Don’t get addicted to tobacco products, students told

thehindu.com – 6 de Abril de 2015 – UK

Tobacco products such as cigarettes, bidis and gutka are highly toxic and cancerous and kill more people than all other major diseases put together. About 70 per cent of smoking-related deaths worldwide would be in developing countries alone by 2020, Vasanthkumar Mysoremath, convener, Anti-Tobacco Forum (ATF), Mysuru, has said.

Delivering a lecture at the Government First Grade College (GFGC) in Periyapatna recently, Mr. Mysoremath graphically demonstrated the ill-effects of consumption of smoke and non-smoke tobacco products like cancer, tuberculosis, pulmonary diseases, and heart diseases etc. He appealed to the students not to get addicted to tobacco products by making smoking a habit.

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New law to hide tobacco on sale in Burton and South Derbyshire shops comes into force today

burtonmail.co.uk – 6 de Abril de 2015 – UK

FORCING shopkeepers to sell cigarettes 'under the counter' is not the way to reduce smoking, according to a Burton store owner.

As of today shop owners across the country, including Burton and South Derbyshire, will no longer be able to display tobacco due to new laws coming into force.

The move is aimed at preventing young people from starting smoking by removing tobacco from view and follows the introduction of the law in larger stores and supermarkets in 2012.

Shaid Hussain, who runs Good News, in High Street, Burton, said: "It is forcing us to sell a legitimate product under the counter.

"I'm unsure of the impact it will have. Having the tobacco hidden might serve to increase people's curiosity, not reduce it.

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More military tobacco restrictions likely

militarytimes.com – 3 de Abril de 2015 – EEUU

Raising tobacco prices and expanding tobacco-free areas on military bases are two options for discouraging use that will be presented to Defense Secretary Ash Carter by an advisory committee, according to a defense spokeswoman.

It's unclear how high the prices might go in military stores. The option being considered is "matching the average price paid for tobacco," said defense spokeswoman Laura Seal.

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13,500 tobacco deaths since April 1: Activists launch campaign to push for cigarette pack warnings

scroll.in – 6 de Abril de 2015 –India

In the first five days of April, an estimated 13,500 people died of tobacco-related diseases in India – roughly one death every 32 seconds. In the same period, the six biggest tobacco companies in the world made a profit of more than Rs 400,000 lakh – approximately Rs 87,000 per second.

These figures, calculated on the basis of research by TobaccoAtlas.org, are at the forefront of a new social media campaign to push the Indian government to implement new pictorial warnings on tobacco product packaging.

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Conoce algunas aplicaciones que te ayudarán en tu camino por abandonar el tabaco

elsiglodetorreon.com.mx – 31 de Marzo de 2015 – México

Dejar de fumar es un reto bastante complicado, pues para las personas que han caído en este vicio, la dependencia tanto fisiológica como psicológica se convierte en un gran obstáculo que los puede llevar a caer incluso varias veces en su lucha por dejar el cigarro.

Para aquellos fumadores que desean dejar atrás el cigarro existe una amplia gama de productos como parches y gomas de mascar con nicotina que buscan facilitar este objetivo, sin embargo, recientemente también se han desarrollado aplicaciones gratis que permiten llevar en nuestro celular inteligente o tableta una herramienta más que te ayudará en tu camino para liberarte definitivamente del tabaquismo.

Estas aplicaciones muestran al usuario el dinero que ahorra cada vez que evita fumar, así como los beneficios que da a su apariencia cuando deja atrás las cajetillas, además de que proporciona frases de ayuda, consejos y datos para esos momentos difíciles en los que se puede llegar a recaer.

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Senate Passes E-Cigarette Bill

kxnet.com – 31 de Marzo de 2015 – EEUU

The North Dakota Senate unanimously passes a bill to prohibit the sale of electronic smoking devices and alternative nicotine products to minors.

The measure prohibits the products from being sold in open displays.

It also requires child resistant packaging.

Carrier of the Senate Judiciary Committee's "Do-Pass" recommendation says the measure is meant to keep the products out of the reach of children.

"Your committee heard testimony how small quantities of this liquid nicotine can actually be fatal. We heard of the passing of a small child out East from just that," says Sen. John Grabinger (D) Jamestown.

The bill already passed the House in February and now goes to the Governor's desk.

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Teenagers in danger of risking their health with e-cigarettes as 20% admit to trying them

nj.com – 31 de Marzo de 2015 – UK

Millions of teenagers are in danger of putting their health at risk by getting hooked on e-cigarettes, experts warn.

Leading health researchers say they are “very concerned” by the growing number of youngsters trying the devices as a major new study reveals one in five teenagers has accessed them.

E-cigarettes have been marketed as a healthier alternative to smoking conventional cigarettes.

But previous research shows e-cigarettes generate toxic chemicals similar to those found in tobacco and may harm the lungs and immune system.

Worryingly, researchers at Liverpool John Moores University discovered 16% of teenagers who have used e-cigarettes had never previously smoked.

The experts also found e-cigarettes were “strongly related” to drinking among teenagers.

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'Children's charter' aims to create tobacco-free generation by 2034

nj.com – 31 de Marzo de 2015 – Escocia 

A "children's charter" to highlight the goal of creating a tobacco-free generation in Scotland within two decades is being launched by health campaigners on Wednesday.

The charity ASH Scotland said its document, the Charter for a Tobacco-free Generation, is aimed at organizations working directly or indirectly with young people and their families.

At its heart is an ambition for Scotland to achieve an adult smoking rate of 5% or less by 2034.

Organizations are being asked to sign up to the charter's six principles and to pledge to review their policy and practice to help protect children from the harms caused by smoking.

ASH Scotland chief executive Sheila Duffy said: "The Charter for a Tobacco-free Generation is a way of driving forward Scotland's compelling vision to free our children from the tobacco epidemic that has claimed so many lives and led to so much misery.

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Princeton introduces ordinance raising age requirement for tobacco sales to 21 years old

nj.com – 31 de Marzo de 2015 – EEUU

PRINCETON — Princeton's board of health introduced an ordinance last week that would ban the sale of tobacco products to customers under the age of 21.

The town would be the fifth in New Jersey to adopt such a law, which is higher than the state age requirement of 19.

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Tobacco warnings on hold, BJP MP wants research on cancer link

hindustantimes.com – 1 de Abril de 2015 – India

India will miss the April 1 deadline to put bigger health warnings on cigarette packets after a parliamentary panel asked for time to gauge the economic impact of the decision on tobacco farmers, in a move that riled activists who say India needs to quickly wean its citizens off addictions to products such as cigarettes and chewing tobacco.

Studies suggest over a million die in India from tobacco-related illnesses every year, most of which are cancers of the mouth and lungs, and graphic warnings – such as photographs of tumors – are seen as possible deterrents. Tobacco will account for 13% of all deaths in India by 2020.

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