‘Game-changer’ stop-smoking pill varenicline to be offered on NHS
Around £2.5bn is spent annually by the NHS on treating health issues caused by smoking – the leading cause of preventable illness and deaths. A “game-changer” pill is to be offered to tens of thousands of smokers in England who are trying to quit. Varenicline can be more effective than nicotine-replacement gum or patches, and […]
NHS England offers an improved stop-smoking pill to help people quit
The NHS is rolling out an improved stop-smoking pill to help tens of thousands of people in England try and quit. Varenicline, a once-a-day pill, has been shown to work as well as vapes and better than nicotine patches. It reduces cravings for nicotine and blocks its effect on the brain, while also helping with […]
Towards health with justice: making the tobacco industry accountable through administrative liability
Deborah Sy, Fatima El-Awa, Jawad Ahmed Al-Lawati, Behzad Valizadeh, Sophia El-Gohary, Radwa El-Wakil, Ambika Narain Abstract For many decades, the transnational tobacco industry has evaded the consequences of harming people and the planet. Despite selling a deadly product, it has continued to remain one of the most profitable industries in the world, now venturing into […]
