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Why e-cigarettes have their own toxic dangers

While many users perceive e-cigs as safer than traditional cigarettes, some of the flavorings that make them so enticing may have their own toxic consequences.

October the month to quit

Thousands of Kiwis will be kicking smoking to the curb for Stoptober this year.

Yearly increase of 20 per cent needed on tobacco tax

Yearly increases of 20 per cent in tobacco excise tax will be needed to achieve the Government's target of ultra-low smoking prevalence by 2025.

Social smoking teens at massive risk of daily habit - study

Young occasional smokers are almost four times more likely to become daily smokers by their late 30s than their non-smoking peers.

If you smoked during pregnancy, your child isn't programmed for delinquency

A study released this week suggests women who smoke during pregnancy are more likely to rear children who are involved in delinquency.

Tobacco tax increases could save billions

But expert warns that the benefits won't be seen for several decades.

Smoking could spark mental illness

New research shows that smoking can triple the chances of developing psychosis.

Smoking causes acne scars - research

The findings provide another reason for people, especially teenagers prone to acne, to stay clear of tobacco, say experts.

E-cigs much safer than normal smokes - study

Vapour from e-cigarettes has a fraction of the toxins of traditional cigarettes, and much less nicotine, a new study has found.

How smoking affects babies

New study appears to shed more light on the harmful effects of smoking while pregnant using 4D ultrasound scans to detect the tiny movements made by foetus in the womb.

Plain packaging on cigarettes is working - research

Plain packaging for cigarettes made smokers more likely to quit in the year after it was introduced, the most comprehensive research on the legislation to date shows.

Plain packs - heat on Govt

The Government is being lobbied to bring the tobacco plain-packaging bill back to Parliament for a final vote.

Smoking ban bylaw review brought forward

Smokers have a thinner brain - research

Smokers tend to have a thinner outer brain layer than non-smokers, new research suggests.

Shelley Bridgeman: Does this ad encourage kids to smoke?

Quitline is running an ad depicting little children pretending to "smoke" their crayons, writes Shelley Bridgeman. Aimed at adults, yes. But what of the longer term effects?

New Year spurs smokers to stub out

More and more Kiwis are choosing to kick their nastiest habit and give up smoking as a New Year resolution.