Sie erzählten mir, sie müssten die Getrieberollen der Rolltreppe von Zigarettenstummeln befreien. Im Bahnhof sei eigentlich Rauchverbot. Ich kommentiere das nicht weiter.

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/on-the-inside/557494/six-ideas-nz-could-borrow-from-australia-to-cut-smoking-rates If only *someone* had thought of these things before…..oh that’s right #coalitionofchaos #worstgovtever #nzpol #smoking

#CultureChange not #ClimateChange

"#Smoking once symbolized status. Then science and health campaigns changed minds. UN experts say the same deep shift in thinking is key to solving the #climate crisis."

https://www.dw.com/en/is-our-mindset-blocking-climate-action/a-72179399

#TopicOfTheDay: The World's #Deadliest Behavioral Risk Factors

#Smoking cigarettes, cigars and other tobacco products is connected to a variety of diseases responsible for 7.7 million deaths worldwide.

#WorldHealthDay

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https://www.statista.com/chart/32039/behavioral-risks-leading-to-highest-estimated-number-of-deaths-from-related-diseases/

Missed our #CPCCGwebinar with Christian Dudel?

Watch now to hear about findings from an analysis of the causal impact of #smoking on healthy working #lifeexpectancy at age 50 using US Health & Retirement Study data.

https://youtu.be/dUDWe9sIUNY

“Sure, any manager can find small savings and improvements, but these kinds of demands are of the size and speed that break down organizations,” he said. “This is not the way to do good for the public or for the public’s health.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/health/cdc-tump-health.html

Not the style, I usually post, but this is smashing, innit?

#Swissinfo crunches the numbers on cancer screening and treatment. Not surprised that high incidence of #smoking might have something to do with it: "More money is spent on #cancer in Switzerland per capita than any other country in Europe, but this doesn’t translate to higher survival rates. Nowhere are these differences clearer than with Sweden." https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/multinational-companies/why-switzerland-spends-much-more-on-cancer-than-sweden/89069438?utm_source=multiple&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=bundle-front1_en&utm_content=o&utm_term=wpblock_teaser-bundle

'New smoking laws requiring tobacco companies to print health warnings on every single cigarette they produce for sale in Australia have come into effect.

Today's changes also mean there will be updated health warnings printed on cigarette packets, which will also have inserts with information about how to quit smoking. And a phased ban on menthol cigarettes will also kick in today.' https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-01/menthol-cigarette-ban-anti-smoking-laws-australia-april-1/105120928 #tobacco #smoking #healthwarnings #auspol #auslaw

Exposure to secondhand smoke during pregnancy more than doubles the risk of placental abruption, according to a study by a team from Tohoku University. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/31/japan/science-health/research-secondhand-smoke-pregnancy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #smoking #passivesmoking #health #pregnancy #tohokuuniversity #surveys

UK Government plans for ‘smoke-free generation’ move closer to becoming law
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/government-plans-smoke-free-generation-193048618.html?guccounter=1
The Bill cleared the House of Commons on Wednesday evening after MPs voted 366 to 41, majority 325, to approve it at third reading.
Health minister Ashley Dalton told the Commons: “This Bill is the next step in a long history of action on tobacco.”
#smoking #tobacco #health #UKlaw #UKpol

Smoking and Sherlock Holmes in Kazuo Ishiguro’s “Never Let Me Go” (2005). #111Words #KazuoIshiguro #NeverLetMeGo #SherlockHolmes #Smoking #KathyH #DetectiveFiction https://andrewjshields.blogspot.com/2025/03/smoking-and-sherlock-holmes-in-kazuo.html

Ayan kasi...

Isama nyo na si Marcos sa irereklamo by getting donations from Philip Morris

#health #smoking #philippines
https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2025/03/25/2430858/doh-secretary-under-fire-posing-tobacco-execs?fbclid=IwY2xjawJPtvtleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHUYsqHKuJkSAumxRtSG-MpBKYKSSm4VyEjA8BccSIqkDqgHGqbIvI7lTrQ_aem_5IftvHEQKzkNfqZupJm5Zg

#Smoking allowed on the #train platforms it's #uncivilized. #italy

Diaries at the ready - next week Christian Dudel is presenting our #CPCCGwebinar. Hear about findings from an analysis of the causal impact of #smoking on healthy working life expectancy at age 50 using US Health & Retirement Study data.

Register to join us online: https://www.cpc.ac.uk/activities/full_events_calendar/892/CPC_CG_Webinar__Christian_Dudel

'The study, published in the journal #Addiction, found that #smoking increased 10% in southern #England between 2020 and 2024.

In contrast, rates decreased by 9.7% over the same period in the north.'

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/mar/19/smoking-rates-in-parts-of-england-rise-for-first-time-since-2006-study-shows

Study finds link between mental health symptoms and increased nicotine use in youth https://www.byteseu.com/837922/ #Adolescents #Anxiety #cigarette #depression #EDUCATION #Health #MentalHealth #Nicotine #Pandemic #pH #Research #Smoking #tobacco #Vaping

"A long ruff day"