Coalition for Tobacco Control - Pakistan

07/04/2026

Sh**ha smoking overlooked despite growing public health concerns in the UK

Sh**ha smoking continues to be overlooked as a public health issue in the UK, argue experts in The BMJ today...

Sh**ha smoking continues to be overlooked as a public health issue in the UK, argue experts in The BMJ today.

07/04/2026

Strongest evidence yet that va**ng likely causes cancer

As early as the 1880s, there was evidence that smoking to***co damaged your lungs. But it took almost 100 years to definitively show that smoking causes lung cancer...

The evidence shows ni****ne-based v**es are likely to cause oral and lung cancer. We just don’t yet know how many cases it will cause.

07/04/2026

Bangladesh Reversing V**e Ban

Bangladesh is preparing amendments to its anti-to***co ordinance that would withdraw the ban on the production, import, sale, and use of e-cigarettes and other electronic ni****ne delivery systems, and remove restrictions on displaying to***co products at points of sale...

The proposed changes follow recommendations from a parliamentary special committee, with the health ministry drafting amendments.

30/03/2026

Quit smoking easily

Medical experts have found a simple way that may help people stop smoking more easily...

Do you want to quit smoking but find it difficult? If yes there is good news. Medical experts have found a simple way that may help people

26/03/2026

Australia Moving to Ban R&D Tax Credits on To***co, Gambling

Australia is moving to block tax incentives for research tied to the gambling and to***co industries under new legislation introduced in the Lower House today (March 25)...

The exclusion applies to all types of gambling- and to***co-related R&D, though a carve-out ensures that studies aimed at harm reduction remain eligible.

26/03/2026

Australia to toughen to***co crime laws as cigarette and v**e black markets surge

Australia is escalating its fight against the booming illicit to***co and v**e trade with tougher penalties, new offences and expanded police powers...

Criminal gangs cashing in on Australia's illicit to***co boom will face tougher penalties and expanded police surveillance powers in a fresh crackdown on the black market.

24/03/2026

IMF Publishes Call for Risk-Proportionate Ni****ne Taxation

The International Monetary Fund has published a call for risk-proportionate taxation of ni****ne products—in contrast to policies being adopted by many governments...

The International Monetary Fund has published a call for risk-proportionate taxation of ni****ne products—in contrast to policies being adopted by ...

18/03/2026

Unraveling the FDA’s shortsighted ban on flavored v**es

The Food and Drug Administration recently signaled that it’s planning to let e-cigarette companies sell a broader range of flavors in the United States...

The government’s crackdown on e-cigarettes created a more dangerous black market.

17/03/2026

Psilocybin 6 Times More Effective Than Ni****ne Patch to Help Smokers Quit

New research suggests that psilocybin combined with CBT may be more effective than the ni****ne patch for smoking cessation...

Psilocybin, also known as “magic mushrooms,” may help smokers quit to***co for the long term. Smokers who received psilocybin alongside CBT counseling were six times more likely to quit than those using ni****ne patches in a small trial.

16/03/2026

کولیشن فار ٹوبیکو کنٹرول پاکستان سی ٹی سی پاک (CTC-Pak)کا نوجوانوں کو نکوٹین پاوچز کا نشانہ بنانے والی سیلیبریٹی تشہیری مہم پر تشویش

12/03/2026

CTC-Pak Backs Government’s Resolve, Calls for Stronger Safeguards on New To***co and Ni****ne Products
https://dailyspokesman.net/live/2026/03/12/ctc-pak-backs-governments-resolve-calls-for-stronger-safeguards-on-new-to***co-and-ni****ne-products/

10/03/2026