Gen Z give up on smoking as age ban looms
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Gen Z give up on smoking as age ban looms

The Telegraph  

Generation Z has turned its back on smoking, with rates more than halving in 12 years as an age-linked ban looms. The steepest fall is among young adults, with only 9.8 per cent of 18 to 24 year olds smoking in 2023, down from 25.7 per cent in 2011. The figures show that 15.8 per cent are vaping daily or occasionally - more than doubling from 2020’s 7 per cent. Some 8.7 per cent of females in this age group are likely to have used vapes every day last year, up from 6.7 per cent in 2022 and 1.9 per cent in 2021. Some 5.3 per cent of men aged 16-24 vaped daily in 2023, up from 3.6 per cent in 2022 but below levels seen before the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Revealed: Smoking rates have gone UP over the last decade in 20 parts of the UK... so how close is YOUR area to being 'smoke-free'?
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Revealed: Smoking rates have gone UP over the last decade in 20 parts of the UK... so how close is YOUR area to being 'smoke-free'?

Daily Mail  

Smoking rates have actually risen in 20 boroughs across the UK in the last decade, despite a huge Government push to eradicate the killer habit. Smoking is now especially uncool among Gen Z, with rates having decreased by 60 per cent among 18-24 year olds since modern records began. Despite the downturn, which has been matched by a meteoric rise …

Quarter of 18-year-olds are now long-term vapers
5 months ago

Quarter of 18-year-olds are now long-term vapers

The Telegraph  

Almost one in four 18-year-olds are now long-term vape users, a study has found. Experts said the rise of disposable e-cigarettes had led to an “exceptionally steep” increase in young adults and teenagers using the devices, including many who had never smoked before. The King said Labour would introduce laws to “progressively increase the age at which people can buy …

As MPs vote on smoking ban for Generation Alpha, here’s why smoking is back in fashion for Gen Z
8 months, 1 week ago

As MPs vote on smoking ban for Generation Alpha, here’s why smoking is back in fashion for Gen Z

The Independent  

After surviving 23 days deprived of food, hot showers and a flushable toilet, at the end of last year Sam Thompson emerged from the I’m a Celebrity jungle desperate for one thing… a drag on a cigarette. Lucie also thinks that current nostalgia for Nineties culture and Gen Z making up for time lost in lockdown are playing a part, …

Lockdown saw surge in lighting up cigars, especially among young people
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Lockdown saw surge in lighting up cigars, especially among young people

The Telegraph  

The number has fallen to 1.68 per cent since, according to the latest figures in September 2023, accounting for around 773,000 people. But scientists are most concerned by the rise in use among young adults, with 3.2 per cent of 18-year-olds smoking the products in September 2023, up from just 0.19 per cent a decade earlier, according to the study. …

Global tobacco use tumbles despite industry lobbying: WHO
11 months, 1 week ago

Global tobacco use tumbles despite industry lobbying: WHO

The Hindu  

Global tobacco use has tumbled in a generation with one in five people smoking versus one in three in 2000, the World Health Organization said on January 16. The drop comes despite what the U.N. global health agency said were ongoing efforts by Big Tobacco to seek to influence global health policies to its own advantage. The global report said …

Sunak considering total ban on cigarettes for future generations
1 year, 3 months ago

Sunak considering total ban on cigarettes for future generations

The Telegraph  

Rishi Sunak is considering effectively banning smoking for future generations by gradually raising the age at which people can buy cigarettes. Mr Sunak is weighing up a similar set of measures for Britain, The Guardian reported, which would effectively ban anyone born on or after Jan 1 from ever buying cigarettes. ‘Curious’ how it will work out Speaking to the …

US adult cigarette smoking rate hits new all-time low
1 year, 7 months ago

US adult cigarette smoking rate hits new all-time low

The Independent  

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U.S. adult cigarette smoking rate hits all-time low, but what about vaping?
1 year, 7 months ago

U.S. adult cigarette smoking rate hits all-time low, but what about vaping?

LA Times  

In the mid-1960s, 42% of U.S. adults were smokers. U.S. cigarette smoking dropped to another all-time low last year, with 1 in 9 adults saying they were current smokers, according to government survey data released this week. E-cigarette use rose to nearly 6% last year, from about 4.5% the year before, according to survey data released on Thursday. About 2% …

US adult smoking rate fell during first year of pandemic
2 years, 9 months ago

US adult smoking rate fell during first year of pandemic

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The first year of the COVID-19 pandemic saw more Americans drinking heavily or using illicit drugs — but apparently not smoking. U.S. cigarette smoking dropped to a new all-time low in 2020, with 1 in 8 adults saying they were current smokers, according to survey data released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CDC …

US adult smoking rate fell during first year of pandemic
2 years, 9 months ago

US adult smoking rate fell during first year of pandemic

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. U.S. cigarette smoking dropped to …

New Zealand comes up with unique plan to end smoking: A lifetime ban for those under 14 now
3 years ago

New Zealand comes up with unique plan to end smoking: A lifetime ban for those under 14 now

Firstpost  

Big tax increases have already been imposed on cigarettes in recent years and some question why they aren’t hiked even higher New Zealand’s government believes it has come up with a unique plan to end tobacco smoking — a lifetime ban for those aged 14 or younger. Because the current minimum age to buy cigarettes in New Zealand is 18, …

New Zealand to ban tobacco sale to people born after 2008
3 years ago

New Zealand to ban tobacco sale to people born after 2008

Al Jazeera  

The government plans to introduce a law that, starting in 2027, will lift the smoking age by a year every year. New Zealand plans to raise the legal smoking age by one year every year, effectively banning the sale of tobacco to people born after 2008. The government will introduce new legislation next year that will progressively lift the smoking …

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