Current events archive

2026-10-08

Norway to get "horror images" on cigarette packages

Cigarette packages will now have "horror images". This is what the Norwegian Verdens Gang writes. Norway must have them on the packages to live up to...

2026-10-06

Desperate tobacco farmers set fire to their harvest

Tobacco farmers in Pakistan are protesting against low payments for their produce. In an act of desperation, they may even...

2026-10-06

Exposure to smoking increases the risk of rheumatism

Rheumatoid arthritis, RA, is a chronic, inflammatory joint disease. The exact cause of RA is not known, but environmental factors, including smoking, increase...

2026-09-29

One research result not enough to influence policy

Different types of research and knowledge transfer are needed to influence policy around unhealthy products, such as tobacco and nicotine use. A...

2026-09-24

USA: City bans all sales of tobacco and nicotine

The city of Corte Madera in California is making a unique decision: All sales of tobacco and nicotine products will be banned. It will not...

2026-09-16

Dental care should detect nicotine use in young people

It should become routine in dental care to ask young people if they use nicotine and tobacco. The question should be asked to children...

2026-09-14

Decision on snus tax in the EU delayed – awaiting new Swedish government

The EU has postponed a planned vote on raising taxes on tobacco and nicotine, writes Politico. The reason is that Sweden...

2026-09-08

Tobacco facts in multiple languages

There is great international interest in Swedish tobacco and nicotine policy. That is why Tobacco Facts makes large parts of its material available on...

2026-08-31