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Medicare Is Dropping Two Alcohol and Tobacco Measures from Its Quality Program for Psychiatric Hospitals

CMS finalized removal of two substance use measures from inpatient psychiatric quality reporting, changing what these facilities are measured on.

Medical Daily

Illicit tobacco: Successful raids are not enough to put an end to this criminal trade

Successful raids make the headlines. However, they also highlight just how much illegal tobacco can still be seized. Giovanni Kessler, former Director-General of the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF), is therefore calling for far-reaching measures in an opinion piece for Euronews.

Euronews

More than 33 million illicit cigarettes seized from UK shops in major crackdown

The haul is part of Operation CeCe, a joint initiative between National Trading Standards and HM Revenue and Customs

The Independent UK

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20% of Indian teens at moderate to high risk of alcohol, tobacco use; Guwahati tops list, Nagpur safest: Study

New research reveals varied adolescent substance use risk across Indian cities. Guwahati and Deoghar show higher risk, while Nagpur and Puducherry appear safer. Increased screen time and permissive attitudes correlate with greater risk for teens. Girls exhibited a higher likelihood of riskier substance use categories than boys. Localized interventions are…

The Economic Times

Altria Stock: Why Q2 Matters for Its High-Yield Appeal

Altria's Dividend King reputation faces another important test in the upcoming Q2 earnings report as investors look beyond its shrinking cigarette business.

Barchart

The Best and Worst States To Be a Smoker

Tobacco is the most taxed consumer product in the U.S., and those taxes largely dictate cigarette prices.

Reason

Making smoking cool again? Pop culture glamoriizes cigarettes

NEW YORK — From beauty mogul Kylie Jenner lighting up on the cover of Vanity Fair to cigarette trays at singer Dua Lipa's wedding, the pop culture-verse has rebooted cigarettes as the accessory du jour, health risks be damned.

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Yoga may improve chances of quitting tobacco by 50 pc, boost mental well-being: AIIMS study

Yoga practice significantly improves tobacco cessation chances for users. This practice also reduces anxiety and depression linked to addiction. A study found yoga users had fifty percent higher odds of quitting. Yoga offers psychological benefits which help prevent relapse in users. It can serve as an accessible and effective addition…

The Economic Times

8 Sweet-Smelling Plants That Will Fill Your Porch with Beautiful Fragrance This July

Add an extra dimension to your porch this summer

Homes & Gardens

113,000 cigarettes seized in east London in illicit tobacco raid

Barking and Dagenham Council says the raid on a premises in Heathway earlier this month uncovered one of its ‘largest ever illegal tobacco hauls’

Evening Standard

New Orleans’ Mardi Gras could see massive changes as city looks to reduce police overtime costs

Proposed rules would mandate safety harnesses for riders, ban tobacco use on floats and cap throw weights at 3.5 pounds

The Independent UK

‘If all else fails, sue’: how ultra-processed food firms are using the courts to obstruct health rules

Exclusive: Global investigation reveals 235 lawsuits have been brought against governments in five countries since 2010

The Guardian - UK

'It's not working': premier wants ciggy tax stubbed out

A Labor leader is urging a rethink on tobacco taxes, while a law enforcement expert warns the war on illicit smokes must be coupled with lowering the excise.

AAP

Three things Australia must do to end the tobacco wars

Last week, new data were released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) suggesting daily smoking prevalence has dropped to a record low of 5.6% in 2025 – down from 8.3% in 2022-23.

The Conversation

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Euronews

Spain moves to ban smoking on terraces and beaches under new anti-tobacco law

The bill extends smoke-free areas, bans under-18s from smoking, treats vapes like tobacco and tightens rules on their sale, advertising and sponsorship.

The Conversation

Despite claims smoking has made a comeback, just 5.6% of Australians now smoke daily

Have you noticed more smoking on screens lately?

The Guardian - AU

Smoking rates fall to historic low across Australia despite the rise of illicit tobacco

Long-running AIHW survey shows daily rates of smoking dropped to 5.6% last year – down from 8.3% two years ago

The Independent UK

Sales of illegal cigarettes soar as cost of living crisis bites

The study led by UCL and funded by Cancer Research UK (CRUK) examined survey data from 9,996 people

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Medical Daily

Global Cancer Cases Could Reach 35 Million a Year by 2050 as Population Growth and Aging Drive a 67% Surge

Global Cancer Statistics 2026 projects 34 million cancer cases by 2050, a 67% increase. Nearly 21 million cases in 2024, 9.8 million deaths. Lung cancer remains the top killer.

Medical Daily

Heavy Marijuana Smoking Was Linked to a Nearly 4-Times Higher Lung Cancer Risk in the Largest U.S. Study of Its Kind

A 150,000-person retrospective study found cannabis use disorder linked to 3.87x higher lung cancer risk. Published in Lung Cancer journal. Risk consistent across all cancer subtypes.

The Guardian - US

RFK Jr’s advisory panel overhaul stalled update on helping kids quit tobacco

US preventive services taskforce’s members have not issued binding recommendations since March 2025

MyLifeXP

WHO Issues Urgent Warning as Global Cancer Cases Could Nearly Double by 2050

Almost everyone knows someone whose life has been changed by cancer. It could be a parent, a friend, a neighbour, or even someone you've never met but admired. That's what makes the World Health Organization's latest warning feel so personal. According to new projections, the number of people diagnosed with…

Barchart

What to Expect From Altria Group's Next Quarterly Earnings Report

Altria Group is set to announce its second-quarter earnings later this month, and Wall Street expects a single-digit rise in its profits.

The Times of India

UK proposes plain vape packaging, flavour ban in crackdown on youth vaping

The UK government has unveiled plans to ban colourful vape packaging, child-friendly branding and flavour names inspired by sweets and cocktails as part of a wider effort to curb vaping among children and teenagers, BBC reports

The Guardian - UK

Vape packaging and flavouring face restrictions under UK plans to reduce appeal to children

Ministers consider bringing e-cigarette laws in line with tobacco as data shows 20% of teenagers have tried vaping

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