LETTER: Addressing the link between smoking, mental health

Addressing the link between smoking, mental health To the Editor: As we observe Mental Health Awareness Month this May, it’s crucial to highlight the often-overlooked connection between mental health and tobacco use, particularly among adults and youth. …

Living near nature helps reduce bad habits like smoking

A walk through a park, a moment of quiet under a tree, a glimpse of green spaces from a window – these small encounters with nature might be more than just pleasant distractions. They could be changing people’s lifestyle choices. Researchers from the …

Low taxes on heated tobacco products are hampering smoking cessation efforts, study finds

All governments should tax heated tobacco products (HTPs) in line with traditional cigarettes to avoid effectively subsidising the tobacco industry, a study has concluded.1 HTPs—which tobacco manufacturers say are less harmful than cigarettes because they …

Updated Smoking Policy Starts Today at Universal Orlando Resort

Starting today May 15, Universal Orlando Resort will be making changes to its smoking policy. What’s Happening: Beginning today, guests at the Universal Orlando resort should take note of an updated smoking policy. The smoking areas within Universal …

NORML Briefs: Study – Cigarette smoking greater health risk than cannabis

Cigarette smoking more harmful than cannabis use Cannabis smoking and tobacco smoking appear to have disparate impacts on lung health, according to data published in the journal “Respiratory Research.” Investigators affiliated with the University of …

Morning Briefing: Multiple N.Y. schools report smoking laptops, increased risk of tick-borne diseases this year and ...

Alberta exceeds national average, according to smoking study

Alberta ranks seventh with a smoking rate of 12 per cent, exceeding the national average of 10.9 per cent, according to a study by preszlerlaw.com.  New Brunswick leads Canada with a smoking rate of 15.8 per cent, as B.C. records the lowest rate of any …

C.W. Baker HS evacuated after Chromebook starts smoking amid online challenge

BALDWINSVILLE, N.Y. — C.W. Baker High School was evacuated Wednesday afternoon after a student tampered with a school-issued Chromebook, causing it to emit smoke and activate the school's fire alarm. The incident at the Baldwinsville High School …

Newport City Council takes first steps in broadening smoking ban

Newport’s City Council is considering changes to widen the city’s smoking ban, adding marijuana and vaping to the list of prohibited activities in public areas. The council approved on first reading on Wednesday (May 14) amendments that would ban cannabis …

More teens are using nicotine pouches. From a public health perspective, this beats smoking

More high schoolers reported using nicotine pouches last year than the year before, according to new data published in JAMA Open Network. The survey of more than 10,000 adolescents found nearly 5.5% of 10th and 12th graders said they’d used a nicotine …