We celebrated a critical milestone on the road to a smokefree UK when plans for bold new measures to create the first ever smokefree generation were announced in October 2023
The tobacco industry uses e-cigarettes to claim it is committed to harm reduction, but meanwhile it continues to engage in harm maximisation by spending millions to promote tobacco and oppose any policy that would reduce its use. Ahead of the Delhi meeting, rightwing thinktanks and libertarian groups have been on the attack, arguing that the COP is secretive and not transparent, because members of the public may be excluded from the proceedings
Policy 5 min read Experts commend GoIs rigorous enforcement of Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes Act Earlier this month, the Ministry of Health issued a clarification to the Ministry of Civil Aviation, emphasising the imperative for rigorous enforcement of PECA, 2019
It feels like a want rather than a need but I would argue that it is a need. You can bumble on for five or 10 years and not notice the loss of connection until something happens, such as a relationship breakdown or bereavement, and you really need those people
The largest tobacco companies currently report their annual energy use, CO 2 -equivalent emissions, water use, water discharge, hazardous waste, and total waste, including or omitting different areas of reporting over time
To put it into perspective: Even if tobacco leaf contained trace caloric value, your body does not metabolize it like food
