Indonesia has one of the top five cigarette smoking populations in the world. According to the Global Tobacco Survey, 36.1% of the population smokes, which means approximately 61.4 million Indonesians use tobacco products. Advertising and easy access to the products is prevalent in this country, especially for juveniles. Before his death at the... Read More
The Effects of Smoking on Your Breathing
If you’ve ever been around a heavy smoker (or are one yourself), you may have experienced the shallow and difficult breathing that comes with long-term smoking. Or maybe you have even been around a person who has to use an oxygen tank to survive due to emphysema. Below are a few examples of the dangers that long-term smoking can have on an... Read More
More College-Aged Women Taking Up ‘Light Smoking’
A new study found in the CDC’s Preventing Chronic Disease has found that a growing number of young, college-aged women are picking up the habit of light smoking. According to researchers at the University of Texas at Austin, they saw an increase of studies focusing on causal smoking spikes across the country—women specifically. They then... Read More
10 Countries You Don’t Want Buy a Pack of Cigarettes In
Cigarette prices around the world have gotten much higher in recent years—in large part as an effort to encourage smokers to kick the habit. Here are ten of the most expensive countries in which to purchase a pack of cigarettes: (All prices are based on averages and in USD) Australia ($16.11) If you’re a smoker in Australia, expect to pay... Read More