The Latest Breaking News from Tobacco

Take a deep breath, America. We’ve made serious progress against cigarette smoking. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 23% of adults were smokers in 2000. By 2020, the rate had fallen to 12.5%. Teen use of traditional cigarettes has plummeted from 22.5% in 2002 to 6%…

U.S. inflation running hotter-than-expected has led the benchmark indices to end the last week in the red. On top of it, the World Bank has warned of stagflation and slashed its global growth forecast. Amid this volatile situation, fundamentally solid stocks in the consumer defensive sector Kellogg (K), Kroger (KR),…

If smoking tobacco was invented today, there is little doubt it would be made illegal. The harm it does is simply too great.

Dr Javed Khan is calling for measures to be put in place, hoping to move towards a smoke-free UK by 2030

Proposed shake-up in tobacco laws would also see lighting up not permitted in outdoor places such as beer gardens, cafe pavements and beaches

Studies show that people who vape are more likely to progress to smoking tobacco products.

Ministers told they will not meet their pledge to make country smoke-free by 2030 unless reforms are brought in soon

Dr Javed Khan OBE has made some radical proposals that those living in council housing should be banned from smoking, as well as stubbing out the habit in pub gardens

Annually raising the minimum age for buying tobacco is among the recommendations in a Government-commissioned review.