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Poorer smokers may favour “roll your own” and many falsely believe that use of loose tobacco is less dangerous than factory-made cigarettes, writes ASPIRE2025 director, Richard Edwards in a Persona

The recently released US Surgeon General’s report gives “sufficient” evidence of causality for 13 additional health conditions (e.g., colorectal cancer, diabetes, and stroke from secondhand smoke).

Smokers wanting to kick the habit needn’t be too worried about gaining a lot of weight after quitting, according to new University of Otago research published online in Nicotine and Tobacco Researc

A novel trial which offers smokers the chance to try nicotine replacement therapy on the spur of the moment as they go about their daily lives has started in Wellington.

The Ministry of Health guidelines for what can be considered ‘outside’ of bars were declared invalid by a court decision in September 2013.

Investigations of smoking initiation often focus on the experiences of children and youth.

The New Zealand Government is losing up to $89.1 million per annum in tax revenue due to tobacco brought in to the country from overseas, ASPIRE 2025 researchers estimate.

This article in the NZ Herald, shares the very important views of Robert Beaglehole and Richard Edwards.

This study examines young New Zealand smokers’ views of what would help them quit smoking.

In this Public Health Expert blog, Dr Ninya Maubach asks why regulators are prepared to introduce regulation that protects children in the event of a car crash, but are unwilling to protect them fr