Tag: Tobacco
Tobacco Free Month: where to register to participate?
News Published on 10/24/2023 at 2:14 p.m. Updated 10/24/2023 at 2:14 p.m. Reading 2 min. in collaboration with Olivier Galera (Tobacco specialist) The month of November is approaching and its…
Air pollution, more harmful than alcohol and tobacco, really?
“Air pollution worse than alcohol and tobacco”; “Health: air pollution deadlier than smoking and alcohol”; “Fine particles even more dangerous than tobacco and alcohol!”… It was difficult, these last days,…
Tobacco control: Only 4 countries are very good students!
News Published on 08/05/2023 at 09:54 Updated 08/05/2023 at 09:54 Reading 2 mins. Only four countries – Brazil, Turkey, Mauritius and the Netherlands – have adopted all the anti-tobacco measures…
Bringing back alcohol and tobacco: Spain, Andorra, Italy… Maximum quantities per country
What is the maximum quantity of alcohol and tobacco that can be brought back to France from abroad? Here is the detail country by country. Summary Summer holidays are often…
Tobacco and alcohol in France: “Taxes do not cover the cost of treatment for sick people”
According to a study by the French Observatory of Drugs and Addictive Tendencies, the idea that legal drugs, tobacco and alcohol, bring benefits to the state is ” unfounded their…
Drugs, tobacco and alcohol: the “social” cost far exceeds tax revenue
Tobacco is the drug that costs society and the French state the most, with 156 billion euros per year. Alcohol is in second place with 102 billion. Finally, illicit drugs…
What are the effects of tobacco on health?
Tobacco is the number one preventable cause of death in the world. A smoker is more likely to develop lung disease, cancer, heart attack but also to suffer the silent…
Tobacco: how France can avoid 4 million chronically ill people between 2023 and 2050
The tobacco control policy implemented in France between 2016 and 2020 “had a considerable effect on public health, health expenditure and the labor market”. This is the conclusion of a…
World No Tobacco Day: theme, how to quit?
Every year May 31 is dedicated to World No Tobacco Day. Launched by the WHO, this awareness campaign highlights the health risks of tobacco and supports smokers in their withdrawal.…
World No Tobacco Day: five gentle (and sometimes unusual) methods to avoid falling back
News Published on 05/31/2023 at 09:59 Updated 05/31/2023 at 09:59 Reading 3 mins. Turning to a healthcare professional is the best way to benefit from personalized follow-up to quit smoking,…