Tobacco

A recent study published in the journal Antiquity shows that archaeologists found old pottery in Guatemala that had traces of nicotine on it. The pottery was found in Cotzumalhuapa, which was a large city during the Late Classic Period in...

The sale of tobacco for the next generation has been banned in New Zealand following a historic anti-smoking bill passed in Parliament on Tuesday. In an aim to outlaw smoking, the new bill targets anyone born on or after January...

A new study has clarified that tobacco smokers are more susceptible to damage to their lungs if they smoke marijuana. Although there is a public perception that marijuana is safer than tobacco, the study, led by Dr. Giselle Revah, an...

Greece set the ambitious target for its anti-smoking campaign on World No-Tobacco Day, Monday of reducing smoking by 30% by 2025.

Greece's second-largest city of Thessaloniki, well-known for its nightlife, has surprisingly proven to be one of the most obedient places in the country when it comes to implementing the new smoking ban in public places. Numerous inspections conducted by the...

The battle to improve citizens' health by reducing smoking was the subject of a meeting chaired by Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, with the participation of the country's Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias and Deputy Health Minister Vassilis Kontozamanis. During the...

Papastratos, Greece's largest tobacco manufacturer and distributor, announced on Thursday that it will give shares worth a total of €1.0 million in its parent company Philip Morris International to its workers. In the statement, the Papastratos company said that it...

Held up as the exemplar of Greeks' refusal to kowtow to authority, the country's anti-smoking laws -- often flouted with abandon -- could come in for renewed scrutiny this week. Thursday is the World Health Organization (WHO)'s global 'No-Tobacco Day'...

There are many investors who trust and invest in the Greek economy, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Tuesday, during his visit to the Papastratos CMC tobacco factory in Aspropyrgos, Attica. "We are working to lay the foundations for a...

Greek State Minister Panagiotis Nikoloudis presented on Thursday the government’s draft legislation to suppress the cigarette and tobacco "black market." The law introduces production line inspection, as well as packaging, trade, distribution and retail sales, with the proposition to prevent illegal trade and...