Teen alcohol and nicotine use in Europe is up, WHO urges preventive measures

PNP DeskApril 25, 2024September 20, 202404 mins

Data covering all three areas revealed that more than one in two 15-year-olds experimented with alcohol, while one in five teenagers recently used e-cigarettes, the UN health agency said, in a call for urgent preventive measures. “The widespread use of harmful substances among children in many countries across the European Region – and beyond –…

New Ways, Cigarette Companies Start Getting Teens Addicted to Nicotine, Speakers

PNP DeskApril 12, 2023September 11, 202404 mins

E-cigarettes can reduce lung cancer, 13 projects were presented in Jamia Hamdard’s research seminar, 3 were awarded prizes Photo: File Karachi: Students of Hamdard University have told in the annual research seminar that the habit of excessive use of smartphones and the growing trend of social media in isolation among the youth is having an…