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UK Government 'considering restrictions on vapes' as part of smoking crack down

THE UK Government is reportedly considering a new tax on vapes in a bid to discourage their use.

The National (Scotland)

Popular air fryer recalled over faulty wires causing them to catch fire

There were 205 reports of the air fryers catching fire, burning, melting, overheating and smoking.

The Independent UK

Passive vaping – time we see it like secondhand smoke and stand up for the right to clean air

A medical student of mine recently said he loved the smell of vanilla in the house he shared with friends who vaped. “That’s OK, right?” he asked. “Well no,” I said, “If you can smell the vanilla you are probably getting nicotine as well.”

The Conversation

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Australia has a vaping problem, but no easy health or political solution

Depending on who you listen to, vaping is either a public health solution, or a public health crisis, and what to do about it is on the minds of health ministers who'll discuss the issue today.

ABC News

Calorie restriction slows ageing, but not as much as you’d hope for

Cutting your calories intake by 25 per cent for two years would slow ageing, to the same extent as giving up smoking.

The New Daily

Top ways 'secret smokers' hide habit - from extra perfume to minty mouth spray

One in three single Brits admit to being 'secret smokers' - and say it is particularly important to them to hide the habit from potential love interests

Daily Mirror

Swan Hill District Health holds Indigenous smoking ceremony at site of new emergency department

Hospital operators say they want the revamped facility to be welcoming and inclusive as members of Swan Hill's Indigenous community cleanse the site ahead of construction.

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What is No Smoking Day and how can it help Londoners quit?

No Smoking Day is an annual awareness day which encourages smokers to attempt to quit the habit.

Evening Standard

David Hockney’s cigarettes set off fire alarm at launch of new exhibition

The 85-year-old painter is a passionate advocate for smoking

The Independent UK

Australian sport looks at concussion like big tobacco sees smoking, inquiry told

‘Australia in many ways is addicted to contact sport. We love it even though it kills us,’ researcher tells Senate committee

The Guardian - AU

Pack of cigarettes set to go up £1.25 next month, tobacco £2 a pouch

The Chancellor's statement set for next month has not been welcomed by smokers

Wales Online

E-cigarettes should be in plain packaging – just like cigarettes

Vaping is a rapidly growing habit in Great Britain, particularly among younger people. Research by the anti-smoking charity Action on Smoking and Health found that in 2022 7% of 11- to 17-year-olds in Great Britain used e-cigarettes, up from 3.3% the year before.

The Conversation

Call for more support after drop in number of people trying to quit smoking

THE number of people trying to give up smoking in Scotland has fallen, prompting demands to improve support for those wanting to stub out cigarettes…

The National (Scotland)

Marketing of vapes to children ‘utterly unacceptable’, says Chris Whitty

England’s chief medical officer voices concern as vape use among 11- to 17-year-olds doubles in two years

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Daily Mirror

Top medic Chris Whitty blasts 'utterly unacceptable' vaping firms targeting kids

Professor Sir Chris Whitty, England's Chief Medical Officer, voiced concerns to MPs about vapes that are 'clearly aimed at essentially encouraging people to vape who may well not be vaping at all'

The National (Scotland)

How clean is YOUR air? Two major Scottish cities named as cleanest in UK

Glasgow and Edinburgh are amongst the cleanest cities in the UK for air quality.

Nottingham Post

Van driver caught speeding after smoking cannabis night before

Martin Bramley, 45, of Helston Drive, Strelley, gave up his driving job

Daily Mirror

Pack of cigarettes 'to be hiked by £1.15 next month' in biggest price rise ever

It is expected that the price of smoking products will go up by 12.7% in line with the Retail Price Index (RPI), plus an extra 2% which is applied to tobacco products, which could increase the price by between £1.15 to £2

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Big Tobacco intensifies Scottish Parliament lobbying as new restriction plans loom

TOBACCO companies have intensified their lobbying efforts at Holyrood ahead of a potential tightening of smoking legislation and met with MSPs at…

Tribune News Service

Born in 2007 or later? This California bill would bar you from ever buying a tobacco product

In the ‘90s, it was a first-in the nation ban on smoking in most indoor locations. Last year, 63% of Californians voted to uphold a state law banning the sale of flavored tobacco products.

Tribune News Service

As opioids mixed with animal tranquilizers arrive in Philly neighborhood, so do alarming health challenges

PHILADELPHIA — Many people living on the streets in Philadelphia’s Kensington neighborhood — the largest open-air drug market on the East Coast — are in full-blown addiction, openly snorting, smoking or injecting illicit drugs, hunched over crates or on stoops. Syringes litter sidewalks, and the stench of urine fouls the…

Evening Standard

Smoking Goat to transform into Bangkok fried chicken joint in March

Smoking Goat will transform into a street food-inspired fried chicken joint for just four weeks

AAP

Qld to make it easier to end community title schemes

Queensland wants to allow community title schemes to be wound up with the nod of 75 per cent of owners, and to let bodies corporate ban smoking, but not pets.

The Conversation

'When he’s not on drugs, he’s a good person' – one community's story of meth use and domestic violence

One night, after five days of smoking meth, Misty* heard a voice.

Chronicle Live

Expert says that dentists can tell if you vape and the impact it has on your teeth

Following the rise in popularity of vapes and the decision to ban some from sale in supermarkets, one dentist offers his take

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