More teens blowing away life in puffs of e-cigarettes, study warns
KARACHI: Despite having sufficient knowledge about the potential health risks associated with nicotine exposure, an increasing number of young people are getting hooked on e-cigarettes, smoking devices...
View ArticleHow smoking harms the brain
We know that smoking is bad for our lungs and heart, but now we know that it harms the brain as well. As part of our Staying Sharp series, Dr Sherif Karama of McGill University, Canada, reveals the...
View ArticleSmokers who start below age 20 find it difficult to quit, finds study
Researchers have urged governments to raise the legal age to buy cigarettes to 22 years or higher as a new study has found it becomes less addictive and easier to quit as people get older. The legal...
View ArticleFBR seizes cigarettes from a leading manufacturer for alleged tax violations
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has taken action against a well-known cigarette manufacturer, Philip Morris (Pakistan) Limited (PMPKL), allegedly for violating tax regulations. The...
View ArticleTobacco Taxes Promote Equity: Evidence from Around the Globe
The tobacco industry is intent on keeping its products affordable to people with low incomes, who already face health and economic inequities. Research from around the world reveals that tobacco use...
View ArticleDid Tobacco Companies Also Get Us Hooked On Junk Food? New Research Says Yes
The chemically addictive fatty, salty and sweet foods that make up 68% of the American food supply have historically been pushed to consumers by the nation’s leading tobacco sales companies, new...
View ArticleWhy the Industry Loves—and Protects—Tobacco Flavors
The dangers of flavored tobacco are clear: It’s appealing to young people, makes it easier to start using tobacco and harder to quit. In other words, tobacco flavors are one of the most effective tools...
View ArticleThe Many Faces of Modern Addiction
The tobacco industry uses different avenues to reach consumers, some of which are intentionally obfuscated to remove obvious affiliation with the industry. Faux grassroots organizations lobby against...
View ArticleThe Dark Reality of Child Labor in the Tobacco Industry
Ihtiram Khattak, Fatima Mahmood, Saba Amjad Introduction Child labour is defined as work that deprives children of their childhood, their potential, and their dignity, and that is harmful to their...
View ArticleTobacco
Mr Zia Banday On 18th May 2004, Pakistan signed Framework Convention for Tobacco Control (FCTC), which was ratified by the government on 3rd November 2004. FCTC is first of its kind multilateral treaty...
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