Tag Archives: Smoking

E-cigarettes: A mixed blessing?

E-cigarettes were barely heard of ten years ago and yet they are now the most widely used tobacco product within the US. E-cigarettes have been shown to be helpful in assisting adult smokers in quitting. Regarded as 95 percent less harmful than conventional smoking, e-cigarettes have equally drawn praise and …

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Barcelona ‘to ban smoking outdoors’

People will no longer be able to smoke in designated outdoor areas of bars and restaurants in Catalonia, under new proposals. Smoking in public places was banned in Spain in January 2011, although smokers were permitted to use the outside terraces of establishments, according to Catalan News. At the time, …

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