Smoking

The strategy adopted by Philip Morris International (PMI) over the past decade certainly bears closer scrutiny, not least as a case study in how vision and perseverance sometimes pays off …

We were enjoying the ambiance at a resto-bar until it hit, or rather puffed our way. Breathing suddenly became an unpleasant task and there was mist everywhere. I looked around …

In September last year the Lebanese government banned smoking in public places, including restaurants and bars. As the months have ticked by the ban has increasingly been ignored, with many …

Nicotine is an insidious drug that ensnares people with remarkable effectiveness, and yet despite increased awareness of the perils of tobacco addiction, Lebanon is still hooked. The tobacco industry is …

The proposed tobacco control law being mulled by the Lebanese Parliamentary Administration and Justice Committee has stirred debate between health-minded civil society activists, lobbyists from the tobacco and advertising industries …