “epidemic” – with women increasingly starting to smoke at younger ages and early half of adult men in developing countries still using tobacco...
View ArticleVAT rules mean Republic can’t match North’s prices for nicotine patches
Michael Noonan says the EU’s laws on VAT mean Ireland can’t offer a discounted rate of VAT to match Northern prices.
View ArticleElectronic cigarettes to be sold as over-the-counter medicines in the UK
Experts say smokers are at risk from the toxins and tar in cigarettes, not the nicotine that is in e-cigarettes.
View ArticleCall for 50c ‘environmental levy’ on packs of 20 cigarettes
ASH Ireland said the levy should be imposed on the tobacco industry, on the ‘polluter pays’ principle.
View ArticleTaoiseach calls for no change to tobacco health warnings
Cigarette companies have been accused of spending millions to influence new European directives on tobacco, but Enda Kenny and James Reilly are asking their European counterparts to vote against any...
View Article‘They make you feel good, they make you want to touch them’ – Reilly on...
The Health Minister is pledging to continue his war on tobacco on the 10th anniversary of the smoking ban.
View ArticleOpinion: E-Cigarettes – is ‘vaping’ in front of our children socially...
Yes, you’ve done fantastically well to ween yourself down from a Grade 1 carcinogen to the equivalent of weed killer. But that doesn’t make it OK vape in front of my three-year-old.
View ArticleFind it difficult to quit smoking? This might be why
A study has revealed the rate at which smokers metabolise nicotine could predict the best way to quit.
View ArticleIs tougher legislation needed for e-cigarettes?
That’s what the the Irish Cancer Society is calling for.
View ArticleHow do you get smokers to quit? Pay them
“With such unprecedented rates of success, the trick now is to figure out how to get more people to sign up — to feel like they have skin in the game.”
View ArticleAlmost 6,000 people in Ireland died from the effects of smoking in 2016
Ash Ireland today urged people to consider giving up smoking in the new year.
View ArticleSuccess of e-cigarettes cautiously backed by Hiqa report
Data from Healthy Ireland reveals that 29% of smokers currently use e-cigarettes as an aid to quitting smoking.
View ArticleThe US is proposing new laws to lower nicotine in cigarettes to non-addictive...
“A renewed focus on nicotine can help us to achieve a world where cigarettes no longer addict future generations of our kids,” the FDA said.
View Article'Abstinence-only approach to nicotine has created undue fears about...
We need truthful information on the relative risks of cigarettes compared to the various smoke-free alternative products, writes David T Sweanor.
View ArticleOffering free patches to employees who smoke doesn't help them quit - but...
A new US study found workers were three times more likely to quit if there was a financial incentive.
View ArticleSmoking, vaping or even having nicotine patches during pregnancy may increase...
New research shows that babies can be at an increased risk of cot death if exposed to cigarettes or e-cigarette smoke while in the womb.
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