Japan is moving to pass its strictest-ever smoking laws, but the country’s powerful tobacco lobby wants to stub out measures that were adopted years ago by other developed nations. The government is keen to change Japan’s image as a puffing paradise — smoking is still allowed in most bars, restaurants and cafes — as Tokyo … Read more
Smoking is injurious to health! We all know it, but still many people are addicted to smoking and no single day begins or ends without a cigarette. But every time you light one up, you are increasing your risk of lung, bladder, pancreatic, mouth, esophageal and other cancers. Smoking also increases your risk of heart … Read more
Shanghai widened its ban on public smoking Wednesday as China’s biggest city steps up efforts to stub out the massive health threat despite conflicts of interest with the state-owned tobacco industry. Nearly a quarter of adults in the commercial hub of 24 million people are smokers, according to the state-run People´s Daily newspaper, citing data … Read more
THERE is a growing phenomenon in some drinking spots in the capital city, Accra, where ‘wee’ also known as Indian hemp, are sold openly to patrons of these drinking spots, Weekend Today can confirm. Weekend Today’s investigations showed that places where ‘wee’ smoking is allowed and are sold as well always have high patronage compared to where the act … Read more
Currently, around six million people die annually as a result of tobacco use, with most living in developing countries, a joint report by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the National Cancer Institute of the United States of America has said. The report made available to the Ghana News Agency on Wednesday by Tarik Jašarević, … Read more
About six million people die annually as a result of tobacco use, with most living in developing countries, a joint report by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the National Cancer Institute of the United States of America has revealed. The report released Wednesday by WHO Communications Officer, Tarik Jašarević said policies to control tobacco … Read more
British American Tobacco is planning to merge with its US partner Reynolds in a deal valued at $47bn (£38bn). BAT wants to buy the 57.8% of Reynolds it does not already own. The merger would bring together some of the tobacco industry’s best-known brands, including Lucky Strike, Rothmans, Dunhill and Camel cigarettes. BAT has been … Read more
He smoked cigarettes and coughed a lot, leaning against the walls of a street in a cold morning. As I became more concerned, as of my journalistic works, I cracked open my car door immediately inhaling an unfair share of his cigarette smoke blended with the permanent carbon taste of the roads. There and then, … Read more
Health regulations to save the lives of present and future generations from the scourge of tobacco use have still not been adopted by Parliament since four years now. This is affecting the implementation of Part six of the Public Health Act, 2012 (ACT 851) – Tobacco Control Measures, which was passed by Parliament to ban … Read more
Former “rap heavy weight champion,” Lord Kenya has confessed to being a “better wee smoker than his colleague rapper and now Pastor, Lazy Dog. Lord Kenya now turned an evangelist revealed that he was addicted to alcohol for about 14 years before God saved and called him to the altar. He said a lot of … Read more
Currently 13 percent of adult Americans say they smoke marijuana, up 2 points from 2015 and nearly double the percentage in 2013, Gallup found in a poll released Monday. More broadly, 43 percent of Americans say they have tried marijuana, similar to the 44 percent last year and up slightly from 38 percent in 2013. … Read more
Hiplife Artists, Kwaw Kese, has been arrested by the police in Kumasi, for allegedly smoking cannabis in public. He was arrested Saturday at a wine shop close to Plus Two pub at Nhyiaseo, a suburb of Kumasi. The Police have ruled out bail and are processing him for Court. A SP Charles Appiah, Head of … Read more
A study published in the September edition of the Lancet Global Health Journal shows that the Africa Region, has the lowest tobacco use in pregnant women in the world. Southeast Asia has the highest regional prevalence of tobacco use. The study which is the largest to provide contemporary evidence on tobacco use during pregnancy using … Read more