Smoking has long-term effect on immune system - new French research The study is the first of its kind and looks at the impact of smoking on the immune system in comparison to other factors such as BMI, sleep, illnesses, and exercise
Strike day, forest fires, upcoming tax cuts... new changes in France We look at some of the upcoming changes happening in France from June onwards
French teenagers are less interested in alcohol, cannabis and tobacco The consumption of all three substances is down considerably compared to 2017, a new study shows, although the use of e-cigarettes is up
magazine Why is French tabac sign carrot-shaped? Did you know? Roll up, roll up, we are about to tell you!
Fight against teenage addiction in France We must change attitudes, says Dr Catherine Bernard, who is responsible for health at Mildeca, the government agency which draws up strategies to combat addictive behaviour. It must not be accepted as normal behaviour for young people to be smoking in front of schools, drinking regularly and smoking cannabis. She spoke to Connexion ahead of November, designated as a Mois sans Tabac (tobacco-free month), one of the government’s campaigns.
Cigarette prices to rise 30 centimes Manufacturers forced to increase prices as government moves to cut smoking and 75,000 deaths a year
1.7 tonnes illegal tobacco stopped at Spanish border Over one and a half tonnes of contraband tobacco worth almost €423,000 in resale value has been stopped at the French-Spanish border.
Cigarettes to rise €1 a year to €10 Cigarette prices are set to rise €1 a packet next year and the same again in 2019 and 2020 until they hit €10.