Nicotine

• ‘Good health policy’: Alberta’s calls on Ottawa to relax nicotine pouch rules

  Alberta says federal policy appears to have coincided with growth on the black market, where unregulated nicotine pouches are widely available online with no age restrictions.

  Health

  Mar 2
  
• Gen Z drinks less but uses nicotine more than other generations: report

  Canadians aged 18-29 drink the least of any generation, with less than one per cent reporting they drank daily, a report by insurance firm PolicyMe shows.

  Canada

  Feb 27
  
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• Want to quit smoking? WHO recommends these treatments for tobacco users

  The World Health Organization has published its 'first-ever' clinical treatment guideline for people who want to quit tobacco use – which is on the decline in Canada and globally.

  Health

  Jul 2, 2024
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• Tobacco industry ‘aggressively’ targeting youth with ‘manipulative’ tactics: WHO

  Globally, an estimated 37 million children aged 13 to 15 years use tobacco, the WHO said in a report released Thursday, laying out how the industry lures young people.

  Health

  May 23, 2024
• Ottawa to reveal details of nicotine pouch crackdown in ‘coming days’: Minister

  Last November, Mark Holland vowed to close the regulatory "loophole" allowing the flavoured nicotine pouches to be sold in convenience stores across the country.

  Health

  Feb 12, 2024
• New B.C. rules to restrict sale of flavoured ‘nicotine pouches’ to pharmacies

  The rules, once passed, will put the product called Zonnic behind the counter at pharmacies in an effort to prevent its sale to youth.

  Health

  Feb 7, 2024
• U.S. shares plan to drastically reduce nicotine levels in cigarettes

  The Canadian Lung Association says an estimated 48,000 Canadians die each year as a result of smoking and countless others live with chronic diseases caused by smoking.

  Health

  Jun 22, 2022
• Researchers in Utah find evidence of earliest human tobacco use 12,300 years ago

  Researchers believe nomadic hunter-gatherers in what is now Utah may have used the tobacco or its plant fiber for the stimulant qualities offered by the nicotine.

  Science

  Oct 11, 2021
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• Has COVID-19 caused Canadians to cut down on smoking? Expert says yes

  According to data from a StatCan survey of 8,112 people taken between December 2020 and January 2021, smoking saw a five per cent decline from 2019.

  Canada

  May 30, 2021
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• Provincial consultation on flavoured vaping products underway in Saskatchewan

  The stakeholder consultation is set to conclude this week. Meanwhile, an advocacy group is pushing for an outright ban on flavoured vaping products.

  Health

  Sep 20, 2020