Misconception: tobacco has never brought in so much money to the State. However, the cost to the community is much higher.
Misconception: tobacco has never brought in so much money to the State. However, the cost to the community is much higher.
The ecological impact of cigarette manufacturing and transportation is considerable, particularly in terms of greenhouse gas emissions
So, besides deforestation and the large quantities of wood used, the tobacco industry also requires a huge amount of water.
In the United States, a new law banning the sale of tobacco products to anyone under the age of 21 is now in effect.
Swiss cigarettes in circulation in Europe and those sold in Africa are not the same: they contain more tar and nicotine.
The incomplete combustion of heated tobacco also poses a problem: "the more incomplete the combustion, the more toxic emissions it produces."
Among the articles of the FCTC treaty are provisions concerning the development of cooperation between countries.
Today, the PIR cigarette manufacturing standard is being imposed in a growing number of Anglo-Saxon countries and in the European Union.
In France, like in many other countries, smoking is a social marker and particularly affects disadvantaged populations.
Smoking contributes to the fact that homeless people are three times more likely than other people to die prematurely.
In 2018, the OFDT published its annual survey on the consumption of psychoactive substances among a panel of 20,000 adolescents
The number of smokers in developing countries has continued to increase over the years, particularly among young populations.
