Around 1 in 7 US adults who smoke may have some degree of disability

Prevalence twice as high among those still puffing away as those who have never smoked Figures suggest that 40% of 25 million adults experience some level of functional difficulty  Around 1 in 7 of US adults who currently smoke may have some degree of disability, suggests the first study of ...

2025-05-30T09:58:14+00:0030 May 2025|Press release, Tobacco Control|

Standardising disposable vape devices may curb young people’s desire to try them

But there is a risk it may lead to fewer people switching from smoking to vaping Standardising the colour and branding of disposable vaping devices may deter young people who have never smoked or vaped from trying them in the first place, suggests a comparative study, published online in the ...

2025-05-21T09:39:46+00:0021 May 2025|Press release, Tobacco Control|

Tobacco advertising + sponsorship bans linked to 20% lower odds of smoking

And 37% lower risk of smoking uptake, indicating these bans’ influence on behaviour More countries should adopt these policies to save lives, urge researchers Implementing bans on the advertising, promotion, and sponsorship of tobacco products is linked to 20% lower odds of smoking, and 37% lower risk of taking up ...

2025-01-14T14:39:58+00:0014 January 2025|Press release, Tobacco Control|

Frequent teen vaping might boost risk of toxic lead and uranium exposure

Potentially harmful to brain and organ development, suggest researchers Findings underscore need for implementation of regulations and targeted prevention Frequent teen vaping might boost the risk of exposure to lead and uranium, potentially harming brain and organ development, suggests research published online in the journal Tobacco Control. The findings underscore the ...

2024-06-04T10:25:32+00:0030 April 2024|Press release, Tobacco Control|

Tobacco related annual medical spend of US Minorities who smoke double that of White peers

Long term health risks also much higher despite lower smoking rates + more quit attempts Minority adults who smoke stand to benefit more from tobacco control policies The annual tobacco-related healthcare spend of US Minorities who smoke is double that of White adults who smoke, finds an analysis of national ...

2025-06-26T10:41:10+00:006 December 2023|Press release, Tobacco Control|

Plastic pollution from cigarette butts likely costs US$26 billion/year

Relatively small compared with overall toll of tobacco, but costs cumulative and preventable Bans on single use plastics increasingly common, but tobacco sources overlooked The costs of environmental pollution caused by plastics in cigarette butts and packaging amount to an estimated US$26 billion every year or US$186 billion every 10 ...

2024-06-04T10:25:26+00:0029 November 2023|Press release, Tobacco Control|

Tripling in proportion of smokers’ discounted overseas tobacco purchases since 2019 in England

But no reported change in black market purchases, reveals time-trends analysis The proportion of smokers’ discounted overseas tobacco purchases--- from duty free or  from countries with cheaper products, and known as cross-border purchases---has tripled  in England since 2019, rising from just over 5% to just over 16%, but there’s been ...

2024-06-04T10:23:33+00:0019 July 2023|Press release, Tobacco Control|

Vaping in early teens linked to persistent and heavier smoking

Externally peer reviewed? Yes Evidence type: Observational Subjects: People E-cigarettes may ‘entrench’ early patterns of tobacco smoking, findings suggest Young teen smokers who also vape may be at heightened risk of persistent and heavier smoking in their late teens, reveal the combined findings of two nationally representative UK and US ...

2025-06-26T10:50:02+00:0019 April 2023|Press release, Tobacco Control|
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