Nicotine
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WHO warns nicotine pouch brands are targeting youth as sales boomNicotine pouches are small sachets placed between the gum and lip that release nicotine through the lining of the mouth. They also typically contain flavourings and sweeteners.HealthMay 20
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‘Good health policy’: Alberta’s calls on Ottawa to relax nicotine pouch rulesAlberta 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.HealthMar 2
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Gen Z drinks less but uses nicotine more than other generations: reportCanadians 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.CanadaFeb 27
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Want to quit smoking? WHO recommends these treatments for tobacco usersThe 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.HealthJul 2, 2024
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Tobacco industry ‘aggressively’ targeting youth with ‘manipulative’ tactics: WHOGlobally, 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.HealthMay 23, 2024
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Ottawa to reveal details of nicotine pouch crackdown in ‘coming days’: MinisterLast November, Mark Holland vowed to close the regulatory "loophole" allowing the flavoured nicotine pouches to be sold in convenience stores across the country.HealthFeb 12, 2024
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New B.C. rules to restrict sale of flavoured ‘nicotine pouches’ to pharmaciesThe rules, once passed, will put the product called Zonnic behind the counter at pharmacies in an effort to prevent its sale to youth.HealthFeb 7, 2024
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U.S. shares plan to drastically reduce nicotine levels in cigarettesThe 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.HealthJun 22, 2022
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Researchers in Utah find evidence of earliest human tobacco use 12,300 years agoResearchers 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.ScienceOct 11, 2021
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Has COVID-19 caused Canadians to cut down on smoking? Expert says yesAccording 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.CanadaMay 30, 2021
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