Health

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.

Senegal has been committed to the fight against smoking since 2014, through a law aimed at countering the strategies used by the tobacco industry...

The global fight against child exploitation is failing, according to the British Medical Journal. With 152 million child workers in the world,...

On average, in France, smokers smoke 13 cigarettes per day in 2018, which is slightly less than in 2010 with 13.8 cigarettes/day.

It is clear that the development of tobacco cultivation has not been accompanied by any economic prosperity.

Scientists rely on a major body of epidemiological data that allows for robust estimates of this mortality.

Nicotine is a psychoactive substance because its administration alters mental processes, such as cognitive functions or affect.

People with psychiatric illnesses are more likely to smoke than the general population and may find it more difficult for them to...

Smoking harms every organ in the body, including the eyes. Smokers are up to four times more likely to become wi...

Green tobacco sickness is a type of nicotine poisoning caused by transdermal absorption of nicotine from the surface of...

Smoking is the leading preventable cause of premature death worldwide, killing more than 8 million people each year.