Smoking

International 'No Smoking Day' highlights the dangers of tobacco

On International No Smoking Day - and every day - there’s an opportunity to pause and ask: is it worth inhaling this again?

Discarded cigarettes; Illustrative.
The method that will make you simply not want a cigarette

The method that will make you simply not want a cigarette

Young people aged 17 and under today will not be able to purchase these products in the future either, and the ban will remain in effect throughout their lives

Coming soon to Israel? The extreme anti-smoking law passed in Britain

Illustration: Smoking cannabis

The study that revealed what a single inhalation of cannabis does to the lungs


1.1 billion smokers remain worldwide on 'World No-Smoking Day'

Israel Cancer Association warns that almost every hour, one Israeli dies from diseases caused by active or passive smoking

Silhouetted Israeli soldiers from the Home Front Command Unit take a smoking break during an urban warfare drill inside a mock village at Tze'elim army base in Israel's Negev Desert June 11, 2017

Vapes may have dangerous 'Nice Guy' drugs, THC - Israeli Health Ministry

Synthetic drugs called ADB-BUTINACA and MDMB-4en-Pinaca, part of the Nice Guy “family” of synthetic drugs, have been identified in these products, Israel's Health Ministry said.

 A person is seen vaping (Illustrative).

Smoking on your balcony? You're still endangering your children - study

A new Israeli study from Tel Aviv University found that even outside, six out of 10 children are at risk of being harmed by tobacco smoke.


Cigarettes distributed to Haredi children on Purim

The Israel Cancer Association denounced the distribution of cigarettes to children at a Purim gathering of Hassidim with their rabbi in the city of El’ad.

 Cigarette packets highlighting the health risks of smoking shown at a convenience store in Tzfat, northern Israel, December 20, 2019.

Significant increase in number of smokers in detoxification programs - report

The Ministry of Health reported that in 2021, Israel saw an 18% increase in smokers trying to get help to quit their habit.

 Cigarette packets highlighting the health risks of smoking shown at a convenience store in Tzfat, northern Israel, December 20, 2019.

Gov't is speaking from both sides of its mouth on smoking

Finance Minister Smotrich lowered the e-cigs tax, while Health Ministry officials stress their toxic effects on health but 'do nothing serious.'

 Religious Zionist leader MK Bezalel Smotrich.

Seven tips that reduce the risk of getting Alzheimer's

Alzheimer's has become one of the leading causes of death and it will only increase. Is it possible to stop this development and if so, how?

 Alzheimer's disease (illustrative).

This smart necklace can help you kick your deadly tobacco habit

It may look like jewelry, but it’s tracking your every puff and can prevent relapse after one quits smoking.

 SPECIAL-EDUCATION children’s drivers should not be smoking in the shuttle.

Health orgs. demand Smotrich raise tax on e-cigarettes

Health organizations warned Smotrich that e-cigarettes are still dangerous and canceling the tax will cause a smoking epidemic among Israel's youth.

 E-cigarette.

Throat cancer: Symptoms and causes for concern - explainer

Smoking is the primary cause of throat cancer, but not the only one. Which symptoms are a red flag indicating that you need to be checked, not ignored?

 What are the warning signs of throat cancer? (Endocrinologist examining throat of young woman in clinic, illustrative)