The Latest Breaking News from Smoking

Dear Abby: As her health worsens, my wife refuses to quit smoking, and I’m considering divorce

She now snores terribly, coughs all night and gets colds easily, but she gets defensive when husband brings up her habit

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 30, 2022

The Scottish hero who defied Donald Trump

THIS striking portrait shows the late Susan Munro smoking a cigarette in the dunes of Menie Links – the site of a fierce Local Hero-style battle…

The National (Scotland) · Jul 30, 2022

Sonny Bill Williams and other NRL stars visit outback NSW schools for Deadly Blues campaign

A host of former NRL stars headlined by Sonny Bill Williams has toured outback New South Wales as part of a program aiming to prevent chronic disease and smoking in Indigenous communities.

ABC News · Jul 29, 2022

Jacinda Ardern government proposes law that means today’s teenagers will never be allowed to buy cigarettes

New Zealand reports at least 5,000 smoking-related deaths a year

The Independent UK · Jul 27, 2022

Children more likely to die as babies and obesity epidemic: The challenges faced by infants in Oldham

A series of reports has painted a grim picture of the challenges faced by children growing up in the borough

Manchester Evening News · Jul 27, 2022

Malaysia may join New Zealand in effort to ban some tobacco sales

Malaysia is considering a ban on smoking and the sale of all tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, to people born after 2007, joining New Zealand lawmakers in a once-unheard of move against one of the most common causes of death worldwide.

Bangkok Post · Jul 27, 2022

Brits warned of £25 on-the-spot fines for smoking on holiday in Spain

The local government has proposed measures to extend the current prohibition on smoking in public places to include terraces and beaches in Barcelona, Spain

Daily Mirror · Jul 26, 2022

Spain holiday warning for Brits as new rules come into force on popular beaches

New rules in Spain could see Brits facing fines if they smoke on popular beaches in Barcelona, as well as the Balearics and the Canary islands.

Daily Mirror · Jul 26, 2022

New Zealand is introducing law to create a smokefree generation. Here are 6 reasons to support this policy

Imagine a society where tobacco does not kill nearly 5000 people every year in New Zealand, and more than eight million worldwide.

The Conversation · Jul 26, 2022

New Zealand’s ‘tobacco endgame’ law will be a world first for health – here’s what the modelling shows us

With the first reading of a new bill in parliament today, Aotearoa New Zealand’s plan to be smokefree by 2025 takes another tangible step forward.

The Conversation · Jul 26, 2022