The European Commission, the EUs executive body, is reportedly considering raising taxes on rolling tobacco by 258 per cent and on cigarettes by 139 per cent, amid pressure from member states to tackle tobacco consumption
Picture health warnings and increased warning sizes will help reduce global tobacco industry sales and will save lives lost to cancer and other tobacco-related diseases. Currently in Canada, settlement negotiations are under way between provinces and tobacco companies regarding provincial medicare cost recovery lawsuits collectively seeking more than $500 billion in damages
GW Pharmaceuticals, a British-based company focused on the development of cannabinoid based medications had a breakthrough this year when the FDA approved Epidiolex, a CBD-based drug derived from the cannabis plant, as a prescription medication in the United States
Still, this chance may be better than the success rate associated with quitting cold turkey or gradual smoking cessation, which ranges from 12-27 percent
Its often overlooked that smoking damages the whole body, says Professor Nick