From January 19 to 25, 2020, the 43rd edition of the Week for a Tobacco-Free Quebec will take place, intended to raise awareness among the general public about the risks...
From January 19 to 25, 2020, the 43rd edition of the Week for a Tobacco-Free Quebec will take place, intended to raise awareness among the general public about the risks...
Cigarette butts and filters represent 40% of the Mediterranean Sea waste. More than 136,000 are thrown away every second in the world
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.
