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# nicotine - Sunday 29 September, 2019

Opinion: Is there now an argument for banning e-cigarettes in Ireland?
# Vaping
# Vaping

Opinion: Is there now an argument for banning e-cigarettes in Ireland?

Sep 29th 2019, 1:00 PM 21,576 Views 73 Comments

E-cigarettes are not harmless, but now is not the time for mass hysteria, writes Professor Des Cox.

# nicotine - Saturday 14 September, 2019

Irish doctors monitoring US warnings about e-cigs after lung disease outbreak
# Vaping
# Vaping

Irish doctors monitoring US warnings about e-cigs after lung disease outbreak

Sep 14th 2019, 7:30 AM 20,559 Views 50 Comments

Several teenagers have been placed in medically induced comas.

# nicotine - Saturday 7 September, 2019

Five people now believed to have died from vaping-related illnesses in the US
# Lung Disease
# Lung Disease

Five people now believed to have died from vaping-related illnesses in the US

Sep 7th 2019, 4:00 PM 40,117 Views 65 Comments

100s of other have reportedly become ill with a number of teenagers in induced comas as a result.

# nicotine - Saturday 21 July, 2018

Smoking, vaping or even having nicotine patches during pregnancy may increase the risk of cot death
# Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
# Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

Smoking, vaping or even having nicotine patches during pregnancy may increase the risk of cot death

Jul 21st 2018, 11:00 AM 6,492 Views 10 Comments

New research shows that babies can be at an increased risk of cot death if exposed to cigarettes or e-cigarette smoke while in the womb.

# nicotine - Sunday 27 May, 2018

Offering free patches to employees who smoke doesn't help them quit - but giving them money does
# Money Money Money
# Money Money Money

Offering free patches to employees who smoke doesn't help them quit - but giving them money does

May 27th 2018, 3:30 PM 15,930 Views 20 Comments

A new US study found workers were three times more likely to quit if there was a financial incentive.

# nicotine - Saturday 21 October, 2017

'Abstinence-only approach to nicotine has created undue fears about alternatives'
# Column
# Column

'Abstinence-only approach to nicotine has created undue fears about alternatives'

Oct 21st 2017, 8:30 AM 14,064 Views 44 Comments

We need truthful information on the relative risks of cigarettes compared to the various smoke-free alternative products, writes David T Sweanor.

# nicotine - Saturday 29 July, 2017

The US is proposing new laws to lower nicotine in cigarettes to non-addictive levels
# Radical Change
# Radical Change

The US is proposing new laws to lower nicotine in cigarettes to non-addictive levels

Jul 29th 2017, 5:45 PM 9,378 Views 22 Comments

“A renewed focus on nicotine can help us to achieve a world where cigarettes no longer addict future generations of our kids,” the FDA said.

# nicotine - Thursday 5 January, 2017

Success of e-cigarettes cautiously backed by Hiqa report
# Tackling Addiction
# Tackling Addiction

Success of e-cigarettes cautiously backed by Hiqa report

Jan 5th 2017, 4:00 PM 14,200 Views 59 Comments

Data from Healthy Ireland reveals that 29% of smokers currently use e-cigarettes as an aid to quitting smoking.

# nicotine - Tuesday 27 December, 2016

Almost 6,000 people in Ireland died from the effects of smoking in 2016
# Tobacco
# Tobacco

Almost 6,000 people in Ireland died from the effects of smoking in 2016

Dec 27th 2016, 1:48 PM 8,502 Views 24 Comments

Ash Ireland today urged people to consider giving up smoking in the new year.

# nicotine - Sunday 24 May, 2015

How do you get smokers to quit? Pay them
# Stub It Out
# Stub It Out

How do you get smokers to quit? Pay them

May 24th 2015, 4:30 PM 18,304 Views 46 Comments

“With such unprecedented rates of success, the trick now is to figure out how to get more people to sign up — to feel like they have skin in the game.”

# nicotine - Friday 17 April, 2015

Is tougher legislation needed for e-cigarettes?
# Smokes
# Smokes

Is tougher legislation needed for e-cigarettes?

