Cigarette
Hospital trade unions join hands to build a smoke-free environment
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The grassroots trade unions of Bach Mai Hospital and National Children's Hospital actively participate in building a smoke-free environment.
Every day, more than 230 Vietnamese people die from tobacco
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In Vietnam, each year, cigarettes cause about 84,500 deaths, more than 230 cases per day, along with tens of thousands of people suffering from secondhand smoke.
The US continues to pave the way for smoke-free products
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In the context of the whole world looking for solutions to reduce the harmful effects of tobacco, the US is gradually shaping policies to support smoke-free products as part of a public health strategy. From the federal to state levels, many policy moves are showing a trend of encouraging less harmful alternatives, while aiming to reduce the burden of medical costs and improve quality of life.
Strict policies for new cigarettes: Still ineffective in many countries
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Smuggling of electronic cigarettes (ETC) and heated tobacco products (TTNN) is on the rise globally, even in countries that ban or strictly control. Lack of legal supply, consumers, although aware of legal risks, still accept violations to access products if needed.
New hybrid cigarettes: Work like e-cigarettes but contain tobacco ingredients
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New hybrid cigarettes are attracting attention when the issue of defining new tobacco products, including electronic cigarettes (ETC), heated tobacco products (TLNN), and "other new generation tobacco products (TLTHM)" is included in the draft amendment to Decree No. 117/2020/ND-CP.
Huge fines for smoking on beach in France
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France has imposed a fine of up to 700 euros to protect children from cigarette smoke in public spaces such as beaches.
New types of cigarettes need to be separated to complete the legal basis
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The seminar "Improving the legal system to control new cigarettes - From policy to practice" organized by Dai Doan Ket Newspaper on June 3rd, many delegates commented that the implementation of Resolution 173/2024/QH15 still faces many difficulties due to the lack of scientific and legal basis to distinguish new types of cigarettes. Therefore, to synchronize the legal framework as a basis for fair management of tobacco products, it is necessary to amend the Law on Prevention and Control of Tobacco Harm Prevention (PCTHTL) and related laws.
Many people support increasing tobacco taxes for public health
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With an economic burden of up to 108 trillion VND per year for tobacco-related diseases, increasing taxes is no longer an option but an urgent requirement.
Subjects subject to special tobacco consumption tax according to new regulations
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The National Assembly has just officially passed the Law on Special Consumption Tax (amended), in which cigarettes are subject to a tax of 10,000 VND/package from 2031.
Lao Dong Newspaper is one of the press agencies that strongly propagates the harmful effects of tobacco
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The Deputy Director of the Press Department said that press agencies and media have provided a lot of information about content related to the harmful effects of tobacco and tobacco taxes.
Reasons why many people have difficulty quitting smoking
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HCMC - Each cigarette contains more than 4,000 toxins, smoking cessation requires a roadmap; absolutely do not smoke again even once after quitting.
5 dishes to help quit smoking
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Cigarette smoking is not only a journey of will, but also a complex process related to the body's biological regulation.
The secret to living a healthy, long life like someone who has never smoked
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Quitting smoking before age 30 can help your body recover and live as long as people who have never smoked.
E-cigarette ban: Still active in closed groups
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From January 1, 2025, Vietnam officially banned the production, trading, import, and use of electronic cigarettes, heated tobacco, shisha, and laughing gas.
Italian city bans smoking outdoors in public places
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Starting January 1, the city of Milan, Italy's financial and fashion center, officially implemented a ban on smoking in public and outdoor places.
