Cigarette smoking is a very hard addiction to break. It was reported that 80% of smokers who attempted to quit smoking on their own failed within the first month and only about 3-5% remained abstinent at 6 months (Riccardo et al, 2011). The addictive part of smoking cigarettes is not at all the issue, but […]
The Right to Life, Right to Health and Right to Information are International Fundamental Human Rights. The Right to Health is founded upon the right to life. Article 25 of the United Nations’ 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that “Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and […]
By Farayola Rachael Oluwatoyosi & Babatunde Abdulhammed Opeyemi November 18, 2019 Smoking is an act of combusting and inhaling substances commonly attributed to tobacco smoking in the form of cigarette, cigar, etc. It poses a great threat to mankind’s existence. This act has sent several people to the ‘underworld’ than HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis combined. […]
Melody Okereke October 5, 2019 Most countries all over the world have prohibited smoking in public places and the common advice is, “smoking is dangerous to your health… smokers are liable to die young.” However, researches indicate that the majority of deaths due to smoking result from respiratory diseases such as lung cancer, chronic obstructive […]
The following guidelines, as informed by the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), are relevant for the importation of e-cigarettes into Nigeria. Importers of e-cigarettes into Nigeria should be aware of the following requirements, as defined by SON: E-cigarette importers shall register with SON and obtain a SON approval letter before proceeding with the SONCAP certification […]
Global forum on Nicotine 2019 was a diverse gathering of 600 delegates—directly impacted people, advocates, scientists, public health experts, clinicians and social workers, and industry representatives, who also attended an accompanying tech convention—from 70 countries on every continent except Antarctica. Delegates at the Global Forum on Nicotine were left in no doubt of the scale […]
Introduction: @GoingSmokefree – Welcome to our twitter chat as we host @THRNigeria. Kindly use the hashtag #SaferAlternatives to join the conversation. Question: @GoingSmokefree – @THRNigeria Thank you for taking time to engage us today. In a nutshell, kindly tell us what THR Nigeria is all about? #SaferAlternatives Response: @THRNigeria – Thank you @GoingSmokefree for this […]