As of October 28, 2019, 49 states have reported more than 1600 possible cases of severe pulmonary disease related to vaping—the inhalation of a heated, aerosolized solution—to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). To date, 34 deaths have been attributed to e-cigarette, or vaping, product use–associated lung injury (EVALI). This has resulted in […]
You’ve made a great decision to give up smoking, and you’ll give yourself the best chance of success by preparing properly. The tips and advice on this page are an excellent way to get yourself ready. Once you’ve picked your quit date, remember to add it to your calendar. 1. List your reasons to […]
What does the substantial decline in cigarette sales mean for tobacco farmers? Worldwide, smokers are shifting to vaping, h-n-b, snus and other safer nicotine products. Safer alternatives are causing a reduction in demand for tobacco. Several Africa countries rely heavily on tobacco farming. Five countries in Africa are among the top 20 producers of tobacco […]
Major obstacles to tobacco harm reduction exist in high-income, “western” countries from the United States to Australia. Yet it’s vital to remember that of the world’s 1.1 billion smokers, who suffer 7 million annual smoking-related deaths, around 80 percent live in low- or middle-income countries where challenges are very different. To take one key continent, Africa has some of the […]