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Smoking Falls to Record Low as Illegal Tobacco Surges in Australia

States are ramping up seizures and new retail rules to break organised crime’s hold on cheap nicotine.

Coalition Orders Bigger Tobacco Tax Rise as Packs Could Cost Nearly €12 by 2030

Cofepris Warns on Nicotine Pouches Sold in Mexico

Spain Says Nearly Half‑Million Used State‑Funded Stop‑Smoking Drugs in 2025

Youth Vaping Surges as Tobacco Continues to Kill Tens of Thousands

U.S. Adult Cigarette Smoking Falls to Record Low of About 9%

Vaping Rises in Mexico City Despite Ban, Health Officials Warn

Sweden Drops Below 5% Daily Cigarette Smoking but Nicotine Use Stays High

Nicotine E-Cigarettes Tripled Short-Term Quit Rates in U.S. Placebo-Controlled Trial

Coalition Figures Push €2-Per-Pack Tobacco Tax Hike to Bolster Health Insurance

New Excise Rules Push Up Italy's Cigarette Prices

Major Review Links Even Moderate Drinking to Higher Cancer Risk

Germany Near Bottom in New Public Health Index Despite High Health Spending

Vapers Outnumber Smokers in Great Britain for the First Time

Maldives Enacts First National Tobacco-Free Generation Law Barring Tobacco Use for People Born in 2007 or Later

Vigo Health Area Smoking Rate Exceeds Galicia Average, New Figures Show

Most U.S. Adults Don’t Recognize Alcohol’s Cancer Risk, JAMA Oncology Study Finds

France’s Smoking Rate Returns to Pre‑COVID Levels, With Four Million Fewer Daily Smokers Since 2014

WHO Reports Smoking Decline but Warns Vaping Boom Risks Reversing Progress

Italy Weighs Three-Year Cigarette Price Increases Starting in 2026