Peter Corroon sat at his dining room table holding a pack of Marlboro Light cigarettes, surrounded by his wife, Amy, and their three young children, but he wasn’t even thinking about lighting up. The Salt Lake County mayor, who has his sights set on the Governor’s Mansion just around the corner from his home in the Avenues, talked Sunday with his kids about the health risks of smoking while repeating his support for increasing the st ... Jump to full article >>

In a smoke-filled room in Lahore, Pakistan, a small group of teenagers pass a `shisha’ (water pipe) round a table. Strawberry essence has been added to the tobacco, making a fruity aroma. “We come to this café at least once a week to share a `shisha’,” said Zeeshan Ahmed, aged 16. “Our parents don’t mind us smoking `shisha’ and it is not dangerous,” said Fyza Imad, also 16. Shisha smoking has become fashionable over the last dec ... Jump to full article >>

Some tobacco researchers have argued that the European Union should remove its ban on a form of low-nitrosamine smokeless tobacco referred to as Swedish ‘snus’. This argument has developed in to an international debate over the use of smokeless tobacco as a measure of harm reduction for smokers. Leading authorities in the USA have firmly stated that there is no safe tobacco – a message which does not allow for any discussion of ... Jump to full article >>

POPULAR anti-smoking drugs could soon be forced to carry strong warnings about the risks they pose to mental health, including suicidal thoughts. New statistics from Australia’s drug regulator, the Therapeutic Goods Administration, show six suicides and another 2500 adverse effects have been linked to Champix and Zyban in recent years. A TGA spokeswoman said although Champix’s product information was updated last year to include warn ... Jump to full article >>