No Smoking day 2018
Today is No Smoking Day 2018. The aim of the day, is to not only make people more aware of the effects of smoking but also to bring attention to the many aids and support available to help smokers qui...
'Most people who try one cigarette become daily smokers'
The highly addictive substance nicotine found naturally in tobacco has many effects on the brain. When a person smokes the nicotine found in cigarettes alters the chemicals in brain very quickly. This...
Heat-not-burn tobacco 'is a health risk'
The advisory panel to the government said Heat-not-burn devices produce "a number of compounds of concern", including some that can cause cancer. Manufacturers say their products are aimed at smokers...
Third-hand smoke in furniture and clothes damages mouse organs
Residues of cigarette smoke cause a cocktail of toxins to accumulate on surfaces and clothes. Such toxins are thought to resist removal by industrial cleaners. To investigate the potential health ris...