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‘He couldn’t take the pain’: gangster’s death prompts calls for assisted dying law

Dave Courtney, believed to be the model for Vinnie Jones's character in Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, was suffering from several health problems

The Guardian - UK

I’m a Celebrity: Nigel Farage has ‘given up beer’ ahead of rumoured appearance on ITV show

Right-wing politican was pictured smoking a cigarette at Heathrow airport on Saturday, after reportedly nearly turning down show over ‘smoking ban’

The Independent UK

Proposed smoking ban would improve UK public health – but tobacco industry opposition could be a major roadblock

In his speech on Tuesday, King Charles III outlined what measures the government plans to introduce to cut smoking rates and create a smoke-free generation in England.

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With restrictive vaping policies, efforts to curb cigarette use will go up in smoke

The shift from smoking to vaping is indisputably an improvement in terms of health risks, so making e-cigarettes less attractive to current and former smokers is detrimental.

Chicago Sun-Times

Remember the Teen Vaping 'Epidemic'?

Policies inspired by that exaggerated threat continue to undermine the harm-reducing potential of e-cigarettes.

Reason

UK smoking ban: How will it work and who will be affected?

Proposed ban would make it illegal for the next generation to ever buy cigarettes

The Independent UK

Tax on vapes could be part of plans to create a smoke-free generation in UK

Documents published alongside Rishi Sunak’s first king’s speech show that a new duty is being considered by ministers

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Anthony Joshua reveals how much cannabis he smoked as a teenager

The British heavyweight appears on the 7 November episode of Louis Theroux Interviews

The Independent UK

Vapes to be taxed under government plans to cut smoking

As ministers plan to create ‘smokefree generation’

The Independent UK

King Charles sets out plan to create ‘smokefree generation’ and restrict vape sales to children

The Tobacco and Vapes Bill will restrict the sale of tobacco so that anyone turning 14 this year or younger will never legally be sold cigarettes.

Evening Standard

UK smoking ban: How will it work and who will be affected?

Proposed ban would make it illegal for the next generation to ever buy cigarettes

The Independent UK

King’s Speech: What policies made it in and what’s been removed?

Rishi Sunak’s plans for smoking ban, football regulator, oil and gas drilling and tougher prison sentences finally revealed

The Independent UK

King’s Speech 2023: When is it and what to expect

Seven pieces of legislation will be carried over into the next parliamentary session – but key reforms such as a long-awaited ban on conversion therapy may be dropped

The Independent UK

Daily Marijuana Use Raises Heart Failure Risk By Over A Third, New Studies Find

Studies from MedStar Health and Nazareth Hospital highlight cardiovascular dangers of cannabis

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The Street

Las Vegas Strip casinos embrace bad habit many want banned

People visit Las Vegas to misbehave or at least to act in ways that they might not at home. That might mean throwing a few dollars on your favorite sports team, playing at the tables, or sitting down at a slot machine. Gambling, however, is not the city's only vice,…

LiveScience

Millions more people need lung cancer screening, ACS says

New guidelines from the American Cancer Society suggest millions more people should get yearly lung cancer screenings than were previously recommended to.

GamesRadar

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth official rating calls out Cid's abominable smoking habit

Excessive smoking can only mean more Cid

Reason

Youth Smoking Nears Zero

But Biden still wants to ban menthols to protect kids.

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The Guardian - AU

The tobacco industry claims smoking reforms fuel the black market. Health experts say this is wrong

Proposed changes such as plain packaging for vapes and individual cigarette warnings come under microscope at Senate hearing

The Conversation

Climate labels similar to cigarette packet warnings could cut meat consumption – new research

There was a time when smoking cigarettes was not only a normal thing to do, it was actually encouraged by doctors. Eventually, the evidence caught up.

Evening Standard

Senior Met Police officer sacked after he refuses to do drugs test

Julian Bennett was asked to provide a urine sample after he was accused of smoking cannabis

The Independent UK

Met Police chief who wrote anti-drugs strategy sacked for refusing drug test over cannabis use claim

Commander Julian Bennett was accused of smoking cannabis each morning before work

The Guardian - UK

Senior officer behind Met drug strategy sacked over refusal to take drug test

Disciplinary panel had found Julian Bennett guilty of gross misconduct for refusing test when accused of smoking cannabis

The Independent UK

Senior Met officer faces the sack for refusing drugs test over cannabis claims

Commander Julian Bennett has been found to have refused to provide a sample for a drugs test when he was accused of smoking cannabis.

Chicago Sun-Times

Ask the Doctors: Thunderclap headaches after smoking cannabis could be warning sign

A thunderclap headache can be a warning sign of a life-threatening condition including severely high blood pressure, bleeding in the brain or bacterial meningitis.

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