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Smoke and Ashes by Amitav Ghosh review: How the word hipster was coined — and the world hooked on opium

In Hackney, the London borough where I live, “hipster” is an essential bit of anthropological vocabulary. For they are everywhere, and come in various subclassifications. But where does this term-of-art, associated closely with East London and the trendier bits of many cities, actually come from? The poppy fields of India,…

Evening Standard

Smoking alters immune system, effects persist after quitting

Learn about a new study that reveals how smoking can affect your immune system, leading to long-term changes even after you quit.

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Violence after ‘experimental’ play on campus: Faculty frustrated at Pune univ’s lack of support

Six days ago, a photograph went viral on social media. It was a scene from a stage performance by students of Savitribai Phule Pune University showing an actor dressed as Sita sitting and smoking a cigarette.

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The Guardian - AU

‘All good to take to school?’: Australian influencers promote flavoured nicotine pouches to vape-addicted youths

Exclusive: TikTok users and Australian websites promote likely harmful products as a way to quit vaping – but TGA warns they can only be supplied with a prescription

The Guardian - UK

Quitting smoking reduces cancer risk at any age, says study

Research shows chances of developing cancer halve at least 15 years after stopping the habit

The Guardian - UK

Clouded judgments on vaping are harmful

Letters: Doctors are partly to blame for the alarming rise in vaping addiction, argues Dr Philip Barber. Plus Chris Rennard on the human cost of diseases caused by smoking

Salon

Lung cancer screening hidden racial bias

A 2019 study found that screening eligibility rules disproportionately excluded Black smokers. Little has changed

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International Business Times

The Fight Over Vaping: Lobbyists, Campaigners Clash Before Summit

Does vaping offer an opportunity for smokers to kick their deadly tobacco habit, or pose a vast new health threat to the world's young people?

International Business Times

Panama To Host Anti-tobacco Talks As Industry Courts New, Younger Smokers

A global anti-tobacco meeting opens in Panama on Monday to halt the harmful consequences of smoking, as tobacco companies endeavor to hook more users -- including children -- with addictive products.

The Guardian - UK

Tories fret about a nanny state – but with decay all around, voters want politicians who step in

The prime minister’s anti-smoking crusade is panicking his party, even as it meets with enthusiasm among the public, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The Guardian - US

‘Smoking gun proof’: fossil fuel industry knew of climate danger as early as 1954, documents show

Documents show industry-backed Air Pollution Foundation uncovered the severe harm climate change would wreak

International Business Times UK

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak Announces Plans To Ban Disposable Vapes To Reduce Smoking Amongst Children

The prime minister is also expected to crack down on marketing laws, restricting vape flavours and limiting coloured packaging intended to appeal to children.

WEKU

Kentucky receives failing grades from American Lung Association – with one exception

The American Lung Association’s annual State of Tobacco Control report is out and Kentucky received mostly failing grades. However, the state did get a “B” for smoking cessation services.

The Guardian - UK

UK disposable vapes ban likely to become law after lack of objections

Tory MPs to get free vote on plan and proposal to phase out smoking, to which only Liz Truss has so far publicly objected

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