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Antonio Trujillo holds a cigarette while resting on a bench, in Pamplona, northern Spain

Big tobacco is forced to pay for cigarette butt pollution in Spain, but smokers may soon be on the hook

Environment

They’re tiny, they’re toxic, they’re everywhere. Cigarette butts are a huge source of pollution in Spain and lawmakers have said, enough. They’re ordering cigarette makers to pay for the cleanup, but smokers worry they’ll end up footing the bill.

Flavored vaping liquids and devices on display at a New York store on Jan. 2, 2020.

Brazil — known for anti-tobacco policies — is considering legalizing e-cigarettes

How to Quit Smoking, One Illustration at a Time

Arts, Culture & Media
A man inspects a hand-rolled Hoyas de Nicaragua cigar during "Puro Humo" (Pure Fair) in Managua March 15, 2013. The event was organized by the Nicaraguan Association of Tobacco to promote the best cigars produced in Nicaragua. Picture taken March 15, 2013

Forget about Cuba, here are five Miami cigars you need to try

Business
A small girl holds an unlit cigarette in her mouth

China’s national tobacco company has a staggering market — and they start young

Health
Chinese office workers take a smoke break

China considers telling its 300 million smokers to put ’em out in public

Global Scan

China is the world’s largest tobacco market — and that’s partially because it’s so cheap and easy to get. But now the country’s government is looking to ratchet up the restrictions. That story and more in today’s Global Scan.

Hookah

Name a largely Arab American city where hookah smoking is on the rise

Arts, Culture & Media

Despite all the warnings about tobacco and lung cancer, it’s not easy to stop teenagers from smoking. And in one large American city that’s home to a large Arab American community, health officials say teen smoking is on the rise. But it’s not cigarettes luring young smokers there. It’s the hookah or shisha–the kind of waterpipe popular throughout the Middle East.Despite all the warnings about tobacco and lung cancer, it’s not easy to stop teenagers from smoking. And in one large American city that’s home to a large Arab American community, health officials say teen smoking is on the rise. But it’s not cigarettes luring young smokers there. It’s the hookah or shisha–the kind of waterpipe popular throughout the Middle East.

If there are no gays, Mr. Mayor, why the gay bars?

Global Scan

The Winter Oylmpics are just days away and people are still considering how Russia’s social and political situation will influence the games. In Sochi, where the games are being held, the town’s mayor asserted that gay people are welcome at the games, provided they follow the country’s strict laws, but they won’t find any local gay people. That claim was quickly disproven. That story and more in today’s Global Scan.

As more young people try hookah smoking, health officials urge them to keep in mind it's just as dangerous as cigarettes.

Why the popular trend of smoking hookah in Detroit has one doctor alarmed

Health & Medicine

Despite all the warnings about tobacco and lung cancer, it’s not easy to stop teenagers from smoking. And in Detroit’s large Arab American community, health officials say teen smoking is on the rise. But it’s not cigarettes luring young smokers there. It’s the hookah or shisha–the kind of waterpipe popular throughout the Middle East.

The fight is on over e-cigarettes

Health & Medicine

Electronic cigarette ads are on TV. New York City is restricting e-smoking in the same way as it restricts tobacco smoking. And government data indicates that 10 percent of high school students have tried e-cigs. Now, researchers are racing to figure out how they will impact public health.