Apr 17th 2015, 9:05 AM 13,900 Views 148 Comments

That’s what the the Irish Cancer Society is calling for.

# nicotine - Monday 12 January, 2015

Find it difficult to quit smoking? This might be why
# Nicotine
# Nicotine

Find it difficult to quit smoking? This might be why

Jan 12th 2015, 7:15 AM 14,216 Views 18 Comments

A study has revealed the rate at which smokers metabolise nicotine could predict the best way to quit.

# nicotine - Saturday 17 May, 2014

Opinion: E-Cigarettes – is ‘vaping’ in front of our children socially acceptable?
# Smoking
# Smoking

Opinion: E-Cigarettes – is ‘vaping’ in front of our children socially acceptable?

May 17th 2014, 7:00 PM 1,146 Views 159 Comments

Yes, you’ve done fantastically well to ween yourself down from a Grade 1 carcinogen to the equivalent of weed killer. But that doesn’t make it OK vape in front of my three-year-old.

# nicotine - Monday 24 March, 2014

'They make you feel good, they make you want to touch them' - Reilly on cigarette packs
# Ten Years On
# Ten Years On

'They make you feel good, they make you want to touch them' - Reilly on cigarette packs

Mar 24th 2014, 9:24 AM 9,194 Views 71 Comments

The Health Minister is pledging to continue his war on tobacco on the 10th anniversary of the smoking ban.

# nicotine - Monday 7 October, 2013

Taoiseach calls for no change to tobacco health warnings
# Smoking
# Smoking

Taoiseach calls for no change to tobacco health warnings

Oct 7th 2013, 6:22 PM 8,441 Views 60 Comments

Cigarette companies have been accused of spending millions to influence new European directives on tobacco, but Enda Kenny and James Reilly are asking their European counterparts to vote against any change to warning labels.

# nicotine - Monday 16 September, 2013

Call for 50c 'environmental levy' on packs of 20 cigarettes
# Smoking
# Smoking

Call for 50c 'environmental levy' on packs of 20 cigarettes

Sep 16th 2013, 9:46 AM 8,495 Views 120 Comments

ASH Ireland said the levy should be imposed on the tobacco industry, on the ‘polluter pays’ principle.

# nicotine - Friday 14 June, 2013

Electronic cigarettes to be sold as over-the-counter medicines in the UK
# Nicotine
# Nicotine

Electronic cigarettes to be sold as over-the-counter medicines in the UK

Jun 14th 2013, 6:45 AM 8,226 Views 42 Comments

Experts say smokers are at risk from the toxins and tar in cigarettes, not the nicotine that is in e-cigarettes.

# nicotine - Saturday 11 May, 2013

VAT rules mean Republic can't match North's prices for nicotine patches
# Nicotine Patches
# Nicotine Patches

VAT rules mean Republic can't match North's prices for nicotine patches

May 11th 2013, 5:45 PM 11,128 Views 36 Comments

Michael Noonan says the EU’s laws on VAT mean Ireland can’t offer a discounted rate of VAT to match Northern prices.

# nicotine - Friday 17 August, 2012

'Alarming' results show women starting to smoke younger - research
# Tobacco
# Tobacco

'Alarming' results show women starting to smoke younger - research

Aug 17th 2012, 6:30 AM 4,701 Views 42 Comments

New research describes the global use of tobacco an “epidemic” – with women increasingly starting to smoke at younger ages and early half of adult men in developing countries still using tobacco products.

# nicotine - Friday 27 July, 2012

One third of smokers sabotage friends who want to quit
# Smoking Saboteurs
# Smoking Saboteurs

One third of smokers sabotage friends who want to quit

Jul 27th 2012, 8:11 AM 4,904 Views 37 Comments

Jealousy, guilt about their own smoking and wanting a smoking “buddy” among the main reasons.

# nicotine - Wednesday 21 September, 2011

Is WADA about to ban nicotine?
# Out Of Puff
From The42
# Out Of Puff

Is WADA about to ban nicotine?

Sep 21st 2011, 2:05 PM 349 Views 0 Comments

The World Anti-Doping Agency has added nicotine to its monitoring list, paving the way for a possible ban at some point in the future.

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