Tobacco in The News

Tobacco Smuggling Is Killing More People Than Illegal Drugs, Experts Claim
ScienceDaily — Tobacco smuggling causes around 4,000 premature deaths a year—four times the number of deaths caused by the use of all smuggled illegal drugs put together—but the UK government is not doing enough to tackle the problem, claim experts on the British Medical Journal website.

Nasal sprays ‘Do Not Help Teenagers Quit Smoking’
MedWire News -- Teenage smokers are no more likely to quit the habit if they receive a nicotine replacement nasal spray in addition to counselling, US research shows.

Social Smoking Takes a Lasting Toll
New York Times -- Among the 45 million smokers in the United States, about 19 percent don’t smoke every day. These occasional smokers — people who smoke only on the weekends or just a few times a week in social situations — often believe they are avoiding the health worries typically associated with smoking.