smoking

Greeks topped the list for prescription and consumption of antibiotics in an annual Health report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) published on Friday. According to the data, more than 35 prescriptions per 1,000 people are recorded...

Greek experts say that the pollution from cigarette butts is threatening the environment and, especially during the summer, the coastal areas where holidaymakers flock. Nearly 22 billion cigarette butts, totaling 3,500 tons, constitute the annual "footprint" of Greek smokers in...

As no Greek government has managed so far to banish smoking in public places, the State is losing close to 1 billion euros every year from the sale of contraband tobacco and cigarettes. Tax raises and special levies on cigarettes...

Despite the fact that the law against smoking in public places went into effect almost 10 years ago (2008), Greece is not even close to implementing it. And even though smokers are the minority, they are the ones who...

A study, led by Dr. Emmanuela Gakidou at the University of Washington in Seattle, shows that Greek women rank third in the world in daily smoking. A study based on data from 195 countries and published in the medical journal...

Greek teenagers drink at an early age and do not participate in sports; as a result, they are prone to ill health in their adult life, an OECD study says. The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development surveys shows that...

Nearly two in three Greeks are inhaling someone else's tobacco smoke on a daily basis, making Greece the worst nation in the European Union for exposing people to the health risks of passive smoking. According to the Associated Press, Eurostat,...

Despite the fact that there isn't a single non-smoking restaurant or bar in Greece and the deputy health minister is smoking provocatively at press conferences in the ministry, Greeks are proving to smoke less in 2016. The drop in regular...

As of May 20, the regulation regarding smoking and the visual representation along with textual warnings placed on cigarette packs will be implemented in Greece, which is one of the last countries in the EU that have not activated...

The University Mental Health Research Institute of Greece studying addictive adolescent behaviors found that apart from smoking, drinking and narcotics, Greek teens also have a habit of excessive internet use, electronic games and gambling. The finding of the recent scientific...