A single dose of nicotine equivalent to one cigarette appears to block estrogen production in an area of the brain linked to addiction, suggests a small, innovative study conducted in healthy women.
Under the guidance of Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) chief Abhijit Bangar, a public awareness programme on “Effects of Tobacco Addiction on the Environment was organized at the civic headquarters by NMMC in association with the Maharashtra State Board of Narcotics Control as part of the World No Tobacco Day on May 31 and World Environment Day on June 5.
Has the national tobacco public education campaign, The Real Cost, been effective in influencing youth risk perceptions and beliefs about the harms of cigarettes and e-cigarettes?