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21/06/2026

Tazlar, a village in the Sinanpasa district of Afyonkarahisar, has long been known locally for its stance against smoking. The village is also described as one of Türkiye's most "Yesilay-minded" settlements, a reference to Yesilay, the Turkish Green Crescent, which is commonly associated with anti-addiction and healthy living efforts.

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Tazlar village in western Türkiye stands out for its century-old anti-smoking tradition and coffeehouse-free social life

20/06/2026

This month, Malaysia’s police have called for a complete ban on electronic ci******es and vaporisers after a new synthetic drug dubbed “Piu Piu” was detected in v**e liquids.

Malaysia’s Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay, said: "The main issue today is not whether va**ng is a business opportunity for certain groups. The real concern is that these devices are being dangerously abused by mixing them with new drugs or new NPS."

With 8 out of 11 ASEAN countries already banning v**es, will Malaysia take decisive action and become the next country to ban?

20/06/2026

Italy’s Competition and Market Authority has fined Philip Morris Italia €7 million for misleading “smoke-free future” marketing claims, finding that such messaging around products including heated to***co, e-ci******es, and ni****ne pouches could mislead consumers into underestimating their health risks and addictiveness.

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Italy's competition authority on Wednesday slapped a €7 ​million ($8.1 million) fine on Philip Morris' Italian unit over allegedly ‌misleading marketing for non-combustion to***co products.

19/06/2026

The to***co industry continues to hide behind so-called corporate social responsibility (CSR) to normalize and promote its deadly products, especially as global restrictions on advertising, promotion, and sponsorships (TAPS) strengthen.

Governments must fully ban all forms of to***co advertising, promotion, and sponsorships—including CSR activities disguised as public good—and to strictly uphold and protect WHO FCTC Article 5.3 to prevent industry interference in public health policy.

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19/06/2026

Malaysia’s police have called for a complete ban on electronic ci******es and vaporisers after a new synthetic drug dubbed “Piu Piu” was detected in v**e liquids.

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The synthetic drug, a mixture of fentanyl and psychoactive chemicals, could cause severe intoxication and leave users in a “zombie-like” state, Malaysia’s deputy inspector-general of police Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay said.

18/06/2026

The messages of hope from Indonesian youth during ***coDay remind us of one truth: the “golden generation” deserves a future free from addiction.

Young people are not targets—they are agents of change. It’s time to break the cycle, challenge the tactics of the to***co industry, and prevent the next generation from becoming victims.

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18/06/2026

A study finds that adults exposed to secondhand smoke have about 1.5 times higher levels of cadmium, a toxic metal linked to cancer, in their blood compared with those in smoke-free environments. The findings reinforce that even passive exposure to to***co smoke contributes to the long-term accumulation of harmful toxins associated with cancer and other chronic diseases.

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A new study finds that adults who simply breathe in secondhand cigarette smoke have about 1.5 times more of the toxin cadmium in their blood than people in smoke-free environments.

17/06/2026

According to recent findings on Filipino students’ ni****ne use, va**ng has now become the most common form of ni****ne consumption among youth.

It signals that ni****ne initiation is already deeply entrenched among adolescents. Incremental regulation is no longer sufficient to protect young people.

This evidence strengthens the urgent need to ban v**es and other ni****ne products, while advancing bold policy action toward a full phase-out of ci******es to prevent lifelong addiction and safeguard the next generation.

Read more here: https://healthpromo.nih.upm.edu.ph/resources/va**ng-is-the-most-common-ni****ne-use-among-filipino-students-even-where-to***co-control-is-active

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17/06/2026

ASEAN Member States are being urged to support Palau’s historic move to request a United Nations review of ni****ne, aiming to strengthen global controls on the addictive substance found in ci******es, v**es, heated to***co products, and ni****ne pouches.

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16/06/2026

🍬 “It’s like you’re chewing candy.” (girl, age 16–17, on the role of flavors in va**ng)
🎯 “The sales target is young ones.” (boy, age 13–15, on e-cigarette marketing)
📺 “I saw it at Philippines Got Talent.” (boy, age 16–17, on the presence of va**ng in entertainment/pop culture)
📲 “On social media… they would really encourage younger people to buy.” (woman, age 18–20, on youth targeting)

171 children, teens, and young adults from Metro Manila, Cebu City, and Davao discussed their thoughts and experiences concerning e-cigarette marketing and packaging during a series of focus group discussions conducted by the Institute for Global To***co Control at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The findings reveal how young people’s views, perceptions and experiences involving va**ng can inform policies to protect Filipino youth from access and exposure to harmful products and marketing.

Get the facts: bit.ly/filipinoyouth

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